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Felicia Budi: Championing Sustainable Fashion Through fbudi
Felicia Budi, center, with hermodels at Jakarta Fashion Week 2015. (Photo courtesy of Jakarta Fashion Week) Jakarta. Among the new guard of fashion designers in Indonesia, Felicia Budi easily stands...
View ArticleFor London’s Fashion Start-Ups, It’s Being Social That Counts
London. When Chris Morton was setting up a fashion e-commerce company five years ago, he spent a lot of time listening to online music service Spotify. He realized the web player was doing something...
View ArticleSophie Paris Celebrates 20 Years of MLM Success
Jakarta. Sophie Paris is without a doubt one of the most successful multi-level-marketing companies to hit Indonesia. The fashion, beauty and healthy-living company, headquartered in Jakarta, now has...
View ArticleFelix Tjahyadi’s Window of Endless Imagination
Jakarta. In his career as a creative director and designer, Felix Tjahyadi has always worked behind the scenes. Unlike fashion designers who take their bow at the end of each show, Felix works to...
View ArticleIs Fast Fashion Worth the Cost to Workers, Environment, Asks Film
London. Followers of fashion who constantly buy and discard clothing need to think twice about who makes those garments and the environmental impact, the director of a new documentary on the fashion...
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Fashion’s Rehabilitated Galliano Proves Himself in New Job, Boss Says
British designer John Galliano. (AFP Photo/Francois Guillot) Breganze, Italy. John Galliano, the star designer sacked by Dior for a drunken anti-Semitic rant, has been successfully rebuilding both...
View ArticleThe Expanding Meaning of Curation Amid a Rapidly Growing Creative Industry
Jakarta. Akin to “artisanal” or “handcrafted,” the term “curated” is commonly used in many establishments nowadays — it has become an au courant buzzword in the creative industry in Indonesia and...
View ArticleThreading History Through Indonesian Fashion
Jakarta. The word “fashion” almost always refers to women. It may be because of the tremendous growth and dynamism of women’s clothing, in terms of styles, fabrics, colors and designs. Men’s fashion,...
View ArticleFashion Brand Bally Back on Growth Path, Says CEO
Monaco. Bally, the long-struggling Swiss leather goods maker, is back in growth mode after years of stagnant sales, buoyed by more contemporary designs and solid demand from Japanese and US buyers, its...
View ArticleLondon Men’s Fashion Week Offers Designer, Tailor and High Street
London. London wrapped up its menswear fashion week following four days of catwalk shows offering a mix of colorful smart and casual creations for spring and summer 2016 from top designer labels, famed...
View ArticleHijab High Fashion From New York to Jakarta
Jakarta. Recently, New York once again topped the Fashion Capital Rankings by the Global Language Monitor, surpassing the more conservative fashion capitals of Paris, Milan and London. And it’s all for...
View ArticleVinora Ng’s Relaxed Foray into Fashion For Women and Men
Jakarta. Vinora Ng’s love of art started from when she was very young. The fashion designer reminisced about a childhood moment when her painter grandfather taught her to draw a bicycle. “It was really...
View ArticleDreams Come to Life in Designer Biyan’s Latest Collection
Jakarta. Nothing big is ever achieved without dreaming. Our dreams transport us from the confines of our reality to a place where we can be who we always want to be. Dreams have also led Indonesian...
View ArticleH&M Banks on a Fashion-Conscious Fashion Conscience
Stockholm. Swedish fashion company Hennes & Mauritz is focusing on its ethical profile to drive long-term sales growth as shoppers become more interested in how clothes are produced as well as...
View ArticleParaplou to the Rescue When You’re Parched for Fashion
The end-of-Ramadan holiday of Lebaran is coming up soon, marking another season to visit family and old friends. So why not upgrade your wardrobe to look fashionable for the season? Thai label...
View ArticleMacy’s Cuts Ties With Trump, New York City Reviews Contracts
Macy’s said on Wednesday it would end its business relationship with Donald Trump, and New York City said it was reviewing its contracts with the billionaire developer and US presidential hopeful...
View ArticleChiffon From Versace and ‘High Fur’ From Fendi at Paris Haute Couture
Paris. Floaty floor-length gowns, intricate detailing and “haute fourrure,” or “high fur,” mark this week’s Paris Haute Couture shows, where some of fashion’s best known names present some of the...
View ArticleSandy Thema’s Pistos Designs Shine Bright Like a Diamond
Jakarta. Hundreds of Indonesian vintage traditional textiles covered the entire walls of the foyer of the Dharmawangsa Hotel Jakarta. Among them were handwoven textiles from Sumba Island, East Nusa...
View ArticleA Prolific, Young Photographer Shoots for Fashion Fame
Jakarta. In one lightly saturated photograph, a group of male and female models, wearing clothes from the newest designer collections, are sitting on the floor, their shoulders touch each other with...
View ArticleCelebrate in Style This Idul Fitri
Jakarta. Idul Fitri is just around the corner and you can feel the excitement almost everywhere. In Jakarta, the roads have become more congested than usual, especially around the malls. It is a...
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