Spring Summer 2020 Paris Fashion Week Overview

Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers a first look at the key collections to grace the runways of Paris Fashion Week.

Trendstop's catwalk experts bring you the top collections from Paris Fashion Week. Continuing the Fashion Week focus on environmental issues, designers in Paris homed in on the "Buy Less" premise, highlighting their collection's commitment to enduring design and lasting quality, and turning away from short-term trends. Vintage and nostalgia themes harked back to simpler times, exploring the playfulness of youth and the pleasurable pastimes of the house's past masters. Our comprehensive, global catwalk coverage and accompanying trend galleries evaluate each trend's commercial value and longevity, giving you the best possible basis for your decision making.

This week, FashionUnited readers get an exclusive look at three of the top catwalk presentations from Paris. Christian Dior celebrated quiet outdoor pursuits with an eco-aware collection while Off-White went back to college with an homage to Virgil Abloh's student days. Meanwhile Dries Van Noten teamed up with Christian Lacroix for a much-anticipated collaboration that blended the two designer's diverse aesthetics.

Christian Dior

Environmental awareness was the message behind Maria Grazia Chiuri's garden-themed showcase. Organic materials including burlap and raffia were adorned with illustrated botanical florals and foliage embroidery while traditional gardening outfits informed pieces such as utility playsuits and rustic straw hats.

Images courtesy of Trendstop, left to right: Christian Dior, all Spring/Summer 2020.

Dries Van Noten

Joining forces with Christian Lacroix, Dries Van Noten's Fall/Winter collection fused his ultra-minimalist aesthetic with the cult French designer's maximalist glamour. Opulent embroidered, sequined and volumized pieces retained a practical, wearable sensibility while bold statement prints were interspersed among clean monochrome looks.

Images courtesy of Trendstop, left to right: Dries Van Noten, all Spring/Summer 2020.

Off-White

Riffing off his college days in the "Cheese State" of Wisconsin, Virgil Abloh punched Swiss cheese-style holes into his streetwear-infused apparel and accessories. Soft tie-dye prints and performance trims offered a nostalgic reference to Abloh's youth certain to appeal to his millennial followers and fans.

Images courtesy of Trendstop, left to right: Off-White, all Spring/Summer 2020.

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Amazon Fashion launches first fashion event: Destination Denim

Amazon is further expanding its reach in the fashion industry with the announcement that its fashion arm, Amazon Fashion, will be launching its first fashion event, Destination Denim, in Berlin later this month.

The event, taking place at cult event location Kuehlhaus, will allow customers to shop Amazon Fashion’s denim selection including products from Levi’s, Wrangler, G-Star, Replay, 7 For All Mankind as well as exclusives from Tommy Jeans, find. and Amazon Essentials via Smile Codes. The event will also have innovative and interactive experiences, live gigs from well-known international artists, giveaways, workshops and panel talks.

Destination Denim will kick off on 24 October with a launch party featuring a live gig from multi-award-winning artist Rita Ora, who will perform to an audience of fashion influencers, celebrities and customers.

From Friday to Sunday, attendees will then be invited to participate in different customization and personalisation workshops such as ‘Studding & Ripping’ and ‘Denim Screen Printing’, listen to panel talks with leading fashion experts and influencers including Veronika Heilbrunner, Farina Opoku and Leyla Piedayesh, and enjoying intimate free live performances by English singer and songwriters Jorja Smith and Anne-Marie.

Commenting on the new event in a statement, John Boumphrey, vice president of Amazon Fashion, said: “With the launch of Destination Denim we want to offer a new denim shopping experience that enables all Amazon customers to find their perfect pair of jeans. Destination Denim is the ultimate hub of denim knowledge that brings together exciting technology, our large selection of denim and inspiring content both on and offline.”

Photo courtesy of Amazon

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Reformation teams up with New Balance for its first sneaker collection

Sustainable fashion brand Reformation has joined forces with athletic brand New Balance to launch a line of sustainable sneakers, marking Reformation’s first entry into the sneaker category and New Balance’s first sustainably-led collaboration.

Three New Balance styles have been reinvented for the collection, using eco-friendly materials such as post-consumer recycled polyester, chrome-free suede, soy-based inks, and a combination of EVA foam and Bloom algae for the shoes’ inserts. In addition, all leather used in the collection is certified gold by the Leather Working Group.

Each sneaker style will come in five colorways, priced between 80 US dollars (approximately 64 pounds) and 110 US dollars (88 pounds). They will be available for purchase from October 10 at all of Reformation’s stores, as well as their ecommerce. Online shoppers will also be able to purchase the collection via New Balance’s website. Interested consumers can sign up for a waitlist available on Reformation’s website from October 3.

Pictures: courtesy of Reformation


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Neiman Marcus introduces new "clean beauty" shopping category

Neiman Marcus has officially jumped on the clean beauty bandwagon.
The Dallas-based luxury retailer has launched a new online shop called Neiman Marcus Clean Beauty as part of its main e-commerce site. This new digital offering will allow customers to more easily discover products that are free of certain chemicals or ingredients. The company described its "clean" products in a statement as, "Pure, powerful, natural beauty products, containing what you want and nothing more - this collection is free of paraben, paraffin, phthalate, sulfate, silicone, and animal testing."
Beauty products that are free of all the factors listed above will be easily identified on the Neiman Marcus site a "clean" circular icon. The retailer will mimic this icon in stores with the same icon printed on beauty counters.
This is similar to Sephora's Clean at Sephora initiative, which it launched in 2018 after it noticed online shoppers searching for products made without certain ingredients. The beauty giant labels items with a circular Clean at Sephora icon to represent that they are "formulated without a list of over 50 ingredients, including sulfates (SLS and SLES), parabens, phthalates, and more. For the full list, check out the Ingredients tab," according to the website.
Neiman Marcus decided to offer its Clean Beauty collection as part of a larger brand commitment to wellness. "It was important for us to launch this initiative and specifically call out these products so our customers can easily make an educated decision," Michelle Gill, divisional merchandise manager of beauty, said in a statement. "We have so many amazing products, both a part of our existing assortments and new to Neiman Marcus, that are free of these ingredients. We want customers to know they don't need to sacrifice quality in order to get clean products."


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Coach launches new collaboration with actor Michael B. Jordan

Coach has created a first-of-its-kind collaborative line with actor and producer Michael B. Jordan. Inspired by Jordan's cultural influences and community, the new collection features unisex ready-to-wear, footwear and bags.
This collection marks the first foray into fashion design for Jordan, who is also the first global face of Coach menswear. He was mentored by Coach creative director Stuart Vevers through the creation of the collection.
"Working with Mike is always a great experience," Vevers said in a statement. "He's a great collaborator because he always puts his heart and soul into everything he does, and because he brought something authentic and personal to the collection."
The collection brings together the craftsmanship for which Coach is known Jordan's affinity for functional fashion and graphic codes from the world of popular Japanese anime and manga Naruta. Items include parkas, jean jackets, pullovers, backpacks, utility packs and hybrid sneaker boots. Technical details such as removable sleeves, tactical straps and elastic closures are infused throughout.
The Coach x Michael B. Jordan collaboration retails between 95 dollars for a T-shirt and 2,500 dollars for a shearling jacket, and is currently available through Coach's e-commerce site and stores.
Image: Coach


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Rick Owens and Veja team up for sustainable sneakers

American fashion designer Rick Owens and French footwear brand Veja have joined forces to launch a sustainable-focused running sneaker.
Designed by both studios, the collaboration brings together the innovative technologies from the Veja Running project and Rick Owens’ trademark attitude, with the sneakers available in butter-beige, black and exclusive “dust” grey. The Rick Owens detail can be seen in the bicolor tone-on-tone “V”, the double bands and the back loop signed by Veja.
The sole of the sneaker is 45 percent bio-based and composed of banana oil, sugar cane and rice husk. It is supplemented by an L-FOAM cushion made out of 50 percent Brazilian natural rubber. The 3D-knit - which is made from recycled plastic bottles - shapes the shoe and makes it seamless and breathable.
The sneakers are available on the Veja website for 250 euros.

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“I have absolutely no authority to promote sustainability, but I do endorse the idea of thoughtful living and planning for the future with kindness in mind. We all gotta start somewhere,” Owens said in a statement.
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Spring Summer 2020 Milan Fashion Week Overview

Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers a first look at the key collections to grace the runways of Milan Fashion Week.

Trendstop's catwalk experts bring you the top designer showcases from Milan Fashion Week. The empowerment of the woman was a talking point for many collections, taking masculine codes and reworking them into womenswear that was both desirable and practical, from utilitarian tailoring to lower heeled footwear. The environmental impact of the fashion industry on the wider world was also addressed via the use upcycled or recycled materials and in Marni's case by reusing and repurposing the staging and props from previous events. Our comprehensive, global catwalk coverage and accompanying trend galleries evaluate each trend's commercial value and longevity, giving you the best possible basis for your decision making.

This week, FashionUnited readers get an exclusive look at three of the best Milan collections. Fendi and Max Mara celebrated the power of women, putting a feminine spin on menswear and tapping into the current crop of female anti-heroines in popular culture. Contemporary nature prints rendered by hand highlighted the eco ethos behind Marni's show, that aimed to minimise the brand's carbon footprint using recycled and organic components.

Fendi

Fendi's first ready-to-wear collection under the stewardship of Silvia Venturini Fendi borrowed from the boys with a blend of oversized, boxy tailoring, utilitywear and shirting interspersed with splashes of Hawaii coming through in the tropical botanical prints. Fur, shearling and fabric, mixed up and bonded together, amplified the luxury appeal of practical quilted jackets and bathrobe-style coats.

Images courtesy of Trendstop, left to right: Fendi, all Spring/Summer 2020.

Max Mara

Thrillers and the shady world of espionage inspired the Max Mara show as female assassins stalked the Max Mara runway in sharp tailoring and crisp shirting. Clean, slim lines were interjected with pops of colour provided by stiletto courts. Silk evening dresses in pastel tones accessorized with matching caps combined high octane, dangerous glamour with a utilitarian functionality.

Images courtesy of Trendstop, left to right: Max Mara, all Spring/Summer 2020.

Marni

Following on from his recycling-led menswear collection back in June, Marni's Francesco Risso continued the theme, repurposing the backdrop from the previous event and utilising archived overstock for many of the garments on display. Organic fabrics draped and ballooned, referencing ocean life, interspersed with bold hand-painted foliage motifs on statement outerwear.

Images courtesy of Trendstop, left to right: Marni, all Spring/Summer 2020.

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