Fashion

  Relaxnews Vans has teamed up with Scandinavian label & Other Stories on a special collection for Summer 2016. The ‘Co-Lab’ project has seen the skate sneaker brand create three exclusive styles for the purpose of being transformed into an artistic canvas for & Other Stories’ designs. The collection features both a Slip-On and an Old Skool sneaker model in ...

  Relaxnews The British Fashion Council (BFC) has singled out 12 of the hottest London-based designers on the capital’s fashion scene at the moment to receive the 2016 BFC Fashion Trust grants. Korean creative Eudon Choi, sportswear-inspired label Fyodor Golan and conceptualist Gareth Pugh have all qualified for a portion of the £350,000 (equivalent to over US$500,000) grant. The new ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Marks & Spencer (M&S) has a real treat lined up for its UAE customers with the official opening of its brand new store at the Ibn Battuta Mall – the first store in the UAE to feature its new premium boutique shopping experience. Located in the new extension of Ibn Battuta Mall, the 12,000 sq. ...

  FLORENCE / AP Italy’s Renaissance capital, Florence, is reclaiming its centuries-old role as an incubator of the interplay between fashion and art. The new director of the Uffizi gallery has announced plans to transform the Costume Gallery at Pitti Palace, which is also under his control, into a full-fledged fashion museum, while the Ferragamo Foundation this week opens a ...

  Dubai / Emirates business The future of colour is here! Distinguished to be cruelty-free and vegan-friendly; USA’s leading and nail industry’s elite; Color Club New York has finally come to UAE. Bought to the region by Galina Spieling, who is renowned for her ‘Posh Nails and Celebrity Hairstyles’ in Dubai; Color Club New York nail polishes will now be ...

  Relaxnews German photographer Peter Lindbergh has been selected to shoot the 2017 Pirelli calendar, it has been revealed. The creative first snapped the famous annual publication in 1996, before repeating the experience in 2002. This will be the calendar’s 44th edition. The 2016 calendar hit the headlines last year by departing from the calendar’s traditional formula of featuring supermodels ...

  Relaxnews The ChambreSyndicale de la Haute Couture in Paris has named the five fashion houses invited to display their work as guests at the Autumn / Winter fashion week in July 2016. Luxury fur retailer J. Mendel, Japanese neo-futurist Yuima Nakazato, Italian designer Francesco Scognamiglio, returning three-time Dutch Design Awards winner Iris Van Herpen, and DemnaGvasalia’sVetements collective have been ...

  Relaxnews The luxury leather goods and accessories brand — which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year — has called on legendary American photographer Steven Meisel to capture its latest collection, Coach 1941, first unveiled in September at New York Fashion Week. Renowned the world over for its leatherwork and traditional expertise, Coach has unveiled its new pre-fall 2016 campaign ...

  ISTANBUL / AP Spring colours, breezy fabrics, high necklines and long hemlines: The International Modest Fashion Week opened in Istanbul as Turkey sought to be seen as a creative hotspot for a unique blend of tradition with style around the world. Seventy designers are taking part in the two-day event hosted by Modanisa, an online retailer of Muslim fashion, ...

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business To celebrate the latest summer trends, Marina Mall Abu Dhabi, the capital’s leading shopping destination, will launch its summer fashion show from 12 to 13 May, 2016. Hosted by Joelle Mardinian, the fashion event includes the latest looks from some of the mall’s top brands. The talented beauty expert and TV presenter will host ...