Rise of Pockets for Practical Fashion
Overdramatic pockets were seen all over the fall 2025 fashion runways. Do people want more practicality and utility in their fashion?
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Rise of Prosthetics in Fashion
Dutch designer, Duran Lantink, at the Fall-Winter show 2025 at Paris Fashion week turned heads with the incorporation of prosthetics into his fashion designs. This has been a common trend among fashion designers and fashion shows recently. Designers are embracing the use of prosthetics to challenge typical beauty norms and explore the notion of transformation and creating fantasy narratives.
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Issue of Airline Fashion Policy
Airline fashion issues circulate commonly on social media and news outlets. Especially in America where freedom of expression is valued, these situations often cause people to be frustrated. There have been many instances of passengers being asked to cover up ‘revealing’ or tightly fit outfits.
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Legacy of Donatella Versace: Steps Down as Chief Creative Officer
Donatella Versace, Italian designer, has shockingly decided to step down as chief creative officer of Versace. Gianni Versace was the brand’s founder and brother of Donatella. After his tragic death in 1997, Donatella took over this position and has held the position for almost 30 years.
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Retail Experiences Surge of Returns
The rise in online shopping has caused retail companies to adjust their return policies and prices in order to prevent fraud. Appriss Retail and Deloitte worked with the US Census Bureau to survey this phenomenon and found that retailers have lost $103 billion in 2024 due to fraudulent returns and claims.
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Louvre’s First Ever Fashion Exhibit
Louvre is the world’s largest art museum and for the first time in its 231-year history, the museum is displaying fashion. The exhibit has been titled Louvre Couture, marking the first major fashion exhibit at the Louvre, and is on display from January 24th to July 21st. The exhibition was created by Olivier Gabet, the director of Louvre’s department of decorative arts.
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Bella Hadid and Rihanna Take Style Inspiration from Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar has caused a booming trend in bootcut jeans after his Superbowl LIX performance in February. Lamar’s bold and expressive fashion choices added a whole other dimension to his Superbowl performance, and now celebrities are taking inspiration from Lamar’s style.
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China Blacklists Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein
PVH corporation has previously been known as the Philips-Van Heusen Corporation, is an apparel company that owns various brands like Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein. Their headquarters are in New York City, but they have stores and manufacturing companies in China. Due to the recent economic tensions between America and China, leading to the placements of tariffs, PVH is now on the ‘unreliable entities list’ in China.
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Men’s Size Inclusivity is Often Forgotten
The plus size market and options in fashion have grown in the last decade to increase diversity and inclusivity in the retail market. However, the disproportionate support has been for women’s wear. Female customers dominate the fashion scene so male plus sizes are often overlooked by luxury brands. Although, plus size inclusivity is still lacking in the fashion world, the male plus size market has some serious shortcomings and is disproportionately lacking behind.
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African Fashion takes on the Global Stage
Within the last couple of years, there has been increased attention and demand for African designers in the global fashion context. This larger presence stems from the various designers who have made their mark through fashion shows and social media, as well as the support from famous celebrities like Beyonce and Naomi Campbell.
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