Australian Fashion Foundation names hot new talent in annual awards ceremony

The Australian Fashion Foundation (AUSFF) has revealed the winners of its 2016/2017 annual internship program. Womenswear designer Deanna Fanning and menswear designer Hannah Tan took home the top prize, receiving a financial grant and internship opportunities worth more than AU$20,000 (approximately US$14,500). The up-and-coming duo will be able to complete their internships in the US or Europe, stopping in Hong Kong on the way to meet with industry experts at textile brand The Woolmark Company's new Wool Resource Centre to learn about the industry and the key manufacturers, spinners and weavers in China.

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No Surprise? Fashion Industry Mostly Supports Hillary Clinton

Perhaps the industry’s Trump supporters are stuck in the closet?

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London wraps up fashion week amid Brexit uncertainty

London wrapped up its seasonal fashion week on Tuesday after five days of luxury and highstreet labels unveiling colorful and eclectic collections amid Brexit uncertainty. Holding its leg of the spring/summer 2017 shows after New York, London staged its first fashion week since Britain shocked the world by voting in June to leave the European Union. As well as runway trends, the uncertainty of how Britain's exit from the EU (Brexit) will affect the industry was also a hot topic among fashionistas.

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CFDA urges New York Fashion Week to show true colors

With New York Fashion Week just days away, the industry has big issues on the brain. The letter, signed by Diane von Furstenberg and Steven Kolb, went on to make a point of asking agencies to take an active approach to recruiting and including models of color in castings. It was granted an official title during the Spring 2016 season in New York, when artist and designer Ashley B. Chew sparked the 'Black Models Matter' movement by painting the slogan on her handbag.

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Paris Fashion Week: provisional spring/summer 2017 show schedule

After New York, London and Milan, the fashion world will be heading to Paris, September 27 to October 5, to see designers present their spring/summer 2017 collections. This new round of fashion weeks will also bring changes to the industry, with mixed menswear and womenswear collections and certain clothing lines heading straight from shows to stores.

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Sonia Rykiel, queen of post-60s Paris chic, dies at 86

Sonia Rykiel, the influential French designer who helped shape the contemporary woman's wardrobe, died on Thursday at the age of 86 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. The pioneering Rykiel was a fixture in the industry for half a century, launching her own fashion house in 1968 buoyed by the Swinging Sixties craze in London and the emerging feminist movement across the globe. “She invented not just a style but an attitude, a way of living and being, and offered a freedom of movement,” French President Francois Hollande said in a tribute.

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‘Queen of Knitwear’ Sonia Rykiel dead at 86: family

French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel, the so-called Queen of Knitwear, died on Thursday at the age of 86 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease, her daughter told AFP. “My mother died at 5:00 this morning at her home in Paris from the effects of Parkinson's,” Nathalie Rykiel said. The pioneering Rykiel was a fixture in the industry for half a century, launching her own fashion house in 1968 buoyed by the Swinging Sixties craze in London.

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& Other Stories announces leather collection with Zana Bayne

Cult Swedish fashion brand & Other Stories is teaming up with the risqué New York-based leather accessories designer Zana Bayne on a capsule collection for this fall. According to WWD, the collection comprises 30 pieces and feature something for all budgets, including a $29 leather choker and a $245 bustier. Founded in 2009, Zana Bayne has become known in the industry for its high fashion approach to S&M and bondage-themed attire, but also offers a full range of skirts, shoes, hats, belts and handbags, as well as menswear.

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The Italian driving fashion’s mobile revolution

With his high-waisted jeans and sneakers, nobody could have accused Steve Jobs of being a style leader. Posthumously however the Apple founder is becoming an icon of the luxury fashion business as the smartphone technology he pioneered shakes up a sector of the industry initially slow to embrace the Internet. Ask Federico Marchetti, the Italian CEO of Yoox Net-A-Porter (YNAP), the fashion e-tail heavyweight that shifted 1.7 billion euros worth of designer gear and luxury goods last year.

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Grammys red carpet: top takeaways

The music world's top stars rocked the Grammys red carpet Monday in Los Angeles, oozing sex appeal on the industry's biggest night. Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez have had their share of high-profile romances gone bad. T-Swizzle, who won three Grammys including the coveted Album of the Year award, earned quick rave reviews on Twitter for her fierce two-piece Versace ensemble — a red bandeau top and a bright pink full ball skirt, slit all the way up the front to her waist.

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