2021 news and archive

2021 Round up: The most notable acquisitions this year

Anyone who takes a quick look at the news over the past year will have noticed one business trend: takeovers, takeovers and takeovers. Various fashion groups seem to be actively in the acquisition game, while other companies were presented with an opportunity that they could not turn down. To sum it all up: these were the most notable...

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Top Ten Male Runway Models 2021: In Pictures

The F/W 22 Menswear Collections start next month. These are the top 10 models we hope to see walking the runways. Babacar N'doye Givenchy SS22/Catwalk Pictures Nationality: British Agency: Elite World Instagram @thankyoubabacar: Followers: 3K Recent Campaigns and Editorial: Boss F/W 21; Cos S/S 21; Dior S/S 21; Shows Walked in 2021 included:...

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IAF’s priority issues 2021

The International Apparel Federation (IAF) has published its ‘2021 priority issues’. At a time when our industry is in crisis, it sets out the organisation’s vision on achieving a better apparel industry (as measured on the scales of people, planet and profit). This vision is drafted with and fully supported by the IAF’s Board of Directors, a...

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How to dress in 2021

As Covid-19 firmly yet uninvitingly stayed for 2020, it now looks to be hanging around for much of 2021, too. Dressing in the time of a global pandemic has altered the course of fashion and consumer behaviour irrevocably, and 2021 will not be the revolutionary year that pushes fashion forward, as much as it about adapting to the new normal,...

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Spotted on the catwalk: Pantone's colors of the year 2021

The colors Ultimate Gray and Illuminating have been named by Pantone as the colors of the year 2021. A cheerful 'Illuminating' yellow and a cool gray, 'Ultimate Gray', which when combined create an "ambitious color combination," explains Pantone, "combining deeper feelings of thoughtfulness with the optimistic promise of a sunny day". The two...