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Shanghai Fashion Week: AW25 trends from China

Almost 100 fashion brands - from up-and-coming designers to major fashion groups - presented their collections during Shanghai Fashion Week. The variety of styles was extensive, ranging from minimalist, casual to avant-garde. Some ingredients, however, could be found across catwalks. Here are six autumn/winter 2025 trends from China. Fringe...

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FW25 runway trend: Oversized sweaters offer proportion play

Proportion play was a major fw25 runway trend with many designers showing oversized silhouettes, including sweaters. It is a comforting style for consumers to adopt in uncertain times. Its cozy but chic sensibility offers a Scandinavian hygge attitude. Here are ten of the best. Acne Studios: designer, Jonny Johansson Acne fw25 Credits: Acne...

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Shanghai Fashion Week: How ambitious brands and boutiques defy sluggish business

The catwalks and showrooms at Shanghai Fashion Week impressed with variety and quality in the AW25 season, especially among the younger labels. The country's budding fashion scene is profiting from the local manufacturing expertise and has evolved rapidly over the past decade, despite a tough apparel market that is showing some signs of...

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MBBFW: 5 Romanian labels to have on the radar

For the second edition of Mercedes-Benz Bucharest Fashion Week (MBBFW), held from March 27-30, the schedule brought together more than 20 designers from Romania, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Moldavia and Italy. After reviewing the shows, we now turn our attention to the Romanian scene, a thriving creative ecosystem. Established labels such as Nissa...

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Emerging meets established: Inmories and LP blur the lines of functionality and fashion

On the second day of Taipei Fashion Week (TPEFW), March 28, crowds shuffled into the event’s home at SCCP Warehouse 4 under dimmed lighting and over a grassy terrain to take their seats for the Inmories show. Even in its short lifespan, the local brand has assembled a sizable community that is young and diverse in comparison to many of its TPEFW...

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AW25 on social media: Are unfamiliar faces the future of fashion week?

The much-lamented downturn and shifting landscape of luxury spending have sent ripples through the fashion industry. This disruption is reflected not only in financial results and changes in creative leadership but has also transformed brands' approaches to fashion week and its strategic utilisation. In contrast to the financial challenges...

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AW25 buying guide: Functional apparel and accessories in an age of extremes

From the weather to politics: we live in an age of extremes. This is reflected in fashion, where functional apparel is becoming increasingly important. The gorpcore trend, once popular with outdoor athletes, hikers, and campers (“gorp” is an acronym for “good old raisins and peanuts”, a common trail mix snack), continues to evolve for AW25....

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FW25 top accessory: Ties and neck scarves

When the fw25 runway season ended mid-March it became clear that when it came to neckwear, two specific types stood out from the crowd, menswear-inspired ties and fancy neck scarves. Women wearing a traditionally male accessory like a tie can be traced back to the nineteenth century and is thought to symbolize empowerment and confidence. The New...

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Taipei Fashion Week: Driving sustainability through textile innovation and cross-sector collaboration

Taiwan’s textile manufacturing industry has long been prevalent. The sector is the second largest in the country, only surpassed by technology, yet the combination of the two makes Taiwan an attractive destination for global brands seeking specialised materials and technical textiles. It was therefore apt that for this season of Taipei Fashion...

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FW25 Colour Trend: Designers have used yellow shades of green as neutrals

In terms of colour, and similarly to the last fall/winter season, the FW25 runways of New York and Europe were mostly a somber affair. ’Quiet Luxury’ and Corp Core are still trending. It’s a look that is both chic and sellable, and designers used shades of black, grey and brown accordingly. On the other hand, just like last year, they used a...

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Endless Fashion: Sustainability to take centre stage at Taipei Fashion Week AW25

From March 27 to March 30, Taiwan’s capital will once again be immersed in fashion. Taipei Fashion Week (TPEFW), to be primarily held in its usual location of Songshan Cultural and Creative Park (SCCP), will be returning for its seventh year, for which it will continue building on the foundations and growth moving it towards the goal of...

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In Pictures: Paul Smith takes to Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo as guest designer

British brand Paul Smith joined the schedule of the ongoing Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo (FWT) this week, with a runway showcasing its latest autumn/winter 2025 collection “inspired by the art of image making”. The event came as part of the ‘by R’ project, an initiative backed by the fashion week’s main sponsor Rakuten that intends to support the...