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Teija launches sustainable sub-Line Teija xx with a playful nordic twist

Teija Eilola, founder of the luxury womenswear label Teija, has launched a new sub-line, TEIJA xx, blending playful design with the brand’s signature Nordic minimalism. The collection focuses on relaxed, gender-neutral daywear crafted from sustainable materials, adding a more casual and accessible twist to the brand’s established aesthetic. The...

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Boudoirs and baby dolls: 14 Women's trends for SS25 decoded

With the women's spring/summer 2025 fashion weeks behind us, it's now time to take stock of the trends unveiled at the "Big Four". Between reiterations of already fashionable pieces and novelties inspired by the 18th century, the upcoming summer season continues the cycle of a fashion that never runs out of steam. 1920s From left to right:...

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SS25 Street Style: Teddy bears, leopards and suede in Paris

It will be some time before the looks from the recently concluded Paris Fashion Week for SS25 hit the streets. However, that's no reason to immediately avert your gaze from the French capital after the end of fashion month. While the runways showcased summery dreams of the future, show guests offered autumnal brilliance and plenty of inspiration...

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Away from the big stage: The SS25 highlights from Paris

With Paris Fashion Week concluding the grand fashion circus for spring/summer 2025, the French capital showcased everything one might expect from a fashion week. Highlights included Alessandro Michele's inaugural Valentino show, JW Anderson's 10th anniversary at Loewe, and literal fireworks during the Coperni presentation at Disneyland. However,...

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WGSN's Lisa White talks consumer and business trends in 2026, the year of reorientation

Following the WGSN presentation "Innovation for the Future - 2026 and Beyond", FashionUnited delved into the various themes explored in an interview with Lisa White, director of strategic forecasting and creative direction. To start, what percentage of fashion is covered in WGSN studies? We started with fashion 25 years ago. It plays a major...

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Trendstop Spring Summer 2025 Milan Fashion Week Overview

Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers a first look at Milan Fashion week and the women’s collection highlights for Spring/Summer 2025. Milan’s designers reinvented the past as they looked to the future, blending and merging multiple fashion eras to create new hybrids fit for the contemporary consumer. Delving into the archives, traditional...

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Athletic Chic: Anoraks, parkas and hoodies are on trend for SS25

Dior, Prada, Etro, Rabanne and, for the younger brands, AlainPaul, MaitrePierre or Vaquera, the Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks of September 2024 reveal a new trend: 'Athletic Chic'. Initially, the 'Sporty Chic' aesthetic had been around since Gabrielle Chanel and took off in the 1980s with the development of sports practices. It involved putting...

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Denim Trends 2025: 'Indigo AI'

The denim trends presentation at the latest edition of sourcing fair Texhibition in Istanbul had a distinct subtitle - Indigo AI. Here, fabrics designed by artificial intelligence took center stage, showcasing the versatility and innovation that machine learning can bring to the fashion palette. More and more designers include these futuristic...

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From office to urban jungle: SS25 street style from Milan

Milan Fashion Week once again proved that trends are not only created on the catwalk, but also off it. Despite the sometimes less summery weather in the fashion metropolis, visitors to the SS25 shows by Prada and Co. showed that Italy can not only be chic, but also wild and cool. An overview of the hottest street style trends from Milan....

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The top five most influential fashion characters of 2024

What are some of the attributes that truly bring a character to life on the big screen? Personality comes to mind, their voice, their emotional portrayal and development, of course, but next to that, some of the most iconic TV and movie characters are also celebrated for their unique sense of style. Growing up, who didn’t want to dress or look...

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Pantone colour report for LFW SS25 is playful and nostalgic

Pantone Color Institute, the global trend forecasting and colour consultancy, has revealed that the colours for the spring/summer 2025 edition of London Fashion Week, which runs until September 17, will combine “romance with practicality for a vibe that is fresh and optimistic”. Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color...

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Spotted on the catwalk: WGSN and Coloro’s colour trends for AW26/27

Trend and colour institutes WGSN and Coloro have revealed the five colour trends for the autumn/winter 2026/27 fashion season. In addition to Transformative Teal, there is the warm cream-coloured Wax Paper, a royal Fresh Purple, a rich chocolate brown shade Cocoa Powder, and a bright yellow-green tone Green Glow. WGSN and Coloro state that the...