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A slow fashion brand that celebrates African design: This is OliveAnkara

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Launching the brand In July of 2017, Ubby launched OliveAnkara. Ankara, commonly known as ‘Ankara prints’, ‘African prints’, or ‘African wax prints’ is a 100 per cent cotton fabric with vibrant patterns. It is usually a colourful cloth and is primarily associated with Africa because of its tribal-like patterns and motifs.

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How Converse innovation VP learned it can make shoes out of almost anything

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In line with consumer preferences, retailers of all sizes are increasingly seeking to transition from a linear to a more circular business model. Rather than manufacturing new flannel fabric for this product line, Converse has partnered with Beyond Retro, a UK-based fashion and vintage retailer, and is utilising existing flannel patterns.

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Abercrombie & Fitch reinvents Gilly Hicks as gender-inclusive Gen Z brand

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“As part of its brand evolution, Gilly Hicks is now more gender-inclusive; the brand is introducing underwear, loungewear and activewear in patterns and colours that match everyone’s styles, regardless of gender identity,” the company said in a statement issued overnight. “We

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Gen Z grew up in a world of ugly fashion – no wonder they love their Crocs

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In 2017, Julia Hobbs of British Vogue declared Crocs “have an unrivalled ability to repel onlookers and induce sneers”. In the United Kingdom, Crocs paired with fast-fashion retailer Primark and high-street bakery Greggs to create ugly, fur-lined, black $11.03 Crocs with Greggs’ logo.

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Influencer-Inspired Packaging Trends 2023

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In 2020, she partnered with Macy’s on her own line, Danielle Bernstein. After a few seasons, the brand Chiara Ferragni successfully evolved towards a complete go-to look featuring everything from shoes to garments to accessories. The first opened in Milan in July 2017, followed by a second location in Shanghai.

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How Aussie label Form & Fold is building a better swimwear brand

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We worked with a pattern maker, and she helped us engineer styles based on the bras that we loved. IR : The official launch was in 2017. You can’t just do a pattern-making course. We started meeting up and sharing our favourite brands – the things we loved about them and the things we would change. Another thing is SKUs.

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Vivienne Westwood, Britain’s provocative dame of fashion, dead at 81

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After the Sex Pistols split, the two held their first catwalk show in 1981, presenting a “new romantic” look of African-style patterns, buccaneer trousers and sashes. Her 1985 “Mini-Crini” line introduced her short puffed skirt and a more fitted silhouette. “My clothes have a story. .”

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