NIKE’S LONDON MOVE: Nike is slipping on its running shoes and heading north to King’s Cross in London. It plans to move its headquarters to the new development there, joining Google, Facebook, Universal Music and LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, which have already moved in, or are set to settle into the neighborhood. At more Read more about Nike to Open New U.K. Headquarters at London’s King’s Cross[…]

WWD: First, tell me a little bit about your new project, New Standard Institute. Maxine Bédat: I started a sustainable fashion company called Zady. NSI, New Standard Institute, is the answer to the gaps that I was seeing in that work and how we could actually be able to move the industry forward. What I Read more about Bridget Foley’s Diary: Views on Sustainability: Maxine Bédat[…]

WWD: How does a manufacturing-based business like fashion reconcile growth with sustainability? Katharine Hamnett: First, it’s got to recognize that it needs to be sustainable to survive at all. A decade ago, Standard & Poor’s concluded that companies had to either go sustainable or lose their business. So first, businesses have got to work out Read more about Bridget Foley’s Diary Views on Sustainability: Katharine Hamnett[…]

NIKE’S LONDON MOVE: Nike is slipping on its running shoes and heading north to King’s Cross in London. It plans to move its headquarters to the new development there, joining Google, Facebook, Universal Music and LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, which have already moved in, or are set to settle into the neighborhood. At more Read more about Nike to Open New U.K. Headquarters at London’s King’s Cross[…]

Elizabeth Holmes has made her first court appearance — minus her signature fashion look. Holmes, the chief executive officer of the now-defunct Theranos — which was billed as a revolutionary health-care company — appeared in a San Jose, Calif. federal courthouse on Monday for a status hearing. While the former executive has been charged for Read more about Elizabeth Holmes Ditches Signature Black Turtleneck for Court Appearance[…]

There seems to be two paths forward in the niche world of lingerie marketing — that is, if you’re not the ailing segment leader Victoria’s Secret. One is to embrace everyone, touting looks for all body types and all occasions, implicitly communicating that you’re not Victoria’s Secret, which has been accused of pushing too-narrow a Read more about Lingerie Makers Take On Victoria’s Secret[…]

Can fashion ever fully reconcile sustainability with growth? The industry is manufacturing-dependent, which means pushing ever-more product out into a world already saturated with stuff. Must the purveyors of said stuff at some point limit their massive quantities — and even at the luxury level, the quantities produced are indeed massive — if they are Read more about Bridget Foley’s Diary: Stella (and More) on Sustainability[…]

PHILADELPHIA — Emmy-Award winning style pundit, TV personality, fashion designer and New York Times best-selling author Carson Kressley was on hand Thursday night at Moulin at Sherman Mills, where he received Thomas Jefferson University’s 2019 Spirit of Design Award. Previously awarded to Stuart Weitzman, John Varvatos, Nicole Miller, Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein’s Francisco Costa, Read more about Carson Kressley Wins the Jefferson Spirit of Design Award[…]

SHANGHAI BOUND: Prada is set to stage its first men’s show outside of Milan. The Italian company revealed Thursday that it will hold its men’s spring-summer 2020 collection in Shanghai on June 6. The location is still undisclosed. “China has always occupied a prominent place in Prada‘s imagination: in particular, the city of Shanghai and its Read more about Prada to Show Men’s Spring 2020 Collection in Shanghai[…]

FOOT IN THE DOOR: Vivienne Westwood is getting in on the footwear hype and is partnering with sports performance brand Asics. The first two of the limited-edition sneaker styles will drop globally on April 27 and the following three will be released in July. “Asics are brilliant technicians known for their expertise, they are the Read more about Vivienne Westwood Brings Back Asics Classics in New Collaboration[…]