- L.L.Bean and Blundstone have joined forces, and are introducing a water-resistant hiking boot with Chelsea silhouette.
- According to Jess Cartner-Morley, the tea dress is making a comeback.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute has announced its Fall 2023 exhibition. “Women Dressing Women” will honour the artistic and creative vision of women designers and women-led fashion houses from the 20th century to today.
- The Kit reports that headbands have been undergoing a rebrand.
- Tapestry, the parent company of Coach, is purchasing Capri Holdings, owner of Michael Kors and other luxury fashion brands. The deal will create a US luxury fashion conglomerate that will rival major competitors in Europe, including LVMH.
- American luxury brand St. John, known for its knitwear, is quickly gaining traction on the second-hand market.
- Refinery29 reports that ring watches are trending.
- In North-West England, a project is aiming to help transform the humble bulrush plant into an environmentally friendly alternative to the goosedown and synthetic fibres that line jackets.
Fashion Quote
Photographer Jannine Newman doesn’t like having her photograph taken. I have a feeling what she wrote in her Instagram post, will strike a chord with many of us:
“I guess I feel my age sometimes. I try to balance it with, ‘you’re still alive, just get over yourself,’ but you know, I’m just human and sometimes I struggle a bit. So here is my message to the older woman. You are marvellous and you have a voice. You are not washed up or worthless, and if you look back at your life, no matter what came your way, children or not, love or not, career or not, the greatest gift you can give yourself is respect, for having navigated the highs and the lows, the tributaries and storms of life, and realise that it’s not about the lines on your face or the slightly wider waist, but it’s about respecting your fortitude and strength as a woman.”
