Michael Kors Goes Greener
Michael Kors announced an important sustainability milestone by introducing solar-powered clean energy to support its Netherlands distribution centre in Venlo – the largest solar panel roof project in the Netherlands.
The 27,798 panels will be generating about 6.77 kilowatt hours per year; this is enough to supply green energy to 2,000 households for a year. The power in this case will provide about 40 per cent of the distribution centre’s yearly energy consumption, with the remaining being delivered back to the grid.
This initiative marks another of Michael Kors’ ongoing efforts to reduce its environmental footprint while providing a healthy workspace for employees.
Trending Human Accessories
Some might find the idea of wearing highly realistic human skin accessories literally skin-crawling – not Tan France, Chrissy Teigen and Kim Kardashian.
The ladies took to social media to show off their new exclusive accessories by A. Human, before the brand’s showcasing of its first collection during New York Fashion Week later this month.
A. Human, a new fashion brand, believes that ‘self-expression isn’t defined by what you put on your body, but how you change your body.’ In line with this, it designs temporary skin accessories – body modification implants – that mimic human flesh.
Nina Ricci Welcomes Creative Directors
Rushemy Botter and Lisi Herrebrugh have been appointed as the house of Nina Ricci’s new creative directors. Succeeding Guillaume Henry, collections will now be designed by this Dutch duo.
Both finalists in this year’s LVMH Prize, they will oversee the Nina Ricci women’s ready-to-wear line. Interestingly, both are celebrated names in menswear, and their menswear label, Botter, won them the Premiere Vision grand prize at the Hyères fashion festival in April.
The brand’s general manager, Charlotte Tasset says the duo’s creative spirit will ‘give birth to a new Nina Ricci woman.’ Their first collection, pre-fall, will be shown later this year.
A Modest Partnership with WUKOgals
Joyce Azria, LA-based fashion entrepreneur, recently partnered with the three sisters whose brainchild is fashion brand, WUKOgals.
With a focus on modest, fashionable women’s clothing, WUKOgals boasts a chic, comfortable, affordable and versatile collection. The three sisters offer a clothing brand that caters to women of all body types.
Joyce, who is also a modest dresser and a longtime fan of the brand, joined up with the social-media driven business and, together, the four have launched WUKOgal’s first pop-up store. With an online shop offering worldwide shipping as well, WUKOgals is a niche market for women who seek modern, modest clothes.
Online Gateway to Luxury Fashion
Founded in 2008 by José Neves, Farfetch gives independent fashion boutiques an online retail presence wherein owners can benefit from a virtual boutique marketplace, while also retaining their identity as independent retailers.
The platform functions as a tailored Amazon for luxury fashion. Getting a cut of the sales from the independent retailers, such as Gucci and Thom Browne, Farfetch manages their e-commerce aspect, while retailers handle provision of the products.
From 2015 to 2017, Farfetch has more than doubled its sales and recently filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, targeting a USD6 billion valuation.
A Regal Exhibition
The Givenchy Haute Couture gown worn by Meghan Markle at her wedding to Prince Harry will be displayed at Windsor Castle’s exhibition, A Royal Wedding: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, running from October 26 to January 2019.
The Clare Waight Keller dress, the five-metre-long veil with delicately hand-embroidered flowers of each of the Commonwealth countries, and Queen Mary’s diamond and platinum bandeau tiara, will be displayed along with a replica of Prince Harry’s frockcoat uniform.
At the end of the exhibition, the wedding clothes will be moved to the Palace of Holyrood House in Edinburgh, to be displayed from June 2019.
