Fashion

Fashion in the Time of Coronavirus Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images It was an unusually dramatic Milan Fashion Week. At around 3 a.m. on Sunday in the Italian design capital, Giorgio Armani announced that he would be canceling his fall 2020 runway show, opting to livestream it behind closed doors instead. The decision was allegedly made in response to an eruption of coronavirus cases in northern Italy (and not Mr. Armani’s recent wave of bad press.) According to a statement from the brand, the Italian designer wanted to “safeguard the well-being of all his invited guests by not having them attend crowded spaces.”...

Face masks 'hot item' at London Fashion Week amid virus fears Some designers changed or cancelled their shows due to factory shutdowns in China as global coronavirus worries spread. A fashion show attendee wears a face mask outside a venue at London Fashion Week in London, United Kingdom, where organisers expect a subdued turnout [Henry Nicholls/Reuters] Fashionistas sported face masks and clutched their hand sanitizers at Friday's opening of London Fashion Week in what is expected to be a lacklustre turnout as the world reels with growing anxiety over the coronavirus outbreak. The annual gathering is taking precautions against the spread...

DIY fashion influencer Mimi G overcame homelessness to build a thriving business The seamstress said she first learned to sew by sitting of the floor of her aunt’s studio in Puerto Rico and watching her create beautiful pieces. (Mimi G) From homeless to thriving, DIY fashion influencer Mimi G of Mimi G Style, spoke to Fox News about how she overcame her hard past to design her impressive future – and how “sewing is not for your grandma anymore.” The seamstress said she first learned to sew by sitting on the floor of her aunt’s studio in Puerto Rico, watching her create beautiful pieces. “Every...

Victoria's Secret dumped hundreds of bras outside a recently closed store, and it reveals a dark truth about the fashion industry A Victoria's Secret display in one of its New York stores.  Business Insider/Mary Hanbury A local news site reported this week that a Colorado woman had come across a dumpster full of hundreds of Victoria's Secret bras thrown out by a closing store nearby.  Victoria's Secret told Business Insider that these items were sample products used in its fitting rooms at the store and were thrown out after it closed.  Throwing or incinerating inventory that can't be sold but...

Coronavirus is throwing fashion’s supply chain into disarray China’s outbreak of Coronavirus has fashion companies scrambling. The store closures and travel restrictions it’s causing are already putting a dent in sales inside and outside the country. Just as disruptive may be the impact the virus is having behind the scenes in global supply chains. China is the world’s largest garment producer, and fashion companies around the world rely on it to make a substantial share of their clothes. But even companies doing their cutting and sewing elsewhere often depend on China for fabrics and trims such as the cords, appliques, and more needed to finish...