Over the past few years, the trends seen during New York Fashion Week have taken us on a fashion-forward journey. From intricate details, to elegant basics, to flowing lines, to overpowering ruffles and even color-clashing prints, NYFW always manages to kick off styles that will flourish for seasons to come. Many fashion industry mavens are taking note of the common trends seen amongst the hundreds of glamorous runway shows that took place on the New York catwalks. If you’re finding it difficult to keep up, check out a recap of what to expect trend-wise for the upcoming season.
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A peaceful student demonstration at a Virginia high school ended with school administrators suspending 23 teens for wearing clothing emblazoned with the Confederate battle flag, which violates the school’s dress code, according to school officials, students and parents.
While it remains to be seen if "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" lives up to the hype, it’s clear that the seventh installment in the series has the potential to set a new box office record.
Since the film opens Dec. 18, there’s a good chance you might have to endure some pretty cold weather while you’re waiting in line at the theater this winter. Well, have no fear my young Padawan—just because you’re going to see a Star Wars movie in winter doesn’t mean that you have to freeze to death like a tauntaun on a cold Hoth night.
Stepping out in style with logoed apparel from The Antigua Group, Peoria, Ariz., is an option for members of the Executive Women’s Golf Association (EWGA), now that The Antigua Group has signed on as a new national licensed vendor of EWGA.
S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Ill., recently announced the release of its annual Forerunner catalog, which will feature 60 new styles for fall and winter products. It is the first combined catalog for S&S Activewear; Eva Sportswear, Robbinsville, N.J.;and Americana Sportswear, Santa Fe Springs, Calif. The 195-page book includes spirit wear, athletic apparel, fleece, outerwear and wovens.
A garment worker's rescue from the rubble of a Bangladeshi factory collapse in 2013 offered a Hollywood ending to one of the world's worst industrial disasters.
To help prove its case against Lance Armstrong, the federal government is seeking information from Nike that shows the company wouldn’t have sponsored him if it knew he was using performance-enhancing drugs.
The rapid growth of Bangladesh’s garment industry has been a blessing and a burden to the country. Even as it has provided jobs to millions and helped Bangladesh cut its poverty rate, it has also exploited the nation’s poorest and most desperate, leading to the gratuitous and preventable deaths of thousands.
In 2013, a Bible-quoting high school football champion named Terrance Jackson, upset that most of the clothing options for his 3-year-old son were covered in skulls and crossbones, decided to start his own “inspirational apparel” company with a scripture-inspired name, Armor & Glory.
Lilly Pulitzer, known for its bright and unique fabric patterns, is suing Old Navy for copyright infringement, saying the Gap-owned unit blatantly stole two of the designer’s fabric prints.