Topic: Fast Fashion

10 Trends That Need To Die Right Now

10 Trends That Need To Die Right Now

Living in New York City makes it pretty easy to track trends: first you see it on runways (or fashion editors and models off duty), then you see it on famous people. Next, it’s on personal style bloggers. All of a sudden, it’s clogging window displays at Zara, H&M and Steve Madden. Then you see it fucking everywhere. Who else is sick to death of neon? Printed pants? Sneaker wedges? Presenting the 10 most over-exposed, played-out trends of right now. More »

Zara Investigated For Sweatshops, Slave Labor Practices In Brazil

Zara Investigated For Sweatshops, Slave Labor Practices In Brazil

Fast fashion retailer Zara (owned by Spanish clothing retailer Inditex SA) is under investigation for slave labor practices and conditions at sweatshops in São Paulo. A number of shops were raided by government investigators, who “confiscated garments with the Zara label.” The charges go that 16 indiviuals were making $130 to $150 per month and working 12-hour days in “unhygienic” conditions. More »

Designer Collaborations: A Few Looks From Versace x H&M (With Bonus Poll)

Designer Collaborations: A Few Looks From Versace x H&M (With Bonus Poll)

With yesterday’s news of H&M landing Versace to guest design a collection this year, WWD brings a few glimpses of the clothes in question. Judging by the materials (leather) and detailing (endless studs), we figure the dresses will still do significant damage to your wallet… just not at Versace prices. So flip through the gallery and tell us if you’re looking forward to Versace’s guest designer spot with the fast fashion chain… More »

Gallery: Check Out All 6 Looks From Vena Cava’s Collaboration With Uniqlo

Gallery: Check Out All 6 Looks From Vena Cava's Collaboration With Uniqlo

Uniqlo has teamed up with downtown cool kid label Vena Cava as part of the Japanese super brand’s Designer Invitation Project (which also features capsule collections with the likes of Charlotte Ronson and Costello Tagliapietra). Here are all six looks–dresses, tunics and tops–all of which retail for less than $30 ($29.90 to be exact). The collection drops stateside tomorrow. Enjoy! More »

Canadian Fast Fashion Brand Joe Fresh Is Coming to America

Canadian Fast Fashion Brand Joe Fresh Is Coming to America

Known for fashion forward basics, Canadian brand Joe Fresh launched in 2006 and has been widely available throughout Canada in supermakret chain Loblaws. In 2009, they began the first round of releases in a cosmetics collection, starting with nail lacquer… this is how the brand caught our eye: on the Fall 2011 catwalks at Doo.Ri and Theysken’s Theory this past NYFW. But those creamy coffee colors on the models’ nails aren’t available stateside just yet: More »

Ready-to-Click: Johnny Weir Could Cut You With His Louboutins

Ready-to-Click: Johnny Weir Could Cut You With His Louboutins

Because the company will make him skates. -Fashion Indie

Marc Jacobs put a twist on his “minimal baroque” Spring 2011 Prada stole. -The Cut

Zoe Cassavetes made a short film concerning Miu Miu’s spring collection. -New York Times

Speaking of the Prada stable, Miuccia won’t be doing any fast fashion capsule collections. -Daily Mail

Kate Moss in sunnies, Malia Obama’s American designer, Spring trends and More »