Hecho, a men’s casualwear brand inspired by and made in Mexico City, has lost its cofounder, designer and chief proponent. Jack Miner, who created the label in 2014, has exited the brand “to pursue new professional opportunities,” the company said. Daniela Xacur, Miner’s business partner and chief executive officer, will continue her “active role in the company,” and will work with its new creative director, Brenda Díaz de la Vega. Díaz de la Vega was…
Fashion for Good, the Dutch organization dedicated to circular fashion, has opened what it is billing as “the first interactive museum for sustainable fashion innovation.” Housed in FFG’s 40,000-square-foot building on Amsterdam’s Rokin Street, “the museum” is actually part of a 9,000-square-foot space that also includes a store and a laboratory of sorts. The bulk of the building is dedicated to its incubator for start-ups. Through a series of interactive experiences, visitors will learn about…
WWD: Please sum up the state of American fashion. What are its strengths? Its weaknesses? Reese Cooper: Exciting…America is the pop culture capital of the world. I think people here know you have to work hard and fast to get anything done in this country as a whole. This really translates into the fashion industry in a city like New York. I think the best way to describe the strong point of American fashion right now…
The Coach Foundation, the charitable arm of the accessories brand, is launching a new initiative this week — Dream It Real — to support high school students around the country as they work to build a better future. Coach is partnering with The Future Project, a national nonprofit organization that puts “dream directors” in high schools around the country — coaches, leaders and organizers — who work with students to create Future Projects that bring…
SWEET HOME: Matthew Williamson has fully immersed himself in the world of interiors, leaving fashion behind him. After the designer reorganized his brand in 2015 to focus on a direct-to-consumer fashion and lifestyle model — releasing seasonal see-now-buy-now capsules and a wide range of collaborations from stationery to coloring books and rugs — he is now turning his attention exclusively to homewares. The latest line of products on which he is adding his exuberant, nature-inspired…
SWEET SPOTS: “I am a bit of a fanatical leopard-print aficionado. I have dozens of leopard-print things in my wardrobe, as well as leopard-print bathrobe, duvet cover, trainers, phone cover, handbags, dresses etc.,” said Hilary Alexander, who has penned her first book about fashion’s most perennial print — leopard — which is having another moment on and off the runway. “Leopard: Fashion’s Most Powerful Print” (Laurence King Publishing) includes a foreword by Donatella Versace and tracks the history of…
ZERO TO WASTE: The culmination of Maria Cornejo’s brand ambassadorship for this year’s New York Première Vision textile show will soon be sold at Barneys New York. With a steady eye on sustainable textiles and local manufacturing, the designer has created a five-piece collection under her Zero Maria Cornejo label. Her efforts are meant to further push better practices in the industry forward. The New York designer took her ambassadorship experience so seriously that “responsibly…
Eileen Fisher is collaborating with Public School on a new project that will be unveiled to the press Oct. 24 at Making Space in Brooklyn. The venture is being billed as, “Where Street Style Meets Zero Waste.” It opens to the public Oct. 25. Details about the project are being kept under wraps. Making Space is Fisher’s first experiential store and is a community-centered retail experience. In addition to Brooklyn, there are units in Troy,…
MILAN — Italian mass-market retailer OVS teamed with four young labels to release a women’s capsule collection celebrating Mickey Mouse’s 90th anniversary. Selected by Vogue Italia’s scouting program Vogue Talents, the designers working on the project were Arthur Arbesser; Au Jour Le Jour’s Diego Marquez and Mirko Fontana; Vivetta’s designer Vivetta Ponti, and Les Petits Joueurs founder Maria Sole Cecchi. Hitting the OVS stores and e-commerce on Wednesday, the lineup includes both apparel and accessories showing…
Kenneth Cole is continuing the celebration of the company’s 35th anniversary. To acknowledge the event, Cole has launched The Voice Shop, which features a T-shirt collection with 12 “Kennethisms” that raises awareness for social issues that are inherent to the brand. Among the T-shirt messages are “We Are All Immigrants,” “Stand Up, Show Up (or Shut Up),” “Today Is Not a Dress Rehearsal” and “Open Minds Let More In.” The retail price is $39. A Kenneth…