Parisian fashion house Christian Dior has unveiled its much anticipated debut spring/summer 2013 campaign under the aesthetic guidance of its new creative director Raf Simons. Shot by Simons’ fellow Belgian friend and ex-colleague Willy Vanderperre from Jil Sander, the edgy, minimalistic advertisement features a stark white-walled surreal background sprinkled with occasional splashes of colour in the forms of blue skies and flowery blooms. Posing as mannequins, the models – Daria Strokous,

Victoria's Secret has made the careers of many supermodels, including Gisele Bundchen, Tyra Banks and Heidi Klum. Now the lingerie retailer has confirmed its new favorite angel — Candice Swanepoel. Victoria's Secret put the 25-year-old model on the cover of its swimsuit catalogue. The brand also gave Swanepoel preferential treatment during its famous fashion show last month. Swanepoel was the only model to get a feature segment during the television special. The segment introduced th

As soon as we welcome the New Year with hearts filled with hope and endless joy, the uber fashionistas, who do not want to stay behind when it comes to changing fashion trends, start fretting about the likely trends that are going to take the entire fashion world by storm. To answer that Fibre2fashion spoke to few designers on the topic and here is what they had to say: "The year 2013 will see more and more organic and green things so whatever we do in fashion, architecture or in art could re

Introducing Mandali Design, a partnership launched by Merunisha Moonilal and Shari Keller. Mandali Design is an affordable, eco luxury lifestyle brand for the conscious and sophisticated woman who expects her wardrobe to reflect her sustainable lifestyle. Mandali is a Sanskrit term meaning circle, connectedness, family; it encompasses the philosophy of the company--connecting quality craftsmanship to market, artisans to style trends, tailors and designers to finished product and consumers to

The trading update from John Lewis kicks off a busy reporting period for retailers as they reveal how successful the key Christmas period was Photo: Alamy The retailer, which has 39 shops, said like-for-like sales rose by 13pc in the five weeks to December 29 compared to the same period last year. John Lewis’s trading update kicks off a busy reporting period for retailers as they reveal how successful the key Christmas period was. Fashion retailer Next is scheduled to update t

Designer Tory Burch arrives for "HBO's In Vogue: The Editor's Eye Chicago-based BDT Capital Partners believes that Tory Burch LLC is a good fit. The investment firm run by former Goldman Sachs banker Byron Trott has bought a minority interest in the blonde fashionista's American luxury sportswear and accessories brand. "Tory Burch is an iconic luxury lifestyle brand with incredible growth potential," Trott said in a statement. BDT has a $3 billion investment fund. It also recently annou

Four US retailers have agreed to pay penalties totalling $1.26m to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the Textile Products Identification Act (Textile Act) and the FTC’s Textile Rules by labelling and advertising products sold in stores and online as made of bamboo, while they were actually made of rayon. The companies have agreed to pay the following civil penalties to settle the FTC’s charges: Sears ($475,000), Amazon ($455,000), Macy’s ($250,000), and Leon Max ($80

Following an emerging trend for luxury childrenswear, many design houses are hoping to cash in on this additional income stream. Naturally, no expense is spared on fine fabrics and chic design details, allowing the little fashionistas to find their next outfit on the catwalks of London, New York, Paris and Milan. Charlotte Rogers finds out more. This autumn/winter Dolce & Gabbana made its first foray into childrenswear, joining the likes of Ralph Lauren, Gucci and Dior in a lucrative mar

Kurashiki Textile Manufacturing, a nonwovens textile manufacturer, has released a new cartridge filter, Kurangraft, which can absorb metallic ions through radioactive grafting technology. This new element is said to absorb fine metallic ions contained in purified water and fine chemicals, according to Kurashiki. In recent years, the trend for thinner and smaller electronic facilities has increased, thus causing a need for smaller and finer microscopic semi-conductors. And, to meet the fi