KENZO Nods to the Year of the Dragon With Lunar New Year Collection
KENZO Nods to the Year of the Dragon With Lunar New Year Collection
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KENZO has released its “Year of the Dragon” collection ahead of the Lunar New Year to amp up the festive spirits.
The lineup is made up of a plethora of wardrobe staple pieces spanning T-shirts, hoodies, trouser styles as well as outerwear. The Reversible Embroidered Genderless Jacket and Cardigan are among the lineup’s key hero pieces. The former features a silky construction and boxy fit that serves as a canvas for its rich, colorful embroidered details. Similarly, the cardigan is an elevated take on the preppy v-neck silhouette, reimagined with striking colors, expressive appliqué and oversized embroidery.
Tommy Hilfiger partners with Redress for fashion design award
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Tommy Hilfiger is joining forces with its sustainable design competition, the Redress Design Award 2024, which calls on emerging designers to showcase circular and sustainable fashion collections, and offering the first prize winner an opportunity to join its design team to work on a sustainable design project for retail and take part in mentorship seasons. The winner will also receive a development fund of 6,400 US dollars to help their career.
Dr Christina Dean, founder of Redress, noted that Fashion is one of the world’s most polluting industries, while the circular fashion is the best way to let fashion thrive without costing the earth.
Redress has over 170 university partners worldwide, and the Redress Academy, a free online learning platform, has benefited more than 120,000 students, designers, and industry professionals. Applications for the Redress Design Award 2024 are now open worldwide to emerging designers and students with less than four years of professional experience until March 15.
BlackEyePatch Delivers Dragon-Infused SS24 Capsule
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BlackEyePatch has tapped into the spirit of the Lunar New Year to serve up a capsule of dragon-inspired apparel spanning quilted jackets and crewnecks.
The quilted jackets lead the range, landing in black and olive colorways. Complete with a New York Times-stylized “BlackEyePatch” embroidered logo on the chest, the jacket features an oversized version of this insignia on the backside.
In honor of this year’s Year of the Dragon, BlackEyePatch stamps dragon motifs on a bevy of pieces from its first Spring/Summer 2024 offering. “OG Dragon” crewnecks keep it lowkey on the front, and on the back, boast an oversized dragon graphic entangled with the BlackEyePatch logo.
Ottolinger Pre-Fall 2024 Is a Masterclass In Cold-Weather Layering
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Berlin-based label Ottolinger was born from the creative minds of Christa Bösch and Cosima Gadient, who constantly connect their avant-garde mentalities across otherworldly unions. Ottolinger has returned to kick off 2024 in style, debuting its Pre-Fal 2024 collection that instructs a masterclass in cold-weather layering.
Ottolinger Pre-Fall 2024 is meant to emulate a cozy hug under the winter snow. The casual yet elevated collection results from thick-cut layers that mold to the body with bulbous contours. The brand’s ultra-modern mentality is undeniably present across enlarged clay ski glasses paired with strong-shouldered blazers, cut-off sweatpants, and cone-shaped beanies