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Credits: FashionUnited ai FashionUnited's job board for the fashion industry has reached a new all-time high, with more than 40,000 vacancies now live for fashion professionals around the world. Over 1,000 fashion companies currently use FashionUnited to find the best talent. The record caps a strong year for the fashion focused platform. So far in 2026, more than 3 million people have used the job board, generating over 12 million job views and 500,000+ candidate […]

Credits: YKK Japanese fastener manufacturer YKK has developed Luxflat, a new metal zipper designed for bags, which it plans to launch globally in November. The zipper combines a redesigned, flatter element shape with a specially developed tape. According to YKK, this reduces sliding resistance by more than 60 percent compared with its standard metal zipper, a figure based on the company's internal testing. YKK said the flat surface of the zipper chain also gives the […]

NikeSkims launches first outerwear collection Credits: NikeSkims In Pictures NikeSkims, the joint venture between Nike and Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand Skims, is launching its first outerwear collection, along with a new “University Red” colourway. The collection goes on sale worldwide on Thursday online, followed by selected Nike and Skims stores and partner retailers. NikeSkims launches first outerwear collection Credits: NikeSkims NikeSkims launches first outerwear collection Credits: NikeSkims The outerwear comes in two new material lines. […]

Interview Leanne Ford returns to fashion with debut boot collection Credits: Leanne Leanne Ford knows exactly what she will and won’t wear. “I’m either comfortable and low-key or I’m dressed up! You’re not going to catch me in a kitten heel!” the interior designer and former HGTV host told FashionUnited. That all-or-nothing approach shaped her first footwear collection, four boots designed with Newport Beach, California-based leather brand beek. The collection is Beek’s first private label […]

Credits: Stone Island Italian brand Stone Island, part of the Moncler group, returned as official partner of Frieze Focus, the section of Frieze London dedicated to emerging artists and young galleries. This year's fair, held in London from October 14 to 18, marked the brand's 12th partnership with a Frieze fair. As part of the partnership, Stone Island provides each participating gallery in Frieze Focus with a bursary to support its participation in the fair. […]

Ester Manas SS27, Isabel Marant SS27 & Jarel Zhang SS27 - Ready to Wear Credits: ©Launchmetrics/spotlight In Pictures While the fashion industry is currently focused on the commercial finalisation of the SS27 collections and simultaneously preparing collections, trends and buying for AW27/28, trend forecasting agency Future Snoops (FS) is already looking further ahead in this second week of October. The company is sharing information on the must-have trend colours for the AW28/29 season. As you […]