Italian footwear brand DIS gets creative: an app that measures your feet for hand-made shoes
In Italy, where COVID-19 has had a massive impact on daily life, Design Italian Shoes (DIS), a start-up specializing in fully customizable, Italian-made footwear, has innovated with an app that scans your feet to allow them to create made-to-measure shoes. And in the spirit of the times, DIS says it will make its technology open […]
Instagram round-up, April 24: whatever you do, don’t mention the pandemic
There’s a lot happening around this time of year, including the Orthodox Easter, Earth Day, the start of Ramadan, and ANZAC Day, and over the last week, celebrities have been Instagramming in a more positive way, even though the COVID-19 pandemic is very much with us. Natalia Vodianova (@natasupernova) showed off her dining table […]
Anne Klein teams up with founder’s granddaughter in COVID-19 initiative
The Anne Klein brand, part of WHP, has teamed up with its founder’s granddaughter, Hello There Collective CEO Jesse Gre Rubinstein, to distribute 100,000 face masks through the company’s supply chain to essential workers and community organizations in the US. Rubinstein’s agency, specializing in social media, will launch Annie Klein’s social series, featuring individuals […]
Letter from the Veneto, April 16, 2020
Top: Webcam view of Piazza San Marco, April 15, 2020. Above: Nature is taking back its territory. At left, the paper sign taped to the dock reads, ‘Caution! Duck eggs.’ In the background of the photo at left, you can see the controversial Calatrava Bridge. At right, a pair of germano reale (wild ducks) have […]
Demi Lovato for Fabletics collection pledges US$125,000 to WHO COVID-19 fund
Fabletics, the athleisure brand co-founded by actress Kate Hudson, has announced that its Demi Lovato limited-edition collection will benefit COVID-19 relief efforts. The company says that US$5 for each item sold from the collection, amounting to a US$125,000 pledge from now through June 30, 2020, will support the WHO COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, providing ‘crucial […]
March 28: an Instagram round-up during COVID-19
It’s actually refreshing that we haven’t heard much from celebrities and influencers during the pandemic; instead, press coverage has been on doctors, nurses, other frontline health care personnel, and essential workers who are keeping our countries moving. Out of interest, we thought we’d take a look at a selection of Instagram accounts—something we haven’t […]
British Fashion Council announces COVID-19 fund with £1 million available
The British Fashion Council has launched the BFC Foundation COVID Crisis Fund, making £1,000,000 in emergency funds available, with the majority going to support designer businesses, and a portion to students. The Council pooled its talent support grants, usually going to early-stage support or business growth and promotion. Supporters of the fund include Arch […]
Twelve things I do to keep balanced while working from home
When I was 13, my father became self-employed after being made redundant at his work. By choice, my mother did the same when I was in my early 20s. They both loved the lifestyle and I imagine it was inevitable I would do the same in my career, beginning at a time when I was […]
TAG Heuer launches new Connected smartwatches, with Ali Krieger, Ashlyn Harris and Paulina Vega
TAG Heuer has launched the third generation of its Connected timepieces, five years after it launched into the luxury smartwatch segment. The launch event took place in New York on Thursday, hosted by Frédéric Arnault, TAG Heuer’s chief strategy and digital officer, with celebrity guests Ali Krieger, Ashlyn Harris and Paulina Vega. […]
Panos Papadopoulos, known in the Nordic countries as the “king of swimwear”, is trying to locate down the family of the late Dr Li Wenliang, whom Panos dubs a ‘hero’ for trying to warn the world about the coronavirus on December 30, pledging to offer financial support to his family. In early February, Dr […]
