Levi’s launched a seven-piece capsule collection with Kiko Kostadinov last week, according to a press release on the denim brand’s website.  Prices range from $220 for a henley top to $690 for a sherpa-lined jacket, and the collection is available online through both brands’ e-commerce platforms as well as at select Levi’s retail stores and in Kiko Kostadinov’s Tokyo store, per the release. By press time, most of the collection was sold out on Levi’s e-commerce site. The collection was teased at...

Formed by MAC veteran and Mob Beauty founder Victor Casale and “clean beauty” retailer Credo in 2021, Pact offers solutions to help the industry tackle beauty packaging waste, one skin care product at a time. Pact has partnered with retailers like Sephora and Credo to enable consumers to dispose of their empty packaging either by mail or through in-store recycling bins — a concept similar to recycling giant Terracycle’s Beautycycle program in partnership with Nordstrom. In addition to working wi...

The pet food industry, known for its bulky, multimaterial bags that are hard to recycle, is one of the latest to rethink its flexible packaging. Monomaterial designs, lighter weights and recyclability are growing priorities for brands. Every year, consumers spend billions of dollars buying pet food, and approximately 300 million pounds of plastic pet food and treat bags are created in the United States, according to research conducted for the industry. Currently, the vast majority of that materi...

At 1-800-Flowers, shoppers can easily snap up a dozen red roses ready to ship for Valentine's Day. But this year, they'll also have the choice to purchase a social media-inspired "Girls Night In" flower arrangement, complete with Ghirardelli chocolate, Popcorn Factory kettle corn and rosé spritzers. "We're constantly looking out for the next big thing, evaluating different colours, styles, varieties and add-ons that may be appropriate for the brand and our products – and attract a younger consu

Packaging designers, marketers, product developers and sustainability professionals recently gathered in New York for Luxe Pack, a trade show showcasing packaging innovations within the beauty, fashion, wine and spirits industries.  Here are some of the top insights from sessions on high-end packaging’s sensory strengths, multi-use potential and sustainability improvements. Effectively balancing substance and style is critical for good packaging, said Vicki Strull, a design strategist at Creativ...

The once-ubiquitous plastic container of laundry detergent is starting to be replaced as more brands adapt to alternatives that involve bio-based materials, refillable containers and other options. The trend comes as an increasing number of major CPG companies work to lower carbon emissions, create more recyclable packaging and reduce plastic use in line with their sustainability pledges. Major players in the laundry space such as P&G and Clorox have made at least 75% of their packaging recyclab...

More beauty companies are making a concerted effort to reduce the carbon footprints of their packaging by working with partners to use more sustainable materials, reduce the weight of packaging components and use postconsumer recycled content. L’Oréal aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025, and make packaging either from entirely recycled or bio-based sources by 2030. Estée Lauder has said that by 2025, 75% to 100% of their products will meet at least one of the following classifications: “r

“I’ve always liked the aesthetic of a high heel,” said 51-year-old Rob Taylor, who runs the Instagram account Men’s Heels Revolution. “It’s a beautiful thing.” Growing up in the English countryside, Taylor loved playing dress-up, often sporting his mom’s dresses and high heels. As he grew older, he felt the need to hide his love of heels to conform to what society and fashion deemed “acceptable” for men. In the past year, this all changed. Watching other cisgender men like Mark Bryan get featu

Packaging companies and gift wrap brands are working to provide more sustainable solutions, such as wrapping options made with recycled content or biobased materials, while also educating consumers about the nuances of recycling. Consumers are increasingly shopping online — meaning more shipping boxes and mailers — and they often use large amounts of gift wrap during the holiday season. More often than not, holiday packaging and gift wrapping involves single-use materials. “When you think abou

Chris Rhodes attended Austin Pride in 2013 and wore a t-shirt he made emblazoned with the phrase “Pretty Boy.” About 50 people came up to him and asked where he got his shirt. In 2014, Rhodes and his twin sister Courtney decided to sell the “Pretty Boy” t-shirt, along with other designs including tie-dye sweats and tees with phrases like “Gender Roles Are Dead,” and “Wish You Were Queer,” under the name FLAVNT Streetwear.

Anthony Felix and girlfriend Stephanie Libanati love thrift store shopping. In 2018, they went to Goodwill every morning and scoured through bins of old jackets, homeware fabrics and beat-up handbags. “Stephanie and I would go shopping at the Goodwill bins,” Felix said. “We always knew there had to be this recurring item that people always overlooked that could be turned into something.” For Felix, that recurring item was the ski mask.

“It’s none of our business who you are, what genitals you’ve got,” said Lisa Honan, founder of gender-fluid underwear brand Gender Free World. “The gender part of your shopping experience with us is irrelevant.” Honan launched Gender Free World in 2016, starting with a button-down shirt in four different silhouettes to fit people with larger busts and hips, as well as those with broader shoulders. Today, the brand is known for its solid-colored boxer briefs made of bamboo viscose with a waistband reading "no labels."

About three years ago, in 2017, Liz Beecroft started posting pictures of herself sporting her favorite sneakers — Balenciaga knit high tops, Adidas Yeezy Boost 700s, and Nike Air Jordans on Instagram. She curated her feed around the “hypebae” persona in order fit in with other female sneakerheads like San Poeze (@girlonkicks) and Wendy Lam (@nitro_licious), who post about the sneaker drops and project a luxe, idealistic-looking lifestyle.

Lazoschmidl’s sheer pink lurex pants, striped pastel knit bodysuits, and purple lurex shirts embroidered with sequined rainbows stick out even amongst the other flamboyant offerings at Opening Ceremony. The Swedish-German menswear brand, founded in 2014 by Josef Lazo and Andreas Schmidl, has a penchant for creating colorful, delicate, sexy clothing that subverts gender norms. Lazo and Schmidl, who started their brand creating

In August, i-D got a preview of Lazoschmidl’s colorful lurex knitwear, sheer printed blouses and sequined bodysuits, which debuted at Stockholm fashion week for SS19. The collection, which will hit Opening Ceremony in February, has now been artfully displayed in a fanzine. Designers Joseph Lazo and Andreas Schmidl have been creating fanzines since they released their first collection in 2015. “I just have this addiction to print," says Schmidl. Unlike prior zines, which contained 30-50 pages

When most of us picture '70s fashion, we think of Diane von Furstenberg's colorful, figure-flattering wrap dresses or Yves Saint Laurent's gender-bending Le Smoking tuxedos. However, many people have forgotten about Halston, who created some of the major garments that defined the decade — think the bias-cut satin dresses that elegantly skimmed the body. Director Frédéric Tcheng

Today, neon clothing is omnipresent — pop into any boutique, department store or mass retailer and you'll surely see a neon yellow bag, bright green pants or a fluorescent magenta top. Not to mention, you can now buy the fluorescent-hued garments that graced the Spring 2019 runways of brands like Off-White, Jeremy Scott and Prabal Gurung. Neon clothing is nothing new — and we've been following this trend's comeback as early as 2017. One might even associate the trend's origins with colorful spandex workout gear that defined the '80s, or the outlandish PVC neon outfits that cybergoths and ravers wore in the '90s.

Handcrafted in DeMarco’s LA factory, the Tesla Jordans took 22 hours to produce — slightly longer than the typical DeMarco sneaker, which takes about 12-15 hours. To make a custom design, the company first purchases the sneakers and deconstructs and destroys them, throwing out everything but the original sole. Then it’s time for shoelasting, a process that involves creating a plastic mold in the size of the shoe and draping the materials around it, using a special chemical to make the leather malleable. Once the components are stitched together and attached to the sole, the shoe is complete.

When you think of the term ‘fetish wear,’ what comes to mind? Dungeons, whips, chains, BDSM, sex orgies, leather and metal that doesn’t leave the privacy of a boudoir…right? Wrong. This outdated concept that restricts fetish wear purely to the bedroom has since evolved into daily attire. Fetish wear as everyday wear continues to be a trend today, as brands have created pieces inspired by the leather harnesses, latex dresses, PVC bralettes and O-ring chokers that were first used during sexual roleplaying. We caught up with a few prominent ‘fetish wear’ designers that are currently influencing fashion circles and beyond.

Ayana Ife’s sporty metallic tunics, distressed cropped pants, and long-sleeved tulle and silk ball gowns hit the runway at Project Runway’s finale last year. The first fully modest collection the show has seen, the beautiful collection earned Ife high marks from judges Heidi Klum and Jessica Alba. Ife is not the first modest designer to garner mainstream attention. I spoke with several modest designers and boutique owners who are bridging the gap between conservative and couture.