High fashion at the grassroots: Watertown leverages scenery and knitwear tradition

High fashion at the grassroots: Watertown leverages scenery and knitwear tradition

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Puyuan Fashion Week opens with Vera Wang Haute show at an ancient temple.

Haute couture is the pinnacle of fashion, and in the case of Puyuan, the new face of a small Chinese town known for its knitwear industry tries to take on.

The small watertown in neighboring Zhejiang Province has reinvented itself as a “fashion resort,” where models showcase the latest collections from labels like Vera Wang Haute and The Atelier by Jimmy Choo in its ancient temple while local knitwear companies meet potential clients not far away.

High fashion at the grassroots: Watertown leverages scenery and knitwear tradition

Ti Gong

A Nora Reve show on water stage

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Met Gala 2024 highlights: From Zendaya to Cardi B, see the best moments

It’s fashion’s biggest night and stars are inside New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art to sip cocktails, eat dinner and sample the new exhibit, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.”

AP’s live coverage of this event has ended. Catch up on all the highlights below and read more here.

WATCH: Zendaya walks the carpet again, reveals a second look at the Met Gala

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WATCH: Camila Cabello carries a bag — made of ice

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Camila Cabello was spotted at the Met Gala carrying a

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Who is invited and notable looks from arrivals – NBC New York

The biggest night in fashion has come and gone — and the stars aligned in Manhattan.

Hailed as “the party of the year,” the Met Gala unites A-listers across industries, from, of course, fashion, to sports, film, tech, politics and more, under one roof for a black-tie spectacle unlike any other. Attendees have to be invited, and tickets are $75,000 a person. It’s a cash cow for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, raising $22 million last year.

This year’s theme was “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” and the dress code…well, there were a lot of florals. Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya, Bad Bunny

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The Uniqlo Marimekko Summer Collection Is Here + More Fashion News

Photography courtesy of Uniqlo

Plus, New Balance teams up with Issey Miyake.

The Uniqlo x Marimekko summer collection is a Palm Royale fantasy

Uniqlo Marimekko summer
Photography courtesy of Uniqlo

Anyone else obsessed with the fashion in Apple TV’s Palm Royale? Here to give you a bit of that retro resort taste is the Uniqlo x Marimekko summer collection.

The two brands have revived six archival prints by the Finnish designer from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s that embody the feeling of summer fun. Available in a wide array of dresses, T-shirts, skirts, bucket hats,

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Regina dealership set to host New York style fashion show in support of YWCA

Preparations are underway for a high-end fashion show in Regina, all in support of the YWCA Center for Women and Families.

The showroom at the Regina Mercedes dealership will be transformed into a New York style fashion week runway event to host “Champagne, Leather and Lace” on March 9.

The cars will all be removed and will be replaced with a 54-foot runway with seating along both sides.

NWL Contemporary Dresses will provide dozens of gowns, which models from The Edge Agency will showcase.

Music will be provided by a string duo, with sparkling beverages and food also included. This

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Mariah Carey performs at billionaire fashion mogul’s £20m wedding

Mariah Carey wows guests with surprise performance at billionaire fashion mogul's £20,000,000 wedding

Mariah Carey was part of the stunning wedding celebrations of fashion mogul Umar Kamani (Picture: Instagram/@tamara/@stephaniedanan)

Mariah Carey was on hand to serenade guests at a lavish £20,000,000 four-day wedding in the south of France this weekend.

The 55-year-old singer performed at the bash in a special surprise set on Friday night, sparkling in a crystal-embellished, semi-sheer Dior dress as she treated the wedding party to some of her biggest songs.

Hitmaker and mum-of-two Mariah, whose back catalog boasts the likes of Always Be My Baby, Fantasy, Hero and We Belong Together was the main act at the evening celebration

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US Fast Fashion Market Size to Surpass US$ 59.85 Billion by 2030

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Fast fashion refers to low-cost clothing collections that mimic current luxury fashion trends. It allows consumers to purchase on-trend pieces at affordable prices on a frequent basis. Key players in the US market offer affordable apparel and accessories quickly after high-end designers debut new collections to maximize sales.

Burlingame, Feb. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CoherentMI published a report, titled, US Fast Fashion Market was valued at US$ 41.15 Billion in the year 2023and is anticipated to reach US$ 59.85 Billion by 2030with growing at a CAGR of 5.5% during the forecast period 2023-2030.

Market Dynamics:

The

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How the metaverse is redesigning the fashion industry – Education News

By Saijal Choudhary

The ever-changing technology has revolutionized the way fashion platforms and global companies operate. The increased consumer knowledge and consistent demand for innovation has made fashion much more complicated than buying and selling.

The Fashion Industry has seen significant transformations in recent years, from the decline of fast fashion to the rise of slow fashion, incorporating sustainable majors in the production cycle, changing consumer behavior, and now brands trying to combine augmented reality and virtual reality. The emergence of a metaverse in fashion and NFTs (non-fungible tokens) has provided new dimensions for fashion designers and clothing brands to

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