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Tappy Technologies partners with Mastercard to Embed Payment Functionality into Fashion Wearables
HONG KONG and SINGAPORE, Nov. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Tappy Technologies, the Hong Kong-based wearable and digital payments solution provider, today announces strategic partnership with Financial technology pioneer, Mastercard, in the Asia Pacific region. The patented technology of Tappy embeds contactless payment chips into virtually any fashion accessory, transforming them into payment-enabled wearables. By partnering with Mastercard, …
Samantha Cameron’s fashion brand reported for ‘breaking employment rules’
Samantha Cameron’s fashion label Cefinn has been reported to minimum wage officials after advertising for an unpaid internship. The popular workwear brand is currently looking for a PR and marketing intern to carry out tasks such as market research, sample management and production assistance. No salary was stated for the position, which is understood to have …
Gerber Redefines Technology Experience – Announces Grand Opening of New York City Innovation Center
NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Continuing their quest to drive technology-based innovation for flexible materials industries, Gerber Technology opened their state-of-the-art Innovation Center in the heart of New York City during their annual FashionTech conference, ideation, with more than 300 attendees. The 18,000+ square foot Innovation Center will provide visitors with a unique experience …
Uniqlo accused of mocking wartime sexual slavery victims | World news
The Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo has pulled an ad from South Korean TV after it was accused of mocking victims of wartime sexual slavery. The company said it had stopped airing the 15-second ad after critics pointed out that the Korean-language subtitles appeared to question the testimony of women who said they were forced to …
Forever 21, Which Helped Popularize Fast Fashion, to File for Bankruptcy
Forever 21, the California retailer that helped popularize fast fashion in the United States with its bustling stores and $5 tops, said on Sunday night that it would file for bankruptcy, a sign of the eroding power of shopping malls and the shifting tastes of young consumers. The private, family-held company capped months of speculation …
Kylie Jenner hospitalized, missing Paris Fashion Week
Kylie Jenner was hospitalized for flu-like symptoms this week, TMZ reported, and is now too ill to travel to Paris Fashion Week for work. The Kylie Cosmetics founder, 22, was reportedly supposed to present at the Emmys on Sunday night alongside sisters Kim Kardashian and Kendall Jenner but was too sick to attend the show. …
Responding to Fashion Market Changes With On-Demand Technology – WWD
The shift toward offering greater personalization doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. In fact, Edouard Macquin, president of Lectra Americas, said personalization and the on-demand economy is core to what’s driving fashion apparel and retail today. Here, Macquin shares his insights into this trend, and how Lectra is responding with new platforms to help …
New York-based label Telfar talk about breaking fashion rules for a new era
On Friday September 6, during New York Fashion Week, Telfar Clemens screened a trailer of a film he has been working on, The World Isn’t Everything, providing audiences with a glimpse of his spring/summer 2020 collection. In collaboration with and starring a growing circle of creatives—from playwright Jeremy O. Harris and artists Juliana Huxtable and …
Jennifer Lopez Stuns Fashion World, Brings Back Her Famous Green Dress From 20 Years Ago – CBS New York
MILAN, Italy (CBSNewYork/AP) – It’s an oldie but a goodie – and when Jennifer Lopez wears it – it never goes out of style. Bronx-native J-Lo won Milan Fashion Week on Friday, wowing the crowd at Versace when she emerged wearing an even more revealing version of the jungle dress that broke the internet nearly …
How ‘art world insider’ became the look of the decade | Fashion
The 60s had miniskirts, the 70s had flares, the 80s had shoulderpads. Every decade has a look. True, in each case this is an appalling oversimplification. Flares did not rule the whole of the 70s, for instance: by the summer of 1978, Sandy was rocking wet-look drainpipes in Grease. So to put your head above …
