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Recycle, reuse, design: eco-creativity in Rome

('Lucy Knight',) — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:59:33 -0000

Between designers, actors, musicians, cartoonists and environmentalists pure and simple, a look at the hidden side of Rome, where creativity and art combine to save the environment

Fashion crisis: buying second hand clothes in Brussels

('Peter Robbins',) — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:22:38 -0000

In November, French designer Lanvin releases its new collection for Swedish budget brand H&M – but the haute couture forces beyond once claimed they’d never go mass-market. The people of Brussels' flea markets advise on how citizens are dipping into alternative clothes-buying forums

Recap: 'Brigitte', Germany's approach to 'normal' models

('Ellie Banks',) — Sat, 15 May 2010 12:00:00 -0000

No-one wants to see big girls, according to fashion tsar Karl Lagerfeld, a vehement defender of the Size Zero Model. While all of Europe discusses the dress sizes of the fashion world, the German women’s magazine Brigitte has turned the whole question on its head with their new ‘Initiative Ohne Models’ (Initiative: No Models), where its the readers who get to try on the haute couture

Ties and tees: three innovative fashion initiatives from Ljubljana, Lille and Berlin

('Annie Rutherford',) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Between 20 - 22 January, the historic Berlin-Tempelhof airport compound served as the venue of Bread and Butter, the most prominent trade fair for urban and streetwear, for the second year in a row. We pick tie manufacturers, T-shirt street fashion and an eco-sports label as top of the crop

Undie party

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0000