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Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses at Brooklyn Museum
Iris van Herpen’s first major New York exhibition is on view at the Brooklyn Museum. Our photo journal walks through the recreated atelier, the water-inspired pieces, and the art-and-science pairings, plus the story of how a Dutch dancer turned McQueen intern became a pioneer of 3D-printed couture.
6 min read
SS27 Fashion Trends: Paris Men's Runway Highlights, Resort 2027 Collections & What Conscious Designers Are Watching
Paris Men’s SS27 and Resort 2027 trends reveal what fashion is valuing now: craft, versatility, and a clear brand identity. Here’s what conscious designers need to know.
Aug 43 min read
From Fashion Student to Brand Founder: 8 Real Stories
The gap between studying fashion and running a fashion business feels enormous. Here's how eight real designers actually closed it — plus practical advice for students ready to make the leap themselves.
Aug 48 min read
How Small Fashion Brands Are Using AI to Compete With Big Retailers
For most of fashion's history, budget was the dividing line between big retailers and everyone else. AI is closing that gap fast — here's how small brands are actually using it, with real examples and real numbers.
Jul 145 min read
Fashion Business Skills: How to Stay Creative While Running a Brand
Every independent designer hits the same wall: the moment your creative practice becomes a business. Spreadsheets, pricing, client contracts — none of it feels like the reason you got into fashion in the first place. But mastering the business side doesn't mean abandoning your creative instincts. It means learning to protect them. Here's how to build the operational backbone your brand needs, without losing the vision that makes it yours
Jul 85 min read
Greenwashing vs Real Sustainability: How to Tell the Difference (Real Brand Examples)
For a fashion brand owner building with genuine sustainability commitments, this matters enormously. It means your credible practices exist in a landscape polluted by brands that use the same language without substance. Learning to communicate your sustainability accurately — and to spot greenwashing in others — is both an ethical responsibility and a competitive advantage.
Jul 65 min read
How to Pitch Your Fashion Brand to Investors in 2026 — What VCs Actually Want
The fashion investment landscape has shifted sharply in recent years. OpenVC's 2026 guide to fashion investors is direct: AI integration, supply chain transparency, and unit economics separate funded companies from those still pitching. Fashion venture capital dried up for brands burning cash on customer acquisition without paths to profitability. [1] The brands getting funded now are solving operational problems — not just selling beautiful products.
Jun 305 min read
How to Grow Your Fashion Career Authentically Using Social Media
Fashion designers building social media careers often get stuck between two bad options: posting constantly to stay visible or staying quiet to avoid feeling performative. The pressure to maintain an authentic online presence can turn personal branding in fashion into an exhausting, always-on persona, especially when studio time, client work, and day jobs already fill the week.
Jun 255 min read
Design Your Summer: A Creative Planning Guide for Fashion Designers & Professionals
Summer mood board Inspired by Gretchen Rubin’s summer planning framework — adapted for the fashion creative. Original article: How to Design Your Summer — Gretchen Rubin Sunrise on the ocean. Image from: https://gretchenrubin.com/articles/design-your-summer-with-the-happier-app/ Have you ever reached the end of summer and felt like it slipped through your fingers? That you meant to do more, create more, connect more — but somehow the weeks just passed? The Happiness Project
Jun 217 min read
The Fashion Jobs That Will Still Exist in 5 Years — and How to Position Yourself
Roles That Are Genuinely at Risk
According to Research.com's 2026 analysis of fashion design careers, approximately 30% of tasks in creative industries are vulnerable to automation in the coming decade. [2] The roles most exposed share a common characteristic: they involve repetitive, process-driven tasks with clear inputs and predictable outputs.
Jun 205 min read
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