Prada, after backlash, takes traditional Indian sandals to global stage

Luxury designed in India, not Paris or Milan anymore!

Prada, after backlash, takes traditional Indian sandals to global stage - Nikkei Asia "India's commerce minister sees $1bn in export potential for popular footwear Kolhapuri chappal"

Everbloom plans to build an AI to turn chicken feathers into cashmere

Is AI developing a Philosopher's Stone! Just kidding! But if companies like Everbloom succeed ...

"... The startup, which has raised over $8 million from investors, including Hoxton Ventures and SOSV, set out to create an upcycled material that’s nearly indistinguishable from the real thing.

To do this, Everbloom has created a material science AI called Braid.AI. The model can fine-tune various parameters to create fibers with different qualities. Cashmere is one target, but so are other materials widely used in the textile industry.

At its core, Everbloom’s process is the same regardless of final product. To make its material, the company currently collects waste from across the fiber supply chain, including cashmere and wool farms and mills, as well as down bedding suppliers. In the future, it plans to expand to other waste sources, including feathers from the poultry industry. These waste streams share one thing in common: They’re all made of keratin, the key protein that underpins Everbloom’s process. ..."

Everbloom built an AI to turn chicken feathers into cashmere | TechCrunch

Everbloom braid.ai

Nigeria’s Afro Hair Festival celebrates culture and creativity

Nigerian women a major consumers of whigs and extensions! 😊

How many different earrings does Palki Sharma have?

Every day she wears other earrings! Fascinating! Does this make her news reporting more exciting? Honi soit qui mal y pense! 😊

All her earings appear to be of Indian style.

From hear earrings to the earworms of her audience!

Kim Kardashian invests in Israeli micro-drama platform GammaTime

Will soon fashion models appear in micro dramas? 😊

Kim Kardashian invests in micro-drama platform GammaTime - Globes "This is the first Israeli company, and one of the first US companies, to bring the Chinese micro-series trend to the US - series in 60-90 second episodes, produced for smartphone users in a vertical format."

Victoria's Secret next fashion show 2025 appears provocative again

After the long hiatus of the VS fashion show between 2019-2023, they thought they had to come up something new!

Is there anything wrong with models age 50 and older or plus size models?

"... Not only did the revamped show feature models over 50 years old, but it also showcased five plus-size models and two men pretending to be women. ..."

Disturbing Victoria's Secret promo proves the fashion show is dead forever | Blaze Media "A promo called 'The Secret Is Out' indeed reveals the company's strange, new trends."

Hundreds pay last respects to Italian fashion icon Giorgio Armani

R.I.P. I believe, I never had or wore any of Armani clothes, but as a young man I liked to wear one of his perfumes.

The Biggest Animal Welfare Victory of the 21st Century (so far)

Good news! Next is replacing animal testing for medical and other research!

P.S. I was not able to find a news release on the website of Humane World for Animals regarding these data.

"“In just one decade, a longtime fashion mainstay has been relegated to the sidelines of both haute couture runways and bargain clothing racks: fur.

In 2014, over 140 million minks, foxes, chinchillas, and raccoon dogs — a small, fox-like East Asian species — around the world were farmed and killed for their fur. By 2024, that number plummeted to 20.5 million, according to an analysis from the nonprofit Humane World for Animals using data from governments and industry … ..."

The Biggest Animal Welfare Victory of the 21st Century - Human Progress

Animal activists have saved millions of animals from fur production

Fur Farming – A Failing Industry "New data shows fur industry loses economic relevance"

Again it is China, the worst offender (like e.g. CO2 emissions)

Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans - Outrage AI Parody Song

Enjoy!

Luxustaschen zum Mieten: Was taugt die Luxus-Ausleihe?

Keine schlechte Idee! Jede Woche eine neue Handtasche?

"... Mit einem Abomodell lockt das Onlineportal Fobe, das sich als europäischer Marktführer sieht: Im Angebot sind 400 Designertaschen – Klassiker wie die „Gucci Jackie“ in Schwarz bis hin zu aktuellen Trend-Taschen wie die „Andiamo Clutch“ von Bottega Veneta. Fobe arbeitet mit verschiedenen Mietmodellen, die sich nach der gewünschten Dauer richten. Eine zweiwöchige Ausleihe kostet einmalig 159 Euro. Wer sich auf eine Laufzeit von zwölf Monaten einlässt, zahlt ab 69 Euro je Monat. Alternativ gibt es Mietzeiträume von einem Monat (179 Euro), drei Monaten (je 119 Euro) oder sechs Monaten (je 99 Euro). ..."

Luxustaschen zum Mieten: Was taugt die Luxus-Ausleihe? 

"Designerhandtaschen können schnell ein paar Tausend Euro kosten. Darum lassen sie sich nun auch mieten. Wir haben geprüft, was das taugt."

Fobe

The mystery of silk: a brief global history of the remarkable material

Recommendable! However, the speaker is not very easy to understand.

How hat fashions ruffled feathers, spurring a conservation movement in the early 20th century

Recommendable!

Human fashion Models Replaced by AI? Why H&M Chooses Digital Clones Now

Recommendable! The shown concerns are rather minor. Will fashion shows go the way of the Dodo? Quite possibly!

Soon life human fashion models will not even be needed any more to train computer models or to create digital clones.

Paris Fashion Week: where are the plus-size models?

Where are the older models? 😊

Paris Fashion Week: What role for plus-size (female and male) models on the runway?

Variety is the spice of life!

Chinese plus-size plus-size fashion clothing brand owner and influencer Amanda Yao starts her own label

Recommendable!

A $12,000 Surgery to permanently Change your Eye Color Is Surging in Popularity

Is it reversible, if you don't like the new color? Also known as corneal tattooing!

What about different colors for the left and right eye?

And why not combine it with an exciting trip to India?

Can You Permanently Change Your Eye Color? The Controversial Surgery That Makes It Possible Is Growing in Popularity. - WSJ "Keratopigmentation could be dangerous, doctors warn. Patients say it’s worth the risks."

Here's when sleeveless LDS temple garments will be coming to the U.S.

Mormons worship in style! 😊 Just kidding!

Here's when sleeveless LDS temple garments will be coming to the U.S.

When did fashion begin? The answer is like finding a needle in a haystack about 40,000 years ago

Amazing stuff! When was the first fashion show?

"What’s the difference between wearing clothing for protection, and wearing it for fashion? At what point did humans start thinking about the social value of their garments? When did dress become a part of culture as opposed to protection from the elements? ...

Gilligan is the lead author on a review paper in Science Advances that argues eyed needles, which emerged in the Palaeolithic era about 40,000 years ago, are a signal that clothing had become about more than just keeping warm. ..."

From the abstract:

"Eyed needles are among the most iconic of Paleolithic artifacts, traditionally seen as rare indicators of prehistoric clothing, particularly tailoring. However, recent finds across Africa and Eurasia show that other technologies like bone awls also facilitated the creation of fitted garments. Nonetheless, the advent of delicate eyed needles suggests a demand for more refined, efficient sewing. This refinement may signify two major developments: the emergence of underwear in layered garment assemblages, and/or a transition in adornment from body modification to decorating clothes, as humans covered themselves more completely for thermal protection. Archaeological evidence for underwear is limited, but the Upper Paleolithic saw an increase in personal ornaments, some sewn onto clothing. Eyed needles may mark a pivotal shift as clothes acquired the social functions of dress, decoupling clothing from climate and ensuring its enduring presence."

What is the origin of fashion? It might be eyed needles

Paleolithic eyed needles and the evolution of dress

Fig. 1. Locations for sites mentioned in the text with early bone awls and eyed needles.

Fig. 2. Nassarius kraussianu shell beads from Blombos Cave Still Bay layers, southern Africa, dated to approximately 73,000 to 70,000 years ago. Arrows indicate use-wear facets.

Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion—Exhibition Tour with Andrew Bolton | Met Exhibitions

Very recommendable! Seems to be an extraordinary exhibition! I did not have time to watch the whole video.