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Three Prizes, One Year: Zane Li of LII and the New York Way to Win
Zane Li of LII, the Chongqing-born, New York–based designer, won the 2026 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, his third prize of the year after…
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The Fashion Calendar, Explained: Seasons, Show Weeks and What Happens When
Why are spring clothes shown in September? A plain-English guide to the global fashion calendar, from New York to Paris, and how…
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Starting a Fashion Label in New York: The Paperwork Nobody Talks About
Before the first sample, there is the business. A plain-English checklist of the registrations, tax steps and labeling rules a new New…
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Fashion Photography Basics: Light, Lookbooks and the Rights Every Shoot Needs
Great images sell collections. Who owns those images, and what you can do with them, matters just as much. A practical guide…
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Paris, Decoded: The Official Calendar, the Showrooms and the Prizes That Open Doors
Paris still sets fashion’s clock. Here is how its official calendar is chosen, where young labels sell, and which prizes changed careers…
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Eight New York Designers to Know Before 2027
From a zero-waste tailor to a Brooklyn knitwear engineer, eight New York labels that juries, retailers and the official calendar are already…
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London, Milan, Copenhagen: How Europe’s Other Fashion Capitals Back New Designers
Beyond Paris, three cities have built some of fashion’s most practical support systems for young labels: bursaries in London, grants in Milan,…
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Seventh Avenue, Decoded: How the Garment District Works for a New Label
Pattern makers, sample rooms, factories, grants and showrooms: a working guide to the few dense blocks of Midtown where a New York…