(l-r): Iris Van Herpen F/W 21-22 Haute Couture; Schiaparelli F/W 21-22 Haute Couture; Dior F/W 21-22 Haute Couture; all photos c/o the respective designers Paris Haute Couture Week (July 5th-8th) is being considered by many in the industry as a return to in-person shows. There are still some designers that are opting to do…
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Model Soo Joo Park for W Korea, July 2015; c/o W Korea According to the United States Library of Congress, Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month - held every May - began as a week, commencing with a series of congressional resolutions during the 95th Congress (1977-78). President Jimmy Carter issued the first presidential…
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(l-r): Gucci Fall 2021; Balenciaga Pre-Fall 2021, Michael Kors Fall 2021; all photos c/o the respective designers April is not generally known for showing a wellspring of fashion collections. This year, however, many brands decided to show this month independent of their usual fashion calendars. Manic Metallic decided that it would be worth it…
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Photo c/o Fashion Revolution So far in our Sustainability Wing writings, we've put the spotlight on many organizations and certifications looking to make fashion a more sustainable place to be (and to wear) for all involved. Here, we're creating a resource below with four technological tools that we've found that help consumers make more…
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Molly Goddard F/W 2021; looks c/o Molly Goddard Learning about the ways in which colors seamlessly combine - or clash - is one of the most important things to figure out in a fashion design career. Alas, anyone in a fashion- or fashion-related career should have this step ingrained into one's mind well before…
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Photo c/o Orenda Tribe At Manic Metallic, we see it as one of our duties to educate our audience about the contributions of different cultures to the realm of fashion. After all, fashion is universal; it is not the domain of the "Big 4" fashion capitals (as we've stated extensively in the past; see…
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Choupette Lagerfeld, with the late Karl Lagerfeld; c/o Karl Lagerfeld Humans love to dress their pets, and it has only become more apparent over the past few years. High fashion designers have created entirely separate lines for animals. On January 14 of every year, it is National Dress Up Your Pet Day - a…
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Sustainable Fashion Show; c/o CNN Allow us to clarify. There is no fashion sustainability certifications system, and that needs to change. After spending numerous hours completing research for the first couple of resources that Manic Metallic released on The Sustainability Wing (those resources can be found here and…
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Abahuzamugambi Ba Kawa Maraba (Maraba) Butare, Huye District, Southern Province, Rwanda. June 21, 2019; photo c/o Fair Trade USA The aim of this resource is to give our readers a glimpse into what some of the certifications are that brands can get in order to be considered "ethical" and/or "sustainable" in today's fashion industry.…
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Photo c/o Merino Country via Fashion Revolution Throughout this page, you will find a list of notable organizations that have been working to move the needle on sustainability in the fashion industry - in some cases, for decades. We've listed the year that each organization was founded, its home base, and its general mission.…
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