IKEA celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Month with rainbow version of its classic shopping bag
IKEA has launched a rainbow-coloured version of its Frakta shopping bag in the US to promote equality for the LGBTQ+ community. More
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Senscommon and Uchino Japan launch "self-purifying" charcoal clothing
Amsterdam-based clothing brand Senscommon has collaborated with textiles company Uchino Japan to launch a clothing collection made using activated charcoal. More
Fashion graduate Jingle Yu designs queer funeral collection so you can "die fabulously"
Parsons School of Design graduate Jingle Yu has designed a collection of funeral wear for the deceased, which aims to tackle the idea that "dead people should be silent and unfashionable". More
Everlane designs leather Tread trainers to be "world's most sustainable sneakers"
American fashion brand Everlane has launched sneakers made from leather, recycled rubber and plastic bottles that it claims are completely carbon neutral. More
"The beheading of culture is irrevocable"
Celebrities attending the Met Gala not only misunderstood the concept of camp, but showed levels of waste that will lead to a backlash against displays of decadence, says Li Edelkoort. More
Louis Vuitton premieres "cutting-edge" bags with flexible screens
Louis Vuitton has launched versions of two of its monogram handbags with built-in flexible OLED digital screens at its Cruise 2020 show. More
Comme des Garçons is "nothing about clothes" says Rei Kawakubo
Rei Kawakubo is one of the world's best known fashion designers, but never sketches. In this interview, she discusses her unusual design process, how she set up Comme des Garçons and why she won't be pigeonholed. More
Nike app uses AR and AI to scan feet for perfect fit
Nike has launched an app setting that provides "hyper-accurate" sizing recommendations for each of its shoes by scanning your feet with a smartphone camera. More
Zac Posen 3D prints rose-petal dress for Met Gala
American fashion designer Zac Posen has created a dress constructed from 3D-printed petals, which was worn by British model Jourdan Dunn at this year's Met Gala in New York. More
Louis Vuitton and Marc Newson launch soft luggage collection
Industrial designer Marc Newson has created soft-shell versions of Louis Vuitton's suitcases, making them lighter and more spacious on the inside. More
The Met celebrates "resurgence of camp" in new exhibition Camp: Notes on Fashion
The Met's Costume Institute has unveiled a pink-hued exhibition exploring camp fashion across the centuries, from the playful to the outrageous. More
Zendaya wears colour-changing Cinderella dress to the Met Gala in New York
American actress Zendaya wore a transforming Tommy Hilfiger dress to the Met Gala last night, which changed colour using technology hidden beneath the skirt. More
Miu Miu's M/Matching Colorstool is a "board game without rules"
Italian fashion brand Miu Miu has collaborated with creative agency M/M Paris to design a stool punched with holes that users can endlessly customise with a series of coloured pegs. More
Assemble turns derelict New Orleans building into experimental fashion school
London studio Assemble has transformed an industrial property in New Orleans into a hub for the local community to learn fashion design and manufacturing. More
Liz Diller and Kazuyo Sejima design multifunctional bags for Prada
Prada has released a collection of bags envisioned by female architects, including a looping design by SANAA founder Kazuyo Sejima and a pair by Elizabeth Diller that "flirt" between luggage and garments. More
Adidas unveils fully recyclable Futurecraft Loop sneaker
Adidas has launched a sneaker made from virgin plastic that can be ground up and remade again, as part of the company's bid to mitigate the plastic crisis. More
Gender Bending Fashion exhibition in Boston challenges notions about clothing
Designs by Vivienne Westwood, Jean Paul Gaultier and Rei Kawakubo feature in this fashion exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which aims to explore and question assumptions about gender-specific clothing. More
Algorithmic Couture aims to reduce fashion industry waste with digital customisation
Research collective Synflux has developed a system of digitised couture that reduces the amount of fabric needed to make clothes by creating garments that exactly fit the wearer's body. More
Nike unveils Women's World Cup 2019 kits
Nike has revealed the new home and away football kits for 14 national teams ahead of this year's FIFA Women's World Cup in France. More
Karl Lagerfeld's final Chanel show is a snowy alpine wonderland
The Grand Palais in Paris was transformed into a wintery alpine village complete with snow-topped ski chalets for late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld's final Chanel show. More