FASHION INDUSTRY NEWS – FRIDAY

Good morning designers!  The Friday edition of the StylePortfolios.com Daily Fix is up and ready for your reading pleasure.  What are you waiting for?  Get a coffee, sit-down and get your day started-off right with the The Daily Fix…

WHERE’S THE LEATHER? – Huffington Post
“Have we been desensitized to pleather? Sounds funny right? In the ’90s at the peak of ultra-glossy fashion, there was still money in magazines, and faux leather was unheard of. Now, modern-day-mockery meets new-age vegan has placed us in a eco-friendly ecosystem that doesn’t bat an eye at soft and supple but certainly not animal skinned. Not that I’m a proponent of killing God’s creatures for fashion, but speaking from a change in acceptability, have we be begun to wear sub-par textiles as a means to accommodate high-street over high-fashion? ”

NIKE: 3D-PRINTED SHOES ARE COMING – Business Insider
“One of the biggest winners in the stock market over the past generation, Nike Inc, shows no signs of fading anytime soon. The sneaker king surged 9% following its first-quarter earnings report in September to eclipse a $100 billion market cap for the first time. Despite increasing competition from upstarts like Under Armour, Nike has consistently found new ways to grow, and its recent update shows that the company is executing in nearly every aspect of its business.”

OPENING CEREMONY’S HUMBERTO LEON TALKS MINNETONKA COLLABORATION – Footwear News
“Iconic moccasin brand, Minnetonka Moccasin and hip retailer Opening Ceremony, are teaming up for the first time for an exclusive collection of moccasins, slippers and booties, available for sale on Oct. 20.”

CAN DRESSBARN BE COOL? HILARY RHODA, CHRISSY TEIGEN, AND WILBUR THE PIG VOTE YES – Yahoo!
“Dressbarn is pulling a Laney Boggs on us. For years, it was considered one of the last places you would look to find stylish duds, but now the retailer, once an ugly ducking, is having its moment at the top of the stairs (cue that Sixpence None the Richer track). This year, Dressbarn underwent an epic facelift, announcing collaborations with designers like Carmen Marc Valvo, unveiling the interactive Dressbar shop-in-shop and most recently, tapping Vogue’s go-to photog Patrick Demarchelier and model Hilary Rhoda for their fall campaign.”

KATE SPADE IS THE LATEST DESIGNER BRAND TO TAKE ATHLEISURE TREND FOR A SPIN – Pret-a-Reporter
“Following in the footsteps of designers like Tory Burch, Rebecca Minkoff and Mara Hoffman — each of whom launched their own collection of athleisure wear this year — Kate Spade New York has announced a new offering of high-fashion spandex in a collaboration with Beyond Yoga.”