FASHION INDUSTRY NEWS – MONDAY

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15 CAPTIVATING PHOTOS THAT DEFINED THE FASHION WORLD IN 2015 – FootwearNews
“They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Here, Footwear News tells the big stories of 2015 in photo form, letting the camera speak to the year’s many high points — and its low ones, too.”

REMEMBERING THE FASHION FIGURES WE LOST IN 2015 – Vogue
“With the New Year just around the corner, we’re pausing to look back at the larger-than-life figures we lost in 2015.”

PATRICIA FIELD HANGS UP HER RETAIL WIG – TheNewYorkTimes
“The “Sex and the City” costume designer is closing her famous shop, and it’s not because the East Village is finally dead.”

HOW A TOP MALE MODEL ESTABLISHED A SHOE BRAND THAT’S BIG IN JAPAN – Forbes
“He’s the star of Balmain’s current men’s ad campaign, alongside his brother Fernando. However, showing off his best angles isn’t all that’s keeping Armando Cabral busy these days. His days of running around for castings and doing entire fashion weeks are part of the past.”

THE DUO TRYING TO MAKE TRAVEL MORE GLAMOROUS – NYMag
“Rubio and Korey say they don’t consider Away to be a luggage company, but rather a travel brand, or, as Rubio says, “not just a company that sells a suitcase.” Like Everlane or Outdoor Voices, they’re part of a new cadre of fashion labels that are run like lean startups and only offer a hyper-specific range of products.”