Just when it seemed that America’s Next Top Model (ANTM) would end after a successful 22-cycle run, VH1 announced that it would bring ANTM back without Tyra Banks as the host.
Banks, will continue to be affiliated with ANTM as one of its executive producers while fielding other business opportunities. “After creating an incredible, global brand, I am beyond excited to have the show reborn,” Banks told Deadline. “I will continue as executive producer, but must turn my attention to new business endeavors, so I want to find a new host. I’m pumped to identify that person and bring back the show. Top Model fans, you demanded that the show come back, and VH1 answered the call. Get ready for a fierce-a-fied rebirth!”
ANTM without Tyra Banks, hmm, we shall see?
Consumers want it now?
There has been much talk in fashion retail circle of making garments from recent collections immediately available after consumers have seen those collections online or during live streaming of said fashion shows. Even the CFDA has hired The Boston Consulting Group to look into the viability of garments immediately available due to consumer demand. This fast availability will eliminate the time gap between fashion seasons and the presence of garments in department stores; a gap that can expand over four or five months.
This proposed change could also affect the timing of fashion weeks and the availability of luxury fabrics and textiles. And to this readjustment of fashion weeks, the esteemed French houses of Chanel, Dior, Hermes, and Saint Laurent have chorused a resounding, ‘No.’
“Reversing the cycle and starting off with a commercial presentation would kill creativity,” declared to daily paper Le Figaro the French Fashion Federation’s President, Ralph Toledano. Kerig CEO, François-Henri Pinault, also contends that early availability will stifle creativity and that it brands’—Balenciaga, Saint Laurent, Gucci— consumers have never complained about the fashion calendar.
This speculation all comes on the heels of Tom Ford and Burberry making garments from their fall 2016 collections immediately available to consumers after their fall 2016 runway presentations. Many fashion insiders also feel that immediate availability will eliminate imitations from mega retail discount brands such as H&M and ZARA.
Still, readjustment is a huge project, and many forces within the fashion industry are not convinced that speedy availability will increase sales. The French Fashion Federation contends based on a recent survey that “no customer has ever complained for not being able to buy in-store a product seen on the web.”
Vietnamese factory workers strike
While the Republicans battle it out over which candidate should receive the Republican nomination, 17,000 Vietnamese factory workers battle factory owners that produce Nike and Adidas products. Vietnamese workers are striking over new company policies that lower salaries over missed days of work.
Taiwanese-based garment maker Pou Chen Corp. has put in place new labor practices that deduct wages and bonuses from workers who miss work with or without management permission. According Doan Van Day, deputy chairman of the government-controlled trade union in Dong Nai, only 20 percent of the 20,000 workers at said factory are still working while negotiations around new labor practices are being discussed.
Siriano expands his empire
Christian Siriano is prolific. There is no doubt about that. From his own signature, ready-to-wear collections, his shoe line for Payless, a clothing line for Lane Bryant, Christian Siriano’s has expanded his name recognition beyond winning “Project Runway” to being a recognizable American brand.
Add to this market proliferation, Siriano’s new handbag collection. Recognizing that fashion should be inclusive and wearable, Siriano’s handbag line also encompasses accessibility through price points that range from $98–$350. “That’s actually what jumped off the bag line, wanting to give retailers overseas something at a more accessible price point,” said Siriano in a recent fashionmag.com article.
Christian Siriano handbags will be available online at the designer’s website, as well as on Bloomingdales.com and Farfetch.com.
—William S. Gooch
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