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French-Portuguese fashion designer Steven Passaro is showing the industry how to use technology responsibly. While fast fashion giants chase profits, he's using AI and 3D modeling to reduce waste and spend more time on craftsmanship.
From Vietnam's first disability fashion show to dogs strutting for adoption, the fashion industry is ditching outdated beauty standards and making room for everyone. These designers and models are proving that representation on the runway creates real change off it.
A new project in Ghana is transforming the fashion industry by placing disabled models on mainstream runways and training them as designers and entrepreneurs. Unique by Design brings together fashion brands, educators, and advocates to prove inclusion makes good business sense.
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Max Alexander started designing dresses at age four, and by age 10, he became the world's youngest fashion runway designer with a show at Paris's Palais Garnier. Between juggling homework and haute couture, he's proving creativity has no age limit.
Designer Robert Naorem halted his fashion show in Manipur when he spotted litter across the venue. Forty models joined him in cleaning up, turning a glamorous moment into a powerful statement about responsibility.
WforWoman became the first Indian high-street brand to showcase at Paris Fashion Week, standing alongside fashion giants like Louis Vuitton and Hermès. The brand proved everyday Indian fashion belongs on the world's most prestigious runway.
A young man from a village in Uttar Pradesh practiced modeling on rooftops while being mocked, worked as a security guard in Delhi to survive, then quit to chase his dream. Now he's opening fashion shows and proving that big dreams don't need big cities.
Fashion model Geena Rocero stood on the TED stage and shared the powerful story of becoming the woman she always knew she was. Her honest talk about being assigned male at birth inspires others to live authentically.
After wowing London crowds, the "Africa Fashion" exhibition has opened at Paris's Quai Branly museum. The showcase highlights how African designers are transforming global fashion, from traditional weaves to red carpet glamour.
Generation Z is bringing back iconic 1980s and '90s fashion trends, and Gen X couldn't be happier to see their style legacy live on. From jelly shoes to shoulder pads, the decades-old looks are finding new life on runways and in everyday wardrobes.
A Sydney man became an internet sensation after unknowingly joining a professional runway show while heading for his morning swim. David Handley's oblivious beach entrance during Australian Fashion Week has captured hearts worldwide.
When Anne Hathaway attended Milan Fashion Week for the Devil Wears Prada sequel, she noticed the models looked alarmingly thin and immediately took action. She secured promises from producers that their film would showcase healthier body types instead.
An isolated farmhouse in rural Victoria became an unlikely fashion studio when a farmer and Indigenous artist joined forces. Their collaboration just landed them on the Melbourne Fashion Festival runway.
A community fashion show in Stalybridge brought together local businesses and volunteers to raise £600 for young carers who need support and joy in their lives. The event featured young carers as models and showcased how small towns can rally behind their most vulnerable youth.
Fashion icon Anna Sui is keeping her 40-year-old label independent and in the family by bringing three nieces into leadership roles. The move is introducing her beloved 90s designs to Gen Z while maintaining the brand's soul.
A Minnesota fashion show transforms breast cancer survivors into runway models while raising money for metastatic cancer research. EMERGE combines style, storytelling, and hope to celebrate resilience and fund lifesaving science.
When Abena Christine Jon'el walked a major fashion show in Accra with her prosthetic leg wrapped in traditional Kente cloth, she wasn't just making a fashion statement. She was changing how an entire country sees disability.
Designers from across Africa transformed traditional textiles like Kuba cloth and raffia into stunning modern fashion at a major event in Pointe-Noire, Congo. The four-day showcase proved cultural heritage and economic opportunity can walk the runway together.
Shobitam connects handloom artisans across India directly with customers from Alaska to New Zealand, proving ethnic fashion can thrive globally. The platform now represents over 75 craft partners and has earned 13,000 five-star reviews.
Olympic gold medalists Shaolin Sándor Liu and Liu Shaoang traded their skates for the runway at Shanghai Fashion Week. The Chinese-Hungarian brothers walked in designer Feng Chen Wang's 10th anniversary show, marking their first time modeling.
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