"It's the end of fashion as we know it" says Li Edelkoort
Design Indaba 2015: fashion is dead, trend forecaster Li Edelkoort has declared, describing the fashion industry as "a ridiculous and pathetic parody of what it has been" (+ interview). More
Design Indaba 2015: fashion is dead, trend forecaster Li Edelkoort has declared, describing the fashion industry as "a ridiculous and pathetic parody of what it has been" (+ interview). More
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: industrial designer Leonie Tenthof van Noorden, who uses 3D scanning to produce bespoke dresses, claims the technique will soon be commonplace in fashion stores (+ movie). More
Disused materials including tyres, burlap sacks and rope are recycled into footwear for the developing world in this project by Ravensbourne university students (+ slideshow). More
Cascades of water tumbled from scaffolding-supported troughs into a pool at the centre of the catwalk for British outerwear brand Hunter's London Fashion Week show (+ slideshow). More
Models wearing hazard-striped garments stood still as conveyor belts transported them past guests at House of Holland's London Fashion Week presentation (+ slideshow). More
Squishy foam spikes featured on garments and the catwalk at fashion designer Mary Katrantzou's Autumn Winter 2015 show during London Fashion Week. More
London fashion studio Sibling used the vibrant hues of furniture and interiors by late Danish designer Verner Panton as a reference for its Autumn Winter 2015 collection, shown as part of London Fashion Week. More
British fashion designer Gareth Pugh has made a patriotic return to London Fashion Week, pulling together references from across the UK for his Autumn Winter 2015 show. More
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: Ben Alun-Jones of Knyttan explains how customers can create bespoke knitwear at the company's "factory of the future" and claims mass customisation is transforming the role of designers (+ movie). More
Fashion studio The Unseen will present a sculptural jacket that changes colour depending on the wearer's mood during this month's London Fashion Week. More
Fashion designer Pauline van Dongen has developed a knitted cardigan with integrated stretch sensors that measures the movement of elderly wearers (+ movie). More
News: musician Kanye West has partnered with Adidas to produce Yeezy Season 1 – a collection of clothing and footwear that he described as the world's "first solutions-based" clothing line (+ slideshow). More
News: German sports brand Adidas aims to use design to increase its market share in America, according to executive board member for global brands Eric Liedtke (+ interview). More
Interview: the former head of two Parisian fashion houses has discouraged students from setting up their own brands because the industry is overwhelmed by too many new names. More
The expressive landscapes of Vincent van Gogh provided the visual cues for giant 3D flowers and enormous straw hats in Dutch fashion house Viktor & Rolf's Spring Summer 2015 haute-couture collection (+ slideshow). More
Fashion designer Rick Owens has updated his collection of shoes for Adidas, adding three new models including a knee-high boot (+ slideshow). More
News: Adidas has revealed its latest running shoe – combining a flexible knitted upper with a new version of its Boost "energy return" midsole that uses a material usually found in car dashboards (+ slideshow). More
Fashion designer Raf Simons used the latest textiles he created with Danish brand Kvadrat to make coats for his Autumn Winter 2015 menswear collection. More
Dutch studio OMA's research branch AMO has created a series of symmetrical linked vestibules to form a disorientating runway for Prada's Autumn Winter 2015 menswear show (+ slideshow). More
Toronto design studio Jacknife has developed prototypes for a range of recreational ice skates inspired by traditional leather models. More