Fashion

By now, Nicole’s visionary work has made waves far beyond the design bubble. What started as a hobby in 2018, has resulted in collaborations with Puma, the Northface, Diemme and Reebok, just to name a few. Recently she teamed up with Vans to create a pair of the iconic skate shoe.

  What makes people special? In a world where inclusivity and diversity are becoming more important, the fashion realm is shifting towards a new direction. Casting director and multidisciplinary artist Kyra Sophie injects humanity into the industry by seeking out real people with personality. We talked about love-hate relationships with the fashion world, the importance of honesty, and how casting can transcend into an art form.

The first digital cutting table for the sustainable FREITAG bags, it is all you ever wanted and more. Have you ever thought that you would like to make your FREITAG bag a little different? Of course the Zurich based manufacturer creates stunning designs for their bags, but what if you could be the designer of your bag? Luckily, that's no longer a dream! With F-Cut you can design your F712 DRAGNET by yourself.

Where to start when talking about the legendary Bureau Betak? The Bureau Betak studio dedicated to the production of high-end fashion shows, exhibitions, and spectacular events has studios in New York, Shanghai, and Paris and gave rise to over 1000 events with which it located itself at the top of the list of production agencies in the world of luxury, fashion, and events. Fashion houses like Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Kenzo, Viktor & Rolf, etc., trust the revolutionary mind of Alexandre de Betak, the Bureau’s director, in composing the perfect setting, which is a piece of art in itself, to present their latest collections.

The last couple of months surely took a toll on our carefreeness towards physical contact with people in our close environment and especially towards people we don’t know (yet). Shaking hands or the french Bisou-Bisou have been somewhat eliminated from our gestural repertoire and leave us awkwardly waving at our friends instead of giving them a hug.

On February 19th 2019 fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld passed away. The 85-year old always made a big secret out of his real age and as we know now, as well of his physical health. Already in January speculations were made, because of his absence at the Chanel Haute Couture Fashion Show in Paris.

A study looked at Vogue covers around the world from the last 25 years and found quite surprising results. Despite Vogue’s efforts to be diverse and progressive, the outcome shows that the women have remarkably similar features.

We are extremely delighted to launch The Forward Boutique in the context of Forward Festival Zurich, taking place from 1st to 2nd of June 2018 at KOSMOS. The Forward Boutique is a culmination of clothing products and fashion accessories from international brands we love, and know our visitors will love too.

When East-German figure skating competitor Katarina Witt performed in an outfit that resembled a bathing suit at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, she shocked audiences around the world. Her blue figure skating dress had feathers adorned at the waist instead of a skirt and was barely covering her posterior.

First released in 2012 artist Tom Sachs has created the Nike Mars Yard sneakers, which are based on shoes worn by astronauts in space. The trainers have been updated and newly released this month to improve past shortcomings.

Maurice de Mauriac is the official timekeeper of Forward Festival Zurich 2017.   Growing up near Lake of Constance, Daniel Dreifuss had a (dis)illusion of one day being a banker. At 18 he materialised this idea and for 10 years worked in Zürich and New York, striped shirts and all.

Sports brand Adidas released a limited-edition run of its 3D-printed trainers, which went on sale at stores in London, New York and Tokyo. Priced at a whopping $333 the technology isn’t affordable or scalable enough for the mainstream shoe-buying public yet, but we’re getting there.