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📰 Willy Chavarria Is Coming to Zara ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Just a few days after Zara announced its two-year creative partnership with John Galliano , the Spanish retailer has revealed a collaboration with another beloved designer: Willy Chavarria.  The duo teamed up to create Vatisímo, a collection bringing Chavarria's Chicano cultural identity and workwear designs to a global audience. Even the name "Vatísimo" celebrates Latin American culture, as it's the superlative form of "vato," a colloquial term in the Chicano community for friends, partners, homies and loved ones. Photos: Courtesy of Zara Launching Wednesday, March 26, the ready-to-wear collection spans garments, accessories and jewelry for men and women, priced between $25 and $529. The designs highlight Chavarria's signature precise tailoring and strong silhouettes. Standout pieces include structured pencil skirts, short-sleeved shirts in cupro with raw-edge finishing ...

📰 Must Read: 'Radiant Earth' Is 2028's Color of the Year, Coperni and Martine Rose Owner Tomorrow Ltd. Is Sold ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Photo: Courtesy of WGSN These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Friday. 'Radiant Earth' is 2028's color of the year WGSN and Coloro have named "Radiant Earth," a rusty reddish hue, as 2028's color of the year. WGSN and Coloro reported that the demand for colors that feel grounding and permanent is rising amid fleeting trends, making Radiant Earth a reassuring representation of stability. "In a world that often feels chaotic, we're seeing a shift toward emotions like resilience and flourishing," Stephanie Barnscher, WGSN's senior color forecaster, said in a statement. "Radiant Earth perfectly anchors this emotional mindset, offering a grounded, reliable neutral that fosters deep-seated trust." {Fashionista inbox} Coperni and Martine Rose owner Tomorrow Ltd....

📰 Weekly Drop Watch: J. Crew x Lee, Crown Affair x U Beauty, Summer Fridays Debuts Fragrance and More ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: For our Weekly Drop Watch column, Fashionista scours the market to curate the most noteworthy releases from our favorite fashion and beauty brands. Keep scrolling for this week's highlights Fashion Launches J.Crew x Lee Photo: Courtesy of J.Crew Lee and J.Crew partnered on a denim-focused capsule collection, "bring[ing] two legends of American style together for the very first time," per press materials. The collection spans men's, women's and kids' with a lineup that includes jean jackets, Western-style shirts, straight-leg jeans, skirts and overalls. "This collaboration felt incredibly natural," said Olympia Gayot, Creative Director of J.Crew Women's & Kids, via a press release. "Lee represents an essential part of American denim heritage. At J.Crew, my goal was to honor that legacy while re...

📰 What Sneakers Are We Wearing in 2026? ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: What sneakers are we wearing now? Among the fashion crowd, maximalism and minimalism seem to be trending in equal measure for 2026, with a variety of playful microtrends dominating the active footwear market this spring.  The long-simmering balletcore aesthetic has, of course, given rise to the ballet sneaker or "sneakerina," which has been on the upswing for some time, but is officially an all-out obsession this year.  "From the Miu Miu Plume Satin Sneaker to the Adidas Samba Jane , the 'sneakerina' has solidly evolved into a lifestyle shoe," says Cate Khan, CEO of trend forecasting agency Trendalytics. According to the company, Google searches for "sneakerina" are up a whopping 21,080% from last year, while TikTok views with that tag are at 47 million, a 148% bump in that same time frame. "This unique combination of utility and grace is being embraced by spring tr...

📰 Must Read: Simone Rocha to Make Menswear Runway Debut at Pitti Uomo, Zimmermann Names New CEO ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Simone Rocha Photo: Estrop/Getty Images These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Thursday. Simone Rocha to make menswear runway debut at Pitti Uomo Simone Rocha will unveil her first menswear show in Florence this June as Pitti Uomo's guest designer. Rocha first debuted menswear pieces in her Spring 2023 collection. "It's an amazing opportunity," Rocha told Vogue Business . "So far the menswear has been very hand in hand with the womenswear. Now I feel ready for it to stand on its own and be its own proposition." { Vogue Business /paywalled} Zimmermann names new CEO Roberto Eggs Photo: Courtesy of Zimmermann Zimmermann has appointed Roberto Eggs as CEO, effective May 1, 2026. Eggs spent more than a decade at Moncler Group, where he most recently served as an executive board member and chief business ...

📰 Hades: A Knitwear Brand Inspired by British Counterculture ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Photos: Courtesy of Hades Brand Bio is Fashionista's guide to the best independent fashion and beauty brands — a resource for retailers, job seekers, B2B companies and consumers alike. If you'd like your brand to be featured, fill out this form . Hades Headquarters: England E-commerce: hades-shop.co.uk Social Media: Instagram What: An indie knitwear label that champions traditional craftsmanship, responsibly sourced materials and thoughtful production. Price Range: $137-$514 Founders: Cassie and Isabel Holland Origin Story: Founded in 2016, Hades is an independent British clothing brand drawing inspiration from counterculture and radical figures, ideas and history. Hades first gained recognition for its classic knitwear and in 2022 introduced ready-to-wear concept collections. Each collection blends high-quality materials and craftsmanship with a dose of British e...