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Public School exits New York Fashion Week

As the Fashion Week calendars keep being full of more surprises, here's the latest shock to the industry's system. Public School will not be showing at New York Fashion Week this coming season. Designers Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne will be ditching the traditional runway show format for a new direct-to-consumer model debuting next spring....

Fashion

Public School hats to benefit ACLU

Designers Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne of Public School have been very vocal about their progressive political views and their stance against Donald Trump's policies. The designers recently participated in the I Am an Immigrant video for W, which featured some of fashion's biggest names from Grace Coddington to Joseph Altuzzara declaring...

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New York Fashion Week Day 4: Empowerment, Trump jibes & Lady Macbeth

Victoria Beckham sought to empower women. Public School tore into the Donald Trump presidency. Altuzarra delved into Shakespearean tragedy: political climes loomed large over New York fashion week Sunday. Subtle digs or angry opposition to the Donald Trump presidency have colored much of the first four days of the bi-annual style bonanza,...

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DKNY bids farewell to co-Creative Directors and CEO under new owner

London - Change is underfoot again at Donna Karan International. The same day that G-III Apparel Group completed its acquisition of Donna Karan International, parent company of Donna Karan and DKNY brands, comes news that designers Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne, creative directors of DKNY are leaving the company. In addition, chief executive...

Fashion

Nas featured in Public School's campaign for New Era

Rapper Nas has been tapped to appear in Public School's next campaign for New Era. The campaign was shot by Bon Duke, and was inspired by old photos Nas took back in 1992 by Chi Modu. Street's Disciple. NAS for Public School x New Era. 9.29 #WhereNYLives #WNL #PSxNE A photo posted by PUBLIC SCHOOL (@publicschoolnyc) on Sep 27, 2016 at 4:00pm PDT...

Retail

Public School sets its sights on international expansion

New York fashion label Public School is increasing its international distribution network for its women's wear collection. The women's and men's wear brand, created by designers Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow, is set to offer its female counterpart in Harrods and Liberty of London in time for autumn, reports WWD. In addition, the streetwear...

Fashion

Designer urges fashion industry to support Black Lives Matter

New York-based fashion designer Maxwell Osborne, co-creative director of Public School and DKNY, has called on the fashion industry to embrace the Black Lives Matter movement in an open letter. Entitled ‘Why I Stand with Black Lives Matter’, Osborne wrote for W magazine: "I write this open letter to encourage the fashion industry to not just...

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Public School shifts schedule to show men's & women's on Pre-Collection Calendar

London - New York fashion label Public School - led by Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow - is set to move its catwalk show to June to align with the pre-collection calendar. In addition, the designers are set to combine their men's and women's collections into two single shows per year, following in the footsteps of other labels such as Gucci,...

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New York Fashion Week AW16 menswear highlights

Ever since the Council of Fashion Designers of America launched New York Fashion Week: Men’s, a standalone showcase for American men’s fashion, the world's fashionable eyes have been tuned to the northern hemisphere. Over the past five years the men's market has seen greater growth then womenswear, with a men's only fashion week being the next...

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Men's fashion week in New York wraps up on high note

The second round of men's fashion week in New York has wrapped up on a high note after four days of shows reflecting thirst for innovation, openness and confidence in what's to come. The nascent showcase for the latest in American menswear drew trend spotters, bloggers, buyers and other style gurus -- all in a distinctly laid back atmosphere....

Culture

Public School presents exhibit at Sotheby's

Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne, the designers behind the hip contemporary label Public School and the new creative directors for DKNY, have more than just a great sense of style and fashion. The design duo is currently the force behind the fourth floor of Sotheby's print collection. The exhibition, which was open to the public from Thursday,...

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The Fashion Week shows everyone was talking about

After a month filled with fashion shows, launches and parties where designers showed what the rest of the world will be wearing next spring and summer, a certain sense of calmness has returned to the streets of New York, London, Milan and Paris. With all the photographers, designers and models having packed up and returned home, FashionUnited...