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Identity. It’s a theme that consistently comes up in Nicholas Elliott’s collections for N-p-Elliott, which he’s shown at New York Fashion Week: Men’s for the past two seasons. The Scottish designer creates clothes with emblems and badges that unite but also differentiate. This season, one patch read “mellius,” which is Latin for better, and another said: “consciousness.”
“I wanted to create a world where nothing is homogenous,” said Elliott, who drew from the 1992 fantasy film “Orlando” starring Tilda Swinton as well as the sci-fi movie “Dune” by David Lynch. “Everyone in my family is culturally mixed and I wanted to relay that with this presentation.”
Elliott fought against homogeneity in many ways for his fall collection. The most apparent way was his casting, which featured male models — tall and short — with a variety of skin tones and hair textures. His collection was also quite diverse. A model wearing a military-inspired shirt jacket and wide-leg pants stood alongside another one wearing a copper faux-Astrakhan coat and printed leggings. He also played with color, showing tangerine, hunter green, gold and gray.
As disparate as these elements sound, Elliott has a knack for bringing it together and producing a comprehensive collection that has a distinct

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PARIS — Francesca Bellettini knows all about the importance of mentoring. A regular member of the ANDAM jury, the Yves Saint Laurent chief executive officer last year hired Anthony Vaccarello, a former winner of the annual fashion competition, to helm the Paris-based fashion house.
Now in its 28th edition, ANDAM will today name Bellettini as the designated mentor of this year’s winner of the main Fashion Award, and reveal that Hermès and Matchesfashion.com are joining the consortium of sponsors of the prize.
Nathalie Dufour, ANDAM founder and director, said the award has a track record of fostering European success stories. Vaccarello, who won in 2011, was mentored by Ralph Toledano, president of the fashion division at Puig, and executives such as François-Henri Pinault and Renzo Rosso have helped other winners.
Dufour noted that Bellettini would be the first female executive to take on the role. “She will bring a huge amount of prestige to this mentoring role, because people have a lot of admiration for Saint Laurent’s trajectory, both in image and commercial terms,” Dufour told WWD.
The mentorship spans one year of guidance on matters including financial, legal, marketing, communications and production.
“I am honored to be the official mentor of the 2017

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NEW YORK — Rebecca Minkoff, who last month revealed that the brand’s third see-now-buy-now show will be held in Los Angeles at The Grove on Feb. 4, is adding to her accessories category with a new series of 10 limited-edition handbags. But they’re not just any handbags.
Minkoff has partnered with Avery Dennison and Evrythng to infuse each style with smart technology. The studded top-handle bags, dubbed the #ALWAYSON Midnighter style, will each come with a hangtag that when scanned will unlock a ticket to Minkoff’s spring 2017 fashion show as well as other exclusive offers and experiences with the brand.
The 10 bags will be sold exclusively at Minkoff’s pop-up shop at The Grove, opening on Feb. 3 — the day before her show. They will retail for $295.
Each bag will automatically qualify the customer for a loyalty program, as well as access to e-commerce services, private styling sessions, style recommendations, video content and an invitation to Minkoff’s next fashion show.
In a telephone interview, chief executive officer Uri Minkoff — who noted that all of Rebecca Minkoff handbags will be equipped with smart technology as of summer 2017 — talked more about ways the company is exploring “the Internet of things.”
“There’s such

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FROM SPAIN TO DUBAI: Delpozo is getting ready to bring its luxurious, feminine whimsy to Dubai with the opening of its third flagship — and its first in the Middle East.
The brand partnered with Alabbar Enterprises — parent company of Symphony, the luxury, multibrand concept store in Dubai — on the initiative.
The 1,479-square-foot space, housed on the ground floor of the new Fashion Avenue extension of the Dubai Mall, will house Delpozo’s prêt-à-couture, bridal, accessories and footwear collections. Drawing upon his background in architecture, creative director Josep Font will contribute to the store’s design, which will mimic the interiors of Delpozo’s other flagships, in Madrid and London.
The store is slated to open in September, timed to the release of the fall collection.

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From the silver streak at Chanel to Valentino’s garden of delights, the spring couture got off to a sophisticated start.

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The Hadid family cannot be repressed.
Alana Hadid, the half-sister of Bella and Gigi Hadid, has teamed with her father Mohamed on a line of eyewear — aptly named Hadid Eyewear.
The line of sunglasses will be priced from $149 to $169, with travel-inspired style names like Passport Control and Frequent Flyer.
The six-style collection launches online today, at Hadideyewear.com, Shopbop and Revolve.
Alana Hadid said of the collection: “We both really love sunglasses — if you look at my father’s Instagram, he is wearing sunglasses in every photo. We both probably own 100-plus pairs. We are [pleased] to do something accessible to everyone. We wanted to keep [prices] at a point where if somewhere really loves them, they can buy them in all the colorways.”
An optical style, with clip-on sunglass attachments, will launch in March. Brick-and-mortar retail is being mulled for the future, but in the meantime, Alana feels the Internet is an apt retail outlet. “It gives a lot of people more access to buy all over U.S. and worldwide,” she said.
Five percent of all net sales will benefit the Vision of Children Foundation.
The elder Hadid sister keeps a low profile. Her Instagram following is by no means diminutive — 115,000 — but is relatively

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India, Pakistan, Greece and Turkey have been identified among the top source countries at risk of modern slavery in the fashion supply chain – with new research also providing a tool to help firms find, assess and eradicate the problem.

Athletic wear maker Under Armour has launched its first made-in-the-USA capsule apparel collection, produced at its state-of-the-art UA Lighthouse design and manufacturing innovation hub in Baltimore.

Austrian cellulosic fibre producer Lenzing has partnered with Spanish technology firm Jeanologia to demonstrate the advantages of laser finishing on Tencel fabrics and garments.

The second edition of a ranking which scores companies on their policy, traceability and uptake of sustainable cotton, is to expand this year including businesses from all continents, and online companies such as Zalando and Amazon.