As one of Silicon Valley’s most well-known venture capital firms, Kleiner Perkins was an early backer of Amazon, Google and Twitter. But it recently invested in a different kind of disruptive startup: Re-inc, the gender-neutral fashion and lifestyle brand from US women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe, the pink-haired, gender equality activist known for leading the US to World Cup victory, and her teammates Tobin Heath, Meghan Klingenberg and Christen Press. Amid an industry-wide

Writer and consultant Aja Barber has been five different dress sizes in two decades. Kenyan designer Anyango Mpinga says her body changes throughout each month. They’re not alone. The average woman experiences 31 size changes during her adult life, the average man 24. Through age, illness, pregnancy or nature, our bodies adapt, so why don’t our clothes? “Strict sizes are not realistic,” points out Mpinga, who started her brand after years of tweaking the clothes she bought to

Inclusive queer swimwear and summer-friendly apparel brand HOMOCO has launched a brand new capsule in collaboration with artist This is Amit and the Tom of Finland Foundation. Dedicated to the late Finnish artist known for his homoerotic drawings, garments in the range boast Amit‘s take on Tom’s use of the male form. Featuring illustrations of fictional construction workers, the collection includes a pair of printed recycled-polyester swim trunks and the fashion label’s first

Given that the digitally native Gen-Z audience are regarded as a generation of impulse purchasers, Selfsized’s stretch technology will help protect brands from this group. Selfsized, which was first launched for S/S 20, received industry praise thanks to its unique feature that one single size jean can fit a wide range of different sized wearers perfectly. All Selfsized denim products have been developed with Calik Denim’s T-Power technology to eliminate elastane yarn slippag

Minimalism often seizes designers in periods of uncertainty: when the fashion industry is on the ropes, say, or when a given designer needs a reset. But the work of Harris Reed, the 23-year-old English-American designer, suggests that fashion is entering a new period of exuberance. Reed just graduated from Central Saint Martins, fashion’s most prestigious graduate school, but has already been hard at work: dressing Ezra Miller in a feathered top hat and Solange in a portrait

The Canadian brand is the first brand to ever make period-proof underwear in neutral colours. Canadian intimates brand Knix is extending its shade range today with the launch of Knix Nudes. The new collection features three of the brand’s best-sellers – the Wing Woman Contour Bra, Leakproof Underwear and Thigh Saver – in five beautiful nude shades, inspired by feedback from its customers. In fact, the brand worked with a diverse group of women to finalize the inclusive five s