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John Galliano speaks onstage during Vogue’s Forces of Fashion Conference at Milk Studios on October 12, 2017, in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images/AFP)
August 31, 2026, 7:03 pm
Met Museum cancels planned John Galliano exhibit after backlash over antisemitism
Fashion designer says he decided ‘it is best’ not to hold event, apologizes for ‘hurt I caused to the Jewish and Asian communities’; move welcomed by Jewish leaders
By AP and Luke Tress
'Fashion Worker: Dorin Frankfurt' at the Ashdod Museum of Art will close on August 15, 2026 (Elad Sarig)
May 15, 2026, 1:01 pm
Exhibit on iconic designer Dorin Frankfurt looks at the clothes that made the woman
Open through August 15, ‘Fashion Worker: Dorin Frankfurt’ at the Ashdod Museum of Art showcases nearly 50 years of local fashion, manufacturing, and Israeli style
By Jessica Steinberg
Fashion designer Elie Tahari at a runway show of his designs on November 6, 2025 in Miami, Florida (Courtesy)
November 26, 2025, 1:51 am
Fashion designer Elie Tahari outfits injured IDF servicewomen
Brand cofounded by Israeli-American hosts several female Israeli troops at Miami fashion show, including soldier shot 12 times: ‘An extension of the definition of warriors’
By Jessica Steinberg
Meital Peleg Mizrachi wears a dress that once belonged to her grandmother and that she has since altered. (Tomariko)
June 2, 2025, 2:13 pm
While being Israeli is not in vogue, sabra academic blends faith and fashion at Yale
When not lecturing students on fashion waste, Meital Peleg Mizrachi explores the overlap of Judaism and mindful consumption – while repurposing her grandma’s wardrobe
By Cathryn J. Prince
A dress and jacket that Princess Diana changed into on her wedding day made by designer David Sassoon is displayed during a media preview for the "Royal Style in the Making" exhibition at Kensington Palace in London, June 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
April 12, 2025, 5:32 am
Jewish royal fashion designer who dressed Princess Diana dies at 92
David Sassoon, who co-led the couture house Belville Sassoon for decades, said in 2023 interview that ‘Jewish traditions played an enormous part in the clothes’ he designed
By Grace Gilson
From 'Heroines,' an exhibit about fashion design during wartime at the Holon Design Museum, from April 2025 (Credit Elad Sarig)
April 8, 2025, 7:07 am
Fashion exhibit looks at design as symbol of hope during World War II
Holon Design Museum launches ‘Heroines,’ a look at World War Two-era designers who leaned on fashion, as well as Holocaust items
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: Model Jac Jagaciak and fashion designer Kobi Halperin attend the 2017 CFDA Fashion Awards at the Hammerstein Ballroom on June 5, 2017 in New York City. (Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images/AFP)
February 17, 2024, 4:38 am
This designer closed his NY Fashion Week runway show with Israel’s national anthem
Kobi Halperin’s first standalone show was inspired by Shabbat and had the theme of ‘hope.’ Its moving finale has been viewed more than 160,000 times on Instagram
By julia GERGELY
In a joint project, Ori Topaz, a designer from Shenkar College produces sustainable leather handbags made from salmon skins using digital printing technology developed by Kornit Digital. (Achikam Ben Yosef)
January 30, 2024, 5:36 pm
Seeking eco-friendly material, Israeli innovators look to scale up fish-skin handbags
A designer and an engineer join an EU-funded project to test the viability of recycling piscine waste into leather for the fashion industry; they feel success is in the bag
By Sharon Wrobel
At the newly formed Safe Side, Oz Zechovoy's volunteer sewing workshop in Jaffa that designs and makes combat gear pieces for soldiers in the 2023 Israel-Hamas War (Courtesy Rom Barnea)
October 22, 2023, 12:00 pm
Designers sew for combat soldiers, pivoting from fashion to function
Design schools Bezalel and Shenkar ramp up volunteer teams to customize gear for troops and reservists
By Jessica Steinberg
Dana Rapaport's Zohara started out in 2010 with tights and stockings before moving into swimsuits (Courtesy Shai Franco Studio)
August 5, 2023, 7:22 am
Israeli-designed swimwear offers something to suit every body
Zohara, Ugly Duckling, Marsea and Noa cater to what women wanna wear
By Jessica Steinberg
Fashion designer and artist Akiva Alpert. (Courtesy)
May 15, 2023, 4:29 am
Neurodivergent fashion designer-to-the-stars wears his Jewish identity on his sleeve
Akiva Alpert got his start battling a controversial Urban Outfitters release by issuing his own Judaic-themed line. Now he works with celebs such as Justin Bieber and Billie Eilish
By Cathryn J. Prince
At the House of Jaffa fashion show during Kornit Fashion Week in Tel Aviv, March 22, 2023 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
March 23, 2023, 5:56 pm
Genderless collection hits runway on last day of Fashion Week
House of Jaffa presents contemporary resort collection, embroidered with sequined camels and hamsas
By Jessica Steinberg
The Lanvin fashion house-designed piece in homage to Alber Elbaz, the Moroccan-born, Israeli designer who died in 2021 and is being honored with 'The Dream Factory,' a new exhibit that opened September 12, 2022 at the Design Museum Holon (Courtesy Elad Sarig)
September 13, 2022, 6:33 pm
‘Love and respect’ as Elbaz exhibit opens in Holon a year post-death
The Moroccan-born, Israel-raised designer who died in 2021 at 59 is feted by friends, family and colleagues
By Jessica Steinberg
Celebrity designer Neil Lane holds a ketubah. (Authentic Brands Group/ via JTA)
May 30, 2022, 3:38 am
Neil Lane, the official jeweler of ‘The Bachelor,’ is designing luxury ketubahs
The celebrity designer is adapting his signature style to create ornate religious marriage contracts in what may be his most Jewish project to date
By Sarah Rosen
Matzah pajamas designed by Rabbi Yael Buechler. (Design by Grace Yagel; images via NLI Historical Jewish Press)
April 16, 2022, 1:59 pm
Matzah pajamas are the latest trend in a long history of US Jewish branding
Like many others, American Jews were influenced by their new home country’s penchant for consumerism – but being a niche market has also helped preserve their cultural identity
By Jackie Hajdenberg
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