New Balance, Golden Goose in ‘dad shoes’ dispute
New Balance has filed a complaint against Golden Goose in the U.S. The Boston-based sportswear brand is accusing the Italian brand of copying its iconic 990 model to create the Dad Star...
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New Balance, Golden Goose in ‘dad shoes’ dispute
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Paris Fashion Week: Marni among this season's new names
Paris Fashion Week: Marni among this season's new names
From September 25 to October 3, Paris Fashion Week will feature 41 presentations and 67 shows. After showcasing their collections in New York last year, Marni, along with Peter Do, are...
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Eugenio Canali passes away at 91
Eugenio Canali passes away at 91
The former leader of the esteemed Italian luxury company, who held the title of honorary chairman, passed away on Friday at the age of 91.
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How have sports brands performed this spring?
How have sports brands performed this spring?
The major sports brands posted positive quarterly results. The strong new names in running scored well, while Adidas and Under Armour struggled.
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Kitsuné partners with Siparex to finance digital, e-tail expansion
Kitsuné partners with Siparex to finance digital, e-tail expansion
The Franco-Japanese group, founded in 2002 by Gildas Loaëc and Masaya Kuroki, and active in fashion, music and the restaurant business, has found a financial partner in French private...
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StockX: the challenge of creating a global retail platform
StockX: the challenge of creating a global retail platform
While in Paris for the latest Men's Fashion Week, where StockX took part in an event with Highsnobiety, the head of the resale platform shared his vision of retail and the stock market...
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Vans names Andreas Olsson general manager EMEA
Vans names Andreas Olsson general manager EMEA
The VF Corp. brand's current VP sales EMEA has been promoted to the role of vice-president and general manager of the region, replacing Michel Bilodeau, who will assume the role of VP...
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Kering parts ways with Marco Bizzarri, while Francesca Bellettini gets a promotion
Kering parts ways with Marco Bizzarri, while Francesca Bellettini gets a promotion
The emblematic Gucci boss is leaving the group after 18 years of service. The CEO of Yves Saint Laurent will become deputy CEO of Kering, in charge of developing the brands.
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ABG postpones completion of Boardriders acquisition as future licensees named
ABG postpones completion of Boardriders acquisition as future licensees named
ABG’s acquisition of the owner of Billabong, Quiksilver and Roxy, first announced in spring, hasn’t been finalised yet, but industry sources have reported that US licensees for...
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Men's trade shows and showrooms join forces in New York
Men's trade shows and showrooms join forces in New York
Some already started their activities in the Big Apple on Friday, but the men's fashion showrooms and trade shows season dedicated to Spring/Summer 2024 men's collections will truly kick...
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Which are the most dynamic commercial high streets in Europe?
Which are the most dynamic commercial high streets in Europe?
Kalverstraat in Amsterdam has recorded the strongest footfall growth, and Gran Via in Madrid attracts the highest number of pedestrians, according to a study by Mytraffic and Cushman &...
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Surfrider Foundation denounces fashion labels’ 'false solutions' against plastic pollution
Surfrider Foundation denounces fashion labels’ 'false solutions' against plastic pollution
US environmental NGO Surfrider Foundation has denounced the “five main avoidance strategies” it believes are being deployed in various industries, fashion among them, to “delay reducing...
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In Paris, White Mountaineering travels back in time, at Officine Générale, simplicity tends towards sophistication
In Paris, White Mountaineering travels back in time, at Officine Générale, simplicity tends towards sophistication
For Spring/Summer 2024, Yosuke Aizawa's Japanese label is drawing a line between the 80s and today. While, Pierre Mahéo's French brand is edging towards simplicity.
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French agency OBCM acquired by The Lede Company
French agency OBCM acquired by The Lede Company
The New York-based consultancy, which opened a London office last year, announced that it has acquired the Paris-based agency founded 10 years ago by Olivier Bourgis, who will continue to...
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Fursac: Jérémie Le Febvre analyses the importance of Fashion Week for the brand
Fursac: Jérémie Le Febvre analyses the importance of Fashion Week for the brand
This Thursday, the men's brand from the SMCP Group is holding its third presentation in the Paris Fashion Week calendar. We spoke to Jérémie Le Febvre, Fursac's managing director since May.
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VF Corp has chosen Bracken Darrell as its new CEO
VF Corp has chosen Bracken Darrell as its new CEO
The American giant that owns Timberland, The North Face and Vans has announced this surprising appointment and reorganised its management board. Bracken Darrell has been CEO of...
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Adidas Originals to open a temporary Samba Café in Paris with Pharrell Williams
Adidas Originals to open a temporary Samba Café in Paris with Pharrell Williams
During Paris Men's Fashion Week, Adidas Originals is set to celebrate its iconic Samba shoe model by taking over the concept store The Broken Arm.
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Trade fairs and showrooms: what to expect this season?
Trade fairs and showrooms: what to expect this season?
Pitti Uomo in Florence marks the start of a busy time of the year for wholesale players. Sales teams are in the starting-blocks. What to expect this year and what have we taken away from...
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LVMH Prize: Setchu by Satoshi Kuwata wins tenth edition
LVMH Prize: Setchu by Satoshi Kuwata wins tenth edition
Japan's Satoshi Kuwata, with his label Setchu, has won the tenth edition of the LVMH prize for young fashion designers, awarded in Paris on June 7. Bettter and Magliano share the Karl...
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The Independents group (Karla Otto, Bureau Betak) sells stake to TowerBrook Capital Partners, FL Entertainment
The Independents group (Karla Otto, Bureau Betak) sells stake to TowerBrook Capital Partners, FL Entertainment
The marketing and communication group, consisting of Bureau Betak, Bureau Future, K2, Karla Otto, Lefty, Prodject and The Qode, has announced the arrival of new shareholders and the...
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Brand Sisters takes a stake in Vanessa Bruno
Brand Sisters takes a stake in Vanessa Bruno
At the end of 2022, the brand welcomed Brand Sisters into its capital as a minority shareholder. Today the label is planning a series of international openings, including in Shanghai this...
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Vanessa Bruno travels to Mexico
Vanessa Bruno travels to Mexico
The French designer has created a capsule collection and is transforming her boutique on rue Saint-Sulpice in Paris, inspired by the Mexican capital.
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Wethenew raises €20 million from Singular, C4 Ventures and Chalhoub Group
Wethenew raises €20 million from Singular, C4 Ventures and Chalhoub Group
Two years after its first round of funding, the French sneaker resale platform has announced a new round of financing from Singular, C4 Ventures and Chalhoub Ventures & Acquisitions.
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Maroc in Mode textiles trade show ready for 20th edition in Casablanca
Maroc in Mode textiles trade show ready for 20th edition in Casablanca
The Moroccan trade show, organised by the local textile and apparel industry association, will feature textile producers and garment makers exhibiting on May 10-12 in Casablanca.
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Bluemarble sets up its first pop-up store in the Marais district in Paris
Bluemarble sets up its first pop-up store in the Marais district in Paris
The label is opening a pop-up store for its new spring-summer 2023 collection, in a 50 square metre space at 98 rue de Turenne in the heart of the Marais in Paris.
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Damien Pellé, former head of sustainable development at Galeries Lafayette, joins SMCP
Damien Pellé, former head of sustainable development at Galeries Lafayette, joins SMCP
The former Galeries Lafayette executive, who led the ‘Go for Good’ project, has joined the affordable luxury giant. Karine Viel, former head of sustainable development at Monoprix, is now...
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Monogram raises nearly €3 million
Monogram raises nearly €3 million
Monogram specialises in the sale of top-of-the-range and luxury second-hand products. The HWA family office of William Ayache, director of Dental Monitoring, has acquired a stake in the...
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![]( "Naf Naf’s CEO Luc Mory leaves")
Naf Naf’s CEO Luc Mory leavesNaf Naf’s CEO Luc Mory leaves
Mory, who had been in charge of the French womenswear retailer for 10 years, and followed its acquisition by Franco-Turkish group SY in 2020, has left the company, replaced by president...
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![]( "Authentic Brands Group acquires Boardriders")
Authentic Brands Group acquires BoardridersAuthentic Brands Group acquires Boardriders
The very active American brand management giant has announced that it is buying the board sports brands group, which includes Quiksilver and Billabong, from Oaktree Capital. The amount...
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![]( "Ivy Park: is the love affair between Adidas and Beyoncé drawing to a close?")
Ivy Park: is the love affair between Adidas and Beyoncé drawing to a close?Ivy Park: is the love affair between Adidas and Beyoncé drawing to a close?
The Ivy Park label, developed jointly by the US pop star and the German sportswear giant, has not been the success both parties had been hoping for, to the point that some sources are...