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Jean-Claude Jitrois prepares for future with dual creative director appointments
French designer Jean-Claude Jitrois, an internationally renowned master of leather, has appointed two creative directors to “write the next chapter” for his brand. Jitrois will retain artistic direction, he told to AFP on Wednesday. “I turned 82 on January 10; we must prepare for the future. The future is youth,” Jitrois added, wishing to open “...
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LVMH control solidified: Arnault family reaches absolute majority
Bernard Arnault and his family have consolidated their control over the global luxury giant LVMH. According to a source close to the family, they now hold 50.01 percent of the share capital and 65.94 percent of the voting rights. This move, although seemingly minor at 50.01 percent, is highly strategic. It marks the transition to an absolute...
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Shein to open in provincial BHV stores this Wednesday, following Paris debut
Initially announced for late 2025, Shein stores are opening this Wednesday in four provincial BHV department stores. The rollout comes four months after the outcry caused by the brand's first permanent store opening at BHV Marais in Paris. These openings in French cities Limoges, Angers, Dijon, Grenoble and Reims stem from a partnership unveiled...
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Stocks diverge, dollar down over Trump tariffs uncertainty
Global equities traded mixed and the dollar fell slightly Monday as uncertainty over Donald Trump's tariffs gripped markets after the US Supreme Court struck down a large part of the president's upending trade policy. The court on Friday ruled that Trump does not have the authority to impose tariffs under a 1977 law he has relied on to impose...
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British co-founder of fashion giant Asos dies in Thai balcony fall
A British co-founder of online fast fashion retail giant Asos has died in Thailand after falling from a high-rise balcony, police said on Friday. Quentin Griffiths, 58, fell from the 17th floor of an apartment building in the seaside resort city of Pattaya on February 9, local law enforcement told AFP. "The motive is still being investigated,"...
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Scottish fashion seeks new talent for homespun crafts
Far from the glamour of fashion weeks in Paris, Milan and London, a nondescript cashmere mill on Scotland's western coast that supplies luxury labels hopes local training programmes can attract new talent. "It's a dying trade," 61-year-old Maria Wade said of her job as a "greasy mender" at Alex Begg, a semi-rural mill that has been based in Ayr...
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UK King opens London Fashion Week despite brother's arrest
London Fashion Week launched on Thursday with a rare visit from King Charles III only hours after his brother Andrew's sensational arrest -- his presence overshadowing an event traditionally focused on revealing new talent. The king surprised crowds when his car pulled up outside the opening show -- on a day when headlines were dominated by the...
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London Fashion Week opens with tribute to one of its greats
London Fashion Week, better known for nurturing new talent than for its big-name shows, kicks off on Thursday with a tribute to one of its stalwarts Paul Costelloe. The Irish-American designer, who died aged 80 last November, was a regular fixture on the opening day of the British capital's fashion week since the inception of the show in 1984....
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How Pauline Dujancourt prepares for London Fashion Week
Just days before her third runway show, French designer Pauline Dujancourt was riding a wave of excitement and nerves. The 31?year?old admitted she had begun having strange, nightmarish dreams ahead of her big moment at London Fashion Week on Sunday. The British capital will once again host its Autumn/Winter fashion week from Thursday to Monday,...
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Argentine textile employment, a collateral victim of the opening to imports
Buenos Aires - At a clothing factory in Buenos Aires, dozens of workers watch with concern as the garments Imported sewing machines are gaining ground against idle sewing machines, a postcard from the crisis in the Argentine textile industry in the face of open-market policies commercial of the government of Javier Milei. At Confecciones Seman,...
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