Articles by Diane Vanderschelden
Diane Vanderschelden is a Business Editor for FashionUnited France and UK. She covers the latest economic, financial, and regulatory news shaping the fashion industry. With a keen interest in international dynamics, she focuses on the economic, social, and cultural factors influencing different regions, particularly Asia and Europe, where she has lived for several years.
IFA Paris: What is the purpose of a fashion school when careers evolve faster than qualifications?
There was a time when fashion schools primarily trained students to create. The market now demands understanding. This includes understanding pricing, margins, data, supply chains, environmental regulations, and the digital tools that are already starting to shift certain roles. Jean-Baptiste Andreani, who has led IFA Paris since 2015, champions...
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Vinted vs Depop: Should eBay spend more to win the second-hand battle in the US?
It took Vinted a few months to become a serious enough problem to appear in Wall Street analyst notes. The Lithuanian platform has built its peer-to-peer second-hand model for nearly twenty years. It only officially entered the US market in January 2026. However, it is advancing quickly enough to push Depop, now owned by eBay, to accelerate its...
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Zara France's 1.9 billion euro turnover signals an increasingly polarised fashion market
Inditex's French subsidiary generated a turnover of 1.91 billion euros for the financial year ending late January 2026 (+0.9 percent). This is a seemingly modest increase. However, it contrasts sharply with the overall decline in the French apparel sector. Zara France is not accelerating, but it is not declining either. For the financial year...
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Kering strengthens jewelry division with key leadership appointments
Kering has not waited long to put a face to its new jewellery organisation. A few months after creating Kering Jewelry, the group has appointed Charlotte Fournet as managing director of Pomellato and Krizia Cucurachi as managing director of DoDo. The two executives will take up their positions on September 15 and will report directly to...
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From Pomellato to Kering Italy: Sabina Belli takes the helm of the group's Italian network
From September 15, 2026, Sabina Belli will assume the role of president of Kering Italy, while also continuing to lead the Kering Accademia per le Eccellenze. After more than ten years leading Pomellato, this appointment moves an executive with deep roots in the jewellery sector to the core of the group's industrial and institutional ecosystem....
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Shein IPO: why has the ultra-fast fashion leader accepted a 75 percent discount?
The traditional gong of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange sounded this Tuesday morning for a company that would have undoubtedly preferred a different tune. Shein debuted with a valuation of approximately 26.5 billion dollars, before its stock fell by almost 10 percent within the first few hours of trading. In 2022, private investors had valued the...
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Why Brussels is accelerating its textile regulatory battle this summer
A ban on destroying unsold goods since the end of July, extended producer responsibility by 2028 and a digital product passport: the European Union is abruptly tightening its grip on the textile industry. This is an analysis of the political timeline and its major impacts on the sector. Several key milestones in European textile legislation came...
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Cotton route, destination Uzbekistan: is China seeking a new gateway to supply Europe?
The news went relatively unnoticed. It deserves, however, to be examined closely. China and Uzbekistan want to strengthen their cooperation in the textile industry. The agenda includes raw material supply; technology transfer; blended fabric production; dyeing and finishing technologies; automation; and the creation of joint production...
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Shein and Everlane: how an 80 million dollar acquisition serves a 27 billion dollar IPO strategy
A few hours after launching its initial public offering in Hong Kong, Shein faces a new complication in the US. The acquisition of Everlane, completed in May for 80 million dollars, is now under review by the CFIUS. Even more unusually, it was Shein who voluntarily requested this review after the deal was completed. This move can be seen as an...
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Textiles: Does India want to make Bangladesh an extension of its industrial base?
Diplomats discuss tariffs and cross-border fluidity. Textile manufacturers, however, are watching how these barriers actually change their costs, market opportunities and production choices. By dispatching a delegation to Dhaka led by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), New Delhi is not just there to discuss market access for its...
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