Articles by Florence Julienne
Short circuit fashion: Portugal Fashion is on the right track
24 Mar 2023 - Fashion
From 14 to 18 March 2023, Portugal Fashion in Porto organised its 52nd fashion week. Its mission? To bring together a successful local industry and local and international designers onto one podium, in a convergent short circuit dynamic. "The challenge of Portugal Fashion is to promote our national brands, especially the young ones, and to...
The Shein X Challenge 2023: An inside look
15 Mar 2023 - Fashion
The third edition of the Shein X Challenge, which took place in London on March 9 and 10, 2023, highlighted the winner Amy Sala and the nine other candidates who participated in the contest to try to reach a target clientele. FashionUnited attended the event to ask questions about the business model of a Chinese fashion brand that has been...
Anne Isabella, one of the semi-finalists for the LVMH Prize 2023
8 Mar 2023 - Fashion
Anne Isabella was one of the 22 semi-finalists who presented their collections and creative universe to the 85 experts responsible for choosing the eight finalists for the LVMH 2023 Prize on March 2 and March 3, 2023, during Paris Fashion Week. The presentation was accompanied by a digital showroom, which is open to the public from March 1 to 5....
Nina Ricci FW23/24: fashion is ready for inclusivity
7 Mar 2023 - Fashion
While the theme of gender fluidity was to be expected from the new artistic director of the brand Nina Ricci, who appointed himself as the rightful ambassador of the matter, Harris Reed debuted with inclusivity and generous shapes for his first official show at the Paris Fashion Week. This has evoked comments online on the subject of larger...
A new wave of Chinese designers sweeps the European fashion industry
28 Feb 2023 - Fashion
At a time when China is turning towards its domestic market, the emergence of new Chinese designers, positioned at the top of the range, is not insignificant. Especially since this young generation is challenging preconceived ideas about "made in China", thereby creating what can be called a "new wave". The mention of Chinese brands often leads...
Casa93's online fashion design programme becomes classroom-based
14 Feb 2023 - Fashion
The experimental 'Pre Casa project', created by fashion design academy Casa93 in France, which is co-financed by the Île-de-France region, has now become Casa93Pulse and is moving from virtual courses to in-person training. Alternative fashion school Casa93 in the Parisian suburb Seine-Saint-Denis, Montreuil, is an educational institution. It is...
New masculine aesthetics: Fluid tailoring and dandyism
10 Feb 2023 - Fashion
Is the influence of the streetwear hype losing ground? Are women's suits the future of men's suits? Finally, is dandyism, inherited from the 19th century, becoming trendy again? These are all the questions we asked ourselves after the presentations of the autumn/winter 23/24 men's collections. Workwear and streetwear influences are giving way....
Esmod invites Argentinian designer Santiago Artemis to give a guest lecture
31 Jan 2023 - Fashion
Esmod International has invited the Argentinian designer Santiago Artemis, a rising star of South American fashion and the flamboyant protagonist of Netflix’s reality show No Time for Shame, to give a special guest lecture. The event is set to take place on Monday February 6, 2023, at 10 AM on its Pantin campus in Paris. After studying at the...
Fashion Activism: is fashion becoming politicised?
31 Jan 2023 - Fashion
Clothes with a message, motivated muses, designers on the front lines... The fashion industry seems to be embracing a desire to shake up politics in a way that Dame Vivienne Westwood would have appreciated. From study programmes at IFM, to the young designer Jeanne Friot, via Dior, FashionUnited presents a brief account of an activist trend,...
Hyères Festival announces nominees and jury for 2023 edition
27 Jan 2023 - Culture
At the end of Paris Haute Couture Week (PHCW), the Museum of Decorative Arts of Paris welcomed the organisers of the International Fashion, Photography and Accessories Festival of the city of Hyères to present the members of the jury who will officiate the competition during the festival. The event is set to take place from Thursday 12 to Sunday...