Articles by Marthe Stroom
Puig eyes 2024 for IPO filing
Spanish fashion and beauty group Puig, the parent company of Dries van Noten, Jean Paul Gaultier, Nina Ricci and Paco Rabanne, among others, is reportedly entering the stock market. The company is targeting an IPO in 2024 with an estimated valuation of €8 billion, according to Europa Press. Spanish economic and business newspaper 'Expansión'...
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Princess Diana's sweater fetched one million, over ten times more than expected
A jumper belonging to Princess Diana fetched 1.1 million dollars at Sotheby's, according to the auction house's website. That is 10 times more than Sotheby's initial estimate, which expected proceeds of between 50,000 and 80,000 dollars. A newly engaged Diana wore the jersey to Prince Charles' polo match in 1981. The sheep depicted on the jersey...
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Dutch streetwear brand Filling Pieces launches collections with LGBTQ+ brands for inclusion in streetwear
At the end of July, Dutch streetwear brand Filling Pieces released a capsule collection in collaboration with German skate brand Dagger. The up and coming German brand works closely with the LGBTQ+ community and tends to reference the glam punk era. With a dose of leopard print, the collection was different from what we are used to from Filling...
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Gucci tops Fashion Transparency Index, Savage X Fenty lands at bottom
The fashion industry still has a “long way to go” when it comes to tackling global inequality and the climate crisis. That is the conclusion that Fashion Revolution made based on the latest edition of the annual Fashion Transparency Index. With an average score of 26 percent, only 2 percent higher than last year, fashion brands made "impressive...
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Prada Group dominates Lyst Index, Skims and JW Anderson make first entry
Prada Group dominated the Q1 2023 Lyst Index, a ranking of the most popular apparel brands compiled by fashion search engine Lyst. The group’s namesake label topped the index for the second quarter in a row as searches for the brand increased 22 percent. Meanwhile, Miu Miu - which is also owned by Prada Group - moved from fourth to second place...
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The pursuit of sustainability takes on new forms at Kingpins
For those who visited denim fair Kingpins for the first time this week, the entrance to the fair was easy to find from the nearby train station. A zipline of denim-clad people streamed in the same direction and even before the fair opened, a queue formed in front of the event venue SugarCity in Amsterdam. Again this year, visitors came from all...
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In pictures: Filippa K introduces new store concept in Amsterdam
Swedish brand Filippa K is opening a new store on P.C. Hoofstraat in Amsterdam with a revamped shop concept, the company announced in a press release. The concept follows on from the remodelling of the Filippa K shop in Helsinki last year. Image: Filippa K store on P.C. Hooftstraat, Amsterdam | Credit: Filippa K Image: Filippa K store on P.C....
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CEO of Primark Netherlands talks the retailer's repair service and the strategy behind it
Towards the end of 2022, Primark Netherlands hosted repair workshops at the retailer’s store in Rotterdam, where customers could learn to sew on a button and replace a zip. Ellen Haeser, teacher and owner of trend agency Studio Haeser, hosted the workshop with the support of students from Zadkine fashion training courses. Such an initiative at a...
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Rebellion and back to the classic values: These are the SS24 trends according to Hilde Francq
What can we expect from fashion in summer 2024? That's what trend watcher Hilde Francq discussed during her semi-annual Colour Trend Webinar. FashionUnited attended the event virtually. As always, Francq explained her story using four sociological trends that are leading today. Each of these, in its own way, influences the visual trends of the...
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Upcoming fashion trends for 2023 according to Edited
What fashion items sold the most last year and what does this say about women's, men's and children's fashion in 2023? Retail data analyst Edited listed the most relevant trends. Womenswear: Grunge In total, the number of garments labelled 'grunge' was up 28 percent year-on-year in 2022. Fuelled by the Y2K 'Indie Sleaze' trend, designers looked...
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