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Ferran Torres: between World Cup fame, a MAGA reference and Under Armour's comeback attempt

Since Spanish national player Ferran Torres achieved star status at the last FIFA World Cup in 2026, he has extended his popularity far beyond the pitch. His goal in the World Cup final in New Jersey secured victory for the Spanish national team against Argentina. The Spanish striker is now being courted by US brands and media professionals,...

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Gant and Yale University launch multi-season fashion partnership

Gant and Yale University have announced a multi-season partnership reconnecting the American fashion brand with the university where its story began. The collaboration draws on Gant’s history with Yale and the wider influence of Ivy League style on American fashion. The brand says the partnership will reinterpret archival references and...

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Michael Kors turns to stage performers for 45th anniversary campaign

For its 45th anniversary campaign, Michael Kors Collection cast six stage performers across ballet, opera and Broadway to celebrate the milestone through a photoshoot by Dutch duo Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. Misty Copeland, Sutton Foster, Judith Light, Audra McDonald, Lea Michele and Kara Young were photographed on set in New York...

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Canada Goose appoints former Balmain's CEO Massimo Piombini to board of directors

Canada Goose has appointed Massimo Piombini, president and chief executive officer of Italian luxury accessories supplier Cadicagroup, to its board of directors with effect from August 7, 2026. Piombini was elected at the company's annual and special shareholder meeting held virtually on the same day, drawing 99.98 percent of votes cast in...

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Whatnot raises 545 million US dollars in Series G round

Whatnot, the biggest live commerce platform in the UK, Europe and North America, has closed a 545 million US dollar Series G round, valuing the company at 20 billion US dollars, nearly doubling its valuation in less than a year. The round was led by Iconiq, Lightspeed and Avra, with new investors, including Kleiner Perkins, Wellington...

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Mizuno Sportstyle names Guè as ambassador

Japanese sportswear brand Mizuno has added Italian rapper Guè to the artist roster of Mizuno Sportstyle, the group's lifestyle line, extending a run of partnerships with figures from the music scene. The brand said the partnership took shape during the artist's visit to Tokyo in December 2025, a city it describes as a long-standing source of...

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Former Zalando executive Carlo Alberto Cingolani moves to Puma

Carlo Alberto Cingolani is taking on the role of global director for commercial go-to-market at Puma. Cingolani joined the Herzogenaurach-based sportswear company last week, he announced on the professional network Linkedin on Saturday. He joins from the Berlin-based online retailer Zalando, where he worked for more than 11 and a half years. He...

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Kickstarter to back independent creators with new 1 million US dollar fund

Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has launched a new 1 million US dollar fund to support independent creators working across fashion, art, film and music, which will be open to creators worldwide. The new ‘Kickstarter Culture Fund’ has been designed to support hundreds of creators and marks the first fund to be financed entirely by Kickstarter,...

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Kelly Wearstler designs ready-to-wear with H&M

American interior designer Kelly Wearstler has added a ready-to-wear capsule collection to her homeware collaboration with H&M Home. In a statement, H&M said the 8-piece fashion capsule has been designed to “bridge interiors and fashion in a cohesive, design-led vision,” by bringing Wearstler’s “bold aesthetic, a celebration of beauty, form and...

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Swedish School of Textiles graduates showcase experimental collections at Copenhagen fashion week

The Swedish School of Textiles presented its Spring/Summer 2027 graduate runway show during Copenhagen Fashion Week, bringing together 22 graduating designers at Langelinie Pavilion. The collections explored fashion through material experimentation, humour, construction and visual communication. Designs included unconventional elements such as...

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MondeVita acquires majority stake in Underscore District

Following the acquisition of Raffaele Caruso spa, a Soragna-based menswear manufacturer founded in 1964, MondeVita has acquired a strategic majority stake in Underscore District. Underscore District is the Milan-based brand accelerator behind Magliano, Gr10K and the multi-brand retailer Wok Store. "The deal represents the second step in...

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Gant returns to Yale with 'homecoming' collection

Gant has launched a multi-season partnership with Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where the brand was founded in 1949. Gant x Yale University: A Homecoming Credits: Gant Gant x Yale University Credits: Gant The collaboration draws on the label's early history on the Yale campus, where the Yale Co-op was the first retailer to stock its...