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Represent CEO Paul Spencer on global expansion, category growth and brand identity

“When I joined Represent, the boys [founders George and Michael Heaton] had already created something incredibly special,” Paul Spencer, CEO of the British luxury brand said, when asked about his journey so far at the helm. “My role was never to corporatise that or take away what made the brand successful. It was to build the infrastructure,...

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Liberty London's new head of design talks balancing heritage with contemporary evolution

Luxury department store Liberty London is continuing efforts to solidify the foundations of its in-house fashion category with the appointment of Sinead O’Brien as its new head of design. O’Brien had previously worked under Vivienne Westwood before taking up consultancy roles at brands like Erdem and Roksanda. At Liberty, her first collection...

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Karl Lagerfeld strengthens its real estate division with first complex in Mexico

The Karl Lagerfeld brand is partnering with Mexican developer Grupo Bosque Real to develop its first residential complex in Latin America. Located in Huixquilucan, Mexico, this 73-residence project translates the designer's aesthetic into an architectural context. This project joins other residential complexes developed by the brand worldwide....

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Leather goods: what if repair became a new growth driver for fashion?

Following Paris Fashion Week, dedicated to the new spring/summer 2027 collections, another approach to fashion warrants attention: extending the life of existing pieces by starting with repairs. On the occasion of the LVMH Journées Particulières (from October 16 to 18, 2026), FashionUnited was invited to visit the Care & Repair Workshop. This is...

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Saint Laurent confirms Anthony Vaccarello's departure after a decade

It is now official: Anthony Vaccarello is leaving Saint Laurent. The French fashion house confirmed on Friday morning that its creative director, who has led the label for ten years, is stepping down. As long suspected, Vaccarello's gold-gilded show for the SS27 season in Paris was his finale at the heritage house. Saint Laurent announced that...

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Extreme Cashmere opens store in Shanghai

Amsterdam-based cashmere label Extreme Cashmere is opening a store on October 11 at 63 Wukang Road in Shanghai. This marks the brand's first store in the Chinese city. The opening holds personal significance for founder Saskia Dijkstra. She first travelled to Hangzhou in 1994. The contacts she made there remain a crucial part of Extreme...

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WeWoreWhat relaunches with new identity as Danielle Bernstein seeks brand reset

WeWoreWhat is entering a new chapter as founder and chief executive Danielle Bernstein relaunches the 15-year-old fashion brand with a new creative identity, "elevated" materials and a starker separation between the company and her personal profile. The relaunch comes after years of controversy surrounding Bernstein and WeWoreWhat, including...

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Strategic acquisition: Montres Journe and Chanel invest in Ebel

Movado Group, Inc. (Movado Group) has entered into a binding agreement to sell a 95 percemt interest in its Swiss luxury watch brand Ebel for 66.5 million dollars to a strategic buyer group. The acquiring consortium is led by Geneva-based Montres Journe SA (Montres Journe), the high-end luxury watch manufacturer behind F.P. Journe. French luxury...

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Aritzia sees significant profitability expansion in Q2 Fiscal 2027

Canadian apparel brand Aritzia Inc. (Aritzia) reported strong financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2027 ended August 30, 2026, driven by broad-based demand across retail and digital channels. Net revenue reached 1.17 billion Canadian dollars (0.823 billion dollars), an increase of 44.1 percent compared to 812.10 million Canadian...

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From face masks to Fenwick: Somebody Else’s Guy founder on building a North East upcycling brand

When Sam Fender walked out on stage wearing one of Somebody Else’s Guys’ designs, the brand’s founder Corey Dixon knew she had arrived at a turning point. “That was when the North East first found the brand,” she told FashionUnited. Next to the onslaught of new attention brought to the upcycling label from an audience that stretched even beyond...

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After 24 years at Closed, Sophia Lewis launches collective label Ain Amor

Sophia Lewis arrived in Hamburg in 1998 to work for Jil Sander and stayed in Germany, where she oversaw denim, sportswear and outerwear for Closed for approximately 24 years. She is now the creative director at Ain Amor, a label established as a collective project in November 2025. The brand is financed by the Romanian production company...

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Research reveals 15.7 billion dollar untapped demand for European fashion in US market

American consumers show a high affinity for UK and European fashion, yet cross-border retail friction and logistical hurdles prevent international brands from fully capturing a potential 50 billion dollar total market. According to new research from marketaccess provider Sold Through titled Dressed for America: The US Opportunity for UK and...