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LVMH names new chief executive of its fragrance division

LVMH, the world's leading luxury group, announced on Thursday the appointment of Yann Musquin as chief executive of its fragrance division, replacing Romain Spitzer, who has recently moved to rival Kering, according to AFP. Musquin will head LVMH Fragrance Brands, where the group says his brief is to strengthen the appeal of its Givenchy Parfums...

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Longchamp USA pays nearly 2 million dollars to settle PPP loan allegations

Longchamp USA, the American arm of French leather goods brand Longchamp, has paid the US government 1,997,110 dollars to resolve allegations that it improperly received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, the US Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey said on Tuesday. The office of US attorney Robert Frazer said the settlement...

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Bob Mackie settles lawsuits against JCPenney

Bob Mackie has settled the lawsuits he filed in October against JCPenney and his business partner Marc Schwartz for allegedly using his ‌name, signature, and likeness without permission to sell apparel. The designer had also accused the retailer of timing the launch to coincide with the release of Taylor Swift’s album “The Life of a Showgirl,”...

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X-Rite Pantone and FIT expand partnership to strengthen digital colour education

X-Rite Pantone and the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) have announced an expanded partnership aimed at advancing digital colour education for fashion students, reflecting the growing importance of colour management skills across product development and global supply chains. According to PR Newswire, the collaboration will provide FIT...

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Ugg taps Muna for back-to-school campaign built around student creators

Ugg is launching its back-to-achool campaign on Wednesday, framing the category around creativity and self-expression rather than the traditional return-to-classroom message. The campaign features indie-pop band Muna alongside students and emerging creatives, positioning the season as the start of a new creative chapter rather than simply a...

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Mugler casts a female bodybuilder to sell its first handbags by Miguel Castro Freitas

Mugler has unveiled the first handbags of Miguel Castro Freitas' tenure as creative director — the Aurora and Lua lines — alongside a campaign that places a female bodybuilder at its centre. Shot by photographer Chris Lensz, the campaign frames its protagonist through the language of classic portraiture and late-19th-century sculpture studies,...

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New Inditex board member buys half a million euros worth of company shares

Madrid – Among the latest news surrounding the Spanish fashion giant, Inditex's management has reported the acquisition of a significant volume of company shares by José Ignacio Goirigolzarri. He is the former chief executive officer of BBVA and former executive chairman of Bankia and CaixaBank. The company welcomed him as a new member of its...

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Adidas partners with African Skate Community Waf. for Superstar ADV

Adidas has partnered with African skate community Waf. (Wafflesncream) to create a collaborative edition of the Superstar ADV. Marking the sportswear brand's first partnership with a Nigerian brand and its first with an African skate community, presale for the sneaker launches today ahead of its global release in October. Waf. was co-founded in...

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Ermenegildo Zegna Group closes H1 with sales up 6.4 percent

The Zegna brand drove the Ermenegildo Zegna Group's results, reaching 324.3 million euros in revenue in the second quarter of 2026. This represents an increase of 16.9 percent, or 16.5 percent on an organic basis. Group revenues increased to 517.1 million euros in second quarter 2026, up 10.3 percent Revenues for the Italian group, which is...

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University of Haifa stages first on-campus graduate fashion show

The University of Haifa's School of Design has held its first graduate fashion show on the university's main campus, marking a milestone for its fashion programme as 25 final-year students presented collections developed over four years of study. The show featured projects exploring themes including identity, memory, migration, family history...

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Sweden plans to ban 'forever chemicals' in clothing and footwear from 2028

Sweden intends to ban PFAS, the group of chemicals nicknamed "forever chemicals", in clothing, footwear, cookware and other consumer goods from 2028, moving ahead of forthcoming European Union regulation, the Swedish government said on Wednesday, news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported. The ban would cover clothing, footwear,...

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Wellbeing and internationalisation: Spanish footwear makes a strong showing at Barefoot European Shoe Fair

Madrid – Demonstrating how “barefoot” footwear has become not just a trend but a growing consumer demand, the second edition of the “Barefoot European Shoe Fair” will take place from July 24 to 26, 2026. The international trade show will be held on the outskirts of Frankfurt, with 28 Spanish footwear brands set to participate. Following the...