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G.H.Bass on 150 years, and the commercial case for authenticity in a crowded loafer market

G.H.Bass is celebrating two anniversaries at once in 2026: It’s been 150 years since George Henry Bass entered the shoe-making business in Wilton, Maine, in 1876, and 90 years of the Weejuns penny loafer, introduced in 1936. The brand is commemorating both with a limited-edition capsule collection, released in select quantities and carrying a...

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How Off Season's Vicky Picca built a 21-team NFL business in under two years

When the American sports-fashion brand Off Season launched in January 2025, it had five NFL teams, one product category and a founder the internet already knew. Kristin Juszczyk, the self-taught designer whose custom Chiefs jacket for Taylor Swift went viral in 2023, supplied the creative story supported up by Emma Grede, co-founder and CEO of...

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The Ralph Lauren playbook: What nine years of quiet price increases tell the rest of luxury

Ralph Lauren opens the spring/summer 2027 season of New York Fashion Week on Wednesday, presenting on its own night ahead of the official NYFW calendar. The show arrives at a moment when the brand's business story is more interesting than the runway itself. Earlier this year, the company crossed 8 billion dollars in annual revenue for the first...

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Could ovulation make women more drawn to luxury brands?

A study published in PLOS One found that women may show a stronger preference for visible luxury products around ovulation, when fertility is highest. The research included three studies involving more than 2,000 women. In the first, 70 women drew luxury logos on pictures of handbags and shoes. They drew larger logos for themselves during their...

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Céline Dion's return to stage fuels merchandise boom

“It’s not an impulse buy, I’m owning it!” exclaimed Anthony Cayer, a Céline Dion fan who spoke to AFP in Paris. He had spent almost 400 euros in a pop-up shop dedicated to the Quebecois star. T-shirts, vinyl records and boxes of macarons are all part of the singer's long-awaited return to the stage on Saturday. This is being celebrated with a...

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Zalando brings recycled fibres from pilot phase to its assortment

Zalando is using recycled fibres from the Eindhoven-based recycling company Re&Up in its private label range for the first time, bringing textile-to-textile recycling into commercial production. The collection includes five T-shirts from Zalando's private labels Yourturn and Even&Odd and has been available in the online shop since August, Re&Up...

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Emmanuelle Perrin introduces herself to Perrin Paris customers with debut bag Le Pilote

Emmanuelle Perrin, the fifth-generation creative director of Perrin Paris, debuted her first collection for the house this September, led by a new bag style called Le Pilote. The bag re-conceptualizes the bucket silhouette around an ergonomic handle that references the house's origins in glove making. It’s described as “a bold deviation from the...

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From mermaids and athletic nomads: SS27 trends from Tokyo

Designers and brands showcased their craftsmanship and eye for detail at Tokyo Fashion Week, which concluded over the weekend. They emerged from the depths of the sea, impressing with true statement pieces, tradition and individualism. Five trends in particular stood out. Tradition meets modernity SS27 (from left to right): Joey Samson, Rhett...

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Nude Project lands in New York with a pop-up in SoHo

Madrid – Nude Project continues to show its ongoing commitment to the US, this time by opening a pop-up in New York's sophisticated SoHo neighbourhood. This marks the first physical point-of-sale the Spanish fashion brand is set to open in the Big Apple since it was founded in Barcelona in 2019 by entrepreneurial duo Alex Benlloch and Bruno...

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Zara and Zara Home unveil 200-piece Guadagnino and Baisi capsule

Madrid – As a standout among the major initiatives launched by the various chains in the Inditex group's portfolio at the start of the autumn/winter 2026/2027 season, we now delve into the details of the capsule collection designed by filmmaker Luca Guadagnino and industrial designer Stefano Baisi for Zara and Zara Home. The collection,...

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Flamenco Fashion to expand US presence with New York Fashion Week shows

The Flamentex International Chair of Flamenco Fashion, from Seville's Higher Centre for Artistic Design Education (ESSDM), is preparing a new international promotional event in the US with two catwalk shows coinciding with New York Fashion Week. The events will take place in September 2026 and February 2027. They will be accompanied by the...

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Amsterdam Fashion Week: From dancing models to windmill and supermarket as backdrops

Amsterdam Fashion Week brought together both debutants and established names. New fashion labels such as Dolly Sports and Studio NK shared the calendar with well-known names like Camiel Fortgens and Tess van Zalinge, who presented their collections at various locations throughout the city. In addition to fashion shows, the programme also...