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Awar Odhiang named Model of the Year at The Fashion Awards 2026

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has named Awar Odhiang Model of the Year at The Fashion Awards 2026. The ceremony will take place on November 30 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The award recognizes a model whose global impact has defined the industry over the past year, with an influence that extends beyond the catwalk, the BFC said in a...

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Canali's CEO Stefano Canali on art, in-house production and the jacket’s 'hidden architecture'

“Much of what makes a Canali jacket exceptional is concealed within it,” Stefano Canali, CEO of the Italian menswear house, told FashionUnited. That idea drives Under the Surface – Shaping the Unseen, a new project in which four contemporary artists, including Los Angeles-based ceramicist Brian Rochefort, respond to the “two hundred sartorial...

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The Platform Group: nine-month revenue rises by 17 percent

Düsseldorf-based e-commerce group The Platform Group SE & Co. KGaA (TPG) has significantly increased its revenue in the first three quarters of the current 2026 financial year. In light of recent developments, management reaffirmed its full-year guidance on Thursday. From January to September, group revenue reached 622.7 million euros (699.4...

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Lenzing reports revenue decline and higher loss

Austrian fibre manufacturer Lenzing AG experienced a decline in revenue and a higher loss during the first nine months of the current 2026 financial year. However, the company simultaneously managed to improve its operating margin due to extensive reforms. This was revealed in an interim report published by the company on Thursday. According to...

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Foreign trade president: Trump's tariff policy will persist

The Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA) is dampening hopes that US president Donald Trump will change his tariff policy following the Republican defeat in the midterm elections. “For foreign trade, the results of the US congressional elections initially change nothing,” BGA president Dirk Jandura told the Rheinische...

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Bangladesh: textile workers demanding wage increases return to factories

Dhaka - Textile industry workers in Bangladesh largely returned to their factories on Thursday, the day after an agreement in principle was announced regarding the minimum wage increase they had been demanding on the streets since last week. The number of protesters recorded in the morning in the industrial suburbs of the capital, Dhaka,...

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Maximalism got bigger, and the data says it carries into fall/winter 2027

With the spring/summer 2027 shows complete and the fall/winter 2027 buying season about to open, the industry’s read on the season has settled on one word: maximalism. A turn towards prints, charms, embellishment and colour. The demand is real, and the runway reflects it. Based on The Data Fashion Brief’s analysis of Paris Fashion Week SS27,...

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Mare di Moda 2026: Between ongoing crisis and optimism

At first glance, there was little sign of a crisis at the Mare di Moda trade show in Cannes. Outside the Palais des Festivals, the coast looked its best. Even the cost-of-living protests that had gripped France and Italy in previous weeks were only hinted at by the boarded-up windows of luxury boutiques along the promenade. Inside the exhibition...

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Spain's Gods focuses on international growth across UK, France, Italy, Netherlands and US

Madrid – Barcelona-based streetwear brand Gods, which is gaining significant traction among younger consumers in Spain, is embarking on an international expansion. The company aims to transcend fleeting trends and domestic borders to establish itself as a solid global project. A decisive turning point will be the opening of its first...

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Shein invests 500 million euros in Poland to expand logistics hub

Shein is expanding its logistics base in Europe. As the Chinese ultra-fast fashion giant announced on Wednesday, it is investing 500 million euros (562 million dollars) this year to expand its European logistics hub in Wrocław, Poland. This brings the company's total investment volume in Poland since 2022 to one billion euros. One million square...

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Dr. Martens appoints general manager for France

British footwear specialist Dr. Martens has named Stéphane Goudard as the new general manager of its French business. Goudard took up the role permanently from November 1, having served on an interim basis since August 2026. To the position, he brings a “strong commercial pace and a deep understanding of the French market during a demanding...

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Zara responds to criticism from Hindu community and renames leather mat

Zara, the flagship brand of Spanish fashion group Inditex, has apologised and changed the name of a cowhide mat initially marketed for yoga. This follows criticism from representatives of the Hindu community. They considered the item offensive as it combined two concepts sacred to Hinduism: leather sourced from cows, which are revered in the...