French resale specialist Paradigme raises €1.2 million
The French fashion resale start-up, working with names like BHV Marais and La Fée Maraboutée, has carried out a first funding round with multiple investors, including Showroomprivé,...
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French resale specialist Paradigme raises €1.2 million
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Textile recycling: Eastman group teams up with waste management specialist Debrand
Textile recycling: Eastman group teams up with waste management specialist Debrand
The U.S. industrial group has formed a strategic partnership with Debrand, a specialist in pre- and post-consumption textile waste collection, and will use recycled material to produce...
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Vestiaire Collective challenges fast fashion via “price per use” calculation
Vestiaire Collective challenges fast fashion via “price per use” calculation
Relative to the number of uses, a fast-fashion item is said to cost more than the corresponding item bought on Vestiaire Collective, according to the French high-end resale specialist.
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Marcelo Burlon steps down as creative director of County of Milan label
Marcelo Burlon steps down as creative director of County of Milan label
The Argentinian designer, who founded the label in 2012, is stepping down at a delicate time of transition for the parent company New Guards Group, on which investment fund Style Capital...
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Sportmax puts archive items on sale for 48 hours
Sportmax puts archive items on sale for 48 hours
Max Mara’s line has opened up its archives to the public for the first time. The label is selling on its e-shop a selection of looks from 2006, available only until April 24.
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Cacharel to drop come-back ready-to-wear capsule collection in May
Cacharel to drop come-back ready-to-wear capsule collection in May
The French label will drop a dozen-item capsule collection at the end of May. The first stage in a relaunch that follows a three-year absence, and before the arrival of a renowned...
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The Body Shop France looking for buyer
The Body Shop France looking for buyer
The Body Shop’s French subsidiary, which operates 51 stores and has 259 employees, is looking for a buyer after going into receivership on April 4. Interested parties have until June 3 to...
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Swarovski opens first Italian flagship store on Milan’s piazza Duomo
Swarovski opens first Italian flagship store on Milan’s piazza Duomo
On April 18, with Milan Design Week in full swing, Swarovski inaugurated its Milanese flagship store, the first of its kind in Italy, adding to the flagships opened last autumn in New...
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Milan Design Week: Elective affinities at Hermès, Armani
Milan Design Week: Elective affinities at Hermès, Armani
Hermès and Giorgio Armani have taken centre-stage at Milan Design Week with their sophisticated installations, showcasing the affinities between their furniture and fashion collections.
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French Minister Olivia Grégoire outlines plan for fashion industry during visit to Italy
French Minister Olivia Grégoire outlines plan for fashion industry during visit to Italy
During her visit to Italy to meet fashion industry representatives, the minister discussed the Italian ecosystem, potential synergies with France, and outlined the main aspects of her...
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Jacquemus opens first store in Middle East
Jacquemus opens first store in Middle East
French label Jacquemus is keen to strengthen its international presence. After opening in Paris and South Korea, designer Simon Porte Jacquemus has inaugurated a third store, in Dubai, in...
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JD Sports opens on Champs-Elysées in Paris, On and Salomon about to follow suit
JD Sports opens on Champs-Elysées in Paris, On and Salomon about to follow suit
The world’s top sport and lifestyle names are getting ready for the Paris Olympics. JD Sports has just opened a 1,500-square-metre store on the Champs-Elysées, while On Running and...
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Salomon announces departure of CEO Franco Fogliato
Salomon announces departure of CEO Franco Fogliato
Fogliato, who has been CEO of Salomon since November 2021, is leaving the French outdoor sport brand specialised in skiing and trail running for “personal reasons.”
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Elie Saab Maison broadens accessories and home linen range, mulls hotel opening
Elie Saab Maison broadens accessories and home linen range, mulls hotel opening
On the first day of Milan Design Week, FashionNetwork.com met Massimiliano Ferrari, CEO of Corporate Brand Maison, who talked about the new initiatives and ambitious projects of Elie...
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Arc'teryx opens first Parisian store in Marais district
Arc'teryx opens first Parisian store in Marais district
On April 11, Canadian outdoor and performance apparel brand Arc'teryx inaugurated its first Parisian store, in the Marais district. A second store will open on boulevard de la Madeleine...
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Milan Furniture Fair: Fendi Casa’s repositioning pays dividends
Milan Furniture Fair: Fendi Casa’s repositioning pays dividends
The new Fendi Casa project, launched in 2021, is starting to bear fruit. In 2023, the Roman luxury label's furniture line doubled its revenue, and is now commercialised via over 50...
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Luxury labels take Italy by storm at Venice Biennale, Milan Design Week
Luxury labels take Italy by storm at Venice Biennale, Milan Design Week
Many labels don’t know which way to turn, forced to choose between the Venice Biennale, scheduled on April 17-19, and Milan Design Week, set to welcome 300,000 visitors on April 15-21.
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Nike breathes Olympic spirit into Air technology
Nike breathes Olympic spirit into Air technology
On April 11, the global sports giant staged a presentation with its brand ambassadors at Palais Brongniart in the heart of Paris, showcasing its Olympic Games programme and the Air...
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Puma unveils in Paris communication plans for intense sporting year
Puma unveils in Paris communication plans for intense sporting year
The world’s number-three sportswear brand unveiled its 2024 communication plans in Paris, ahead of a sporting summer featuring the European men’s football championship in Germany and the...
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DM Media joins Palomar network of independent PR agencies
DM Media joins Palomar network of independent PR agencies
Parisian agency DM Media has joined Palomar, an international network of independent PR and communication agencies specialised in the fashion, beauty and art of living sectors.
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Jeanne Damas of Rouje embodies Paloma Picasso in TV series, capsule collection
Jeanne Damas of Rouje embodies Paloma Picasso in TV series, capsule collection
Rouje has unveiled a sensual collection inspired by the Mediterranean flair of style icon Paloma Picasso. The label’s Creative Director Jeanne Damas will soon play Paloma's role in the TV...
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Candiani Denim teams up with Madh to launch first regenerative cotton jeans
Candiani Denim teams up with Madh to launch first regenerative cotton jeans
The eco-collaboration between the Italian denim producer and the Malmö-based Swedish jeans brand uses Europe-sourced, non-GMO regenerative Blue Seed cotton, for which the Italian fabric...
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Mugler launches first footwear collection designed by Casey Cadwallader
Mugler launches first footwear collection designed by Casey Cadwallader
The Parisian label owned by L’Oréal has launched the first, ultra-sexy footwear line designed by its creative director, inspired by the label’s signature corsets and produced in Italy.
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Pucci shows in Rome under the gaze of the Ludovisi Ares
Pucci shows in Rome under the gaze of the Ludovisi Ares
Camille Miceli chose Rome and the historic Palazzo Altemps, next door to Piazza Navona, to present Pucci's ‘Very Vivara’ Spring/Summer 2024 collection.
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Levi Strauss tightens budget, stops footwear line, closes factory in Plock, Poland
Levi Strauss tightens budget, stops footwear line, closes factory in Plock, Poland
CEO Michelle Gass, who took charge of the global denim giant in January, presented the first quarterly results under her stewardship, and reassured the markets, outlining the ‘Project...
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Dover Street Market to open first concept store in Paris
Dover Street Market to open first concept store in Paris
After staging several initiatives in Paris in recent years, the renowned retailer founded by Rei Kawakubo and Adrian Joffe will open its first fully fledged concept store in the French...
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The Body Shop France goes into receivership
The Body Shop France goes into receivership
The Body Shop France, which operates 66 stores and has 260 employees, was placed in receivership on Thursday April 4 by the Paris trade court, with a monitoring period of six months.
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Receiver-held Naf Naf calls for tenders to find investors
Receiver-held Naf Naf calls for tenders to find investors
French womenswear retailer Naf Naf, which went into receivership last September, told the AFP agency on Thursday that it will issue a call for tenders on Friday, seeking to sell a full or...
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Resale market: Showroomprivé enters premium segment with Paradigme
Resale market: Showroomprivé enters premium segment with Paradigme
The French event sales group first approached the highly competitive resale market 18 months ago, and it is now collaborating with Paradigme to collect and resell items by premium brands...
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Why are Comptoir des Cotonniers and Princesse Tam Tam lowering retail prices?
Why are Comptoir des Cotonniers and Princesse Tam Tam lowering retail prices?
Following a reorganisation, the Fast Retailing group’s French fashion chains are slashing prices by 30% in a relaunch effort bolstered by Uniqlo’s supply chain, as the group’s CEO Kunii...