By AFP Published September 19, 2024 Who will take over at Chanel and where will Pierpaolo Piccioli go now that he has left Valentino? See catwalkChanel – Cruise Collection2025 – Womenswear – Marseille – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight The fashion world is awash with such questions at a time of turmoil as sales slump and artistic directors play [...]read moreFashion’s Game of Thrones as creative heads play musical chairs
By AFP-Relaxnews Published Apr 21, 2024 At the Nona Source showroom in northern Paris, designers pick through luxurious textiles with ornate names: curly alpaca, geometrical macrame guipure, silk diamond cloque Jacquard. What makes them really exotic, however, is that they all come from “deadstocks” — the leftovers designers discard when they have finished with a [...]read moreGiving a second life to fashion’s deadstocks
Supermarket giant Asda’s reinvigorated fashion and lifestyle brand George has capped a strong six-month trading period with “soaring growth” recorded both online and in-store. The brand said it has significantly outperformed the wider market, with online sales up 13.4% over the 24 weeks to 3 March, outstripping the market’s performance of +2.1% reported by Kantar. [...]read moreGeorge at Asda fashions strong growth as the brand outstrips market rivals