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Woolmark links with Vilebrequin for woollen swimwear
Wool hasn’t been the kind of material we’ve associated with swimwear for many, many decades. But Woolmark and Vilebrequin hope that might change having collaborated on the latter’s first range of Merino wool swimwear.
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LVMH remains upbeat on fashion and leather goods division in China
The pandemic in China has had a minor impact on the luxury group’s quarterly results. The company is confident for the future in the market, where it wants to strengthen its physical and online presence.
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PVH unveils multi-year strategic plan to hit $12.5 billion in sales by 2025
PVH Corp. on Wednesday unveiled a multi-year strategic plan to surpass $12 billion in revenues by 2025, clocking compounded annual growth in the high-single digits for the next three years.
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APC transforms its Paris store in vintage boutique
A.P.C. has decided to transform a key Paris store in the northern Marais into a boutique devoted to vintage pieces by the brand, in a novel strategic move by the French minimalist marque.
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Alaïa launches swimwear line with pop-up store
The Richemont-owned group led by Pieter Mulier has launched a swimwear line. The collection is now available on Alaïa’s online store, as well as in its Petite Boutique in Paris until late July.
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Cruise: Dior off to Seville, Vuitton to San Diego
Dior will stage its next Cruise show in Seville, Spain, while sister LVMH brand Louis Vuitton will unveil its cruise collection in San Diego, USA, as major marques start head off to exotic locations this spring.
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Publicist legend Salvo Nicosia dies of heart attack
Salvo Nicosia, the head of communications of Alberta Ferretti and the ever fashionable gent known on Instagram as The Bearded Publicist, has died at the age of 51.
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Shein 'raises new funds', is more valuable than Inditex and H&M combined
A few days ago it was just a rumour but now Shein's mega-fundraising round seems to be reality and it makes the growing Chinese fast-fashion e-tailer bigger than the previous top two fashion retailers globally.
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Palomo Spain revamps business attire
At a fashion show held in Madrid on Friday, April 1, Spanish designer Alejandro Gómez Palomo presented a collection that stole elements from wardrobes of men working in the financial district.
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M&S unveils exuberant fashion campaign, first for spring under new tagline
Despite some store closures, M&S is heavily committed to the fashion super-category and it has just launched its first spring campaign under the successful ‘Anything but Ordinary’ brand platform.
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French fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier has died, aged 78
Famed French fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier has died, aged 78, according to an announcement made via the icon's official Instagram account on Thursday.
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Giorgio reveals plans to open Armani Hotel near Riyadh
Giorgio Armani has revealed plans to open an Armani Hotel near Riyadh, in his latest expansion of his hotel chain. He opened his first Armani Hotel in 2011 in Dubai inside the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa.
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Sales, profits rise at H&M, but pandemic and Ukraine conflict crimp growth
H&M Group is recovering from the devastation of the past two years and had mainly good news on Thursday about sales and profit for Q1 (December to February).
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PVH caps off stellar 2021 with 28% sales uptick; Calvin Klein, international shines
PVH Corp. announced on Tuesday strong fourth quarter revenue and earnings that surpassed expectations, capping off a year that saw annual revenues lift 28% and operating margins beat out 2019 pre-pandemic levels.
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Launchmetrics acquires its main competitor DMR, strengthens data and analytical capabilities
The move marks the company’s fifth acquisition, following those of Style Coalition, Visual Box, IMAXtree and Parklu. CEO Michael Jais reveals his plans and goals for the future in an interview with FashionNetwork.com.
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Japan to ban luxury goods exports to Russia from April 5
Japan will ban the export of luxury goods to Russia in its latest response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, effective April 5, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in a Tuesday statement.
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