Articles by Florence Julienne
Trademark law in China: Why Louis Vuitton won against Molly Tea
Louis Vuitton, owned by the LVMH group, has won a lawsuit against Molly Tea, a Chinese bubble tea chain founded in Shenzhen in 2021. The dispute concerned Molly Tea's logo, a stylised four-petal flower. The Suzhou Intermediate People's Court in Jiangsu province, China, affirmed that the logo infringed upon seven of Louis Vuitton's registered...
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Hyères Festival 2026: three women to chair fashion, photography and accessories juries
The 41st edition of the Hyères International Festival of Fashion, Photography and Accessories has chosen three women to preside over its competitions. Chemena Kamali, Cecilie Bahnsen and Camille Vivier will chair the Fashion, Fashion Accessories and Photography juries respectively. The festival will take place from October 15 to 18, 2026....
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A. A. Spectrum: When European design meets Chinese expertise
Challenging preconceived notions about Chinese fashion, premium brand A. A. Spectrum champions a collaborative creative process between Geneva and Beijing. Its design director, Kevin Tallon, tells FashionUnited how a Swiss team collaborates daily with a Chinese industrial partner. Born in Geneva to a Swiss mother and an English father, Tallon is...
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Design parade 2026: two award-winning projects highlight European linen
The interior design competition, organised by Villa Noailles in partnership with the Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp, marks the collaboration between designers and industry professionals from the flax and hemp sector. A loyal partner of the festival, the Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp supported six of the ten finalists in the...
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Amalia Cortesi appointed deputy chief executive officer of jewellery brand Mellerio
To support its growth ambitions, Mellerio has appointed Amalia Cortesi as its deputy chief executive officer. An expert in luxury jewellery, her primary mission will be to accelerate the brand's international development. Mellerio is known as the last independent jewellery house in France. Founded in 1613, it is historically based at 9 rue de la...
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LVMH: Chaumet opens its first standalone store in Canada
French high jewellery house Chaumet, owned by the LVMH group, has opened a store in Vancouver, creating a new bridge between its historic ties with Canada and its Parisian address. Chaumet already had a presence in Canada through five points-of-sale operated by its partner, the Canadian luxury jewellery chain Birks, in Vancouver, Toronto,...
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Alexandre Meerson appointed CEO of IKKS group to continue revival initiated by MB.SC
Paris - Under the leadership of investment firm MB.SC, the IKKS group is starting a new chapter with the appointment of Alexandre Meerson as CEO to lead the brand's revival and accelerate its development. A profile of Alexandre Meerson, new CEO of the IKKS group A graduate of ESCP Business School, Alexandre Meerson began his career in the family...
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Valérie Duport appointed president of Villa Noailles (Festival Hyères)
Hyères (France) - After 28 years at Chanel, image and communications specialist Valérie Duport has been elected president of Villa Noailles by its board of directors. This appointment comes as the ties between the luxury brand and the cultural institution, which organises the International Festival of Fashion, Photography and Accessories in Hyè...
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Sustainable fashion: Paris Good Fashion launches a coalition between eight global capitals
The Paris Good Fashion, a French non-profit action tank aiming to accelerate the adoption of circular fashion practices, has announced the launch of the Fashion Cities Coalition (FCC) during the second edition of its annual two-day seminar event, Midsummer Camp. The FCC brings together eight capitals: Paris; Milan; Singapore; Dubai; Copenhagen;...
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Indian market: Comité Colbert signs agreement to facilitate French luxury expansion
Comité Colbert, a French committee uniting over 90 luxury houses across multiple sectors, formalised a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the French-Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, with the ambition to support the development of French luxury houses in India and remove the main barriers to their establishment in this growing market....
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