Articles by Ole Spötter
Rains making waves: Pop-up in Galeries Lafayette
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Rains has opened a pop-up space at the Paris Haussmann location of French luxury retailer Galeries Lafayette. The 30 square meter temporary space is located in an atrium in the menswear area, Rains announced on Thursday. The Danish outerwear brand will also be stocking some of the shop windows for the period until October 14. Rains has its...
Is Jonathan Anderson taking over at Dior?
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Jonathan Anderson could become the next creative director at the French fashion house Dior. The Northern Irish designer just celebrated his 10th anniversary at Loewe. Now he could possibly change his creative leadership chair and take over at the fashion house Dior, which also belongs to the French luxury goods group LVMH. The appointment is...
Away from the big stage: The SS25 highlights from Paris
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With Paris Fashion Week concluding the grand fashion circus for spring/summer 2025, the French capital showcased everything one might expect from a fashion week. Highlights included Alessandro Michele's inaugural Valentino show, JW Anderson's 10th anniversary at Loewe, and literal fireworks during the Coperni presentation at Disneyland. However,...
MM6 Maison Margiela: Next guest brand at Pitti Uomo
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Trade fair organiser Pitti Immagine has announced the next guest brand for its men’s fashion fair Pitti Uomo: MM6 Maison Margiela. The avant-garde label is presenting a men's collection designed exclusively for the fair, Pitti Immagine revealed on Thursday, which will be shown during the upcoming Pitti Uomo, set to take place from January 14 to...
Creative Director Hedi Slimane exits Celine
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Celine and Hedi Slimane go their separate ways. The French fashion house is parting ways with its Artistic, Creative and Image Director after more than seven years, Celine announced on Wednesday. Under Slimane's leadership, Celine experienced exceptional growth and established itself as an "iconic French couture house." According to rumors:...
Intersport advertises in EA Sports FC 25
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Intersport now also advertises at digital football matches. The sports retail group Intersport International Corporation (IIC), the international umbrella organization of the national Intersport associations based in Switzerland, has entered into a partnership with the US game developer Electronic Arts (EA) for the football simulator EA Sports...
Arkk Copenhagen: Co-founder takes over CEO position
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Kasper Høj Rasmussen takes over the role of CEO at Arkk Copenhagen. According to his own statements on the career network Linkedin, Høj Rasmussen has held this position since the beginning of September. For the past nine years, the co-founder of the Danish shoe brand has been responsible for sales and creative direction. Marco Formentini, who...
Gap product chief moves to VF-owned Dickies
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US clothing group VF Corporation has appointed Chris Goble as head of the workwear brand Dickies. Goble is set to take up this new role on October 14, reported the news platform Bloomberg, which cited access to an internal communication. He succeeds Todd Dalhausser, who had previously moved to the outdoor brand North Face, also within the VF...
Zalando debuts first adaptive children’s collection
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Zalando has launched its first adaptive collection for children under its brands Friboo and Yourturn Kids, which focus on pieces that meet the needs of children with disabilities, the Berlin-based online retailer announced on Thursday. A total of 29 pieces such as T-shirts, trousers, sweaters, underwear and bodysuits with various adaptive...
Is Geox closing its US business?
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Geox is said to be laying off employees in the US and rethinking the future of the market. The Italian shoe retailer is closing its office in New York, Geox CEO Enrico Mistron confirmed to trade magazine Footwear News. It is currently unclear how many employees will be affected by the job cuts. In addition, the company's management is reviewing...