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How Paris Fashion Week put product before virality

Set within a bubble of spring-like freshness, Paris Fashion Week autumn/winter 2026 offered a parallel reality. While the media was filled with images of Israeli-American strikes in Iran, the catwalks presented a different world, one determined to evoke desire. In the face of the violence of war and its economic repercussions, brands abandoned...

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Japan: A guide to spring/summer 2026 fashion and textile trade shows

Trade shows provide a unique opportunity to experience Japan's traditional techniques and craftsmanship. They also serve as a platform for connecting with domestic buyers and brands, and for building networks with industry professionals from Europe, the US, and Asia. As the season begins in earnest from March, early consideration of exhibiting...

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In Bangladesh, Tangail's sari weaving art hangs by a thread

Tangail (Bangladesh) - Despite its recent official recognition by Unesco, the centuries-old art of Tangail sari weaving is struggling in Bangladesh. It is threatened by the relentless evolution of fashion and economic competition. In his workshop in the town that gave its name to the craft, Ajit Kumar Roy holds little hope for the future of the...

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Instappraise and National Association of Jewelry Appraisers expand scholarship programme

Instappraise has renewed and expanded its educational partnership with the National Association of Jewelry Appraisers (NAJA), introducing a third scholarship designed to support professional training in jewelry appraisal. The initiative aims to strengthen education standards within the appraisal profession and improve access to formal...

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Investigation: exotic animal skin industry protected by lobbying

Research by the animal rights organisation Collective Fashion Justice (CFJ) reveals that lobbying has distorted the perception of the exotic animal skin industry. Executives from two departments of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), an NGO founded in France in 1948, held commercial interests in continuing the harvesting...

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Max Alexander, the couture prodigy intriguing Fashion Week

New talent is abundant at Paris Fashion Week. However, few provoke such a mix of fascination and curiosity. On March 3, at the Palais Garnier, a young American designer presented a notable collection to international journalists and buyers. His unique characteristic is that he is only nine years old. Max Alexander has become one of the most...

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Harrods buyer: PFW AW26 offered “variety and strength”

Paris Fashion Week autumn/winter 2026, which took place from March 2 to 10, “delivered remarkable strength,” according to Simon Longland, director of buying, fashion at Harrods, who was impressed by collections from Chanel, Dior, Tom Ford, Givenchy and Hermes, as well as the “confident” debut from Antonin Tron at Balmain. “After several seasons...

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Lee Jeans unveils collaboration with Feng Chen Wang

American denim brand Lee Jeans has launched an exclusive collaboration with London-based Chinese designer Feng Chen Wang, celebrating the 101st anniversary of Lee’s iconic 101 series. The collection sees Wang reimagining the classic American cowboy silhouette of Lee’s 101s through her distinctive, deconstructed lens, while also blending...

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Drest continues expansion into luxury jewellery with Cartier

Fashion styling mobile game Drest has launched a new partnership with luxury jewellery brand Cartier, as the platform continues its evolution into jewellery, broadening the platform’s luxury categories beyond fashion and accessories. The collaboration launches the new Clash de Cartier collection on Drest, inviting players to “discover, explore...

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Citizen to release watch collection with Vera Wang

Watch company Citizen has announced it is launching a designer collaboration with Vera Wang in spring 2027, as part of the brand’s investment in its women’s watch business. The Vera Wang for Citizen collection is part of the watchmaker’s 50th anniversary of its Eco-Drive Innovation. It has been developed “through a close creative partnership”...

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Louis Vuitton takes Paris fashion week on mountain ride

Models wore mountain capes, shepherds' hats and carried bags with bells attached to them as Louis Vuitton brought the curtain down on Paris fashion week with a back-to-nature show Tuesday. Parading in the main Louvre courtyard, with actors Zendaya and Ana de Armas in attendance, the brand's artistic director Nicolas Ghesquiere said the aim was...

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Australian Katie Perry wins trademark spat against singer Katy Perry

Australian designer Katie Perry has won the right to sell clothes under her name, claiming victory Wednesday in a years-long trademark spat with US pop megastar Katy Perry. Designer Katie Perry accused her far more famous namesake of trademark infringement, arguing she had claimed the "Katie Perry" brand before the singer became a global...