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Pierre Cardin and Ahlers AG fined 5.7 million euros

French fashion house Pierre Cardin and its largest licensee Ahlers AG are to be fined 5.7 million euros by the European Commission for anti-competitive agreements. Pierre Cardin must pay an amount of 2.23 million and Ahlers AG 3.5 million euros. The European Commission reported that between 2008 and 2021, the two concluded several...

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Pierre Cardin takes to Taipei Fashion Week with Young Designer Competition and SS25 show

Storied brands are continuously positioning themselves as educational beacons to younger generations. Such partnerships can go both ways, however; as heritage can help in the provision of long-existing skills to up-and-coming designers that can, in turn, also present to brands new perspectives in a bid to retain relevance. It was this that was...

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Fashion house Pierre Cardin faces fine

French brand Pierre Cardin and German licensee Ahlers risk a fine from the European Commission, after a preliminary investigation by the European Commission showed that the two companies may have violated EU competition rules, according to a statement. The commission is concerned that Pierre Cardin and Ahlers have signed several anti-competition...

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First edition of the Pierre Cardin Young Designers Contest announces US winner

Fashion design student HyeRin Lee from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) in California has been named the winner of the US edition of the annual Pierre Cardin Young Designers Contest 2022. The young fashion designer who was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, wins a fully paid three-month apprenticeship which includes...

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Ahlers Group chairwoman: “Whoever can deliver fastest will win”

A new showroom, the relaunch of premium brand Baldessarini, an investigation by the EU Commission against Pierre Cardin and a fashion show in Paris - much has been going on at German clothing company Ahlers Group. FashionUnited asked chairwoman Stella Ahlers questions about the extent the company was part of Pierre Cardin's fashion show, how the...

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Pierre Cardin and Ahlers under investigation for possible EU competition breach

The European Commission has announced it has launched a formal antitrust investigation into Pierre Cardin and its licensee the Ahlers Group. The inquiry will assess whether the duo has breached EU competition rules by restricting cross-border and online sales of Pierre Cardin products, as well as the sale of products to specific customer groups....

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Pierre Cardin reschedules fashion show

The House of Pierre Cardin will pay tribute to their namesake founder who died in 2020 with a fashion show in his honor on January 28. The show will be held at the National Air and Space Museum near Le Bourget airport near Paris. The venue was recently used by Hermès for its spring 2022 collection. The show takes place a day after the official...

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Ahlers expects lower full year sales but improved earnings

Ahlers has adjusted the revenue and earnings forecast for the full fiscal year 2020/21. The company said in a release that the course of the Covid-19 pandemic led to more extensive and longer-lasting Europe-wide containment measures in the second quarter than originally assumed. As a result, the company expects the lockdown-related revenue...

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Ahlers revenues decline by 56.3 percent in Q1

Ahlers Total group revenues in the first quarter of FY 2020/21 declined by 28.8 million euros or 56.3 percent at Ahlers Ag to 22.4 million euros. However, the company witnessed 20 percent growth rates in e-commerce revenues, mainly attributable to the company’s own online shops, which doubled their revenues. The company said in a statement that...

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Forever a futurist: The work of Pierre Cardin (1922-2020)

On July 20, 2019, Pierre Cardin witnessed the opening of his large retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum. At 97 he was not present at the opening party - that was perhaps a bit much to ask - but he was closely involved in the development of the exhibition. This one had nineteen rooms, filled with clothes, accessories, furniture and other design...

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Important dates in the life of Pierre Cardin

Here are key dates in the life and career of French designer and businessman Pierre Cardin who died on Tuesday aged 98: - July 2, 1922: He is born in San Biaggio di Callalta, near Venice in northern Italy. His family emigrates to France when he is two. - 1936: As a teenager he is apprenticed to tailors in the French towns of Saint-Etienne and...

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Designer Pierre Cardin dies at the age of 98

French fashion designer Pierre Cardin, hailed for his visionary creations but also for bringing stylish clothes to the masses, died Tuesday aged 98, his family told AFP. Cardin, who was born to a low-income family in northern Italy but became a France-based fashion superstar, died in a hospital in Neuilly in the west of Paris, his family said....