For sure Charaf Tajer was feeling the Olympics fever sweeping through Paris in anticipation of the Summer Games, but his fall 2024 women’s Casablanca Paris collection wasn’t just about luxe sports and spectator wear. It was inspired by a ritualistic practice of another kind — the ancient Greeks’ use of psychedelics, specifically Plato, Aristotle, Herodotus, … Read more
A week on from the news that it had been issued with a moratorium on payments, it has now been reported that Unlimited Footwear Group B.V. has failed to emerge from the proceedings, ultimately seeing it fall into bankruptcy, a public insolvency register revealed today. With this, several subsidiaries are also declared bankrupt. The Dutch … Read more
JCPenney has partnered with Johnny Wujek, the Los Angeles-based celebrity costume designer and stylist to launch the retailer’s first Gen Z-inspired formal collaboration. JCProm with Johnny Wujek is designed for teens to wear during prom season and other formal events this spring. Wujek is known for his adventurous approach to fashion and his designs for … Read more
There’s naked dressing, and then there’s the weather in Sweden. This winter has seen temperatures plunge to minus 25 degrees Celsius, so Jonny Johansson’s first instinct was to cover up. He opened his Acne Studios show with a yeti-style jacket made from Icelandic shearling, but it’s hard to escape the bare-skinned trend sweeping the fall … Read more
Much is happening at the Düsseldorf-based fashion retailer Peek & Cloppenburg. Following a reorganisation, the company has restructured its management and plans to reduce the size of some sales areas. Nevertheless, business must go on, and buyers are travelling to trade fairs and to purchasing appointments as usual. FashionUnited asked Kai Stolte, womenswear buying director … Read more
LONDON — The Paul Smith Foundation is throwing its support behind a new hub dedicated to emerging design talent at Smithfield Market in London. The foundation has partnered with the Mayor of London’s office and Projekt, a work and events space provider, to create The Fashion Residency at Studio Smithfield, a three-year business, creative and marketing boot camp for … Read more
In recent years, the fashion industry has undergone a significant transformation, where the concept of sustainability has evolved from being considered a niche concern to becoming a legislative requirement. The European Union, at the forefront of regulating sustainable practices, is establishing guidelines for textile companies to ensure their sustainable performance. Merely intending to be sustainable … Read more
An apple brought Isaac Newton his eureka moment and another — a giant green orb by Danish artist Casper Sejersen in the middle of the runway — signaled the epiphany Cecilie Bahnsen wants people to have about her brand. “That [we] can be more than the box we get put in,” she said backstage before … Read more
Puma Group sales decreased by 4 percent currency adjusted and 9.8 percent reported to 1,982.2 million euros in the fourth quarter and net income decreased by 42.3 percent to 0.8 million euros and earnings per share amounted to 0.01 euros. The company’s full year sales however increased by 6.6 percent currency adjusted and 1 percent … Read more
