The verdict fell on Monday evening in the Jardins du Palais Royal, where the atmosphere was feverish. The Meryll Rogge label, founded by the eponymous Belgian designer, won the grand prize at Andam 2025. The fashion competition, founded in 1989 by managing director Nathalie Dufour at the initiative of the French Ministry of Culture and…
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published June 30, 2025 Over the past decade, Pride Month has become a major touchpoint for the fashion industry, often marked by bold campaigns and colorful collections. But in 2025, participation has noticeably declined. Although Pride marches took place last weekend in key cities—from Milan and Madrid to Paris and…
Beauty consumers embrace authenticity and that includes links with experts who really have something to say. So it’s interesting that Zalando is partnering with beauty expert Sophie Carbonari for the launch of its new Insider’s Edit format. Sophie Carbonari – Zalando The “A-list celebrity facialist” is the first to feature in the Insider’s Edit –…
By AFP Published June 30, 2025 Karl Lagerfeld’s former villa, a secluded estate just west of Paris that reflects both his taste for luxury and privacy, is going under the hammer Tuesday in a rare candle auction. Late fashion icon Lagerfeld’s discreet villa near Paris goes under hammer – © Kiran RIDLEY Bought in 2010…
Harrods’ fashion buying director Simon Longland has been pulling together his thoughts on Paris Fashion Week’s menswear and in a week when there was “a rare sense of cohesion”, his favourite collections were from Dior, Junya Watanabe, Saint Laurent, and Lemaire. See catwalkDior Men – Spring-Summer2026 – Menswear – France – Paris – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight Longland…
2024 was a year of “transition” within the Clarks business “as internal and external factors created a variety of challenges”, its owner said in its latest results filing at Companies House. Clarks The parent company of the Clarks brand, C&J Clark (No1) Limited has filed its figures for the full 2024 financial period and said…
By Reuters Published June 30, 2025 Louis Vuitton’s latest Shanghai store is not your average luxury flagship. The 30-meter-high, ship-shaped store, “The Louis”, is billed as an experience, and houses an exhibition space and cafe in Shanghai’s downtown Nanjing Road shopping strip. Reuters “The Louis”, which had a grand opening on Thursday, will undoubtedly draw…
By AFP Published June 30, 2025 Jacquemus closed Paris Men’s Fashion Week on Sunday at the Château de Versailles, with a Spring-Summer 2026 collection that drew on his peasant roots. Jacquemus spring-summer 2026 show at the Château de Versailles, June 29, 2025 – AFP GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT After presenting his “Le Chouchou” show there…
By Bloomberg Published June 30, 2025 In 2020, Carlo Aragon started the ‘Salomonology’ Instagram page as a fashion moodboard to help him decide whether to invest $150 in a pair of Salomon XT-6s. Cortesía He bought it, liking how the shoes looked “unorthodox.” Others did too — the account now has almost 150,000 followers, intrigued…
The most fertile imagination in menswear, that would be Craig Green for the uninitiated, staged his latest show in Paris on Sunday, and it was, in a word, sensational. Craig Green spring/summer 2026 collection in Paris – Launchmetrics Riffing through materials, epochs, cultural references and diverse artistic moods to create the most original menswear of…
