Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published April 25, 2025 Barcelona embraced both rebellion and romance during its 2025 edition of Barcelona Bridal Night. Among the high-profile names that have previously graced this event—Marchesa, Viktor&Rolf, Elie Saab, and Giambattista Valli—this year’s spotlight fell on iconic British label Vivienne Westwood. On April 24, the brand unveiled its…
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published April 25, 2025 As tensions between the U.S. and China persist, NGOs warn that mounting cost pressures from brands could jeopardize hard-won progress in protecting the rights of textile workers. The collapse of the Rana Plaza factory in Dhaka on April 24, 2013 – Shutterstock The Clean Clothes Campaign…
UK retail sales volumes are estimated to have risen by 0.4% month on month in March 2025, the third consecutive month of rises and something of a surprise after analysts had predicted that they would dip. Reiss This follows a rise of 0.7% in February (revised down from a rise of 1% in the last…
Ermenegildo Zegna Group announced on Thursday steady revenues for the first quarter, as strong direct-to-consumer sales offset a slump in wholesale revenues. See catwalkZegna – Fall-Winter2025 – 2026 – Menswear – Italie – Milan – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight The Italian group saide total revenues fell 0.9% to €458.8 million for the first quarter ending March 31. By brand,…
The Casablanca brand, founded in 2018 by Charaf Tajer, will open its first boutique in Los Angeles in July, two months after the planned opening of its Paris boutique on rue Saint-Honoré in May. The future Casablanca store in Beverly Hills – Alexis Chenu Located at 469 North Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, the giant 5,000-square-fo0t…
Translated by Nicola Mira Published April 24, 2025 After topping the $2 billion revenue mark in 2024, Arc’teryx, the premium Canadian outdoor sports brand owned by the Amer Sports group, does not intend to stop growing. And as James Zhang, CEO of NYSE-listed Amer Sports explained during the presentation of the group’s annual results, one of…
With its expansion in menswear described as “huge”, Freemans’ introduction of ‘All Things to all Men’ is rather an apt title for the digital department store’s spring/summer full frontal assault on the category. Freemans/Harry Brown This not only includes expanding existing selections (Superdry, North Face, Joe Browns, Helly Hansen, Jack & Jones, Lyle & Scott, Under…
By AFP Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published April 24, 2025 Kering held its annual general meeting (AGM) on Thursday, April 25, at the group’s Paris headquarters, one day after reporting a 14% decline in first-quarter revenue, largely driven by a 25% sales drop at Gucci. With its share price falling over 6% on Thursday…
By AFP Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published April 24, 2025 On April 22, French luxury house Hermès unveiled plans to develop a new leather goods workshop in Colombelles, in the Normandy region of northern France. According to the company, the project will “create 260 artisan jobs in the long term” and will help sustain…
Closely-watched ASOS has released its results for the half-year to 2 March and said that its “new commercial model” is driving a “profitability transformation”. ASOS That statement refers to its positive adjusted EBITDA, which was up around £60 million year-on-year (YoY) in H1, driven not just by the new commercial model but also by “sustained…