Italian jewelry house Roberto Coin has named actress Dakota Johnson as its new global brand ambassador. Roberto Coin names Dakota Johnson global brand ambassador – Roberto Coin The collaboration kicks off with a global campaign, lensed by fashion photographer Craig McDean. Shot in Venice, a city that has influenced designs and inspired many brand collections, […]
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By Reuters Published May 31, 2025 A Skechers USA shareholder has sued the footwear maker for more details about its $9.4 billion buyout by private equity firm 3G Capital, saying the decision by Skechers’ founder and controlling shareholder to sell raises “red flags.” Reuters According to a complaint filed on Thursday in Los Angeles
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By Bloomberg Published May 30, 2025 Australian retail sales unexpectedly fell in April after three months of gains, led by a decline in clothing purchases and prompting traders to bring forward expectations for a third interest rate cut this year. A shopping mall in Sydney, Australia – Reuters Sales dropped 0.1% in April from a
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Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published May 30, 2025 Spanish luxury brand Loewe has announced the winner of its annual contemporary art and craft award. For the 2025 edition of its Craft Prize, Loewe—through its foundation established by the founding family—has honored Japanese artist Kunimasa Aoki for his work “Realm of Living Things 19.” “Realm
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News last year that one of the biggest names from the Cool Britannia era of the 1990s — Oasis — was reuniting has kicked off a Britpop fashion revival, online wholesale platform Faire has claimed. Liam Gallagher has been a popular presence in campaigns, such as this one from Berghaus, since the oasis reunion was
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Translated by Nicola Mira Published May 30, 2025 At the first edition of the Samab textile machinery trade show in Milan, French company Chargeurs PCC, a global leader in the production of textiles, interlining, and inner components for the apparel industry, presented a selection of high-tech materials and solutions designed to meet the fashion industry’s
Translated by Nicola Mira Published May 30, 2025 No respite for Naf Naf, the French womenswear chain famous in the 1990s for the grand méchant (oh so impertinent) look. Having recently changed ownership, Naf Naf has again gone into receivership, for the third time in its history, a development putting the jobs of 600 employees
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By Reuters Published May 30, 2025 Zara founder Amancio Ortega has bought an office building in Barcelona from Blackstone for €250 million ($283 million), two sources familiar with the transaction said on Friday. Zara The sources said Blackstone sold the 28,000-square-meter building on Avenida Diagonal—currently rented by the Spanish editorial business Planeta—to Ortega’s investment vehicle
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UK fashion retail giant Next has “abruptly” shuttered one of its three Sri Lankan factories with the loss of 1,400 jobs. A trade union official is quoted as saying that over 800 of its members were out of work, as the annoucement sparked protests, according to online publication EasternEye. Next Manufacturing – a subsidiary of
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Gant has reopened its Regent Street, London, flagship store, “marking an exciting new chapter” for the American-turned-Swedish sportswear brand. The refurbishment of the 6,300 sq m space “represents a key milestone in the brand’s global retail investments in the UK and worldwide”, the company said. And according to its CEO Patrik Söderström, the flagship reopening
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