Fairs

Connections and contradictions at CHIC Shanghai's autumn edition 2026

Despite internationalisation efforts, Chinese was the dominant language heard at the China International Fashion Fair (CHIC) Autumn edition, held from 25 to 27 August in Shanghai. In fact, non-Chinese visitors at this more compact and domestically oriented edition of the fair are quite rare so that there were no provisions for translation...

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Fashion

MFW SS27: The skirt emerges as key styling piece

MFW SS27 marked a shift towards a more feminine silhouette, with designers elevating the skirt as the season’s key styling piece. Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons dedicated their entire 63-look SS27 collection to skirts, describing them as a “waist-down canvas for self-expression” and deliberately eliminating both trousers and dresses. The designers...

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Fashion |Report

LATAM Fashion Circle showcases South American brands in Paris

How can the heritage of Latin American artisanal skills be transformed into an offering that can find its place on the international market? This was the challenge Dan Silva set for himself when he conceived his LATAM Fashion Circle project. A project that has now become a reality. When asked by FashionUnited why he named his event LATAM Fashion...

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Fashion |Interview

Lspace bets on a late-summer drop as swim moves beyond the season

Californian swimwear brand Lspace launched its Afterglow collection in September, after peak swim season, in a move it frames as a response to customers buying swim and resortwear all year. "Our customers are shopping swim and resortwear year-round," Alissa Bristow, vice president of creative and design at Lspace, told FashionUnited. "We're less...

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