Articles by Sylvana Lijbaart
France's Marine Serre named next guest designer of Pitti Uomo
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Marine Serre, founder and creative director of her eponymous fashion brand, is the next guest designer of Italian menswear trade show Pitti Uomo 106, fair organisers announced in a press release. Serre will show her SS25 collection on 12 June 2024 at Pitti Uomo, which, as always, takes place in Florence. The exact location of her show will...
In Pictures: Dries van Noten’s signature explored
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Antwerp-based designer Dries van Noten is stepping down as creative director at his own eponymous fashion house in June. As such, the fashion house, which was founded in 1986, has begun its search for a new creative head. In light of the news, FashionUnited takes a look into Van Noten’s design signatures as we wave farewell to the outgoing icon....
Decathlon's chief digital officer on making 'digitisation the new normal'
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Decathlon went back to the drawing board and put a new vision on paper. The French sports fashion retailer wants to develop further as a 'multi-specialist-company' under the motto 'Move People Through The Wonders of Sports'. Part of the new strategy is digitalisation. FashionUnited spoke to chief digital officer Jimena Almendares during a...
European Parliament reaches due diligence law agreement
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The European Parliament has reached an agreement on the 'Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive' coming more than two weeks after the agreement first failed when several member states rebelled. As such, the directive took on a watered down form due to pressure from Germany, Italy and France. EU member states have agreed that only...
Decathlon's transition to a 'multi-specialist company': From logo to store concept
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While other sportswear chains face various challenges and sometimes even flounder, Decathlon sees room for growth. The French sports fashion retailer, founded in 1976 by seven sports enthusiasts with the mission to make sport accessible to all, aims to transform from a B-brand into an A-brand. Therefore, Decathlon drafted a transition plan. The...
Chanel acquires French fashion group JY BH
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French luxury brand Chanel is acquiring fashion group JY BH, including all the French company's operations, four studios and employees, FashionNetwork reported. The acquisition will also bring French fashion designer Jean-Yves Bohère to Chanel. "This decision was made on the basis of coinciding interests: the JY BH Group relies on a solid...
Unlimited Footwear Group falls into bankruptcy
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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...
New Balance is growing in 2023, sees room for 90 new stores worldwide
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New Balance has grown its sales by double digits in the year 2023. Europe played the leading role over the period, Joe Preston, chairman and chief executive officer of New Balance, told Bloomberg in a report. He also stated that he sees room for the opening of some 90 new stores in the coming year. New Balance's sales amounted to around 6.5...
What's happening with the plus size men's fashion market?
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The plus size fashion market is experiencing notable growth, which is reflected in a greater presence of plus size models in the campaigns and catwalks of many brands. However, a clear tendency prevails to exclusively represent plus-size women. This disparity begs the question: where are the plus-size men in today's men's fashion world?...
Unlimited Footwear Group BV in suspension of payment
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The Dutch footwear company Unlimited Footwear Group B.V., which operates under the name The Heritage Footwear Company, has obtained a moratorium on payments according to the public insolvency register. If a company is no longer able to pay its invoices, it can apply to the court for a moratorium. This means that the fashion company may suspend...