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Dog Fashion Week arrives in New York

New York is getting its own fashion week for dogs. Barkhouse, the design‑led dog daycare that opened in Chelsea in 2025, is staging Dog Fashion Week from September 8 to 12, culminating in a ticketed runway show called the Dogwalk Fashion Show, presented by Fetch Pet Insurance and Maev. According to the company, the concept is simple: treat dogs...

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Kohl's names Walmart veteran Ryan Waymire chief merchandising officer

Ryan M. Waymire is joining Kohl's as chief merchandising officer. He will report to CEO Michael J. Bender, effective September 28, the company announced Tuesday. Waymire served as senior vice president of fashion at Walmart US for the past three years. He has also held management roles at Target and Amazon during his 25-year career. According to...

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From Pomellato to Kering Italy: Sabina Belli takes the helm of the group's Italian network

From September 15, 2026, Sabina Belli will assume the role of president of Kering Italy, while also continuing to lead the Kering Accademia per le Eccellenze. After more than ten years leading Pomellato, this appointment moves an executive with deep roots in the jewellery sector to the core of the group's industrial and institutional ecosystem....

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Shein IPO: why has the ultra-fast fashion leader accepted a 75 percent discount?

The traditional gong of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange sounded this Tuesday morning for a company that would have undoubtedly preferred a different tune. Shein debuted with a valuation of approximately 26.5 billion dollars, before its stock fell by almost 10 percent within the first few hours of trading. In 2022, private investors had valued the...

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Saudi Arabia expands fashion education and industry pathways

Saudi Arabia is continuing to build the educational infrastructure around its expanding fashion sector, with initiatives increasingly linking academic training, professional development and industry experience. Recent programmes from the Saudi Fashion Commission have included executive education developed with international institutions. In...

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Frasers aims to secure over 50 percent stake in Hugo Boss

UK retail group Frasers Group has moved closer to taking majority control of Hugo Boss after its voluntary public takeover offer boosted its direct shareholding in the German tailoring label to 47.89 percent. Following the expiry of the acceptance period for the offer, Frasers confirmed its holding now stands at 33,054,959 ordinary shares. The...

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Shein shares drop 10 percent in Hong Kong debut

Chinese-founded e-commerce retailer Shein made its share trading debut in Hong Kong on Tuesday, capping a years-long effort to tap capital markets following failed attempts to list in New York and London. Share prices tumbled about 10 percent in early Hong Kong trading before paring losses to trade down 4 percent by lunchtime, last trading at...

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SS27/FW27 trend prediction: Why camouflage keeps coming back

Originally designed to help troops disappear into their surroundings, camouflage has become one of fashion’s most recognizable — and conspicuous — patterns. Its enduring appeal lies partly in that contradiction: camo suggests utility, toughness and the outdoors, yet removed from its military context, it becomes an instantly recognizable fashion...

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Pacsun's CEO Brieane Olson on AI, betting on physical stores again and global expansion

Pacsun is riding the wave of its own reinvention. What started in 1980 as a small surf shop in Newport Beach, California, has grown into one of the main youth apparel retailers in the United States, with sales growing by about 10 percent in each of the past two years, reaching 970 million dollars in 2025, the company reported. Steering that...

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Galia Lahav: Brings bridal couture to North Carolina

Israeli couture bridal brand Galia Lahav has expanded its retail footprint in North America with a new opening in North Carolina, driven by the growing number of Southeastern brides from Charlotte, Raleigh, Charleston, Nashville and Atlanta wanting to wear the brand’s bold, glamorous take on bridalwear for their big day. The new...

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John Galliano Met exhibition canceled after backlash

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's upcoming exhibition on John Galliano has been cancelled, the designer announced on Monday. "After much reflection and discussion with all those involved, I have decided, with great sadness, that it is best for the exhibition not to take place at this time," he wrote on a statement shared on his Instagram page....

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Decathlon wants to acquire 50 percent of Sport 2000 France

Paris - Decathlon wants to acquire 50 percent of Sport 2000 France, the two rival companies announced on Monday. This merger could shake up the sporting goods market, which was already disrupted by Intersport's acquisition of dozens of Go Sport stores in 2023. As the French market leader, Decathlon has signed a letter of intent with Céraclès...