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Hong Kong's luxury department store Lane Crawford launches AI stylist

AiDLab is collaborating with iconic Hong Kong luxury department store Lane Crawford, fashion innovator Calvin Wong, CEO and Centre Director of AiDLab and Endowed Professor in Fashion at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), announced today on LinkedIn. AiDLab, which stands for the Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence in Design, is a...

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P448 unveils new concept store designed by Woody Yao

Italian luxury sneaker brand P448 has unveiled a new retail store concept in Shanghai, China, designed by acclaimed designer Woody Yao to invite “curiosity and discovery”. Located in Shanghai iapm Mall, the flagship store design has been exclusively conceived and designed by Yao, and embeds the P448 form language into every touchpoint, offering...

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Wolf & Badger marks 15th anniversary with 500 million US dollars in brand sales

Wolf & Badger, the global marketplace for independent ethical brands, which operates stores in London, New York City, and Los Angeles, celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2025 and rounded out the year by surpassing half a billion US dollars in cumulative sales for independent brands since its launch in 2010. In a statement, the independent...

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Tala reports 19 percent revenue growth

British activewear brand Tala, founded by influencer Grace Beverley, has reported a 19 percent growth in revenue to 19.8 million pounds, up from 16.8 million pounds the previous year. According to Tala’s Companies House filings for the year ending March 31, 2025, the record year-on-year growth was boosted by its own direct-to-consumer website...

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Marubeni acquires the Jacobson Group, owner of Gola

Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corporation, which operates across various business sectors, including lifestyle, food, agriculture, chemicals, and energy, has acquired UK-based footwear brand owner Jacobson Group Limited, which owns heritage British trainer brand Gola, as it looks to form a lifestyle brand business platform. The acquisition...

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French report outlines plan to tax fast fashion and boost local production

On Wednesday, Clément Beaune, France's High Commissioner for Strategy and Planning, unveiled a strategic study designed to combat the "massive influx" of fast fashion. The report advocates for a tripartite approach: revitalizing French manufacturing, scaling textile recycling, and imposing heavy taxes on low-cost imports. Ahead of the full...

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Pre-fall 2026 color in sophisticated combinations

As FashionUnited reported in early December, Pantone has named a luminous, ethereal white called ‘Cloud Dancer’ as its Color of the Year for 2026. The Spring/Summer 2026 runways have already confirmed a strong direction toward head-to-toe white looks. By contrast, when the pre-fall collections arrive in stores around June, selling floors are set...

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Kendra Scott appoints industry veteran Chris Blakeslee as CEO to drive global growth

Kendra Scott Design, Inc. announced that Chris Blakeslee has been appointed as the company’s new chief executive officer, effective January 12. Blakeslee, an innovative leader known for scaling high-growth lifestyle brands, joins the company as it seeks to accelerate its evolution into a multi-generational, global powerhouse. Founder Kendra...

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Kevin Hart partners with Authentic for global brand expansion

Comedian and entrepreneur Kevin Hart has entered into a strategic partnership with Authentic Brands Group (Authentic) to co-own and scale his personal brand globally. Under the terms of the agreement announced Tuesday, Hart will become a shareholder in Authentic, a move that aligns him with fellow high-profile partners like David Beckham and...

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Pitti Uomo: LVMH winner Soshiotsuki blending Japanese and western aesthetics

Japanese brand Soshiotsuki, winner of the 2025 LVMH Prize, is set to further establish its global presence at the international Italian trade fair, Pitti Uomo, next week. While attention often focuses on classic Japanese culture such as kimonos, wabi-sabi and Zen, designer Soshi Otsuki dismisses clichéd nostalgia. His designs elevate elements...

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Small batch, big numbers: When fashion marketing meets production reality

In fashion, moments of unintended transparency, a back-end inventory number accidentally exposed, a production document leaked, a “limited” capsule that seems available forever, often illuminate the gap between how brands describe themselves and how they actually operate. These moments are revealing not because they expose wrongdoing, but...

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Bestseller owner snaps up majority stake in Drake’s

Anders Holch Povlsen, the owner of Danish fashion giant Bestseller Group and the largest shareholder of e-commerce retailer Asos, has snapped up a majority stake in British menswear brand Drake’s. New Companies House filings have revealed that a 75 percent stake in Drake’s has been transferred to 28.10.2025 Limited, a firm overseen by Povlsen....