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Casablanca appoints Didier Nguyen as CEO

French-Moroccan fashion house Casablanca appoints Didier Nguyen as chief executive officer (CEO), effective immediately. He joins Casablanca at a pivotal stage in its development. This is marked by international expansion and strengthening its position at the intersection of sport, travel, culture and luxury. The appointment follows the...

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Strategic shift at Casablanca Paris: Priya de Souza takes the marketing reins

Luxury brand Casablanca Paris has announced the appointment of Priya de Souza as its chief marketing officer. Taking up the role on September 22, she will report directly to CEO Frederick Lukoff and work closely with creative director Charaf Tajer. In her new role, de Souza will be responsible for designing and implementing the brand's global...

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Podcast: Interview with Casablanca founder Charaf Tajer

The Fashion your Seatbelt podcast shares with listeners one-on-one conversations with some of fashion's up-and-coming voices. This edition features Charaf Tajer founder of Casablanca, a luxury brand that was launched in 2018. The French-Moroccan designer shares his journey and growth over the past 7 years, all which has lead up to the opening of...

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Casablanca names Txampi Diz as first CMO

French luxury brand Casablanca Paris has announced the appointment of Txampi Diz to the newly created role of chief marketing officer, a position he will take up this month. Diz joins the company from Balmain, where he was also named the first CMO in 2017, and was then credited with building up the fashion house’s marketing and communication...

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Marni, Casablanca and Peter Do: Paris Fashion Week SS24 is full of first timers

As fashion month quickly descends upon the industry, the federations from each fashion capital have begun to publish their official schedules, giving an insight into what we can expect from their own locations. For Paris, that will seemingly be a roster led by first time exhibitors, who are dominating the French fashion week’s lineup for the...

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Casablanca names former Scotch & Soda head as CEO

Parisian design house Casablanca has announced the appointment of Frederick Lukoff as its new chief executive officer, a role he will take on alongside the brand’s founder and creative director, Charaf Tajer. His appointment comes as the company also revealed that it had received a “significant long-term investment by a group of strategic...

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Casablanca sold in corporate restructuring deal

French fashion label Casablanca Clothing Ltd, founded by Charaf Tajer, has been acquired by a newly established company Casablanca Paris Ltd for an undisclosed sum in a corporate restructuring deal to boost future growth. In a statement, the high-end fashion brand explained that it was sold as a going concern “to strengthen and empower the...

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Casablanca and Caviar Kaspia team up on capsule collection

Luxury eatery Caviar Kaspia has teamed up with Casablanca on a 10-piece capsule collection of ready-to-wear and accessories, as well as a co-branded tin of caviar. Launching on March 2, the ‘Casa Kaspia’ capsule features Casablanca’s signature silk shirts with intricate prints of hand-painted visages, inspired by the iconography, mosaics and...

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Casablanca unveils first debut sneaker

Parisian fashion house Casablanca has unveiled its first sneaker, designed entirely in-house. The Atlantis sneaker has been designed by founder and creative director Charaf Tajer and art director Steve Grimes and takes its inspiration from the lost magical underwater kingdom. The sneaker style offers Casablanca’s unique free-spirited identity to...

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Casablanca opens pop-up in collaboration with Selfridges

Parisian brand Casablanca has opened an aviation-inspired pop-up housed within The Selfridges Corner shop and taken over three of the department store’s main window displays. The ‘Casa Airways’ pop-up showcases an exclusive 45-piece capsule collection, featuring limited-edition azure hued bikinis, beach towels, silk scarves, graphic T-shirts,...

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Casablanca and New Balance set to release fourth collaboration

Parisian apparel brand Casablanca has announced an additional collaboration with footwear powerhouse New Balance, presenting the new Casablanca x New Balance XC - 72. The limited design will be available in two colourways. An orange and green colour scheme aims to pay homage to the first collaboration, while the red and yellow style with black...

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Video: Casablanca SS22 collection

In this video, fashion label Casablanca has presented its SS22 collection at Paris Men's Fashion Week (PFW). Watch the video below. Video: Casablanca Paris via YouTube Photo credit: 10 Magazine, Facebook