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Sofitel revives hotel uniforms with Cordelia de Castellane

French luxury hotel chain Sofitel has collaborated with Paris-based French designer Cordelia de Castellane, who has been artistic director of Dior Home and Baby Dior since 2012, to revitalise the uniforms for its 25,000 employees worldwide. The new 45-piece collection will offer a new closet for all employees at Sofitel’s 120-plus hotels...

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Marks & Spencer commits to protecting price of school uniform

Marks & Spencer has announced that it is going to continue protecting the price of its school uniform, a decision that has now extended into its third year after initially being introduced in 2021. The revelation comes ahead of Back-to-School season, for which the retailer said it will be offering an additional 20 percent off school uniform for...

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Why do fashion designers dress themselves in uniforms?

What does Giorgio Armani have in common with Steve Jobs, Karl Lagerfeld with Mark Zuckerberg, Anna Wintour with Mother Teresa? They are associated with wearing an instantly recognizable daily uniform. Jobs and Zuckerberg might be said to dress for the technology industry, Mother Teresa had little time for trends, but fashion designers and...