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Rebelle to merge with Vinted as parent firm seeks broader price and item profile
Secondhand luxury fashion platform Rebelle is closing and merging with its parent company Vinted’s own platform, 18 months after Vinted acquired the business.
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Lacoste and Highsnobiety team up for first time, more launches planned
Lacoste has linked for the first time with cultural, media and lifestyle brand Highsnobiety on a “super limited” L003 2K24 co-branded sneaker and apparel collection. More launches are also planned.
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German footwear brand Birkenstock’s revenues jump 20% in FY23
Birkenstock, a leading Germany-based global footwear brand, has reported revenues of €1.492 billion for the fiscal ended September 30, 2023.
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Paris menswear Thursday: Yohji Yamamoto Homme and Dries Van Noten
Two exemplary designers and independent thinkers staged consecutive menswear runway shows Thursday evening in Paris, in powerful reminders of how this is turning out to be a vintage season for men’s fashion.
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Richemont Q3 sales rise 4%; Alaïa, Delvaux, Dunhill and Peter Millar are strong
Chloé, Alaïa and Dunhill owner Richemont has reported its results for Q3 — the all-important ‘Golden Quarter’ — with sales up by 4% on a reported basis to €5.593 billion, or 8% at constant exchange rates (CER).
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Birkenstock faces critical first earnings after post-IPO wobble
Birkenstock Holding Plc’s first earnings report as a public company is ripe for volatility as investors gauge whether the negative reaction to its 2023 initial public offering was overdone.
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Wales Bonner: Homage to Howard University
Grace Wales Bonner looked to America this season in a collection inspired by time spent researching in Howard University in Washington, staged in the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers.
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Radley has strong Christmas period
Premium bags brand Radley London shrugged off the spending woes of the Christmas period and has reported like-for-like sales up 4% in the key nine-week season.
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Naked Copenhagen unveils its Parisian abode
After a year of anticipation, the Danish sneaker brand has opened its first store outside of its home country in the heart of Paris' Marais district.
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BrandAlley buys control of The Edit LDN
Acquisition activity is continuing in the UK fashion sector with off-price specialist BrandAlley acquiring a majority stake in sneaker reseller The Edit LDN, the new owner saying the buy will support its eco aims.
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Snipes: CEO Sven Voth hands over the reins to Dennis Schröder
Sven Voth is stepping down as CEO of the sneaker and streetwear chain. He is handing over the reins with immediate effect to Dennis Schröder, who took up the post of managing director last April.
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Vivobarefoot and Balena create 3D printed shoe from compostable materials
Eco footwear specialist Vivobarefoot has revealed what it says is a “ground-breaking collaboration” with material science specialist Balena on a 3D-printed shoe made entirely from compostable materials.
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Lorenzo Boglione on building a global brand with K-Way
K-Way staged its latest runway collection on Sunday, a techy sporty collection presented inside its HQ in BasicVillage. We met with its driving CEO Lorenzo Boglione to learn how his group made the brand such a success.
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Prada men: Office and garden
Man’s relationship with nature was the theme of the latest Prada menswear collection shown Sunday in Milan, the artistic highlight of the Italian menswear season so far.
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Milan: A counterblast to AI at Brioni, Corneliani and Philippe Model
Milano Moda Uomo announced a counterblast to AI this season, as houses like Brioni and Corneliani presented their collections with mock-ups of ateliers, while Philippe Model focused on contemporary French cool.
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Emporio Armani: The emperor’s reign is not under threat
Maybe we should rechristen it Emporio Couture? So finely finished and so coolly embroidered was the latest Emporio Armani collection presented on a sub-zero, blue sky Saturday in Milan.
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