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Innovation In Wool Awards opens for entries
The annual Innovation in Wool Awards is back and the 2024 edition comes with an impressive prize pot of £30,000.
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Burberry non-exec director to step down
Burberry Group has announced its Independent Non-Executive Director Debra L Lee is to retire from the board following the UK luxury fashion house’s Annual General Meeting in July.
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Dior continues to expand across Mexico
The esteemed French house unveils an exclusive store for its men's collections in the country's capital.
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Thom Browne takes over Saks Fifth Avenue women's store in Beverly Hills
American designer Thom Browne takes over the department store's floors until April 22. The opportunity to present his new tweed and offer customers a bespoke animal handbag
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King of leopard print, Italy's Roberto Cavalli dies at 83
Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, whose penchant for python and flamboyant animal prints made him the darling of the international jet set for decades, died Friday at 83, the luxury company said.
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Antwerp World Diamond Centre CEO resigns amid Russia diamond sanctions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) Chief Executive Ari Epstein resigned unexpectedly on Thursday, the AWDC's board of directors said in a statement.
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JCA students get to grips with commerce in Gallery and e-tail launch
Professor Jimmy Choo’s JCA | London Fashion Academy has announced the opening of the JCA Gallery, a showcase of the talent of its learners.
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Rent the Runway shares get caught up in AI frenzy, surge over 200%
Traders piled into shares of Rent the Runway on Thursday, sending the shares up by more than 220% after the apparel rental firm said it was betting on artificial intelligence to power its growth in the current year.
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Revitalizing Gucci: Kering's paramount endeavor
Gucci has long stood as the powerhouse driving the luxury conglomerate Kering forward. However, the iconic Italian brand's sales are now decidedly on a downward trajectory in a decelerating global luxury market.
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Casablanca appoints its first marketing director, Txampi Diz
Luxury house Casablanca has swiftly filled the new role of marketing director by appointing Txampi Diz, who recently held the same position at Balmain.
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Christian Louboutin aims for €1 billion revenue
The French luxury footwear label, in which the Italian Agnelli family’s Exor holding company owns a stake, is in sound financial health after launching an eyewear line with Marcolin and a Maison Margiela collaboration.
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Louis Vuitton appoints Blake Harrop as head of image and communications
While Stefano Cantino, the LVMH flagship's director of communications and events since 2019, is moving to Gucci, Louis Vuitton has recruited the head of the Wieden+Kennedy agency.
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Gucci recruits its new deputy CEO from Louis Vuitton
Kering's flagship label is recruiting Stefano Cantino from Louis Vuitton for the newly-created position of Deputy Managing Director, to support CEO Jean-François Palus.
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Lanvin partners with Austrian artist Erwin Wurm for a project in China
Erwin Wurm is the second creative invited by the label as part of its Lanvin Lab project after rapper Future. He has created one of his famous bag-sculptures for the house, which will be exhibited throughout China.
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Robert Pattinson stars in latest Dior campaign
British and Irish actors are a popular pick for menswear campaigns at present, especially when brands are promoting the lines that form the essence of what the label is all about.
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Royal College of Art is world’s top university for art and design.... again
Here we go again. London’s Royal College of Art has once again clinched the title of the world’s leading university for art and design. In fact, it’s the RCA’s 10th consecutive year of winning the accolade.
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