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  • France: Key insights for understanding fashion's transformations in 2026
    High street. Credits: Unsplash What drivers will shape the French apparel market in the coming months? Experts from the Economic Observatory met this Thursday at the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM), where they shared their key insights on 2025 to better anticipate the challenges and opportunities awaiting fashion players in 2026. According to the latest data from INSEE and the IFM panel, the French apparel market, including accessories, generated a total turnover of approximately […]
  • Perfect Moment achieves first profitable quarter as full-price model takes hold
    Perfect Moment Milan Credits: Perfect Moment via Facebook London-based luxury lifestyle brand Perfect Moment has reached a significant financial milestone, reporting its first profitable quarter for the period ended December 31, 2025. Results for the fiscal third quarter of 2026 highlight a successful transition toward a full-price brand model and expanded product diversification beyond seasonal winter apparel. Fiscal Q3 2026 financial performance Perfect Moment reported net income of 93,000 dollars, representing a 2.60 million dollar […]
  • Ellen Haeser: 'Fashion needs to move from chasing trends to creating meaning'
    Interview Portrait of Dutch fashion professional, speaker, cultural strategist and lecturer Ellen Haeser Credits: photographer Marcel van der Vlugt After six and a half years in vocational education, Ellen Haeser is returning to the stage. During Masterly Milano 2026, the speaker and cultural strategist will present From Cradle to Grave – an ode to lifelong, inexhaustible sources of inspiration. This is an audiovisual work focusing on fashion and interiors. With over 45 years of experience […]
  • LV Diamonds
    Credits: Louis Vuitton The LV Diamonds collection welcomes four new creations, celebrating both the universal aura of diamond and the timeless strength of the Monogram Flower through the exclusive LV Monogram Star cut. Every gemstone comes with a digital certificate, testifying to Louis Vuitton’s journey towards ever greater excellence and transparency. Credits: Louis Vuitton Tradition and innovation came together to create LV Diamonds, which has been crafting the perfect rings, solitaires, wedding bands, earrings, and […]
  • OEKO-TEX® chooses TextileGenesis to advance digital traceability for organic cotton
    Credits: OEKO-TEX® Organic cotton continues to gain strategic importance in the global textile and apparel industry as brands, regulators and consumers increasingly demand credible sustainability claims and verified supply chains. This trend is reflected in the rapid expansion of the OEKO-TEX® ORGANIC COTTON certification, which recorded a 381% year-over-year growth by 31 December 2025. As volumes grow, so does the need for credible, fraud-resistant certification systems. Against this backdrop, OEKO-TEX® chose TextileGenesis, a Lectra company, […]
  • Aritzia eyes 200 US stores, mulls London location
    Credits: Artizia Canadian womenswear brand Artizia is on a growth path. The retailer is eyeing 200 stores in the US, and is believed to be plotting a new location in London. In an interview with WWD, Karen Janes, the company’s executive VP of real estate, said it was expecting to open 13 new stores in “premier locations” this year, alongside four strategic repositions or expansions. The plotted growth reflects the strength of Artizia’s real estate […]