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Video: Ghiaia Cashmere is bridging LA style with Italian craftsmanship
Mr Porter is proud to feature Ghiaia Cashmere, the distinguished knitwear label that seamlessly bridges the casual, sun-drenched aesthetic of Los Angeles with the unparalleled heritage and artisanal mastery of Italy. This unique transatlantic perspective allows the brand to redefine luxury menswear, specifically through its commitment to...
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Fashion pulse: China - March 2026
Consumer prices (March) Clothing prices in China rose 1.6 percent year-on-year in March, according to the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS), running 0.6 percentage points above the +1.0 percent headline inflation rate. Within the fashion basket, garments rose +1.7 percent and footwear +1.2 percent. The month-on-month reading for...
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Fashion pulse: Finland - March 2026
Consumer prices (March) Clothing and footwear prices in Finland fell 0.9 percent year-on-year in March, according to Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus), while headline inflation rose 1.3 percent over the same period. The 2.2-percentage-point gap places the fashion category decisively on the deflation side of Finland’s price ledger. Within the...
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Fashion pulse: Norway - March 2026
Consumer prices (March) Clothing and footwear prices in Norway rose 1.4 percent year-on-year in March, according to Statistics Norway (SSB), well below the +3.6 percent headline inflation reading. The gap — 2.2 percentage points — makes fashion the second-slowest-inflating major division in the Norwegian consumer basket; only Personal care and...
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Fashion pulse: Sweden - March 2026
Swedish fashion is running at two speeds: prices are stable and inflation benign, but consumers have migrated decisively from physical fashion stores to online channels. Consumer prices (March) Clothing and footwear prices in Sweden rose 1.6 percent year-on-year in March, according to Statistics Sweden (SCB), well above the +0.5 percent headline...
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Fashion pulse: Colombia - March 2026
Colombian fashion retail is growing, but lagging behind the broader consumer economy. Consumer prices (March) The clothing and footwear component of Colombia’s consumer price index rose 2.61 percent year-on-year in March, according to Colombia’s national statistics office DANE — unchanged from February and 2.95 percentage points below the +5.56...
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Fashion pulse: Canada - March 2026
Consumer prices (March) Clothing and footwear prices in Canada fell 0.42 percent year-on-year in March, according to Statistics Canada (StatCan), even as headline inflation rose plus 2.39 percent. The 2.81 percentage-point gap between fashion prices and the overall consumer basket is structurally unusual for an OECD economy — Canadian clothing...
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Fashion pulse: Argentina - March 2026
Consumer prices (March) Clothing and footwear prices in Argentina rose 13.43 percent year-on-year in March, according to Argentina’s national statistics institute INDEC, easing from plus 15.06 percent in February and running at less than half the headline inflation rate of plus 32.61 percent. For a country where clothing typically led the way...
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Fashion pulse: Mexico - March 2026
Consumer prices (March) Headline consumer-price inflation in Mexico accelerated to 4.59 percent year-on-year in March, according to Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), the highest reading since October 2024 on the back of a 0.86 percent monthly rise. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and fuel components,...
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Fashion pulse: Brazil - March 2026
Consumer prices (March) Clothing prices in Brazil rose 4.90 percent year-on-year in March, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), easing slightly from plus 5.04 percent in February. Headline inflation moved in the opposite direction, accelerating to plus 4.14 percent from plus 3.81 percent, putting fashion...
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