Articles by Florence Julienne
Olympic Games: National Clothing Federation demands financial compensation
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On the morning of the opening of the Paris Olympics, the unease of retailers in the city is palpable: barriers in all directions, blocked roads, QR codes to cross the “grey zone” (impossible to obtain in a short time), consumers cancelling their visit at the last minute, and more. It is in this context that the National Clothing Federation (FNH)...
Leather and fabric AW25/26 trends: What’s new at the Première Vision show?
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What leather and fabric trends do the experts at Première Vision anticipate for the autumn/winter 2025/26 season? The French trade show, which took place from July 2 to July 4 at the Paris Nord Villepinte Convention Centre, was a somewhat unusual event due to its proximity to the Olympic Games. Florence Rousson, the new president of Première...
Ryo Matsumura of Japan's Rakuten: 'We would like to represent French designers who are not yet known'
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In past seasons of Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo, the event’s headline sponsor, tech firm and e-commerce retailer Rakuten, has made it known of its intentions to secure stronger ties with the influential fashion weeks of the West. During Tokyo’s FW24 fashion week, for example, Paris Fashion Week’s official tradeshow partner, Tranoï, announced it...
Burak Cukmak, Saudi Fashion Commission: 'Saudi market opens up to contemporary men’s fashion'
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During Paris Fashion Week June, the Saudi 100 Brands event, a fashion show at Paris' Palais de Tokyo and a showroom at the Mona Bismark hotel, was held. The programme supports fashion companies, brands and designers in their pursuit of expansion, with those selected set to benefit from market-related initiatives that aim to help in brand...
Esmod Paris ‘Talents Show’ 2024: when young people send personal messages through fashion
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This year's Esmod fashion school graduation show, entitled 'Talents Show', took place right in the middle of Paris fashion week menswear June 2024. Through the designs they presented, the French fashion institution’s budding designers each expressed, in their own way, the emotions and concerns that are close to their hearts. FashionUnited...
Lisaa Mode fashion show or are the homeless talked about in fashion?
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At the end of its 2024 fashion show, French fashion school Lisaa Mode awarded three prizes, including a special prize to Eugène Larée for a collection created in collaboration with homeless people. The homeless are everywhere, slumped on chairs in the metro, sprawled out in the street under moribund blankets, housed in makeshift tents just a...
Americans (re)land in Paris with A$AP Rocky debut
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On Friday, June 21, 2024, on the sidelines of Paris Fashion Week, rapper A$AP Rocky, the partner and father of singer Rihanna's children, organized his first Parisian fashion show in Karl Lagerfeld's former home. In fact, "American Sabotage," the show's name, signifies the attraction of Americans to Paris, as the capital of fashion. Entering the...
Kanye West and Bianca Censori bring a wind of madness to the Prototypes fashion show
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The Prototypes show, held at the Consulat as part of Paris Fashion Week Men's, will likely remain the most spectacular event of this season: underground, avant-garde and fast-paced. Yet, the attraction that everyone will be talking about is undoubtedly the apparent surprise arrival of Kanye West and his wife, Bianca Censori. Such an event may...
These are the colors for SS26 according to WGSN
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Blue/green (Transformative Teal), bright pink (Electric Fuchsia), blue/grey pastel (Blue Aura), amber yellow (Amber Haze), and mint green (Jelly Mint) are the five colours that trend forecasting agency WGSN, has chosen as part of its Coloro programme. According to WGSN, 2026 will be the year of reorientation. Old ideas will be overthrown and the...
Printemps Haussmann, IFM hold three-day event to raise awareness about textile waste in Ghana
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From June 14 to June 16, 2024, department store Printemps Haussmann, the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) and France's Or Foundation are organising workshops to raise awareness and upcycle textile industry waste in order to combat Ghana's transformation into the dustbin of the West. A promise made, a promise kept. At the ‘Let's go change the...