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Fashion pulse: New Zealand - August 2026

Consumer prices (June 2026 quarter) Clothing and footwear prices in New Zealand rose 2.5 percent year-on-year in the June 2026 quarter, according to the consumers price index (CPI) of Statistics New Zealand (Stats NZ), after a 1.3 percent rise in the March quarter. Headline CPI inflation was 4.1 percent, up from 3.1 percent. Stats NZ publishes...

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Kirsty Glenne on Paravel’s comeback, from bankruptcy to relaunch

Paravel is back. The American travel brand, which filed for bankruptcy in May 2025 and was bought by ATR Group, relaunched on October 8 with a tight edit of its best-known pieces, including the Aviator suitcase and Signature Canvas Tote. “What we saw was a brand with genuine consumer love, recognition, and demand that had never gone away,”...

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Reviving British shoemaking: Why footwear brand Lanx prioritises factory capacity over retail expansion

Around a decade ago, when Marco Vaghetti began researching Lancashire’s shoemaking history, the county’s manufacturing industry was already in steep decline. Once home to around 200 shoe factories, Lancashire had just a handful of manufacturers remaining. Eight years after founding Lanx, Vaghetti has established a footwear brand with its own...

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Deckers Brands reports Q2 revenue growth and appoints The RealReal CEO to board

US footwear and apparel company Deckers Brands (Deckers) has reported its financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2026, delivering performance above management expectations. Deckers also announced the appointment of Rati Sahi Levesque to its board of directors, effective December 1, 2026. Levesque currently serves as...

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