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Size-inclusive marketplace Viva Voce appoints Amy Williams as CEO

Viva Voce, the size-inclusive fashion marketplace connecting independent designers with shoppers in sizes S through 6X, has appointed Amy Williams as chief executive officer. Williams joins from Good-Loop, the responsible advertising platform she founded at the age of 25, which turns ad engagement into charitable donations for brands including...

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Top Fashion Influencer: Robin de Bree

Amsterdam-based creator Robin de Bree (@scandivv) has built a loyal following by doing something that sounds simple but rarely is: picking up on the latest trends while still looking unmistakably like herself. With 229,000 followers on Instagram and 560,200 on TikTok, she shares her outfits across both platforms, alongside travel diaries and...

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Leather Working Group appoints Christina Raab as CEO

The Leather Working Group (LWG) has appointed Dr Christina Raab as chief executive officer, effective November 2. Raab will work alongside outgoing executive director Vanessa Podmore and interim director Adam Hughes during a transition period, ahead of Podmore’s departure at the end of the year. Raab joins from the Cradle to Cradle Products...

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Primark joins Denim Deal to accelerate circularity

Fashion retailer Primark has joined the Denim Deal, an international collaborative initiative that unites fashion brands, manufacturers, suppliers and recyclers. The multi-stakeholder platform aims to scale the use of post-consumer recycled cotton across the denim sector and advance circular production models through cross-industry innovation....

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Italian tailoring association defines the hard limits of AI in craftsmanship

High-end bespoke tailoring draws an impassable operational boundary for advanced automation systems. Confartigianato Moda Napoli, representing artisan fashion and tailoring businesses in Italy, weighs in on the debate surrounding the adoption of computational models in the textile supply chain, defining the technical impossibility of replacing...

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Aritzia targets up to 10.5 billion dollars in revenue by fiscal 2032

Aritzia has set out a five-year strategic plan targeting net revenue of 9.5 to 10.5 billion dollars in fiscal 2032, representing a compound annual growth rate of 15 to 17 percent. The company, which presented the plan at an Investor Day in New York on Tuesday, said the US will remain its primary growth market, while it begins expanding beyond...

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Joseph Gabbay on Palm Angels’ next phase: Play, womenswear and new markets

Fresh from its return to Los Angeles at ComplexCon, where it unveiled a reworked version of its signature tracksuit, Palm Angels is focused on growing Play Palm Angels, the more accessible line it launched in July. Joseph Gabbay, co-founder and CEO of Bluestar Alliance, told FashionUnited the brand is also building out womenswear and eyeing...

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J.Lindeberg: Henrik Bunge becomes new CEO

Henrik Bunge has been appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of J.Lindeberg, the Swedish clothing company announced on Tuesday on the professional networking platform LinkedIn. He will assume the role on April 1, 2027 and is expected to succeed Hans-Christian Meyer, who has led the company since June 2020. The new CEO brings extensive...

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Iris van Herpen and Perrier-Jouët unveil nature-inspired Belle Époque creations

Iris van Herpen has unveiled a series of artworks created with Maison Perrier-Jouët around its Belle Époque cuvées, ranging from a one-off collector’s piece to a limited-edition cuvée. First revealed at Tokyo Gendai in September, the creations were presented at the champagne house’s Banquet of Nature at The Peninsula Paris on October 21, and...

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Private equity firm L Catterton backs Glance to expand AI shopping in the US

US-based private equity firm L Catterton announced a strategic investment in Singapore-based Glance, an artificial intelligence-powered personal shopping platform backed by Indian multinational technology company InMobi. The capital commitment is designed to support the development of agentic shopping solutions and accelerate international...

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Inditex shares climb ahead of second annual dividend payment

Madrid – Spanish fashion multinational Inditex is preparing to pay out just over 2.73 billion euros (3.04 billion dollars) to its shareholders on Monday, November 2. This amount corresponds to the second dividend payment agreed from the 2025 financial year results. The upcoming distribution has “revived” the company's share price, which has...

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After EU fine of 200 million euros: what Temu plans to change

Online giant Temu pledges to improve consumer protection following an EU fine of 200 million euros (228.8 million dollars) and submits proposals for changes to the European Commission. Going forward, the shopping portal is to examine whether its recommendation algorithms help spread illegal products, as the Brussels authority announced. The...