Zurich - Swiss watch exports rebounded sharply in 2021, breaking the record set in 2014 by rising to nearly 22.3 billion Swiss francs (24.1 billiondollars, 21.5 billion euros), the industry federation announced Thursday. Amid a strong recovery in the luxury sector, watch exports were up 2.7 percent compared to their pre-pandemic level in 2019,...
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Children and their position in fashion is an element that is often easily overlooked in a world that is dominated by adult-centred creation. However, a new wave of DIY trends has sparked a revival of at-home crafts that gets people of all ages busy. Maija Nygren is one of those who has fully integrated this trend into her one-woman design...
Following Chanel’s autumn/winter 2022 shows, the luxury house has seen a significant amount of criticism regarding its use of a horse in the event. To open the label’s haute couture show in Paris, the Princess of Hanover and Chanel ambassador, Charlotte Casiraghi, took to the runway on horseback sporting a black tweed jacket. Much of the...
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Hugo Boss has launched two star-studded campaigns for its brands Boss and Hugo, as it begins to take steps towards a “historic” brand refresh. It comes as Boss introduced a new logo along with a complete rebrand across all consumer touchpoints, with the details partially revealed during a recent partnership with Austrian ski tournament,...
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Dutch fashion brand Scotch and Soda has expanded its retail network in China with the opening of its first flagship store in Shanghai’s Xintiandi district. The store opening is part of the brand’s growth strategy in the market, for which it has stated plans to continue this expansion over the next few months. Additionally, it has announced two...
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Roblox, the online gaming platform and game creation system, has had a record year. Its global community grew from 32.6 million to nearly 50 million daily active users across 180 countries with the median daily active user visiting 55 unique experiences over the course of 2021. The fashion industry got on board, too, with users looking for...
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Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has announced a new tier of its Interim Membership, revealing the 22 members invited by the organisation to join for a limited three-year period. The new tier was developed as a pipeline into the full CFDA membership, aimed at noteworthy designers who have been building their business up from one to...
Social media app Snapchat has introduced a new way of browsing products through its camera, with a lense that aims to make the shopping experience more personal. App users can already use the platform to try-on digital products and make click-through purchases. According to the site, its users are now engaging with its augmented reality (AR)...
Each month Sass Brown, an expert in ethical fashion, sustainability and craftsmanship, shares a fashion brand that approaches business differently and innovatively or operates outside of the main fashion systems and capitals. Sass is the former Dean of Art and Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the founding Dean at Dubai Institute...
Sportswear giant Adidas has announced plans to hire more than 2,800 employees across 47 countries throughout 2022. More than 900 of these positions will be for the company’s retail stores, while 500 places will be available in the areas of digital, IT, data and analytics. It will also be looking to hire in the area of sustainability, for which...
In this episode, part of our monthly brand feature series, we learn about Elvis and Kresse, a UK-based company that began by reusing firehoses to create amazing accessories to now owning and managing a permaculture farm in Kent and rethinking circularity. Listen to Fashion News Bytes short form podcast here.
Lately the metaverse has been dominating industry news, combined with what seems like an explosive interest in the value of NFTs. You’d be forgiven for thinking that the virtual reality of stepping into these digital 3D universes as if they were walk-in closets is approaching an everyday reality. According to new market research by fashtech...
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