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“Today, we are the largest concept store in the world,” says Frédéric Maus (WSN)

Fashion is alive, it has to be de-compartmentalised, made more human. That is the gamble being entered into by Frédéric Maus, the new joint managing director of WSN Développment. In a few days, from 07 to 10 September in Paris-Porte de Versailles, Who’s Next and Première Classe will be celebrating the influence of African fashion in the...

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Not Just A Label opens applications for The Future of Fashion

Independent emerging designer platform Not Just A Label has open applications for its third The Future of Fashion Program, which is run in collaboration with trade shows Who's Next and Premiere Classe in Paris. The competition gives 30 emerging designers the chance to grow internationally and to present their labels and collections in Paris for...

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3 upcoming designers named the winners of The Future of Fashion Program

For the second year in a row, London based fashion platform Not Just a Label (NJAL), fashion trade fair Who’s Next and accessory trade show Premiere Classe have teamed up to organize The Future of Fashion Program. This year’s winners are jewelry designer Anisha Parmar, womenswear designer Ilke Cop and menswear designer Ali Abdulrahim. The...

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The New Face of the Paris Fashion Shows

Four months after the announcement that the trade fashion shows are to be combined under a new banner following the purchase of all the events organised by Sodes, including Prêt-à-Porter Paris [PAPP], by Comexposium and the operational takeover of WSN Développement (Who's Next, Première Classe and Mess Around), a clarification of the Paris...

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The Parisian salons gain stature

The first session of the professional salons with the objective of revealing the best fashion of the Autumn-Winter 2011-2012 season ended on a satisfactory note, both in terms of attendance numbers and of the general buzz. The first assessment: the general trend was directed towards upselling. The salons are pushing towards the top of the range...