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Oberalp Group’s new head of sales on the outdoor market and women in leadership

The outdoor market was one of the winners during the pandemic because people were drawn outside. However, the current consumer slump is hitting the industry as hard as anyone, and it requires courageous steps, especially from sales. We talked to the newly appointed senior sales manager of the Oberalp Group for the DACH region, Irina Andorfer,...

Nov 15, 2022

Business

Bonuses and career opportunities: working in retail has never been more attractive

The pandemic and economic crisis are hitting all sectors, including the fashion industry. Looking at how many have lost their jobs, it might seem that there are not enough vacancies for all the people seeking employment. However, it turns out this is not true. In fact, the opposite is the case: retailers have been struggling massively to find...

Sep 27, 2022

News |INTERVIEW Featured

3 fashion design graduates on entering the professional world

The Spanish fashion industry is made up of around 19,000 companies. Ranking fifth in Europe, following Italy, Germany, the UK and France, and accounting for 2.9 percent of the national GDP and 4.3 percent of all employment in Spain. This means that those who decide to work in the fashion sector, have a wide variety of options both in Spain, not...

Aug 18, 2022

People |Interview Featured

Meet the NYC illustrator who sketches at Paris Haute Couture shows

There’s no denying Elly Azizian, who illustrates under the moniker Fashion Strokes, has an impressive client list: Van Cleef & Arpels, Oscar de la Renta, Valentino and Sotheby’s to name a few. Nevertheless it is quite a rarity in modern times to be flown to Paris to sketch inside the elite environment of haute couture where the one-off handmade...

Aug 17, 2022

Retail

How employee experience impacts customer experience?

It starts with a need for something new for your wardrobe. A customer might have an event coming up, just got a new job, or is just in the mood for some new clothes. Maybe they don’t have the time or patience for online shopping, but that’s where good old brick-and-mortar stores come in. Upon arrival at a store, a customer is typically greeted...

Aug 10, 2022

People |Interview Featured

Bugatchi's new creative director, Anthony Keegan, talks brand storytelling

After an international career spanning 20+ years designing for names such as Versace, Giorgio Armani, Kenneth Cole, and Canada Goose, among others, Canadian designer Anthony Keegan was tapped as creative director of Florida-based Bugatchi. His first presentation was unveiled in July to widespread acclaim. Keegan tells FashionUnited how Bugatchi...

Aug 3, 2022

BusinessFeatured

How to create a future proof fashion team for digital transformation

Over the last decade, digital strategy has been largely concerned with digitization, and there has been no real urgency for digital transformation. And in the past two years, companies have had transformation thrust upon them, remodeling their internal and external processes to keep up. A perfect storm caused mainly by the pandemic and GenZ....

Aug 1, 2022

BusinessFeatured

The fashion industry is facing a skilled worker shortage

Warnings of staffing shortages in the UK after Brexit was invoked is now being echoed by a global need for fashion talent. Last week luxury group LVMH said it was looking to fill 2,000 positions by the end of the year, and 30,000 by 2024, as a need for specialised personnel is leaving gaps in the fashion sector. WWD said LVMH’s executive vice...

Jul 25, 2022

Fashion |Interview Featured

No need to live in a fashion capital, says successful Detroit fashion illustrator

Nicole Jarecz rejects the idea that you need to reside in one of the world's fashion capitals in order to make a successful career as an illustrator. Although she sampled a slice of life in Paris for six years, Jarecz is Detroit-based and has never been busier. Illustration is her sole line of work which she splits between doing commission...

Jun 23, 2022

News

Fashion Internships: A Shadowy Industry

Due to the specialised nature of retail and fashion, "on the job" training has always been an integral part of the industry. In some cases, apprenticeships are informal, especially in family businesses, but there are still formal internships in the fashion industry. These internships also turned into internal certification programs, especially...

Jun 2, 2022

Business |In Pictures Featured

Vestiaire Collective opens new Paris headquarters

Luxury resale platform Vestiaire Collective has opened its new headquarters in Paris featuring an innovative, eco-designed space that puts employee wellbeing at the forefront and offers a new flex-office approach to a hybrid model between the office and remote working. The B Corp certified company has transformed a historical Parisian building...

May 23, 2022

News

SCAD: art and fashion school in the Luberon celebrates its 20th anniversary

It is probably one of France's most beautiful art and fashion schools. Situated on a plateau overlooking the Luberon valley, the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) intends to be discussed on its 20th anniversary. In France, its name may not be as common as the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM), ESMOD or Studio Berçot, but it has its...

May 2, 2022