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    Fashion trade shows to watch in 2025

    These conferences, conventions and runway presentations connect buyers, designers, executives and insiders with the trends that shape the industry’s future.

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    Michael Rider named creative director of Céline

    The designer replaces Hedi Slimane, who leaves the role after nearly seven years with the LVMH-owned luxury house.

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    Shein faces greenwashing investigation in Italy

    The Italian Competition Authority is accusing the fast fashion giant of posting misleading sustainability claims on its website.

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    Authentic names licensing, management partners for Champion

    The new partners were announced after HanesBrands’ sale of the activewear brand closed.

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    The North Face expands secondhand program

    The brand’s Renewed program now allows customers to return used items online and in-store in exchange for credit.

    Updated Oct. 2, 2024
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    ILA strike begins, disrupting East and Gulf Coast ports

    Without a new port labor deal, the International Longshoremen’s Association instructed its members to halt work after midnight Tuesday.

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    LVMH sells Off-White to Bluestar Alliance

    The New York-based brand management company said the acquisition allows it to build on the legacy of label founder Virgil Abloh, who died in 2021.

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    Secondhand fashion offers better quality than new: report

    More than half of consumers surveyed for the 2024 OfferUp Recommerce Report said they planned to buy more preowned apparel over the next 12 months.

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    Nonprofit announces program to help fashion brands navigate EU legislation

    Fair Wear will launch the HRDD Academy for global garment and footwear brands of all sizes.

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    Collaborative leadership and the gift of feedback: Bergdorf Goodman CFO Aaron Peterson

    The luxury retailer’s CFO talks about the importance of cross-collaboration within finance, challenging an entrenched culture and his additional FP&A role at parent company Neiman Marcus Group. 

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    Kate Spade launches plus size apparel collab

    The 11-piece holiday collection is available exclusively through Eloquii’s e-commerce platform.

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    Timberland launches American Eagle collaboration

    The men’s athleisure drop features ’90s influences and is the first in a series of three capsules releasing this fall.

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    Ex-Guess Inc CFO takes top financial seat at Puma

    Guess alum Markus Neubrand will replace 19-year Puma veteran Hubert Hinterseher as CFO next month as the brand continues efforts to improve its desirability.

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    Mara Hoffman debuts archival sale with Vestiaire

    The sustainability-focused designer is selling more than 90 pieces from her now-paused brand in a partnership launched during Climate Week.

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    PVH faces China investigation for alleged Xinjiang cotton boycott

    The country is accusing the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger parent company of violating normal market trading practices.

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    Fjällräven launches peer-to-peer resale marketplace

    The Swedish outdoor clothing brand has tapped Archive to power the program, which will allow consumers to buy and sell bags, gear and apparel.

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    5 trends from New York Fashion Week’s spring-summer 2025 collections

    The shows offered an inclusive vision of American fashion as designers played with proportions, textures and heritage.

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    Gap and Disney launch limited-edition capsule

    The collegiate-themed collection features ’90s varsity-influenced pieces and is an expansion of an existing partnership.

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    Goyard, Prada among top counterfeited brands: report

    AI authentication platform Entrupy released its annual State of Fake report, which examined trends in imitation items for luxury goods and sneakers.

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    Qurate names Bloomingdale’s veteran as chief merchandising officer for HSN

    Rosalia Bucaro also spent more than a decade at Rue Gilt Groupe, most recently as its executive vice president of merchandising.

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    Alberta Ferretti to step down from namesake brand

    The creative director will leave the brand she founded in 1980, and her spring-summer 2025 show was her last for the Aeffe-owned label.

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    US lawmakers propose bill to further limit products made with forced labor

    The No Funds for Forced Labor Act would require the Secretary of Treasury to instruct international financial institutions to oppose projects with a high risk of forced labor.

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    There is still time to prepare for a busy shipping season

    Logistics experts say that the strategies applied during the holiday rush should also carry through into 2025.

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    Wrangler and Staud release fall collaboration

    The third iteration of the brands’ partnership offers seasonal styles, new colorways and in-store customer styling events at Nordstrom.

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    Levi’s sues Japan-based denim maker for trademark infringement

    The complaint marks the third time the heritage brand has gone to court against FullCount Co.