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The fast fashion industry is booming. Consumers are buying 60 per cent more clothes and wearing them for half as long, according to data cited by the UN Environment Programme. Estimates suggest a truckload of abandoned textiles is dumped in landfill or incinerated every second. The UN also highlights that the fashion industry produces between 2 to 8 per cent of global carbon emissions. If nothing changes, it will take a quarter of the world’s carbon budget by 2050. Alongside this, textiles shed microplastics when they are washed, contributing to the pollution in our oceans. The dyeing process ...
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Louis Vuitton’s latest men’s wear has got dog owners hot under the collar. While the top fashion house kept a tight leash on its Spring-Summer 2025 Pre-Collection, it has now revealed how its collaboration with musician Pharrell has inspired paws-for-thought. It’s a fashion collection for dog owners. That’s the bit. Sorry for all the ruff puns. Giant pumpkins to Keith Haring murals: Art Basel exhibit showcases monumental installationsWho is Tomas Colbengston, winner of art's most prestigious print award?Pharrell Williams, the American musician from N.E.R.D. and behind hits like ‘Happy’ and Daf...
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Fashion and technology meet at the Viva Technology fair in Paris this week, with artificial intelligence (AI) taking centre stage. While the tech is being embraced, there are fears it could stifle creativity. “Our use of AI is clearly long-term,” Gonzague de Pirey, chief officer of Omnichannel and data at the luxury conglomerate LVMH told Euronews Next. “We're in the luxury business. In fact, we don't really follow fashion phenomena, we're very wary of that,” he said at an adorned LVMH stand that takes you through a so-called “dream garden” with its meticulously hand-crafted white paper foliag...
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Esprit has filed for insolvency "under self-administration" for seven of its subsidiaries in Düsseldorf, Germany. Esprit Holdings is present in more than 40 countries and has one of its two headquarters in Germany, (the other one is in Hong Kong) where the insolvency proceedings concern the Esprit Europe GmbH, and six other German subsidiaries. The group said in a statement that it is "unviable financially to continue the business as it is currently structured in Germany". High rent, high costs of labour and energy prices as well as "the after-effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the conseq...
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Burberry has recorded a 40% slide in its pre-tax profits for the financial year ending on 30 March to £383 million (€446.50 million), down from £634 million (€739.04 million) a year earlier. Revenues were down by 4% to £2.97 billion, compared to last year’s £3.09 billion. In a statement, Burberry's CEO Jonathan Akeroyd said: "Executing our plan against a backdrop of slowing luxury demand has been challenging." Burberry is just one of several firms hit by a decline in demand for luxury products as a post-pandemic splurge comes to an end. Gucci-owner Kering recently sounded the alarm over subdue...
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The worlds of film, fashion, music, sports, politics, and social media collided last night to grace the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for its annual Costume Institute Benefit. Flowers were everywhere, in line with this year’s theme: “The Garden of Time,” inspired by J.G. Ballard’s 1962 short story of the same name. The Met Gala dazzled with its fashionista A-listers like Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya, and a whole parade of others, all dressed in a whirlwind of flora and fauna looks on a carpet tinged with green and lined by live foliage. Euronews Culture is here to serve up all the most st...
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Eight up-and-coming fashion designers have been selected for the final round of the LVMH young designers prize, representing European countries and the United States. The eight winning brands presented a blend of menswear, womenswear and gender-fluid collections to a jury of design experts and the public last week. CEO of Dior and Executive Vice President of LVMH Delphine Arnault said the contestants brought diversity, craftsmanship and sustainability to the table. “The semi-finalists showed great expertise in terms of craftsmanship and a strong commitment to sustainability,” Arnault said in a...
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Roberto Cavalli was nothing if not audacious. The Italian designer first made his name in the early 1970s for his loud animal prints and excessive, sexy style that remained his trademark throughout his decades-long career. A favourite of celebrities like Madonna and Zendaya, Cavalli's had a lasting influence on the fashion world. His company announced the 83-year-old’s death on Friday, at age 83, paying tribute to the designer in a statement: “From humble beginnings in Florence, Roberto succeeded in becoming a globally recognized name loved and respected by all. (His) legacy will live on via h...
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It seems that Donatella Versace has a fondness for Oscar winners, as actors Cillian Murphy and Anne Hathaway have been chosen as the power couple to front the new Versace Icons collection campaign - which has officially launched globally today. Recent Best Actor Oscar winner Murphy had already been announced as the new face of the Italian fashion house last month. Now, the men’s collection has been launched, offering a “complete wardrobe of daily staples including tailoring, denim, knitwear, shoes, bags, and accessories with immediately recognisable House codes”, according to the Versace websi...
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