Articles by Celine Vautard
The Hervé L. Leroux label reborn
Since the death of the couturier Hervé Leger in 2017, the house has been mothballed. Today, however, a page turns thanks to his sister who is preparing to present the new collections during Paris Fashion Week. Launched in 2000 by Hervé Leger Leroux and Jocelyne Caudroy (sister of the latter who has been by his side since the launch of his first...
Fashion Featured24 Feb 2020
La Caserne: first incubator dedicated to sustainable fashion in Paris
FashionUnited takes a look behind this mammoth project, La Caserne, currently being created on 4000 square meters right in the heart of Paris. The force behind it is the enterprise L'Exception whose managing director Maeva Bessis talked in an interview with FashionUnited about the sustainable fashion incubator, which wants to be the largest of...
Fashion |INTERVIEW Featured24 Dec 2019
The 5 summer 2020 trends that you need to have in store
FashionUnited provides an overview of the key trends that will mark the next spring/summer 2020 season. These are the highlights for retailers looking for inspiration or to optimize their sales. Decoding the summer trends! Chloé SS2020 (l), Caroll SS2020 (r) Let's get some shorts! The city bermuda is getting shorter. Still tailored and chic,...
Fashion Featured11 Dec 2019
IFM and Kering launch the "IFM - Kering Sustainability Chair"
On November 14, the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) inaugurated a new Chair aimed at creating a high-level research and teaching centre in the fashion sector by integrating all aspects of sustainable development and CSR. The "IFM - Kering Sustainability Chair", was inaugurated in the presence of François-Henri Pinault, CEO of Kering, and...
Fashion 19 Nov 2019
Fashion goes fur free: is France falling behind the times?
Faced with increasing opposition to fur from the general public, more and more brands are withdrawing it from their collections, the most recent of these being Olivier Rousteing, artistic director at Balmain, who announced the brand was scrapping the animal product. But has France fallen behind its European neighbours on the subject? According...
Fashion Featured30 Aug 2019
A look inside the most innovative concept stores in Paris
Parisian cult store Colette has been closed for more than a year; what other concept store are there in the French capital to shop for trendy fashion? Quite a few! Discover FashionUnited’s address book that lists the best concept stores in Paris. Womens- and/or menswear in combination with decoration, beauty, books, arts and more. Let’s go!...
Retail|INTERACTIVE MAP Featured28 Aug 2019
Trends: What will be in store for fall/winter 2019
FashionUnited brings you an overview of the key trends that will be in stores this fall / winter 2019 season. A ‘best of’ for retailers in need of a little inspiration, for restocking or for updating their window displays. 1. Neo-bourgeois Jacket over the shoulders, a collar, a hat, a small bag... almost all the details that Hedi Slimane put in...
Fashion Featured14 Aug 2019
Sonia Rykiel : Why couldn't the brand be saved?
Paris - The announcement came on 25 July 2019, the immediate judicial liquidation of the fashion brand Sonia Rykiel left 135 employees in a state of shock as well as a large number of people and lovers of the fashion house both in France and abroad. How did it come to this? There was a crowd at the funeral of Sonia Rykiel on 1 September 2016 at...
Business|BACKGROUND FeaturedMember31 Jul 2019
Furla’s turnover exceeds 500 million euros
Italian leather goods label Furla is booming. The company closed FY 2018 with a turnover of 513 million euros (approximately 579 million US dollars or 440 million pounds) and is seeking to diversify its portfolio by launching a sneaker collection. Founded in Bologna in 1927 by the Furlanetto family, the fashion house is currently one of the most...
BusinessFeaturedMember15 Mar 2019