Articles by Sharon Camara
French clothing and textile sales up 4.3 percent in October 2024
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In October 2024, retailers' sales of clothing and textiles recorded a 4.1 percent increase in value compared to October 2023, according to data shared by IFM Panel. After the strong increase last September , the French clothing and textile sector continues its performance. For the month of October 2024, distributor sales recorded an increase of...
How french shoe brand Carel internationally exports Parisian style
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"Putting Paris on your feet" is the promise made by the French shoe brand Carel. Seen on Kelly Rutherford (Gossip Girl), Lady Gaga and Jisoo (of Black Pink), it is causing a sensation among celebrities. Its success is due to its "Parisian chic" style that is exported beyond borders. For FashionUnited, the company's CEO Frédérique Picard looks...
Vestiaire Collective: Eurazeo strengthens its investment
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A shareholder since September 2015, Eurazeo continues its support for Vestiaire Collective. The investment company recently took part in a new fundraising round as Vestiaire Collective moves closer to profitability. A platform for reselling second-hand luxury items, Vestiaire Collective is optimistic about the future. Since its launch, the...
Fashion History, Cost of Living, Career Opportunities: Five good reasons to study fashion in Lyon
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Lyon - When it comes to French fashion, Paris is the undisputed benchmark, internationally renowned as the fashion capital. However, looking back through history, other French cities have also made their mark. This is the case for Lyon, whose industrial past long earned it the title of "Silk Capital of the World". A fashion heritage that the...
LCI Education expands in Europe, inaugurating new Barcelona campus
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LCI Barcelona, a school specialising in art, design, communications, fashion and photography that forms a part of the Canadian LCI Education Group, is expanding to become LCI Education's main European hub with the inauguration of its new campus. Inaugurated last week, the campus will serve as the European hub for the LCI Education network. The...
H&M presents new creative vision in Paris
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For this back-to-school season, H&M is revisiting the fundamentals established at its creation in 1947. Through stores, collections and communication campaigns, the brand wants to highlight its new creative vision. From September 12 to December 2024, H&M will be unveiling its refreshed identity in two Parisian stores that have been chosen to...
Savage X Fenty teams up with Galeries Lafayette and arrives in France
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As part of an ongoing international expansion strategy, Savage X Fenty, the lingerie brand founded by Rihanna, has chosen to partner with French department store Galeries Lafayette. Starting September 12, the deal allows the brand to be distributed in nine Galeries Lafayette stores across France, including stores in Marseille Prado, Béziers,...
French fashion retail: Sales down despite Olympic summer
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Neither the Olympic Games in Paris nor the high temperatures were able to increase customer frequency in stores. The French trade association "Alliance du Commerce" reported a decline in sales for the past summer. The summer of 2024 seemed to bring together several factors that would give the clothing sector more dynamism. Between the Olympic...
Refashion takes its pop-up campus on the road
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This autumn, eco-organisation Refashion that manages waste from the textile, footwear and homeware industries in France, is launching a pop-up campus dedicated to garment repair and circular fashion. The initiative will tour the south of France via an ‘ephemeral campus’ concept. From September 27 to October 28 2024, Refashion's pop-up campus...
Galeries Lafayette and Motier: New management structure with focus on new generation
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Motier, the holding company that owns the Parisian department store chain Galeries Lafayette, is changing its management structure. 97-year-old Ginette Moulin is handing over her role as head of the family holding company to the fourth and fifth generations of the Moulin family. Philippe Houzé, son-in-law of Ginette Moulin, will be the new...