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Innovation In Wool Awards opens for entries

Innovation In Wool Awards opens for entries

​The annual Innovation in Wool Awards is back and the 2024 edition comes with an impressive prize pot of £30,000. 
Fashion
King of leopard print, Italy's Roberto Cavalli dies at 83

King of leopard print, Italy's Roberto Cavalli dies at 83

Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, whose penchant for python and flamboyant animal prints made him the darling of the international jet set for decades, died Friday at 83, the luxury company said.
Luxury
Burberry non-exec director to step down

Burberry non-exec director to step down

Burberry Group has announced its Independent Non-Executive Director Debra L Lee is to retire from the board following the UK luxury fashion house’s Annual General Meeting in July.
Luxury
Antwerp World Diamond Centre CEO resigns amid Russia diamond sanctions

Antwerp World Diamond Centre CEO resigns amid Russia diamond sanctions

Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) Chief Executive Ari Epstein resigned unexpectedly on Thursday, the AWDC's board of directors said in a statement.
Luxury
JCA students get to grips with commerce in Gallery and e-tail launch

JCA students get to grips with commerce in Gallery and e-tail launch

​Professor Jimmy Choo’s JCA | London Fashion Academy has announced the opening of the JCA Gallery, a showcase of the talent of its learners.
Fashion
Revitalizing Gucci: Kering's paramount endeavor

Revitalizing Gucci: Kering's paramount endeavor

Gucci has long stood as the powerhouse driving the luxury conglomerate Kering forward. However, the iconic Italian brand's sales are now decidedly on a downward trajectory in a decelerating global luxury market.
Luxury
Casablanca appoints its first marketing director, Txampi Diz

Casablanca appoints its first marketing director, Txampi Diz

Luxury house Casablanca has swiftly filled the new role of marketing director by appointing Txampi Diz, who recently held the same position at Balmain. 
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Louis Vuitton appoints Blake Harrop as head of image and communications

Louis Vuitton appoints Blake Harrop as head of image and communications

While Stefano Cantino, the LVMH flagship's director of communications and events since 2019, is moving to Gucci, Louis Vuitton has recruited the head of the Wieden+Kennedy agency.
Luxury
Gucci recruits its new deputy CEO from Louis Vuitton

Gucci recruits its new deputy CEO from Louis Vuitton

Kering's flagship label is recruiting Stefano Cantino from Louis Vuitton for the newly-created position of Deputy Managing Director, to support CEO Jean-François Palus.
Luxury
Lanvin partners with Austrian artist Erwin Wurm for a project in China

Lanvin partners with Austrian artist Erwin Wurm for a project in China

Erwin Wurm is the second creative invited by the label as part of its Lanvin Lab project after rapper Future. He has created one of his famous bag-sculptures for the house, which will be exhibited throughout China.
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Robert Pattinson stars in latest Dior campaign

Robert Pattinson stars in latest Dior campaign

​British and Irish actors are a popular pick for menswear campaigns at present, especially when brands are promoting the lines that form the essence of what the label is all about.
Fashion
Royal College of Art is world’s top university for art and design.... again

Royal College of Art is world’s top university for art and design.... again

​Here we go again. London’s Royal College of Art has once again clinched the title of the world’s leading university for art and design. In fact, it’s the RCA’s 10th consecutive year of winning the accolade.
Fashion
Alexander McQueen exhibition to open at the Frist Art Museum

Alexander McQueen exhibition to open at the Frist Art Museum

The Frist Art Museum in Nashville is set to open an exhibition celebrating the artistic union between the late British fashion designer Alexander McQueen and French photographer Ann Ray. 
Luxury
BFC rethinks June's London Fashion Week with all-new cultural concept

BFC rethinks June's London Fashion Week with all-new cultural concept

The British Fashion Council has unveiled a new concept for the June edition of London Fashion Week with a variety of events in addition to the mainstay catwalk shows and an aim to “ignite a cultural moment”.
Fashion
New UK rules unveiled to protect shop workers, tackle shoplifting

New UK rules unveiled to protect shop workers, tackle shoplifting

In a surprise move, the UK government has announced moves to deter the increasing number of attacks on shop workers. It has also committed more funding to tackle the explosion in shoplifting post-pandemic.
Fashion
Fashion and beauty firms among retailers losing millions to fraud - report

Fashion and beauty firms among retailers losing millions to fraud - report

UK retail businesses lost £11.3 billion to fraud, cyber-attacks or data leaks in 2023, according to new research. And the picture was bleak for UK consumers with a third claiming to have been victims of identity theft.
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