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  1. Business of Fashion

    Ralph Lauren raises full-year outlook as quarterly revenue grows 9%

    The brand lifted its 2027 revenue growth forecast after higher quarterly sales, with Asia and women’s clothing among the stronger performers.

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  2. Business of Fashion

    UK considers extending under-16s social media ban to Vinted and eBay

    Reports suggest resale marketplaces could face restrictions over child safety concerns linked to their messaging functions.

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  3. Business of Fashion

    Reformation raises full-year guidance despite IPO-related net loss

    Quarterly revenue rose 19.1% as IPO-related tax and share-based pay costs pushed the US womenswear brand into a net loss.

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  4. Business of Fashion

    CIFF names Liewood executive Maja Schildt as new director

    Maja Schildt will succeed Sofie Dolva at Copenhagen International Fashion Fair, with a joint leadership period through its next edition.

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  5. Business of Fashion

    Canada Goose operating loss widens as quarterly revenue grows

    The outerwear brand reported higher revenue and gross profit, alongside growth in apparel, rain and windwear and the sale of Baffin Limited.

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  6. Business of Fashion

    Air India launches members-only lifestyle marketplace Maharaja Shop

    The marketplace offers Indian and international brands across categories including watches, jewellery, luggage and wellness.

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  7. India Fashion

    Surat textile businessman gives ₹1 lakh Diwali bonuses to 20 employees

    Ramswaroop Munde distributed cash bonuses and additional gifts to staff at his Surat clothing business, according to Mint.

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  8. Business of Fashion

    Bogner appoints alpine skier Emma Aicher as brand ambassador

    The expanded partnership moves beyond race equipment as Bogner links its elite skiing ties to its luxury sportswear positioning.

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  9. Business of Fashion

    Max Mara Fashion Group launches M-M For Mondays and More in over 50 countries

    The everyday clothing line combines wholesale distribution and direct e-commerce, with a continuous offering centred on jersey and knitwear.

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  10. Business of Fashion

    Olymp introduces Cover Shirt with opaque cotton twill

    The German menswear brand’s new business shirt uses a specially developed fabric to reduce the visibility of skin, underwear and tattoos.

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  11. Business of Fashion

    Loewe teams with Tim Burton for Christmas capsule launching November 12

    The Nightmare Before Christmas-inspired range spans bags, ready-to-wear, accessories, fragrances and scented candles.

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  12. Business of Fashion

    Dior animated festive film faces AI allegations; director denies use

    Social media users have challenged Dior’s traditional-animation claims, while director Sylvain Chomet denies using generative AI.

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  13. Business of Fashion

    Moose Knuckles launches third NHL collection with Montréal Canadiens

    The 11-piece unisex range spans outerwear, apparel and accessories, with sales online and at the brand’s Royalmount store in Montréal.

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  14. Business of Fashion

    Source Fashion sets ReGen Futures agenda for January programme

    The programme will address trade shifts, commercial pressures, regulation and technology through education, debate and new show-floor experiences.

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  15. Sustainable Fashion

    Qorium rebrands as Reyva ahead of commercial leather rollout

    The cell-cultivated leather company is scaling production in the Netherlands and working with selected luxury fashion and automotive partners.

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  16. Beauty Innovation

    Qiaoyi and GEKA to show joint packaging collection at Cosmoprof Asia

    The medmix beauty businesses will present packaging and applicator concepts spanning mascara, lips, brows and complexion.

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  17. Business of Fashion

    Oner Active enters physical retail with New York flagship

    The activewear brand’s first store opens in its largest market, with Los Angeles next and further expansion dependent on store performance.

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  18. Beauty Innovation

    Ulta Beauty to launch Oura health tracker in 1,000 U.S. stores

    The Oura Ring 5 will become Ulta’s first health tracker, with Whoop devices set to follow in select stores in March 2027.

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  19. Business of Fashion

    Ispo’s Amsterdam debut draws around 20,000 visitors as buyers seek more brands

    Initial attendance fell short of advance expectations, while exhibitors reported mixed buyer turnout at the sports trade fair’s new location.

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  20. Business of Fashion

    Playtime prioritises curation over expanding Paris trade show space

    The kidswear fair is focusing on brand selection and digital connections as buyers tighten budgets and seek more flexible deliveries.

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  21. Business of Fashion

    Amazon, Intersport and New Balance discuss AI’s role in sports retail

    Executives at the ISPO Summit said AI could support shopping and buying operations without replacing stores or human expertise.

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  22. Career Guides

    How to Hire a Fashion Designer in India: A Guide for Brands

    Which design role you actually need, how to write a job ad designers trust, what to look for in a portfolio and how to run a fair design test: a practical hiring guide for brands and manufacturers.

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    A hiring manager and a young fashion designer review a printed portfolio and garment sketches at a studio table with fabric swatches, a laptop showing a 3D garment and a dress form with a draped toile.
  23. Textile Manufacturers

    How to Find Clothing Manufacturers in India: A Buyer's Guide

    Where India's garment clusters are, how to shortlist a manufacturer, which documents to check and what to ask before sampling: a practical sourcing guide for fashion brands.

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    Garment workers sewing cotton knit T-shirts in a bright Indian factory while a quality checker inspects a grey T-shirt against a tech pack, with rolls of navy, green, red and yellow jersey fabric in the foreground.
  24. India Fashion

    India Fashion Trade Shows 2027: Textile and Sourcing Fair Dates

    Confirmed dates for India's textile, garment, leather, jewellery and beauty trade shows from late 2026 through 2027, each checked against the organiser's official website, plus how to plan a productive visit.

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    Buyers examining printed and woven fabrics at exhibitor booths along a blue-carpeted aisle in a busy Indian textile trade fair hall.
  25. Trends

    Serum Violet Is Style Serum's Colour of 2027

    We've named a deep, blue-leaning violet our Colour of the Year, with Lilac Glow as its companion. Here's why we chose it, and how brands can use it.

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    A model in a floor-length violet coat stands in a pale studio while a length of sheer hand-dyed cloth, shading from deep aubergine to soft lilac, sweeps behind her.
  26. Trends

    SS27 Runway Trends: Statement Skirts, Sheer Layers and Deliberate Imperfection

    The Spring/Summer 2027 shows in New York, London, Milan and Paris put lightness, transparency and the skirt at the centre. Here is what was reported from the runways, and how buyers can translate it.

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    A model walks a bright runway in a white polo shirt and a long, semi-sheer layered skirt in pale blue and grey, with guests seated along the side.
  27. Trends

    Luminous Blue: What 2027's Colour Forecast Means for Fashion and Beauty

    WGSN and Coloro named Luminous Blue their Colour of the Year 2027, alongside a five-shade palette for Spring/Summer 2027. Here is what the forecast says, what it doesn't, and how to use it.

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    Fabric swatches and colour cards in vivid cobalt blue, orange, pink, green and clay laid out on a studio table beside ceramic bowls and tiles.
  28. Trends

    Fragrance Wardrobes: Why Scent Layering Is Becoming a Retail Strategy

    Shoppers are mixing scents and changing them through the day. With fragrance now beauty's third-largest category, brands are building pairing tools and products around the habit.

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    Hands hold two glass perfume bottles above a marble vanity set with several more unbranded bottles, a mirror and white peonies.
  29. Trends

    Resale's Next Phase: Discovery, New Shoppers and Brand-Run Trade-Ins

    ThredUp's 2026 report projects a $393 billion global secondhand apparel market by 2030. The bigger story is who will drive that growth and how they will find what they buy.

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    A shopper browses a smartphone shopping app in a secondhand designer boutique with rails of coats and handbags on glass shelves.
  30. Trends

    EU Product Passports and Textile EPR: What Fashion Brands Need to Know

    In Europe, circularity is turning into a product-data and waste-financing question. Textile EPR is already law; the passport rules for clothing are still being written.

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    A smartphone is held next to a garment care label with a small woven NFC tag, beside folded denim, denim scraps and a ball of cream yarn.
  31. Career Guides

    Fashion Internships: When They Must Be Paid in the US and UK

    Internships are still a common way into fashion, but unpaid placements are legal only in narrow cases. Here is how the US and UK rules work and what to ask before you accept.

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    A young woman in a black sweater steams cream garments on a rail in a bright design studio, with dress forms and pattern pieces behind her.
  32. Career Guides

    How to Build a Fashion Portfolio and CV That Hiring Teams Actually Read

    Recruiters and design directors move fast. A focused portfolio, a CV that matches the job and clear evidence of your process make the difference. Here is a practical checklist.

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    An open fashion design portfolio on a white table with garment sketches, pinned fabric swatches in green, navy and cream, and printed lookbook photographs.
  33. Career Guides

    Pay Transparency in Fashion Hiring: Where Job Ads Must Show Salary Ranges

    From New York and California to the EU's 2026 deadline, more fashion employers must publish pay before you apply. Here is what the main rules require and how to use a posted range.

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    A job offer letter and a pay slip on a wooden desk beside fabric swatches, a yellow measuring tape, fashion photos and a laptop.
  34. Career Guides

    Careers in Textile Manufacturing and Sourcing: Roles From Mill to Market

    Behind every garment are merchandisers, planners, quality teams and sourcing specialists. Here is what those roles involve, where the work is, and how to train for it, with a focus on India.

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    A quality inspector in a navy work coat measures a grey knitted T-shirt with a tape on a factory table, with rows of sewing machine operators behind her.
  35. Career Guides

    Buyer, Merchandiser or Planner? How Fashion's Commercial Roles Differ

    The titles overlap and change from company to company. This guide explains what buyers, merchants, planners and category managers actually do, with real pay ranges from current listings.

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    A fashion team reviews a clothing range on showroom rails while a colleague studies sales charts on a laptop beside fabric swatches and line sheets.
  36. K-Fashion

    Seoul Fashion Week Is a Trade Platform, Not Just a Runway

    How the shows, buyer meetings and showroom visits fit together—and how to turn attention into a credible wholesale conversation.

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    Racks of black, cream, grey and blue garments on wooden hangers fill a bright showroom with white tables, chairs and vases of branches.
  37. K-Fashion

    Andersson Bell and Wooyoungmi: Two Ways to Make a Korean Designer Brand Legible

    Official brand and fashion-institution profiles reveal distinct positioning strategies, without exposing private sales or profitability.

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    Four mannequins display a black belted suit, a cream cropped jacket with wide-leg trousers, a long charcoal coat and a black belted outfit.
  38. K-Fashion

    How to Read Modern Hanbok: A Museum-Led Guide

    Use the V&A’s hanbok resources, Tchai Kim and Guiroe to understand adaptation through garments rather than stereotypes.

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    Two mannequins wear hanbok: one with a cream floral jacket and glossy mauve skirt, the other with a teal jacket and silver skirt.
  39. K-Fashion

    Behind K-Fashion: KOFOTI and Korea’s Textile Sourcing Ecosystem

    A practical guide to reading Preview in Seoul as a materials-and-technology marketplace, not merely another fashion show.

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    An industrial loom holds blue and white woven fabric, with navy and white yarn cones and fabric swatches alongside.
  40. K-Fashion

    Exporting K-Fashion: Localize the Product Information, Not Just the Campaign

    A market-entry framework connecting brand storytelling, sizing and service with EU and US textile-label responsibilities.

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    Folded cream, navy and grey garments sit on a packing table beside wrapped parcels, cardboard boxes and rolls of tape.
  41. Sustainable Fashion

    EU fashion rules: what textile EPR and ESPR actually require

    Separate enacted waste obligations from forthcoming product rules, then build a compliance plan around the distinction.

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    Three workers in navy coats and grey gloves sort blue denim and piles of white, green, black and red textiles in large factory bins.
  42. Sustainable Fashion

    Making fashion repair work as a business

    Repair creates value when design, pricing and operations keep garments in use—not when it merely generates a promotional voucher.

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    Person in a tan apron hand-stitches patches on an olive-green garment at a wooden table with scissors, thread and a pincushion.
  43. Sustainable Fashion

    Recycled fibres: useful tools with real limits

    Recycled content can reduce demand for virgin inputs, but feedstock, processing, durability and the next end of life determine what it achieves.

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    A large cone of light grey yarn beside a thick mat of multicoloured fibres, with dark blue and green yarn cones behind.
  44. Sustainable Fashion

    GOTS and GRS explained: read the standard, version and claim

    Organic and recycled certifications answer different questions. Knowing the thresholds and transition dates prevents a credible certificate becoming an exaggerated claim.

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    Person in a white coat holds a textured green fabric swatch at a white desk covered with blue, grey, beige and brown samples.
  45. Sustainable Fashion

    Circular textile procurement starts with the contract

    Buy useful service, require evidence and track actual destinations: a practical approach to uniforms, linen and other professional textiles.

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    Woman in a black blazer examines blue fabric swatches at a table covered with textile samples, with neutral and blue garments hanging behind her.
  46. India Fashion

    Handloom Mark, India Handloom Brand and GI: Three Different Authenticity Questions

    A practical way to separate loom origin, scheme-defined quality and geographical identity when buying Indian textiles.

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    Cream fabric with red stripes and dark floral motifs stretches across a wooden loom, with taut threads visible behind it.
  47. India Fashion

    Khadi vs Handloom: What Changes Between Yarn and Cloth

    Understand handspinning, handweaving and KVIC verification before paying for a khadi claim.

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    A brown wooden spinning wheel with white thread, a basket of fluffy white fibres and cones of yarn on a sunlit floor.
  48. India Fashion

    Scaling Indian Craft Without Erasing Its Makers

    A commissioning and attribution workflow for designers moving from a craft sample to repeat production.

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    Hands guide a needle through cream fabric adorned with red flowers, green leaves and gold stitching.
  49. India Fashion

    India Apparel Export Compliance: From IEC to Shipment Files

    What DGFT registration and AEPC membership do—and what exporters must still verify for each order.

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    Worker in a light blue shirt holds plastic-wrapped blue-and-white garments beside stacks of packaged clothing and an open cardboard box in a factory.
  50. India Fashion

    Understanding India’s Silk Supply Chain Beyond the Sari Label

    Follow silk from host plant and cocoon to yarn, fabric and finishing—and ask better questions about purity and provenance.

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    White silk cocoons fill a woven basket beside lustrous cream and gold skeins of silk thread on a wooden surface.
  51. Textile Manufacturers

    Woven vs. Knit: Selecting a Textile Mill for the Fabric You Need

    Choose manufacturing capability by construction, preparation, finishing, and evidence—not by a supplier’s fabric photographs.

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    Textured fabrics in blue and cream, cream, blue, light grey and black drape in front of a green textile machine threaded with white yarn.
  52. Textile Manufacturers

    Textile MOQ and Fabric Costing: Compare Orders on a Usable-Fabric Basis

    Separate commercial minimums from process constraints, convert units correctly, and expose the assumptions behind each fabric quotation.

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    A blue collared shirt, fabric swatches and a blue fabric roll lie on a worktable, with rolls of white, grey, green and blue textiles on shelves.
  53. Textile Manufacturers

    Wet Processing and ZDHC: Qualifying a Mill’s Chemical Management

    Assess chemical inputs, operational controls, wastewater evidence, and corrective action as separate but connected parts of supplier qualification.

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    Blue fabric runs through large stainless steel machinery with a round window, control panel and blue pipes in a factory.
  54. Textile Manufacturers

    Textile Quality Testing: Using ISO and AATCC Methods in Supplier Approval

    Build an end-use test plan, specify method options, and interpret results without confusing standardized procedures with universal acceptance limits.

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    A person in safety glasses, a white lab coat and blue gloves watches blue fabric clamped in a testing machine beside a monitor showing a graph.
  55. Textile Manufacturers

    Textile Certification: Verify Scope, Chain of Custody, and Shipment Evidence

    Separate a supplier’s certification capability from the status of purchased goods, then check the route behind the claim.

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    Person in a navy shirt holds a blue-grey fabric swatch at a desk with assorted textiles, paperwork, a laptop and a cardboard box.
  56. Business of Fashion

    Luxury’s Value Question: What Makes a Higher Price Worth Paying?

    A closer look at craftsmanship, pricing and product value, informed by Bain’s luxury-market research.

    White, patterned, rust, black and grey garments hang on wooden hangers from a suspended branch against a cream wall.
  57. Designer Movements

    Lagos Fashion, Beyond the Trend: Textiles and Design in Context

    Shade Thomas-Fahm’s work offers a documented starting point for understanding Nigerian textiles as living design practices.

    Woman in a white crop top, black-and-white striped trousers, red glasses and a red bag poses against a teal wall under a neon “good vibes only” sign.
  58. Cultural Intelligence

    How Fashion Communities Shape Style Beyond the Feed

    Physical spaces, shared references and collaboration offer a richer way to understand subcultural dress.

    Person in a black jacket with yellow lining and white stripes, blue jeans and a hoop earring reaches toward the camera beside music posters.
  59. Beauty Innovation

    Biotech Beauty: How to Separate Ingredient Stories from Product Evidence

    Manufacturing innovation and skincare performance are different claims; here is how to evaluate both.

    A white cylindrical bottle labelled “Curology” in blue lies diagonally among small green and brown cacti in pale sand.
  60. Business of Fashion

    The Economics of Brand-Run Resale: What the Price Tag Leaves Out

    Trade-in credit is not profit: a practical guide to the costs, incentives and customer promises behind resale.

    Clothing shop with colourful shirts on rails, bags and boots on shelves, and folded garments on a central table beneath white pendant lights.

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