In August, Skechers sued nonslip shoemaker Laforst Shoes over the alleged infringement of the slip-in-heel design. These shoe styles were the subject of high-profile Super Bowl ads earlier this year featuring Martha…
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Danish Jewelry Maker Pandora to Build $163M Crafting Facility in Vietnam
Denmark’s Pandora will start work on a jewelry crafting facility in Vietnam in the first quarter next year at a cost of US$163 million. The facility, in the southern industrial…
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Sportswear Label Anta Opens Outlet in Thailand
by Angel Woodsby Angel WoodsChinese sportswear brands Anta has launched its first brick-and-mortar store in Thailand as part of its expansion plan in the Southeast Asia market. Located in Bangkok’s CentralWorld, the store covers…
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Sportswear brands like Adidas and Puma are seeking to take advantage of a flirtation with soccer by the fashion world to reach a new customer base, building in part on…
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How One Woman is Breaking Stigmas on Infertility and Supporting Girl Child Education Through Art and Fashion
Spearheading several community awareness campaigns in Africa, Senator, Dr Rasha Kelej, CEO of the Merck Foundation, sheds light upon being a voice for the voiceless. Recently, the philanthropic arm of…
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First Look: Every Bag From Phoebe Philo’s Highly Anticipated Brand Debut
After a considerable respite from the fashion scene since her departure as Creative Director of French label Celine in 2018 and much speculation concerning the rumours of her own brand,…
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Italian fashion group Prada has today reported a 10% rise in third quarter revenues as a strong performance in Asia and Europe helped to compensate for weakness in the Americas.…
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Influencer Leonie Hanne Turns to Arab Designers in London
by Aubrey Reesby Aubrey ReesDUBAI: German fashion influencer Leonie Hanne this week turned heads wearing multiple creations from Arab designers George Hobeika and Amina Muaddi in London. Her first look was a pink and…
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Low-cost E-commerce Rivals Shein and Temu Shelve US Court Cases
by Jude Turnerby Jude TurnerFierce rivals Shein and PDD Holdings-owned Temu have applied to end their legal fights with each other in the US, documents show, marking a truce even as a global market…
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Shein, the China-founded fast-fashion retailer, has bought the Missguided brand from Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, the e-commerce giant’s first purchase of a British brand. Frasers said on Monday, Shein will…