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Gen Z underwear start-up Parade snapped up by Fruit of the Loom license-holder
Gen Z-run underwear brand Parade has been bought by intimates-maker Ariela & Associates International for an undisclosed sum. It's the latest direct-to-consumer lingerie retailer to be snapped up by a larger competitor.
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Next raises profit guidance again as summer sales boom
Next Plc raised its guidance for the second time in recent months after wet weather and ongoing inflation failed to deter shoppers from buying fashion.
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'Victoria's Secret World Tour' to premier September 26
Victoria’s Secret has announced that 'The Victoria’s Secret World Tour' will officially premier on Prime Video on September 26.
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Frederick's of Hollywood names Candice Cuoco creative director
American lingerie brand Frederick's of Hollywood has named fashion designer and celebrity stylist Candice Cuoco as the brand's new creative director.
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FullBeauty Brands acquires CUUP
FullBeauty Brands announced on Thursday that it has acquired CUUP, a U.S.-based digitally native size-inclusive intimates brand. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Kim Kardashian’s Skims is worth $4 billion after new funding round
Kim Kardashian’s Skims underwear label has raised fresh funding that values the company at $4 billion.
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French lingerie brand Etam unveils first U.S. store, American expansion plans
Etam CEO Laurent Milchior spoke to FashionNetwork.com about the Paris-based intimates brand's expansion plans in the American market.
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Wellington in talks to invest in Kim Kardashian's Skims at $4 billion valuation
Investment firm Wellington Management is in talks to lead a new funding round for Skims, which could value the underwear clothing company owned by Kim Kardashian at about $4 billion, according to sources.
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LVMH buys Vuitton superstore building on Champs Elysées, amid Paris real estate buying spree
Luxury multi-billionaire Bernard Arnault has been doing a little shopping again – in real estate not in rags. As LVMH acquires the building containing the Vuitton Champs Élysées superstore. Kering has been busy too.
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Ralph Lauren to return to NYC runway season in September
Ralph Lauren is to return to New York Fashion Week with a runway show in September, following a break of four years from the city’s official catwalk season.
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La Perla owner says debts will be settled soon
London-based La Perla is facing a winding-up petition from the UK’s tax authority, HMRC, which said it filed the petition after other options to recover taxes owed have proved unsuccessful.
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Berlin: Premium and Seek are in the starting blocks
The Premium Group positioning itself as an event and trend platform. In addition to a selective brand portfolio, new formats such as "Curated by Fashion Council Germany" or "Platte raves The Ground" are on the agenda.
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Elie Saab: Regal glamour in the Louvre
Dozens of royal queens marched in Elie Saab’s latest show, inspired by monarchs from history and Hollywood in its Fall/Winter 2023/24 collection shown on a wet Wednesday in Paris.
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Lingerie group Van de Velde promotes Carole Lambert to head of brands and design post
Van de Velde, owner of lingerie brands Marie Jo, PrimaDonna and Andrés Sandá, has promoted Carole Lambert to the post of head of brands and design. She succeeds Liesbeth Van de Velde, the founders’ granddaughter.
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Castore is UK's second-fastest-growing company
Castore’s huge stream of kit deals suggests a company in fast-growth mode and that has been underlined with the Andy Murray-backed brand in second place on the Sunday Times 100 list of the UK’s fastest-growing firms.
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Patou: Disco dancing on Sunday night
Disco dancing at Patou on Sunday night in a ready-to-wear show which opened a week of fashion activity in Paris, most of which is devoted to haute couture.
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