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Video: Understanding Calvin Klein's influence on 90s style
Calvin Klein's fashion in the '90s championed clean lines, neutral color palettes—dominated by black, white, gray, and beige—and simple silhouettes. This emphasis on minimalism stripped away ornamentation, placing the focus instead on the quality of the fabric, the cut of the garment, and the wearer's natural form. Key pieces included slip...
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Video: Chanel's Cruise 26/27 collection blurs lines between day and evening wear
The little black dress, an enduring icon of effortless elegance and sophistication, continues its vibrant reinvention season after season. It remains a foundational piece, but its current iteration is defined by a bold and dynamic fluidity that transcends traditional boundaries. This collection, in particular, speaks to a spirit of duality and...
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World Retail Congress: Fashion retail between an AI boost, consumer pressure and a new desire for connection
At the World Retail Congress (WRC), a look at current developments in fashion retail – between artificial intelligence (AI) and consumer pressure – revealed that the rules of the game are noticeably shifting. The decisive factor is how companies react and what priorities they derive from this. Before discussions on the WRC stages this week...
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UK Fashion retail sales rebounds as five-week store slump ends
The UK retail sector finally emerged from a month-long chill this week, as total like-for-like (LFL) sales jumped by +4.42%. Driven by a shift in weather and a renewed appetite for physical shopping, the results represent a significant turnaround from the -3.65% decline recorded during the same week last year. For the first time in over a month,...
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Podcast: Exploring Kristen McMenamy's impact on 90s grunge fashion
In this episode of Fashion Neurosis, Bella Freud and Kristen McMenamy discuss how insecurity can make a good model, Karl Lagerfeld, and the artistry of the selfie.Kristen McMenamy is an American model. Born in Pennsylvania, she rose to fame in the 1990s as part of the legendary group of Supermodels including Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Kate...
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Emotional resonance: Art of shopkeeping in digital age
As the World Retail Congress (WRC) 2026 unfolds against the backdrop of ‘Retail’s Roadmap to 2030’, a high-level panel of industry veterans today asserted that the survival of physical retail depends not on matching the efficiency of algorithms, but on mastering the ‘art’ of the human connection. Leaders from KaDeWe and Coach as wel as the...
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VF Corporation CEO outlines strategy for brand revival and AI integration
In a Keynote Interview at the World Retail Congress (WRC), Bracken Darrell, CEO of VF Corporation, detailed the strategic levers currently being pulled to return the global apparel giant to sustainable growth. Speaking on the final day of the summit in Berlin, Darrell emphasised that while financial metrics like revenue growth remain the...
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Reimaging brand ownership: How Authentic Brands powers hertiage through digital experience
In the session 'Beyond Retail: The Operating System for Modern Brands' during the World Retail Congress 2026 on Berlin, Henry Stupp, president of EMEA and India at Authentic Brands Group, detailed a strategic blueprint for transforming heritage labels into modern, scalable platforms. Addressing a room of global retail leaders, Stupp argued that...
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Spring Summer 2027 trends and news website
The latest Spring Summer 2027 trends and need-to-know news about that season can be found on the free and special section dedicated to SS27. Starting next month, the fast-evolving industry continues with fashion weeks and events back in full swing. Brands introducing their SS27 collections, the buying season quickly approaching, and digitisation...
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Video: 100 Post-WWII couture dresses that defined mid-century fashion
The post-WWII era, the Golden Age of mid-century fashion, saw Parisian couture redefine global elegance with architecturally brilliant and technically advanced gowns. This film explores 100 iconic dresses from this period, celebrating the legendary houses that shaped modern femininity, including: Christian Dior, who launched the 1947 "New Look;"...
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