Articles by Ole Spötter
Pitti Uomo: An animalistic mood in Florence
13 Jan 2023 - Fairs
Pitti Uomo ushered in the autumn/winter 2023 season this week. With a few rays of sunshine, the mood at the men's fashion fair was generally quite positive. Yet, of course, the fashion industry in Florence was fairly preoccupied with the overall economic situation. Nevertheless, trade fair organiser Pitti Immagine is looking to the future with...
From Gen Alpha to high heels for men: The trends in the luxury segment at Zalando
11 Jan 2023 - Fashion
As an online retailer for fashion, Zalando wants to propose the entire range; from affordable fashion to the luxury segment. The Berlin-based company is constantly expanding the latter in particular and currently has 400 brands and almost 90,000 products in its range in the premium contemporary, advanced contemporary and luxury segments. In...
Asphaltgold founder: Customers will forego ski trip but not new sneakers
16 Dec 2022 - Business
Asphaltgold is one of the growing groups of retailers and brands that do not participate in discount battles on Black Friday. Instead, the German sneaker retailer is setting an example against racism with a charity campaign. Sporting the motto “We all walk the same earth”, Asphaltgold is selling a t-shirt in 16 different languages and donating...
Vestiaire Collective co-founder Sophie Hersan: Gen Z enters luxury consumerism with secondhand
2 Dec 2022 - Business
The second hand market is booming and, especially with the current price increases, offers a cheaper and more cycle-oriented alternative for consumers. But it can also offer more than that, says Sophie Hersan, the co-founder of resale platform Vestiaire Collective. In the age of the internet, filled with fashion drops and the hype of...
Adidas says it wants to continue using Yeezy designs
10 Nov 2022 - Business
Adidas has said that it is planning to continue using the Yeezy designs even after the end of its collaboration with Kanye West. This was announced by Adidas chief financial officer Harm Ohlmeyer on Wednesday morning at a conference call on the results of the company's third quarter. According to Ohlmeyer, the German sports goods manufacturer is...
SS23: Y2K trend blossoms among denim street style
1 Nov 2022 - Fashion
With the Kingpins denim show in Amsterdam and the launch of several new denim collections, such as the return of the Moschino jeans line and the collaboration between G-Star Raw and model Rose Bertram, there was a strong focus on the popular material in October. While denim was heavily featured on SS23 catwalks, including in the collections of...
Racers, cows and Balenciagamania: Street styles from Milan and Paris
24 Oct 2022 - Fashion
The fashion weeks of the SS23 season are behind us. However, as is well known, the trends can not only be found on the catwalks, but also on the streets. The looks can be calm and classic, but also really wild like in the cowshed. FashionUnited has summarized what was pulled out of the streetwear cauldron during the fashion weeks in Milan and...
Back to retail: 9 store design trends for fashion retail
5 Oct 2022 - Retail
What do customers expect from store visits after the pandemic? Even before, sustainability and community building were important needs of the clientele, knows Marie Ernst from Schwitzke & Partner. In addition, values such as identity, authenticity and locality are now becoming increasingly important, explains the managing director of the Dü...
How Turkish brands want to conquer Europe
16 Sept 2022 - Business
The Turkish fashion industry wants to make it big with its own brands and no longer just act as a clothing producer in the background. The trade fair Istanbul Fashion Connection (IFCO), which took place for the second time from 24th to 26th August, should aid in this endeavour. So far, Turkish fashion brands have been more in demand in markets...
Bachelor party in Ibiza: Baldessarini wants to celebrate with a younger target group
22 Jul 2022 - Retail
A party in Ibiza, new markets and more modern collections - Baldessarini's realignment is picking up steam since Florian Wortmann took over as managing director. The brand, founded in 1993, is approaching a younger target group with influencers and representation in social media but it also wants to retain its existing customer base. Saying ‘yes...