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EssilorLuxottica to launch first Diesel eyewear collection in 2025

EssilorLuxottica and Diesel have signed a licence agreement for the design, manufacture, and worldwide distribution of Diesel eyewear. The company said in a release that the agreement will be effective immediately until December 31, 2029, with an automatic renewal option of an additional five years. The first collection under the agreement will...

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OTB turnover increases by 7.2 percent, expands retail footprint

OTB reported a turnover of 1.9 billion euros, up 10.2 percent at constant exchange rates and 7.2 percent at current exchange rates for the year to December 31, 2023. Net sales for the year reached 1.8 billion euros, an increase from 2022 of 12.4 percent at constant exchange rates and 9.1 percent at current exchange. The company that controls the...

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Diesel teams up with denim competitor Lee

Italian fashion brand Diesel has unveiled a collaboration with denim competitor Lee as part of its Diesel Loves programme that aims to bring brands together to share creative and manufacturing resources to find impactful solutions. Diesel Loves, envisioned by creative director Glenn Martens, aims to challenge the industry standard of brand...

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Pascal Conte-Jodra appointed CEO at Y/Project

Avant-garde fashion label Y/Project announced the appointment of Pascal Conte-Jodra as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr Conte-Jodra is expected to lead the brand into a new era, collaborating with creative director Glenn Martens to embark on an ambitious growth plan. Mr Conte-Jodra will seek to raise brand awareness, build greater...

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Video: Diesel SS24

In this video you can see Diesel’s SS24 collection presented at Milan Fashion Week. FF Channel via Youtube Promotion Read more about Diesel on their brandpage

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Diesel awarded 11.8 million dollars in damages in trademark dispute

The Italian brand Diesel has been awarded 11.8 million dollars in damages in a lawsuit against the Diesel Power Gear brand founded by reality stars Dave Sparks and Dave Kiley. Diesel confirmed this on Monday at the request of FashionUnited. FashionLaw had previously reported on the trademark dispute of the label, which belongs to the OTB Group....

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Ralph Lauren, Diesel and Hugo Boss face Canadian watchdog investigation for forced labour claims

A number of fashion and apparel companies are facing investigations by a Canadian watchdog in regards to complaints alleging there was evidence of forced labour in their production. The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) published its initial reports for each of the companies in question, responding to a series of complaints...

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Diesel opens store dedicated to its 1DR bag

Italian fashion brand Diesel has opened its first store dedicated to its 1DR bag in Milan, adjacent to the Diesel Flagship store in San Babila. The store, which will be open for a year, has been designed to be experienced as a multisensory art concept to offer an immersive “1DR Land” environment rather than a traditional retail store. The 560...

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Diesel appoints Matteo Lena as CEO of North America

Diesel, part of the OTB Group, has announced the appointment of Matteo Lena as the brand’s new CEO for North America. Lena, the company said in a statement, brings over 20 years of experience in the fashion and luxury industry. He will step into the new role at Diesel on June 5, 2023. “Matteo Lena is a manager with wide international experience,...

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From New York to Paris Fashion Week: Denim trends for Fall/Winter 2023

Despite its feel, denim is one of the few materials that fluidly moves between genders. Therefore every fashion week - whether it's menswear or womenswear - provides plenty of style inspiration. FashionUnited has rounded up the most popular denim styles for the FW23 season. Ripped Jeans No sooner have the last jeans with rips and holes...

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Diesel Rehab Denim - More recovery denim for FW23 and SS24

Denim has been the core of Diesel’s DNA since 1978. As much as denim is the brand’s heritage and identity, it is a category that demands constant innovation, re-evaluation and evolution to stay creative, relevant and future-minded. For this reason, Diesel introduced Rehab Denim with their FW22 collection - starting with key pieces. Since then,...

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Diesel FW23 - Denim: more focused, more experimental, more ambitious

Freedom, pleasure, experimentation, play: Diesel stands for democracy, choice and sex positivity as a human right. At the heart of the FW23 runway, models walk around a mountain of 200,000 Durex condom boxes. The installation previews a forthcoming capsule with Durex that drops in April 2023, the first time Durex has made a collection with a...