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France: Key insights for understanding fashion's transformations in 2026

What drivers will shape the French apparel market in the coming months? Experts from the Economic Observatory met this Thursday at the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM), where they shared their key insights on 2025 to better anticipate the challenges and opportunities awaiting fashion players in 2026. According to the latest data from INSEE and...

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France: one in five online clothing purchases is from ultra-fast fashion

During Fashion Reboot 2025, Gildas Minvielle, Director of the Economic Observatory at the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM), delivered his annual report. Below are the primary insights regarding the shifts in the French fashion market from 2024 to 2025. Total turnover for the apparel and textiles sector in France fell by 1.3 percent between...

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Fashion Reboot IFM 2025: French fashion seeks balance amid Chinese pressure and market disconnect

Fashion Reboot IFM 2025 highlights the major upheavals French fashion players are experiencing. These include a shifting political and economic landscape; pressure from Chinese industrial platforms, epitomised by Shein; and drastic changes in consumer habits. These were the key takeaways from the Fashion Reboot 2025, hosted by the Institut Franç...

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IFM Alumni's meetings expand with fashion forum, addressing industry issues in Faverolles

The Faverolles Meetings, organised by IFM Alumni at the Domaine des Oseraies, in Eure-et-Loir, reached a new milestone on Saturday September 13, 2025 by hosting the Fashion Forum. Until now, the Faverolles Meetings, held at the Domaine des Oseraies, brought together the alumni network of the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM Alumni). By...

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IFM and HModa Academia partner for footwear training program

The Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) and Accademia HModa (Italy) have launched a unique educational project. The project aims to connect students specialising in Leather Goods, Fashion Accessories and Footwear as part of their Master of Arts in Fashion Design with Accademia HModa. Accademia HModa offers comprehensive training in luxury...

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IFM Paris: The trends that will shape fashion in 2025

At the crossroads of controlled inflation and the meteoric rise of ultra-fast fashion, is the fashion industry reexamining its very foundations? On the surface, fashion prices have risen modestly—just 10% over the past 30 years, significantly lower than overall inflation (+49% over the same period). However, this apparent stability conceals...

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Recap of the IFM conference: 2024 fashion report – between deceptive stability and the beginnings of a new cycle

Paris - As we move further into 2025 and the impacts of 2024 recede, the fashion market appears to be in a state of deceptive stability. Beneath the surface, however, shifts are occurring: the precarious balance between physical and digital commerce is wavering, distribution channels are being reinvented, and consumer expectations are shaping a...

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French clothing and textile sales up 4.3 percent in October 2024

In October 2024, retailers' sales of clothing and textiles recorded a 4.1 percent increase in value compared to October 2023, according to data shared by IFM Panel. After the strong increase last September , the French clothing and textile sector continues its performance. For the month of October 2024, distributor sales recorded an increase of...

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IFM Fashion Reboot 2024: Trump, China, consumer distrust and quiet luxury

The election of Donald Trump, the slowdown of French luxury brands in the Chinese market, the feeling of being misled by marketing, and the quiet strength of Quiet Luxury are the four main themes addressed by the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) at its Fashion Reboot 2024 event. This traditional end-of-year gathering organised by the IFM for...

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What can students and business owners learn at IFM’s Fashion Entrepreneurship Centre?

The incubator programme at the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) is one of three pillars of the school’s Fashion Entrepreneurship Centre, directed by Thomas Delattre. The IFM's Fashion Entrepreneurship Centre is a physical space located within the school’s campus in Paris’ 13th quarter. It houses three programmes that offer tailored solutions...

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Institut Français de la Mode announces date for its Fashion Reboot 2024

Fashion Reboot, the Institut Français de la Mode's (IFM) annual event designed to help professionals better understand the social and economic challenges of the fashion market, will take place on Thursday November 21, 2024, from 9 am to 6 pm, at 3 Mazarium in Paris’ sixth quarter. “More than ever, the fashion industry is undergoing profound...

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Ba&sh invites IFM students to design shoes for its SS25 collection

The French ready-to-wear brand Ba&sh has invited students specialising in accessories design at the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) to design a shoe model for its spring/summer 2025 collection. The three finalists, selected by a panel of experts, will be announced on Thursday October 24, before the public selects the overall winner. The...