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Three stripes or four? Thom Browne wins German trademark dispute against Adidas

US fashion brand Thom Browne has won a trademark dispute with the sportswear giant Adidas in Germany. In its ruling of September 6, the Nuremberg-Fürth Regional Court ruled that the accusations of trademark infringement and unfair competition made by Adidas against Thom Browne are unfounded. The decision is not yet final and can still be...

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Ermenegildo Zegna Group: Half-year sales grow by 6 percent

Italian fashion group Ermenegildo Zegna NV was able to achieve an increase in sales in the first half of the 2024 financial year. However, the group owes the increase only to the takeover of Tom Ford Fashion, which was completed in April of last year . According to an interim report published on Thursday, group sales in the period from January...

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Adidas and Thom Browne continue trademark battle in UK court

In continuation of a long-winded dispute over trademarks, Adidas and Thom Browne have now taken to the UK’s High Court to once again battle it out over the use of stripes. Back in 2021, US designer Thom Browne had sued Adidas in London in a bid to cancel out several trademarks that featured the sportswear label's three-stripe motif. According to...

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Dries Van Noten to present final men's collection, as Paris unveils provisional calendar

Paris is poised to become the epicenter of the fashion world this summer, merging two fashion weeks alongside the Olympic Games. Set against the backdrop of this global event, both the Spring/Summer 2025 men's collections and the Autumn/Winter 2024 haute couture presentations will be held in June. A standout moment on the fashion calendar will...

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Zegna's Q1 revenues improve, while Thom Browne declines

Ermenegildo Zegna Group announced unaudited revenues of 463.2 million euros for the first quarter, up 8.1 percent or 10.7 percent at constant currency and down 5.3 percent on an organic growth basis. Revenues for the Zegna segment amounted to 324.9 million euros, up 1.7 percent and 4.3 percent on an organic growth basis, while revenues for the...

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Thom Browne bedding collection unveiled at Salone del Mobile

New York-based designer Thom Browne is bringing his iconic preppy aesthetic to the realm of home interiors via a collaboration with Italian heritage brand Frette. The new partnership features a collection of luxurious bed and bath accessories, set to debut at Milan Design Week. Browne's classic sensibility, characterised by his signature four...

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From JW Anderson to Thom Browne: What to look out for at Milan Design Week

In what has been established to be an event that merges fashion and design, Milan Design Week returns to the Italian fashion capital alongside the Salone del Mobile, running from April 15 to 21, during which time a curation of home collections by fashion brands will be showcased. Over the course of the week, 33 brands with 44 appointments will...

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Thom Browne and Saks partner on capsule collection

US designer Thom Browne and luxury department store giant Saks have revealed a collaborative capsule collection available exclusively through the retailer’s e-commerce site and select Saks Fifth Avenue stores. The limited edition line draws inspiration from the “playful spirit of California”, which has been applied to women’s ready-to-wear...

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Thom Browne vs Adidas: A look into the law behind the battle of the stripes

Earlier in January, the next stage in Adidas’ lawsuit against Thom Browne unfolded, another decision in the evolving “battle of the stripes” saga, a story that Dutch law firm Köster had also been following. There has long been a dispute between Thom Browne and Adidas over the stripes, with several lawsuits having already taken place in the US,...

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Thom Browne's Poe-tinged dark romance ends NY Fashion Week

In a sparse warehouse dotted with trees, models sauntered down the catwalk in tweed coats to the sound of ravens as US designer Thom Browne closed New York Fashion Week with what he called a "romantically dark" show. The designer's theatrical autumn-winter 2024 collection on Wednesday evening was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's seminal "The...

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Thom Browne allowed to use three-colour stripes despite protest from Adidas

The battle of the stripes continues. Fashion brand Thom Browne has been looking to register its three-colour stripe as a trademark in the EU, but sports brand Adidas wanted to put a stop to it. However, the European Union's intellectual property office blocked Adidas' attempt, allowing Thom Browne to use the stripes, WWD reported. The reasoning...

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CFDA posts preliminary schedule for NYFW Fall /Winter 2024

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has unveiled the preliminary schedule for New York Fashion Week (NYFW) Fall/Winter 2024 season. Peter Do is set to kick off the schedule, presenting his second collection for Helmut Lang on February 9, while CFDA chairman Thom Browne returns to show on schedule, closing out the season with his...