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Video: Met Gala 2019: Sasha Velour's Critical Camp Eye | WWD

Watch "Ru Paul's Drag Race" star Sasha Velour break down some of the looks spotted on the 2019 Met Gala pink carpet with WWD's Eye Editor Leigh Nordstrom and Style Director Alex Badia. Source: Youtube, WWD, Sasha Velour

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Video: Met Gala 2019: Sasha Velour's Critical Camp Eye | WWD

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Video: Iceberg at Paris Fashion Week AW19

View Iceberg's collection for next season by James Long on the catwalks in Paris. Source: FF Channel, YouTube.

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Video: Interview with Karl Lagerfeld from the WWD archives

Karl Lagerfeld, who died on Feb. 19, 2019, sat down with WWD's Executive Editor Bridget Foley at the WWD Apparel and Retail CEO Summit in 2013. Take a look back at their conversation here. Source: WWD, YouTube.

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Paris Fashion Week: Nina Ricci SS10

Peter Copping’s first show for Nina Ricci received raving reviews. According to WWD, Copping delivered a buoyant premiere, by far the best collection of an assistant-turned-lead-designer in recent memory. This show, Copping insisted, was about the house’s “signature codes” — bows, lingerie, lace. Copping debuted a take on overt femininity that...

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Consumer spending sees conflicting reports

A surge of conflicting reports and rumours about troubled high street sales is continuing. Whilst some analysts are predicting the worst Christmas ever, others, such as WWD's Friday report, depicts European retailers are seeing higher spending this holiday season. Not considering the drop in consumer confidence, inflation and a mild autumn sales...

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Leggings drive legwear sales

Footless tights and leggings are all the rage this season, causing sales of legwear to surge. Typically, this segment has remained flat over the past few years, but thanks to new found interest, is rising from the ashes. "Leggings are an easy item that is driving people to the legwear department right now," Michael Fink, vice president and...

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Global Fight Against Counterfeit Goods

Ever since international governments have realised the billions lost in tax revenues due to counterfeiting, new laws and agreements are being designed faster than one can say 'Gucci.' Counterfeiting, according to WWD, has become pandemic, accounting for an estimated $456 billion, or 7 percent of global trade, in 2003, according to the World...

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Trade Barriers Still In Place

The textile and manufacturing industry may appear to be open to all since trade barriers were banned last January, however many barriers remain despite years of consultations and diplomatic pressure. According to WWD, in a recent US report on foreign trade barriers it stated that China, India and Egypt still maintain some of the highest barriers...