Celebrity-backed vegan leather startup to tap muni market in test of risk appetite
By Bloomberg Published July 9, 2025 A vegan-leather start up is slated to tap the…
Paris Fashion Week dominates media for Spring/Summer 2026 as Dior and Chanel captivate audiences
Published October 13, 2025 Paris remains the queen of fashion. According to a recent Onclusive analysis of the four major Fashion Weeks (New York, London, Milan, Paris) for the Spring/Summer 2026 season, Paris and its haute couture houses overwhelmingly dominated the media and digital landscape, while other capitals struggled to keep up. Paris decisively outpaced…
Arlettie names Amandine de Souza as COO
Translated by Nicola Mira Published October 13, 2025 French event sales specialist Arlettie has strengthened its senior executive team by appointing Amandine de Souza as COO. She will be working alongside co-founders and co-CEOs Muryel Lanneau and Thibaut Caillemer du Ferrage. Amandine de Souza – LeBonCoin Formerly a consultant with Bain & Co. in Paris,…
Bangladesh’s textile industry is harnessing AI to enhance competitiveness and transparency
Published October 13, 2025 Bangladesh’s textile manufacturers’ federation, the BGMEA, has announced a major partnership with Digital Bridge Partner, a specialist in B2B ecosystems. The project aims to harness AI to bolster traceability and competitiveness in local industry. The leaders of the BGMEA and Digital Bridge Partner – BGMEA The initiative is set to roll out…
Lanvin Group says key exec David Chan will leave this month
Published October 13, 2025 Lanvin Group announced on Monday that David Chan, its executive president and chief financial officer, has decided to step down from his position, effective October 27 “to pursue new professional opportunities”. See fashion showLanvin – Spring-Summer2026 – Womenswear – France – Paris – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight There was no clue as to what those…
AllSaints' highly regarded COO to exit this month
AllSaints will be losing its COO Catherine Scorey Jobling who steps down in late October after two years in the role and seven years at the company. Source link
From waste to runway: Kenyan designers transform used clothes into art
By AFP Published October 13, 2025 In a dusty alley in the heart of Kenya’s largest open-air market, fashion models strut down a makeshift runway in bold, upcycled outfits made from waste collected at dumpsites and market cast-offs- proof that even trash can dazzle. Models wearing upcycled creations made from discarded garments – AFP Every…
Soaring gold prices bring new headache to Tiffany-owner LVMH
By Reuters Published October 13, 2025 The doubling of gold prices in two years, along with US tariffs and a weaker dollar, have made it harder to defend gross margins for Tiffany owner LVMH and others in the high-end goods industry. Tiffany is known for its modern style fine jewellery “Each of these [factors] alone…
13th October – Threat Intelligence Report
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 13th October, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Qilin ransomware group has claimed responsibility for targeting Asahi, Japan’s largest brewing company, that had been hacked on September 29th. The attack resulted in the exfiltration of over 9,300 files totaling 27GB…
‘How a prescription to grow a sunflower helped me fight anorexia’
Malcolm Prior and Jenny KumahBBC News rural affairs team Andy Alcroft/BBC Emily Hough is now using her experiences to help shape nature prescribing schemes For Emily Hough, nature was too often simply something “out there”, a world apart from her, a view from a hospital window. Years spent in and out of specialist mental health…
The century-old ship sail technology finally catching on
Kevin KeaneEnvironment, energy and rural affairs correspondent, BBC Scotland Pathe News The twin Flettner rotor ship Buckau made its maiden voyage into Grangemouth in 1925 It must have been a bizarre sight when a freight ship, equipped with two large rotating towers, made its way under the Forth Bridge a century ago. The experimental sail…
