Published September 24, 2025 Converse has appointed Chavon Webster as its new vice president of global footwear and design. Chavon Webster, VP of global footwear and design at Converse. – LinkedIn Webster joined Nike in February 2022 as director of kids’ lifestyle footwear and was promoted to senior director of women’s sport and training footwear…
By Bloomberg Published September 24, 2025 L’Oreal SA appointed Alexis Perakis-Valat as chief executive officer of its US and North America business, turning to a company veteran to drive growth in the largest cosmetics market. Alexix Perakis-Valat – Courtesy Perakis-Valat, who joined the world’s largest beauty group in 1994, replaces David Greenberg, who will assume…
Dr Chris van Tulleken is on a global hunt to uncover a virus deadlier than Covid-19. Source link
Published September 24, 2025 Stüssy has partnered with menswear brand Wales Bonner on a capsule collection that reimagines surf culture through a global lens. Stüssy and Wales Bonner launch surf-inspired capsule collection. – Stüssy X Wales Bonner The collaboration draws on beachside influences from Labadi and Bull Bay to Tokyo and Santa Ana, seen most…
Published September 24, 2025 Even a fleeting return by Colette is enough to make it an event in its own right. Eight years after its closure, the cult Parisian concept store will spring back to life for the exhibition “Virgil Abloh: The Codes” at the Grand Palais, running from September 30 to October 9. More…
Published September 24, 2025 L Catterton is strengthening the fashion and digital expertise of its team of “senior advisors” with the appointment of Stephanie Phair. The former chair of the British Fashion Council, she also served as group president at Farfetch, the online specialist in high-end and designer brands, and as executive chair of New…
The government’s flagship NHS pledge to get back to hitting the 18-week waiting time target in England by the end of the parliament is hanging in the balance, experts say. An analysis by the Health Foundation shows, on current trends, waiting times will still be over 20 weeks by July 2029. The think-tank is warning…
Nadine YousifSenior Canada reporter Getty Images Smoke from Canada’s wildfires have drifted south to the US several times this summer, clouding the sky with an orange haze. As deadly wildfires raged in the Canadian province of Manitoba this summer, Republican lawmakers in nearby US states penned letters asking that Canada be held accountable for the…
Published September 24, 2025 A return to basics on Milan’s catwalks. On the second day of the womenswear ready-to-wear shows, designers seemed intent on returning to fundamentals, fusing age-old craftsmanship and textile traditions with a decidedly contemporary vision. This shift crosses borders: for Spring/Summer 2026, several houses were heading the same way, reviving crafts such…
Jonah FisherEnvironment correspondent Getty Images One reservoir’s fish were all killed by pollution in one incident Documents and data shared with BBC News from inside England’s much criticised environment watchdog show an agency struggling to monitor incidents of serious pollution. The information shows the Environment Agency (EA) only sent investigators to a small fraction of…
