Published October 9, 2025 This was clearly the most important season this century, with some 15 designer debuts at major marques. Here, in alphabetical order, is my personal pick for the dozen best shows of the four-week international fashion runway season. Four of my favorites were by debutants; half of them are by female designers….
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published October 9, 2025 With annual growth averaging 10%, the second-hand fashion and luxury goods market is expanding three times faster than the market for new items. According to a BCG report for Vestiaire Collective, it is projected to generate $360 billion by 2030, up from nearly $220 billion today….
By Bloomberg Published October 9, 2025 Fast Retailing Co., the Japanese parent company of Uniqlo, reported double-digit revenue and profit growth in North America during the current fiscal year, as its U.S. expansion defied tariff volatility sparked by President Donald Trump earlier this year. Fast Retailing posts double-digit North American gains as Uniqlo expands in…
Consider a growing social media platform that processes millions of user posts daily. Their content moderation team faces a familiar challenge: their rule-based system flags a cooking video discussing “knife techniques” as violent content, frustrating users, while simultaneously missing a veiled threat disguised as a restaurant review. When they try a general-purpose AI moderation service,…
Published October 9, 2025 Lands’ End is taking a “bold new direction” in Europe, “reshaping its brand for today’s customer”. How so? The US heritage label has collaborated with Scottish heritage label Harris Tweed to unveil ‘Modern Heritage’, a 16-piece capsule collection that introduces a bespoke tweed designed exclusively for Lands’ End. Having just launched…
Getty Images Spending just 20 minutes in nature can trigger measurable changes inside your body If you’ve ever felt calmer after a walk in the park or a stroll through the woods, it’s not your imagination – it’s biology. Being outdoors can trigger measurable changes inside your body from lowering stress hormones, easing blood pressure…
Published October 9, 2025 Nau Verde — an innovative start-up focused on creating Portugal’s first 100% flax and hemp spinning mill — is preparing to set up in the town of Rebordões, in the municipality of Santo Tirso, in a former industrial building with 15,000 square metres of floor space that once housed units operated…
ISC Stormcast For Friday, October 10th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9650, (Fri, Oct 10th) Source link
Published October 9, 2025 The French division of the U.S. chain Claire’s was placed under receivership last July. Since then, three bidders with different plans have come forward to take over part of the network and a portion of the jobs. FashionNetwork.com has reviewed all three proposals. Claire’s After being placed under receivership, effective from…
Jonah FisherEnvironment correspondent Dean Lomax Ichthyosaur experts Dr Dean Lomax and Professor Judy Massare with the 185m year old skeleton A near-complete skeleton found on Dorset’s Jurassic coast has been identified as a new species of ichthyosaur, a type of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the oceans. The dolphin-sized ichthyosaur has been named Xiphodracon…
