The floating robot collecting rubbish in our waterways
Tech Now meets the team behind WasteShark – can it help tackle marine plastic pollution?…
Shein’s arrival at BHV Marais: Brands pull out, the plan to buy the freehold is jeopardised
Published October 5, 2025 Discontent had been simmering around the historic Parisian department store on Rue de Rivoli. The announcement that Shein would take a floor in November further widened the rift between brands and management. For months, BHV’s brands and suppliers have been grappling with unpaid invoices owed by the management of the department…
Ana Margarida Feijão to unveil her ‘Liberdade é Nome de Mulher’ collection at Lisbon’s CUPRA City Garage
Published October 5, 2025 After her performative happening at Palacete Gomes Freire last Thursday, October 2, as part of Lisbon Fashion Week, Ana Margarida Feijão is preparing to present her collection titled “Liberdade é Nome de Mulher” (Freedom is a Woman‘s Name) next Thursday, October 9, in an exhibition of “wearable sculptures that fuse fashion,…
Before and after images show glaciers vanishing before our eyes
Mark PoyntingClimate and science reporter, BBC News BBC When Matthias Huss first visited Rhône Glacier in Switzerland 35 years ago, the ice was just a short walk from where his parents would park the car. “When I first stepped onto the ice… there [was] a special feeling of eternity,” says Matthias. Today, it’s half an…
Pierpaolo Piccioli debuts at Balenciaga, with Meghan and Lauren applauding
Published October 5, 2025 Saturday night in Paris witnessed the debut of Pierpaolo Piccioli at one of fashion’s most mythical marques, Balenciaga. With Meghan Markle and Lauren Sanchez applauding front row, this was surely the most sophisticated new designer inauguration so far. See fashion showBalenciaga – Spring-Summer2026 – Womenswear – France – Paris – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight…
Paris is torn between Elie Saab’s working girl and the whimsical creations of Japanese designers
Published October 5, 2025 Japan’s leading fashion houses once again made a major splash at Paris Fashion Week on Saturday, as evidenced on the sixth day of the women’s ready-to-wear shows for spring-summer 2026 by three of the country’s most emblematic labels: Junya Watanabe, Noir by designer Kei Ninomiya, and Comme des Garçons. On the…
Prince William to travel to Brazil for awards ceremony
Daniela RelphSenior royal correspondent PA Media The Prince of Wales will travel to Rio de Janeiro next month for the Earthshot Prize ceremony – the first time the awards have been hosted in Latin America. Earthshot, created by Prince William five years ago, awards £1m every year to five projects for their environmental innovations. There…
Yoox withdraws redundancy notices for 211 workers
By Ansa Published October 4, 2025 There is a glimmer of hope in the Yoox case: the company has suspended with immediate effect the collective redundancy procedure for 211 employees, which had been announced in recent weeks as part of the reorganisation plan initiated by the online shopping company’s new owners. Yoox Yoox has heeded…
A distinctly eclectic Paris Fashion Week featuring Leonard, Giambattista Valli, and Vetements
Published October 4, 2025 Paris Fashion Week entered its fifth day with an especially intense programme. In particular, the womenswear ready-to-wear shows for Spring/Summer 2026 revealed designers’ pursuit of freshness and lightness. Leonard Paris and Giambattista Valli were prime examples. Vetements, for its part, opted for provocation. See fashion showLeonard Paris, Spring-Summer 2026 – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight…
What looks like dancing is actually a bug’s survival trick
If you happen to be walking in the forests of Panama, you might just come across a bug that will wave at you, which scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) have been studying for a while. The matador bug (Bitta alipes) carries striking, reddish “flags” on its hind legs and performs an intricate…
Scientists finally found the “dark matter” of electronics
In a world-first, researchers from the Femtosecond Spectroscopy Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) have directly observed the evolution of the elusive dark excitons in atomically thin materials, laying the foundation for new breakthroughs in both classical and quantum information technologies. Their findings have been published in Nature Communications. Professor Keshav…
