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An emerging narrative this earnings season is that China’s troubled fashion market is stabilising. This week’s results will put that theory to the test.
Had the truce not been extended through Nov. 10, US tariffs on Chinese goods would have jumped to at least 54% starting on August 12.
The once-promising Chinese travel retail market is showing little signs of recovery, causing global beauty giants to reevaluate their strategies and reduce promotions.
With soaring profits and rapidly expanding store networks, ‘heritage-gold’ jewellery brands like Laopu Gold and Lao Feng Xiang are red-hot in China’s otherwise tepid luxury market.
Stylists Emily Current and Merritt Elliott had an instant success and a quick exit with their denim brand Current/Elliott in the 2010s. For their second venture, The Great, they’re taking an alternative approach.
A disappointing US employment report surprised economists and investors, but was old news for the apparel sector, where the labour market has stagnated for years.
Matthieu Blazy’s never-ending research into Gabrielle Chanel’s words and deeds powered another spectacular, varied collection of looks that both ‘crawl’ and ‘fly.’
The tension between function and fiction ran through collections from Gabriela Hearst, Chanel and more on the eighth day of Paris Fashion Week, reports Angelo Flacaavento.
