Harrods has opened a compensation scheme for survivors of alleged sexual abuse by the department store¿s former boss, Mohamed Al Fayed, pictured.

Women sexually assaulted by former Harrods boss Mohamed Al-Fayed in France join forces with accusers of a fashion mogul to fight against French time-limit on sexual abuse cases

By GEORGE ODLING CRIME CORRESPONDENT Published: 18:30 BST, 31 March 2025 | Updated: 18:38 BST, 31 March 2025 Women sexually abused by Mohamed Al-Fayed in France have joined forces with alleged victims of a fashion mogul in a high court battle to change the country’s statute of limitations.  Kristina Svensson, Al-Fayed’s executive assistant at the Paris Ritz…

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Opportunities in Support of Consumer Trust in Influencers, and Growing Popularity of Sustainable Fashion

Opportunities in Support of Consumer Trust in Influencers, and Growing Popularity of Sustainable Fashion

Company Logo The fashion industry’s marketing landscape has changed due to the widespread use of social media platforms, and a new era marked by the importance of influence has begun. Platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube have become virtual runways, allowing influencers to showcase the latest fashion trends to a global audience. Hence, social media…

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Curing fashion's reliance on leather with an eco-friendly plant-based alternative

Curing fashion’s reliance on leather with an eco-friendly plant-based alternative

Alt. Leather’s innovative green technology makes natural fibres mimic the 3D network structure of animal leathers. Credit: Alt. Leather As the material left the curing oven, the Alt. Leather team knew it had worked—what they held in their hands looked and felt just like leather. That moment marked a breakthrough for the Melbourne-based start-up, which…

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Burberry Is Turning the V&A Museum's Fashion Gallery Into the Burberry Gallery

Burberry Is Turning the V&A Museum’s Fashion Gallery Into the Burberry Gallery

Burberry is transforming the Victoria and Albert Museum’s world-class Fashion Gallery, one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of dress in the world, into the Burberry Gallery, as part of a multi-year partnership with the London art and culture institution. The current gallery space will close this May, and the renovations will take approximately two…

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Normcore Returns. Is ‘Boring Fashion’ The Future Of Sustainable Style?

Normcore Returns. Is ‘Boring Fashion’ The Future Of Sustainable Style?

Basic silhouettes and muted colours now dominate feeds once filled with statement pieces and … More microtrends. (BORIS ROESSLER/DPA/AFP via Getty Images) DPA/AFP via Getty Images As consumers tire of relentless micro-trends and the damage of fast fashion, a surprising aesthetic is quietly dominating social feeds in 2025: normcore. Normcore — the minimalist, “average person”…

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