France’s Fashion Reckoning

France’s Fashion Reckoning

As the world’s style capital takes aim at ultra-fast fashion, its new legislation reveals a deeper tension between sustainability and self-preservation.  For three centuries, France has set fashion’s tempo, from Louis XIV’s gilded extravagance to the reign of Parisian haute couture. Now, in a radical pivot, the country that taught the world how to dress is…

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Why luxury brands keep getting India wrong

Why luxury brands keep getting India wrong

Zoya Mateen BBC News, Delhi Getty Images The iconic Kolhapuri sandals drew attention after Prada was accused of replicating the design A recent controversy surrounding Italian luxury label Prada has put the spotlight on how global fashion giants engage with India – a country whose rich artistic traditions have often suffered because of its inability…

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Campbell’s Soup gets a Gen X makeover — 42-year-old fashion exec joins her family at $9 billion canned-soup-and-snacks giant

Campbell’s Soup gets a Gen X makeover — 42-year-old fashion exec joins her family at $9 billion canned-soup-and-snacks giant

The great-granddaughter of the inventor of condensed soup has joined the fam at Campbell’s, the company announced this week. The daughter of late billionaire Campbell’s heiress Mary Alice Dorrance Malone will serve on the board following her mother’s death last month.  The Campbell’s Company on Friday announced it had elected 42-year-old luxury fashion entrepreneur Mary…

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