Watchdogs slam fashion giant Shein for manipulating shoppers through deceptive tactics: 'Dark patterns'

Watchdogs slam fashion giant Shein for manipulating shoppers through deceptive tactics: ‘Dark patterns’

Fast-fashion retailer Shein is facing accusations from consumer groups in 21 countries that claim the company tricks shoppers into buying more clothes than they need, reported ConsumerAffairs. What’s happening? The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) submitted an official complaint about Shein‘s online shopping tactics to the European Commission. The group’s report describes how the retailer uses…

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Lemaire SS26 Paris Fashion Week Collection

Lemaire SS26 Paris Fashion Week Collection

Summary Lemaire Spring/Summer 2026 collection emphasizes a love for fashion as a creative practice, with fabrics, proportions, and colors that amplify dressing Menswear classics are re-proportioned and paired unconventionally The show opened with a performance from Valentina Magaletti and Zongamin Lemaire, the Parisian house renowned for its understated elegance and practical luxury, today unveiled its…

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Walter Van Beirendonck SS26 Paris Fashion Week Collection

Walter Van Beirendonck SS26 Paris Fashion Week Collection

Summary Presented at the Théâtre de l’Odéon, Walter Van Beirendonck’s SS26 collection is titled “Wink With Starry Eyes” The collection is a postmodern journey into naive optimism and connection, drawing from his childhood memories The collection features signature oversized structures with dramatic pockets and cuffs, incorporating pixelated, blown-up prints of the designer’s family photos as…

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Is this the most political fashion item ever?

Is this the most political fashion item ever?

CNN  —  Overlooked, familiar, homely… These are the words traditionally associated with the apron, a detachable, workaday garment that has historically functioned “almost like an invisibility cloak.” So said Carol Tulloch, a professor of dress, diaspora and transnationalism at Chelsea College of Arts, in a telephone interview with CNN. Just don’t tell that to Jeremy…

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