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Last month, the Dutch social enterprise United Repair Centre (URC), which mends clothing from performancewear brands such as Patagonia, Decathlon, Arc’teryx and The North Face, opened its second international outpost in Paris. The 3,000-square-foot hub joins existing URCs in London and Amsterdam, repairing approximately 13,000 items a year for over 35 clothing brands and now employing 51 tailors.“Paris...

This article first appeared on British Vogue.It’s no secret that sustainability has slipped down the fashion agenda in recent years. But as we get closer to 2030 – the date by which greenhouse gas emissions need to be slashed by 45 per cent, for us to stay in line with the Paris Agreement’s mission to keep global warming...

The Devil Wears Prada 2 press tour is picking up ahead of the movie’s May release date. Over the course of its filming last year, we saw Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, and a host of new characters papped on set, in action and in costume. What makes a modern day Miranda Priestly wardrobe? Beyond...

L’Oréal Group is building a haute couture fragrance portfolio, taking inspiration from the craftsmanship of haute couture through a higher concentrate dosage, rare ingredients, and design-driven bottles. After building out the category with Valentino Beauty’s Anatomy of Dreams and Armani Beauty’s Armani/Privé Haute Couture Parfum fragrances, it was time for Maison Margiela, which is also licensed by L’Oréal...

Mark Thomas and Carven are parting ways.“Mark Thomas, design director at Carven, will be leaving the company at the end of this month to pursue other opportunities,” the French heritage house, which is part of China’s ICCF Group, said in a statement. “His vision and designs have helped to establish the brand’s identity and style, and have positioned...

Industrie Africa, the continent’s leading online multi-brand fashion retailer, is closing down just five years after launch, highlighting the volatility of the current e-commerce model on a regional and global scale.On April 30, the e-commerce platform founded by Tanzanian fashion entrepreneur Nisha Kanabar will transition into Industrie Africa Plus (IA+), an advisory firm that will collaborate with luxury...

On March 28, the Vogue Vintage Market opened for one day only, offering three floors worth of coveted vintage finds courtesy of eBay and friends of Vogue. Hosted by April cover star Doja Cat, the shopping event also featured curated edits by Architectural Digest global editorial director Amy Astley, influencer and coffee entrepreneur Emma Chamberlain, model Paloma Elsesser, and Vogue...

“My Hermès Garden Party tote’s leather has cracked and peeled to near perfection. I have been carrying it for over five years and recently have tried my hand at other similar totes for my daily needs. I don’t think I really needed to explore whether Hermès has it all figured out above all the rest, but I did...

Her father is from Israel, and her grandparents are from Tunisia and Morocco, while her mother is American, Amy explains. She always had Sephardic and Israeli-influenced food in her life, and grew up with vats of her father’s tomato-based sauce. At her family’s Shabbat dinners, she says, “My dad’s making hummus. He’s making tahini from scratch. He’s making...

Happy April Fool’s Day to all! Whether you’re playing pranks or begrudgingly subject to the day’s tomfoolery, there’s something we can all borrow from the jesters out there: their style.Fashion has long taken inspiration from the clowns, as my colleague Laird Borrelli-Persson noted. In 1989, Vivienne Westwood embraced the harlequinade with colorful argyle galore, while Maria Grazia Chiuri...