China, France
Worried about risks associated with Chinese cotton, Louis Vuitton seeks other pastures

Like all luxury brands, the French fashion house is unable to guarantee its Chinese cotton supply is free from Uyghur forced labour. Earlier this year, it met with French producers with a view to diversifying its supply. [...]

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Asia, France
Kiss and makeup: Louis Vuitton counts on cosmetics to woo back Chinese youth

To compensate for declining revenues in China and across Asia, the French luxury brand will be launching its first-ever lipstick range.

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Front Row | China
Shun Zhong, haute couture's Chinese mega-client who longs for his own luxury brand

Shanghai-based businessman Shun Zhong is no stranger to the private suites of Paris haute couture. Having spent years trying to acquire a luxury fashion label in the French capital, he recently missed out on a chance to buy designer Alexandre Vauthier's brand, which in February went into receivership.

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Spotlight | United States
Crocs for the chop: will exotic skins weather the storm?

Between pressure from animal rights NGOs, an increasingly sceptical public and extreme weather events, exotic skin producers are seeing their market transformed dramatically and are worried about the future of their farms.

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In the United States, crocodile and alligator breeders were hard hit by the natural disasters of 2023.

France
French clothing industry body DEFI exhibits lacklustre response to sustainability issues

Speeding up the French fashion industry's transition towards sustainable practices is a key goal of France's DEFI, a public organisation funded through a special tax on French clothing companies. But Glitz.paris can reveal that the discourse during DEFI training sessions has deviated from that aim.

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How PETA scores Fashion Week invitations

Animal rights organisation PETA deployed notable disruptions at the London, Milan, New York and Paris Fashion Weeks. Glitz.paris has the lowdown on how the group did it.

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Middle East
Luxury giants go head-to-head with Gulf brands in bid to conquer 'modest fashion' market

To attract clients from the Gulf states, Western luxury brands are calling on headscarf-wearing influencers and launching tailored clothing collections for Ramadan. Meanwhile, local brands, backed by Middle Eastern governments, are trying to fend off that competition in the highly lucrative market.

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Spotlight | China
As EU ban on Xinjiang cotton looms, luxury sector weaves fine line between Western embargoes and Beijing interests

With the European Union set to vote in September on whether to ban goods made with forced labour, LVMH, Kering and others are engaged in a delicate balancing act. While luxury giants boost efforts to ensure no Xinjiang cotton is used in their products, they are also avoiding overtly criticising China, a top strategic market.

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The European Parliament is working on a new regulation that would prohibit goods made using forced labour. The legislation will primarily target cotton exported from Xinjiang province in China.

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