Category: News
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What goes around comes around, indeed: Chanel wins case against reseller
It happened. Chanel won its case against reseller What Goes Around Comes Around. The jury in the New York district court sided with the luxury brand on all four causes of action -trademark infringement, unfair competition, false advertising, and false association. – A key issue in this case was that Chanel alleged that WGACA sold items…
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The first big fashion law case of 2024 is Chanel vs secondary reseller What Goes Around Comes Around
2024 just started and it is already time for another fashion law case. This time it is Chanel against the luxury reseller What Goes Around Comes Around (WGACA). This is what Chanel alleges WGACA has done: When it comes to counterfeits, I’m still trying to understand why this is tricky. It should be cut and…
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Fear of God Athletics drop is out now. Just don’t call it a collab
This past weekend we saw the first drop of Fear of God Athletics. The line is a partnership between Fear of God, the luxury line headed by Jerry Lorenzo and the sportswear giant Adidas. Though they started in LA and of the Fear of God site, pieces will be available in select Adidas stores and…
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A handbag made from grapes? Stella McCartney debuts new leather alternative
As a nonvegan, I never really gave a second thought to the idea of using leather products. Besides the vegan alternatives never really seemed to hold up. I mean, squeaky pleather pants and bags that peeled didn’t hold up to the quality I saw in leather. In a debate of the ethics of using animal…
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NWSL trophy was designed by Tiffany & Co
I just learned that Tiffany &Co., that famed jewelry brand, designed the trophy that will be presented to the champion of the National Women’s Soccer League at the finale in November. The is made out of 24 karat gold vermeil and sterling silver and was designed to interpret the “aerodynamic forces of soccer.” At first…
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Another football club has an off-field clothing partnership: FC Bayern Munich and Replay ink deal
FC Bayern Munich signed a deal with Replay, making the brand their official denim and formalwear provider. I previously wrote about the relationships that PSG and AC Milan have with Dior and Moncler respectively. But this is clearly very different. Replay clothing retails for essentially hundreds of dollars below the price of the two luxury…
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Making the moon a runway: Prada to design spacesuits for next moon landing
Last week it was announced that Prada will design NASA’s lunar spacesuits for the Artemis III mission. The Italian brand is working with the commercial space company, Axiom, on the project. At first blush, you could easily imagine space suits that would be fit for an Instagramable luxury haul. And then you might ask, “Why…
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Armani Beauty launches a loyalty program
If you are fan of the beloved Luminous Silk Foundation, Power Matte lipsticks, or any of the other fine beauty products from Armani, you are in luck. Recently, as in within the last week, Armani beauty launched its loyalty program, the Armani Signature VIP Program. This new membership program rewards loyal shoppers with 10 points…
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Chanel opening its Lucky Chance Diner in Brooklyn this weekend
Maybe you’ve been sitting in a local diner and thought to yourself, if only this were… fancier.” Well, here is your chance to experience one of the most luxurious brands in the setting of a diner. Chanel is set to open its Lucky Chance Diner in Brooklyn for one weekend only. They will open doors…
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Ugandan president has banned the import of secondhand clothes
‘Kafa ulaya’ or The clothes of dead white people- That is the translation for a local Nigerian word for the secondhand clothing that finds its way in to the country. It is a commentary of the amount of used clothing entering Nigeria and other parts of Africa and Asia from the United States and Europe.…
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