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Love, Bonito appoints first CEO in its 11-year history

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Female fashion brand Love, Bonito has promoted its chief operating officer Dione Song to CEO, the first time the 11-year-old company has had one. Song was hired by Love, Bonito co-founder Rachel Lim in 2018 as the company’s chief commercial officer, eight months after Lim met her at a networking event.

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Chinese tea chain Mixue opens its first Australia location

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The store features a design with floor-to-ceiling windows that span the entire wall and red steel frames. Founded by Zhang Hongchao in 1997, Mixue Ice Cream and Tea opened its first overseas store in Vietnam in 2018 and currently has 600 stores in 11 Asian countries with 21,000 stores in China.

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Former Scentre Group design lead joins The General Store

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Former design lead at Scentre Group, Reid Nakou, has joined the team at independent retail strategy agency, The General Store, taking on the role of head of retail and design. He also worked on Westfield Chermside, which was shortlisted for Best Shopping Centre in the World at the 2018 World Architecture Festival.

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Melbourne Fashion Festival recap: High-low looks and next-gen talent

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From romantic and intricate handmade gowns from South Australian label Paolo Sebastian, to ’70s-inspired silk and velvet suits from emerging designer and former musician Anna Cordell, to fun and affordable styles from family-favourite retailer Kmart, this year’s PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival had it all.

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How Burberry’s new leadership duo can reignite the luxury brand’s spark

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He has already made his key appointment in choosing Daniel Lee to replace Riccardo Tisci as chief designer at the 166-year-old label. The company’s former chief executive Marco Gobbetti set out a plan in 2018 to reposition the brand, known for its camel, red and black check, firmly in the luxury segment.

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This advertising column is designed to clean polluted city air

Design Week

In a similar deal to that of the “Boris Bikes” in London, Kinetic will sell advertising space on the 11-foot high columns which will in turn pay for their installation and upkeep. To maximise Pluvo’s net positive impact, the three-stage filtering system has been designed to be reusable wherever possible.

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At the home of Zara, fast and slow fashion collide

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million tonnes of textile products are discarded every year in the EU, equivalent to 11 kg (24 lb) per person. Inditex had 565,027 tonnes of garments on the market in 2021, more than the 528,797 tonnes in 2018, according to its annual report. Source: Reuters Around 5.8

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