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Roberto Cavalli, Italian fashion designer, dies at 83

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Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, known for his animal-print designs loved by showbusiness stars, has died at the age of 83, his company said. Giorgio Armani said he always had “enormous respect” for Cavalli even though his vision of fashion could not have been more different.

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Ethical fashion label Arnsdorf closes

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Ethical fashion label Arnsdorf has announced it will close down and has commenced a sale with markdowns to run out its inventory. The post Ethical fashion label Arnsdorf closes appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. “My energy is being directed to other places and it’s time to make space in my life for this.”

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Sydney slow fashion label First Colours to make Paris Fashion Week debut

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Slow fashion brand First Colours will showcase its designs at the Paris Fashion Week’s independent designers show Flying Solo Ones to Watch in February. “This platform allows us to amplify our commitment to responsible practices and showcases the impact Australian labels can have on the global fashion landscape.”

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Melbourne Fashion Festival designer award finalists revealed

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Six fashion designers have been named finalists for the PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival National Designer Award this year, presented by David Jones. The post Melbourne Fashion Festival designer award finalists revealed appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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Ultra-fast fashion is undermining efforts to make the industry more sustainable

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Since the 1990s, fast fashion has enabled everyday people to buy the latest catwalk trends. Now, just when the fashion industry should be waking up and breaking free of this vicious cycle, it’s heading in the opposite direction. We’re on a downward spiral, from fast fashion to ultra-fast fashion.

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Rntr launches repair service, signs first fashion label partner

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Rntr has partnered with Australian fashion retailer Shona Joy to launch the first repair platform in Australia. Shona Joy will host a digital platform on its circular fashion website that encourages customers to extend the life of their items when it makes more sense than reselling them.

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Melbourne Fashion Week to ban feathers

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Melbourne Fashion Week will ban the use of feathers across its runways beginning FY24 in a bid to protect wildlife, as feathers have become the new fur in the fashion industry causing cruelty and death among birds. million, with ostriches as the main victims of the fashion trend. .

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