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Wilson Smith & Tate Kuerbis, and the rise of sneakers as cultural currency

Close your eyes and try to picture this scene. It’s 1986, at Nike head office in Washington County, Oregon and architect Wilson Smith III, who has been working with Nike as a showroom, store and corporate office designer has just been asked if he can come to the back room for a talk. “I went in expecting the worst,” he recalls to FashionUnited...

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Armani Group: Giuseppe Marsocci appointed new CEO

Giuseppe Marsocci is the new CEO of Armani. As announced by the company in a statement, the appointment of Giuseppe Marsocci as chief executive officer of the Armani Group is effective immediately and includes his concurrent entry onto the board of directors. Marsocci joined Armani Group in 2003 The 61-year-old manager from Turin has over 35...

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BioFluff appoints Luke Henning as interim CEO to accelerate growth

BioFluff, the innovative plant-based fur alternative company, has named Circ co-founder Luke Henning as interim chief executive officer to “accelerate market growth” for the bio-materials start-up. Henning, who has served as chairman of BioFluff's board for the past two years, will lead the company as it scales its commercial operations and...

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Watchmaker Fossil eyes IPO for Indian unit

Luxury watchmaker Fossil Group Inc. is reportedly considering an Initial Public Offering (IPO) for its Indian arm, Fossil India Pvt., aiming to capitalise on the country's booming market for new listings, according to a Bloomberg report. Following the news, the company's shares jumped 44 percent in Wednesday morning trading. Quoting people...

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