News|Interview

Ellen Haeser: 'Fashion needs to move from chasing trends to creating meaning'

After six and a half years in vocational education, Ellen Haeser is returning to the stage. During Masterly Milano 2026, the speaker and cultural strategist will present From Cradle to Grave – an ode to lifelong, inexhaustible sources of inspiration. This is an audiovisual work focusing on fashion and interiors. With over 45 years of experience...

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Beyond the backpack: Sprayground on reclaiming the "boring" travel sector

When New York-based travel fashion brand Sprayground launched in 2010, the backpack the market was filled with back-to-school options and what founder and creative director David BenDavid called “boring and mundane”, and with one single disruptive design, the ‘Hello My Name Is’ backpack, he evolved the travel accessories market from simple...

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US retailer Svrn: "I have no idea where we will be next season, even as a country“

Berlin Fashion Week is not only captivating audiences with an international schedule, but is also attracting an increasing number of international media representatives and buyers. They travel from across the globe, ranging from the UK and the US to Korea and Japan, to discover German talent. Following the hectic start to the year in Florence,...

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Hermès reports 1.72 percent net profit decrease due to exceptional surtax

French luxury group Hermès announced on Thursday, February 12, 2026, a 1.72 percent decrease in its net profit for 2025, which fell to 4.5 billion euros (5.35 billion dollars). This decline was attributed to an exceptional surtax imposed on large companies by the French government to restore public finances. Excluding this exceptional...

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