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Shein is particularly targeted by the legislation

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French Senate adopts bill to regulate fast fashion

The French Senate on Tuesday adopted a bill to regulate the fast fashion industry by sanctioning companies and banning advertisements. The bill is targeted...

AFP2 days ago

Le ministre de l'Économie Éric Lombard (2e à gauche) s'entretient avec des douaniers français aux côtés de la ministre chargée des Comptes publics, Amélie de Montchalin (centre), de la ministre déléguée au Commerce Véronique Louwagie (2e à droite) et de la secrétaire d'État chargée de l'IA et du numérique, Clara Chappaz (1ère à droite), dans un entrepôt de l'aéroport Roissy-Charles de Gaulle, le 29 avril 2025

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France to tax small parcels from China amid tariff fallout fears

France will from next year impose a handling tax for every small parcel sent from China sent by platforms such as Shein and Temu,...

AFPApril 29, 2025

Asian, notably Chinese, online sellers send billions of small packages into the EU each year

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France targets cheap Chinese goods with fee on packages

France wants to start charging non-EU online sellers a handling fee for each low-value package shipped to domestic customers, government ministers said Tuesday as...

AFPApril 29, 2025

A Hermes luxury bag workshop in France in April 2023

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TikTok exploits trade war to shift fake luxury goods

TikTok abounds with viral videos accusing prestigious brands of secretly manufacturing luxury goods in China.

AFPApril 25, 2025

Jonathan Anderson was creative director of Loewe from 2013

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N.Ireland designer Jonathan Anderson takes helm at Dior Men

French fashion giant Dior named the highly-rated designer Jonathan Anderson as creative director of Dior Men on Thursday. Anderson, 40, quit Loewe last month...

AFPApril 17, 2025

Jonathan Anderson has been creative director of Loewe since 2013

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Designer Jonathan Anderson leaves Spanish brand Loewe

British designer Jonathan Anderson has left Spanish brand Loewe after more than a decade at the helm, owner LVMH announced Monday, with the 40-year-old...

AFPMarch 17, 2025

Chanel's presentation at the Grand Palais featured a monumental black ribbon that spiralled up to the glass ceiling

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Chanel plays with proportions as Paris Fashion Week wraps up

Chanel presented its Fall-Winter collection on the last day of Paris Women’s Fashion Week on Tuesday, playing with proportions and layering in a show...

AFPMarch 11, 2025

A photo from the Dior haute couture show

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Nostalgia and escapism: highlights from Paris Couture Week

Nostalgia-tinged evening wear, fantasy-fuelled escapism and messages about world peace featured during a packed Paris Couture Week that also saw new changes on fashion’s...

AFPJanuary 30, 2025