New geopolitical issues in fashion
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By: Marie-France Chatin Follow
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After Milan, Paris has taken up the torch with a handful of fashion shows for men's ready-to-wear at the end of June 2021, then haute couture at the beginning of July 2021. Fashion Weeks have resumed, but not everywhere, and arise the question of whether they still make sense in the digital age.
What consequences will the pandemic leave behind?
To what extent has it moved the lines while luxury houses are cutting back in their workforce and the big “fast fashion” chains are cutting back on their real estate assets?
State of play of the power rivalries playing out in the fashion industry.
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Guest:
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Sylvie Kurkdjian,
teacher in social and cultural history of fashion and assistant professor at the American University of Paris.
Institute of the History of Present Time, CNRS.
“Fashion geopolitics.
Towards new models? ”, Le Cavalier Bleu editions.
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