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• Bob Mackie Dies at 87

  14-09-2026 19:17 via fashionista.com
  The fashion industry just lost one of its greats: Iconic fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie passed away on Monday. He was 87. (This certainly wasn’t the news we wanted to hear during New York Fashion Week.)
  “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Mr. Bob Mackie passed away today,” his team posted on his Instagram page. “He lived his 87 years to the fullest, fulfilling his dream of being a Fashion and Costume Designer, which is all he ever wanted to do.
  
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• US’ Old Navy unveils Old Navy Sport for activewear growth

  17-09-2026 00:04 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  Old Navy has launched Old Navy Sport, giving its activewear business a distinct identity centred on style, performance and value.The sub-brand builds on Old Navy’s No. 5 ranking in the US activewear market and will be promoted across its website, app and nationwide stores.Forty-two locations will also feature dedicated shop-in-shop spaces to strengthen category visibility and customer engagement.
  
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• US' Gap, A.P.C. unveil 39-piece limited-edition fashion collection

  17-09-2026 00:04 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  Gap and A.P.C. have unveiled a 39-piece limited-edition menswear, womenswear and accessories collection that combines Gap's American casual heritage with A.P.C.'s Parisian approach, drawing on 1960s cinema, music and art.
  Launching September 18 from $28 to $328, it will be sold online and at stores worldwide, supported by a Paris-shot short film and launch activations in New York City and Tokyo.
  
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• US' Emerson to automate SkyNRG sustainable aviation fuel plant

  17-09-2026 00:04 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  Emerson will automate SkyNRG’s Delfzijl plant, Europe’s first dedicated greenfield sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility.
  Due to be fully operational in 2028, the plant is expected to produce about 100,000 tonnes of SAF a year from residual fats and greases.
  The project supports ReFuelEU rules at EU airports, a shift relevant to air freight and sourcing networks.
  
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• US' Chemours, DuPont, Corteva agree $455 mn PFAS settlement

  17-09-2026 00:04 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  Chemours, DuPont and Corteva have agreed a $455 million settlement with North Carolina and 11 local entities over PFAS litigation linked to Fayetteville Works.
  Payments run over 15 years; Chemours expects about $50 million of its share in the next 12 months and will bear 50 per cent of settlement payments.
  The deal sets procedures for off-site obligations, including drinking water programmes.
  
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• UK’s JD Sports names Mersho as North America CEO, Grimes global CMO

  17-09-2026 00:04 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  JD Sports named John Mersho president and CEO, JD North America, and Mike Grimes group CMO, effective immediately.
  The changes centre on North America, its largest region with 38 per cent of FY26 sales and 2,500-plus stores across fascias.
  For footwear and apparel partners, JD says priorities include product strength, omni-channel experience, brand awareness and consistent global marketing.
  
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• India’s RAI says UPI fees risk reversing digital payment gains

  17-09-2026 00:04 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  RAI has opposed a 0.4 per cent MDR on UPI person-to-merchant payments above Rs 2,000.The charge is capped at Rs 300 for transactions of Rs 75,000 and above.RAI says the merchant-paid cost could push MSME retailers back to cash during the festive season, weakening GST trails.It will approach NPCI and the Ministry of Finance for a graded UPI structure.
  
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• Global cotton prices firm as major benchmarks rise in August

  17-09-2026 00:04 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  Global cotton prices strengthened in August 2026, with the A Index rising from around 90 cents to 95 cents per pound, according to Cotton Incorporated.The market remains influenced by global production, consumption, export activity and economic conditions.For textile manufacturers, cotton price movements could affect yarn and fabric costs, while demand trends will remain key to the outlook.
  
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• Can India polyester operating rate above 80%, rising feedstock cost?

  17-09-2026 00:04 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  India's polyester industry is running at more than 80 per cent capacity, with rising crude and PTA costs testing the pace.
  Domestic PTA has climbed 7 per cent since September 1 to cross $1,030 per ton; Indian Basket crude touched $128.70 per barrel on September 14.
  Festive-season orders are keeping mills running, but output above 80 per cent is in question once seasonal demand cools.
  
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• Is private equity setting the stage for technical-materials M&A?

  17-09-2026 00:04 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  Nonwovenn and CorpAcq launched TMG to acquire specialist-materials businesses across the UK, Europe and North America.
  TMG targets engineered textiles, films, composites and laminated products for filtration, thermal management, electrification and PFAS alternatives.
  Nonwovenn grew turnover from £19 million in 2016 to £46 million in 2025, with 19 consecutive profitable years.
  
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• French luxury group Kering names Sophie Maddaloni as General Secretary

  17-09-2026 00:04 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  Kering has appointed Sophie Maddaloni as General Secretary, effective immediately, with the Paris-based executive joining the Group's Executive Committee and reporting to Group Chief Operating Officer Jean-Marc Duplaix.
  She will oversee governance, compliance, Legal, Internal Control, Internal Audit and Security, drawing on legal, tax and transformation experience.
  
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• These Are the Accessories That Got Us Through New York Fashion Week

  16-09-2026 19:30 via fashionista.com
  Sponsored StoryOccasionally, we use affiliate links on our site. This in no way affects our editorial decision-making.September’s NYFW shows have officially come to a close, marking the end of a whirlwind week for fashion editors, including team Fashionista. Our bi-coastal team convened in New York City to hit up all the biggest runway shows, presentations, parties and events for Spring 2027 — including, of course, Coach’s 85th anniversary show. But what were the chic-yet-funct
  
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• Must Read: LuxExperience Returns to Profit in Fourth Quarter, Authentic Brands Group Eyes IPO

  16-09-2026 18:00 via fashionista.com
  These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Wednesday.
  LuxExperience Returns to Profit in Fourth Quarter
  LuxExperience, the parent company of Mytheresa and Net-a-Porter, returned to profitability in its fiscal fourth quarter. CEO Michael Kliger cited strong growth at Mytheresa, as well as a turnaround at Net-a-Porter and Mr Porter. Yoox also recorded growth for the first time since its acquisition. LuxExperience’s net sales rose 7.6% to €653.6 million ($754 million) in Q4, an
  
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• PhotoBook Magazine Is Seeking A Social Media Intern In New York, NY (Remote)

  16-09-2026 17:52 via fashionista.com
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• Dario Vitale's New Gig is Emporio Armani's Creative Director

  16-09-2026 15:34 via fashionista.com
  New York Fashion Week may be over, but the industry’s game of creative director musical chairs is still very much ongoing: On Wednesday, The Armani Group announced the appointment of Dario Vitale as creative director of Emporio Armani and Giorgio Armani Accessories. He is the first to hold this role outside the Armani family.
  “I am honored to take on this dual role across Emporio Armani and Giorgio Armani, and deeply grateful to Silvana [Armani] and Leo [Dell’Orco] for welcomin
  
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• Barefoot Trend or Shoe Mishaps? At New York Fashion Week, It's a Bit of Both

  16-09-2026 14:30 via fashionista.com
  To the untrained eye, it may have looked like an anti-shoe trend was brewing at New York Fashion Week. Multiple designers seemingly sent models down the runway with their dogs out: At Jane Wade, a handful of shoe-free looks emphasized the outdoorsy Spring 2027 collection, while 6397’s debut catwalk featured one model baring sand (?) -covered toes and LoveShackFancy welcomed barefoot dancers to underscore the ’90s hippie aesthetic of its salon-style presentation.
  On the heels of Matth
  
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• Selkie’s Latest Fantasy Is a Pirate Circus at the End of the World

  16-09-2026 02:17 via fashionista.com
  While most designers are showing their Spring 2027 collections during New York Fashion Week in September, Selkie, the 8-year-old womenswear brand from Kimberley Gordon, stuck with its runway-to-retail method again this season. Titled “The Ghost Ship,” the Fall 2026 collection is available to shop now and displays a “darker, more surreal evolution of the romantic fantasy,” per show notes.
  The show presented a traveling pirate circus with “warrior girls” living
  
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• 'Taxi Driver' and '70s Turmoil Inspired Advisry's Spring 2027 Collection

  16-09-2026 00:06 via fashionista.com
  Travis Bickle — the mentally unstable protagonist in 1976’s “Taxi Driver,” portrayed by Robert De Niro — walked Advisry’s Spring 2027 runway on Tuesday. Well, sort of. To better understand our current era’s perpetual state of chaos, Creative Director Keith Herron looked toward the 1970s — a decade rife with political tension and social unrest. (I wonder what that’s like.)
  “It’s really reflecting on how every generation feels that
  
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• Andrew Kwon Looks to the 'Mystery of the Natural World' for a Dreamy Spring 2027 Collection

  15-09-2026 23:49 via fashionista.com
  One thing to know about Andrew Kwon? His designs will always whisk you away into a fantasy-scape. And on the last day of New York Fashion Week — when showgoers have reached their exhaustion limit — mentally escaping into another reality is exactly what’s needed.
  On Tuesday afternoon, the New York-based designer presented his Spring 2027 collection, titled “Séraphine.” Inspired by Nicolino Calyo’s painting, “Arcadian Landscape,” it explores f
  
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• Rachel Scott's Sea-Inspired Diotima Collection Plays With Our Expectations of the Brand

  15-09-2026 22:07 via fashionista.com
  The depths of the sea — both literal and figurative — were on Rachel Scott’s mind as she began working on the Spring 2027 collection for her brand, Diotima, for which she was just nominated for a CFDA Award. (She showed her Proenza Schouler collection the previous week.)
  “The water has always been really important to me, but after last season, I had quite mystical experiences with the water and specifically the water in the Caribbean,” Scott, who was born in Jamaica
  
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• Heirlome Gives a Past Artisan Collaboration New Life for Spring 2027

  15-09-2026 21:59 via fashionista.com
  Each season, Heirlome collaborates with a Latin American artisan to help steer the design direction of its collections. For Spring 2027 — and the New York City-based label’s debut runway show — the inspiration actually stemmed from a 2023 trip to Oaxaca, Mexico. Heirlome Founder Stephanie Suberville visited Angelico Jimenez’s workshop, where the artist carved alebrijes (or fantastical wood sculptures), and partnered with Jimenez for the label’s Fall 2024 collection
  
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• Verstolo Is Hiring A Marketing, Social Media & Content Coordinator In NYC

  15-09-2026 20:16 via fashionista.com
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• Retrofête Returns to NYFW With a Collection Inspired By Old European Hotels

  15-09-2026 18:24 via fashionista.com
  It’s been a couple of years since Retrofête last presented a New York Fashion Week runway show. So why make a grand return?
  “For me, this season, I felt ready to show our new vision for Retrofête,” designer and co-founder Ohad Seroya told Fashionista over email. “After eight years of Retrofête, we’re in a very different place…This season, the creative side of me was inspired, the emotional side was ready and the businessman in me said, &lsqu
  
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• Carolina Herrera's 45th Anniversary Collection Pays Tribute to New York City

  15-09-2026 18:13 via fashionista.com
  On Monday, the fashion industry — and celebrities like Pamela Anderson, Alexa Chung, Natalia Dyer, Ego Nwodim, Lucy Hale and Camila Mendes — gathered at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for Carolina Herrera’s Spring 2027 runway show, which also marked the house’s 45th anniversary.In addition to celebrating the brand and honoring the legacy of Mrs. Herrera herself, Creative Director Wes Gordon wanted to pay homage to New York City. “We’ve been doing
  
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• Brandon Maxwell Spring 2027 Is Truly About the Clothes

  15-09-2026 16:54 via fashionista.com
  On Sunday evening, Brandon Maxwell gathered a very small group of industry folks, and four members of the New York Philharmonic, for one of the most intimate shows of New York Fashion Week. As violins played and sunlight shone through a delicate overhead water feature into the sparse room, the designer’s extremely pared-back Spring 2027 collection — one that “explores Brandon Maxwell anew,” per the show notes, was revealed.
  The show felt like the fashion equivalent of a p
  
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• For Spring 2027, Caroline Zimbalist Crafted 'Wearable' Exoskeletons

  15-09-2026 16:24 via fashionista.com
  Hed options: Caroline Zimbalist’s Spring 2027 Collection Is Its Most Wearable Yet
  Caroline Zimbalist Studied Insect Markings for Spring 2027
  Caroline Zimbalist Crafted Sculptural ‘Exoskeletons’ for Spring 2027
  Caroline Zimbalist, now on her second season showing on the official CFDA calendar, corners the market on sculptural creations veering into the fantastical. Using “biodegradable bioplastics,” the designer crafts organic embellishments akin to wearable works of
  
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• At Luar Spring 2027, a Muddled Meeting of Two Christophers

  15-09-2026 15:40 via fashionista.com
  Not many designers could convince NYFW showgoers to trek to deep Queens — specifically, Corona, which is an hour-long train ride from Manhattan — for a fashion show. So it’s impressive that Luar got more than 200 guests to make the long journey for its Spring 2027 show.
  Upon arriving at the Queens Museum, the show’s venue, guests walked into a massive park where the Unisphere — a 350-ton, 120-foot-diameter globe — stood center stage. Given the inspiration, it
  
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• Can PTA stay firm as crude rises and polyester demand sags?

  15-09-2026 08:14 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  PTA markets are firmer this week as a sharp crude oil rally lifts feedstock costs, despite subdued polyester and textile demand ahead of the traditional peak season.
  Spot PTA and paraxylene values across Asian and Western hubs edged higher over September 7-11, 2026.
  China maintenance restarts are lifting operating rates and easing spot availability, while weak order intake may cap further gains.
  
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• US producer prices rise 0.4% in August as energy goods climb

  15-09-2026 08:14 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  US final demand producer prices rose 0.4 per cent in August, with goods up 1.1 per cent and services up 0.1 per cent in the month.Energy, diesel fuel and truck freight categories posted increases watched by sourcing, manufacturing and logistics teams.US intermediate processed goods rose 1.8 per cent, with basic organic chemicals and printed circuit assemblies also higher.
  
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• India's apparel retail revenue to grow 12-13% in FY27: Crisil Ratings

  15-09-2026 08:14 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  Crisil Ratings projects 12-13 per cent revenue growth for organised apparel retail in India this fiscal, down from about 15 per cent last year.
  Value fashion and tier-II, tier-III expansion are driving volumes, but rising cotton and operating costs may pull margins to 14 per cent.
  Festive demand, store productivity and responsive sourcing will shape full-year performance and supplier planning.
  
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