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• EU lawmakers back TEN-E changes to strengthen energy security

  12-09-2026 00:39 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  EU lawmakers have proposed changes to the TEN-E regulation to strengthen cross-border energy infrastructure, improve security of supply and support lower energy prices.The update would give the European Commission a stronger planning role, identify gaps in electricity and hydrogen networks, streamline project approvals and prioritise digitalisation, resilience and net-zero technologies.
  
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• Simkhai Plays With Primary Colors, 'Jelly'-Coated Denim and Elaborate Lace Gowns for Spring 2027

  12-09-2026 17:10 via fashionista.com
  For Jonathan Simkhai, looking toward the future and celebrating innovation doesn’t necessarily mean leaving the past behind. The designer, who debuted his Spring 2027 collection on Friday at the Phillips auction house on Park Ave., challenged his team to “use new materials and new ways to take them forward” this season. But he also turned to vintage references as sources of inspiration, he told Fashionista in a post-show backstage interview. “It’s looking back, but
  
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• Only Kim Shui Would Hold a Peacock-Inspired Show in an Alleyway

  12-09-2026 05:52 via fashionista.com
  Last season, Kim Shui staged her New York Fashion Week show on a boat ride along the Hudson River. This time around, she brought showgoers to a Manhattan alleyway. Clearly, those are two very different settings (one of which has more rats), but both are iconic representations of New York City.
  For her Spring 2027 collection, Shui drew inspiration from various layers of performance. As she told Fashionista backstage after the show, “Being in New York, using the street as the runway, is perf
  
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• A Haunting Marilyn Monroe Quote Inspired Christian Cowan for Spring 2027

  12-09-2026 03:37 via fashionista.com
  In July 1962, Marilyn Monroe said in an interview with Life Magazine, “People I like. The public scares me.” That haunting sentiment sparked the idea behind Christian Cowan’s Spring 2027 collection, which the designer unveiled Friday afternoon at New York City’s The Glasshouse.
  “I thought that quote summarized the relationship of glamorous icons with the media and the darkness, but also the beauty of interpersonal connection,” Cowan told Fashionista backstage
  
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• Jane Wade Is Still Outside for Spring 2027

  12-09-2026 03:32 via fashionista.com
  Building upon Jane Wade’s Fall 2026 collection, which translated the brand’s corporate-core aesthetic into an outdoorsy retreat, the designer is opting to spend some more time basking in the sun for Spring 2027.
  “Last season, we were hiking the Great Mount expedition to ‘The Summit,’ and this season, that glacial melt is trickling off, running down through waterfall and into the creek for ‘The Riverbed’,” Wade told Fashionista at her Brooklyn studi
  
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• Will AGOA’s 2028 deadline limit Africa’s apparel breakthrough?

  12-09-2026 00:39 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  The US has extended duty-free apparel access for Sub-Saharan Africa and Haiti, with AGOA, HOPE and HELP running through December 31, 2028.
  US buyers gain certainty for 2027–2028 orders, but the two-year window and modest sourcing base remain constraints.
  USTR reported about $1.1 billion in AGOA apparel imports in 2023; Haitian textiles and apparel under CBERA were about $590 million in 2024.
  
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• US' Corteva, Globachem launch 50/50 crop protection joint venture

  12-09-2026 00:39 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  Corteva and Belgium's Globachem have agreed to create a 50:50 joint venture for new formulated crop protection solutions.
  The independently run JV will use late-pipeline to commercial-stage technologies for Europe and the Americas, supporting future crop-input supply.
  Products are expected in the early 2030s, with closing targeted for the fourth quarter of 2026 after regulatory approvals.
  
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• Fashion must count 80% of fibre; but can it prove where it comes from?

  12-09-2026 00:39 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  From 2027, Action Cohort brands and retailers must set targets across priority materials covering at least 80 per cent of their portfolio.
  TexPro shows import exposure in raw cotton, raw wool, viscose and polyester staple is concentrated in a few origins.
  Raw-material origin was unknown for 76 per cent of cotton, 82 per cent of polyester, 87 per cent of nylon and 82 per cent of viscose.
  
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• Could narrower US tariff gaps reverse recent sourcing shifts?

  12-09-2026 00:39 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  US imports from 60 economies now face a new Section 301 tariff of either 10 per cent or 12.5 per cent, after the 150-day Section 122 tariff expired.
  The structure cuts previous apparel sourcing gaps to two tiers: 10 per cent for Bangladesh, India, Cambodia and Indonesia, and 12.5 per cent for China, Vietnam and Thailand.
  Those tariff gaps influenced US apparel sourcing decisions throughout 2025.
  
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• Bangladesh made $6.8 bn from jute in 10 yrs; why curb raw exports now?

  12-09-2026 00:39 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  Bangladesh earned Tk840.03 billion from jute exports in a decade, with products making up roughly 85 per cent of receipts.
  TexPro shows HS 5303 exports fell 40.5 per cent to about $79.0 million in FY2025-26, while the four selected jute categories declined roughly 10 per cent.
  The $5-7 billion processing goal needs 5.7-fold to nearly eightfold growth from $883.69 million in FY2025-26 exports.
  
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• Australian wool market ends lower as buyers turn selective

  12-09-2026 00:39 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  Australia’s wool market ended Week 11 lower as the EMI fell 12 cents to 1,878 A¢/kg after Wednesday losses erased early gains.
  National offerings dropped to 23,486 bales, with 21,147 sold and the pass-in rate rising to 10.0 per cent.
  Currency strength lifted the EMI in US-dollar terms, while next week’s larger offering will test demand ahead of the Nanjing conference.
  
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• India's Vedanta invests ₹21,000 cr to strengthen EV metals supply

  12-09-2026 00:39 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  Vedanta Group has invested over ₹21,000 crore through FY26 in projects across aluminium, zinc, value-added alloys, copper, steel, nickel and ferrochrome.
  India imports over 80 per cent of critical minerals; demand could grow four to tenfold by 2047 as EV adoption rises.
  Vedanta has secured 10 critical mineral blocks and is advancing zinc-based battery solutions with IIT Madras and JNCASR.
  
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• Can traceable pulp give cellulosic producers a new edge in Europe?

  12-09-2026 00:39 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  Chinese lyocell reached CNY 14,000 a tonne in early September, with viscose staple fibre and dissolving wood pulp also firm.
  EUDR due-diligence will apply from December 30, 2026, to regulated wood and pulp, including dissolving pulp entering the EU market.
  Finished viscose, lyocell and modal are outside the current scope; downstream operators must retain supplier and traceability information.
  
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• Can Bangladesh turn US fibre purchases into tariff advantage?

  12-09-2026 00:39 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  Bangladesh’s US trade deal set a 19 per cent tariff and tied zero-tariff apparel access to US cotton and man-made-fibre purchases.
  A July Section 301 action added a 10 per cent duty and directed three-year textile TRQs for Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia and Malaysia.
  Quota size, allocation and timing remain pending; gains depend on US fibre costs, legal stability and exporter access.
  
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• Aknvas References Another Hans Christian Andersen Tale for Spring 2027

  11-09-2026 23:16 via fashionista.com
  Aknvas presented its Spring 2027 runway show on Friday in a whirlwind of three acts: “Eleven Shirts,” “Forest Nymphs” and the climactic closing, “Wild Swans.”
  “I decided to name the collection ‘Swans Before Innocence,'” Founder and Creative Director Christian Juul Nielsen told Fashionista in a backstage interview. The story unfolded as a chronological saga, beginning with classic shirting, continuing into utility wear and then culminating in
  
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• Tory Burch Spring 2027 Offers a Joyful, Colorful Escape From Our Modern Dystopia

  11-09-2026 22:46 via fashionista.com
  Tory Burch has always been generous — and clever — with color. Even her show venues tend to include a strong color story, from Fall 2026’s golden runway, to Spring 2025’s floor-to-ceiling turquoise tile. The backdrop for Spring 2027, shown Thursday night at Isamu Noguchi’s Sunken Garden in lower Manhattan, may have been her boldest yet: A rich burnt orange carpet covered the entire show space encircling the garden, which itself was accented by bright turquoise posts
  
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• Wiederhoeft Imagines a Beautifully Dressed Apocalypse for Spring 2027

  11-09-2026 21:28 via fashionista.com
  If it hadn’t been for the crowd of photographers at the end of the catwalk and sea of phones among the audience capturing video content, you’d think you were in for a theater performance at Wiederhoeft Spring 2027’s presentation, rather than a New York Fashion Week runway show.
  As showgoers took their seats at the New York Live Art theatre on Friday afternoon, a giant rendering of a head stood center stage, with four models covered head-to-toe in gray, ruched, figure-hugging dr
  
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• For Kate Barton Spring 2027, Optimism Looks Like Dog-Printed Tank Tops

  11-09-2026 20:44 via fashionista.com
  From sculptural silhouettes to chrome color palettes, Kate Barton is known for her signature futuristic edge. For Spring 2027, however, the designer’s universe is taking a playful turn with illusion prints, stripes and eye-catching hues. Although Barton has always imbued a sense of whimsy into her namesake label (who could forget her Goldfish Bag?), this collection’s colorful pivot also marks a shift toward expanding her ready-to-wear knitwear offering.
  “The inspiration behind
  
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• As Kallmeyer Grows, Its Commitment to the (Very Chic) Customer Never Wavers

  11-09-2026 17:28 via fashionista.com
  Kallmeyer is coming into its own. It’s been two years since the New York label, helmed by the inimitably cool Daniella Kallmeyer, began showing consistently on the New York Fashion Week schedule, and it was hard not to compare Thursday’s Spring 2027 outing to that first Spring 2025 runway. What’s interesting is that very little has changed about the brand; rather, it’s only grown — beyond its local “IYKYK” status and its tailoring niche.The new collectio
  
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• Christian Siriano's Spring 2027 Collection Is One Sexy Fairy Tale

  11-09-2026 17:17 via fashionista.com
  Christian Siriano’s Spring 2027 runway show felt a bit like a fairy tale — and that was the point. The designer said he was inspired by an 18th-century French fairy tale, “The Story of the Queen of the Flowery Isles.”
  “The story was romantic in the end, but it starts quite dark and sinister, kind of like an old fairy tale does,” Siriano told Fashionista backstage. “And I think that took you on a journey. So we really started there in this dark, hard
  
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• J.Crew Tapped Beloved Indie Label Eckhaus Latta for Fall's Coziest Collab

  11-09-2026 16:00 via fashionista.com
  Occasionally, we use affiliate links on our site. This in no way affects our editorial decision-making.Following the success of their first partnership in February of this year, J.Crew once again tapped indie label Eckhaus Latta for a cozy fall collab, the two brands announced on Friday. The reunion “builds upon the overwhelming response to Eckhaus Latta’s interpretation of J.Crew’s signature Rollneck Remix earlier this year,” per a press release.
  The new collection, a 27
  
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• Rachel Scott Is Feeling More at Ease at Proenza Schouler — and It Shows

  11-09-2026 06:17 via fashionista.com
  In a full-circle moment, Rachel Scott showed her Spring 2027 collection for Proenza Schouler Thursday at what used to be the Barneys women’s store — famously the very first retailer to carry the brand, then helmed by two recent Parsons graduates: co-founders Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez (now at Loewe).
  For her second runway since taking over as creative director last year, Scott was inspired by New York women and the liberties they take when getting dressed. “I see wome
  
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• Rachel Comey Spring 2027 Celebrates a Female Pro-Wrestler and Chocolate in Your Purse

  10-09-2026 19:39 via fashionista.com
  On Wednesday inside the Judson Memorial Church in Greenwich Village, Rachel Comey celebrated 25 years with a Spring 2027 collection inspired by an unexpected muse: Rosalyn Drexler.The late artist, playwright, novelist, nightclub singer, Emmy Award-winning comedy writer and professional wrestler (!) had a distinctive presence in New York City’s cultural scene. (And even performed at the Judson in the 1960s.) Comey and her team went into Drexler’s archive and pulled out imagery, writin
  
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• Henry Zankov's Diane von Furstenberg Spring 2027 Debut Welcomes a New Generation

  10-09-2026 19:00 via fashionista.com
  Atop The High Line, just above Diane von Furstenberg’s Meatpacking District store, Henry Zankov unveiled his vision for the iconic label on Thursday morning. As the official start to the New York Fashion Week schedule — and one of the buzziest designer debuts — Diane von Furstenberg’s Spring 2027 collection was awash with vibrant prints and an arresting color palette, which is right in Zankov’s wheelhouse.
  The New York-based designer, who previously worked at Diane
  
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• At Rachel Antonoff and Susan Alexandra's NYFW Show, Pet Parents Schlep in Style

  10-09-2026 17:30 via fashionista.com
  What better way to celebrate day zero of New York Fashion Week than with a parade of dogs (and their well-dressed celebrity handlers)? For the third year in a row, Rachel Antonoff and Susan Alexandra partnered for their annual “Best in Show” event, turning the brands’ Spring 2027 runway into a rescue dog show presenting adoptable canines from Animal Haven.
  Hosted by comedians Jacqueline Novak and Chris Fleming, the stylish spoof of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show took plac
  
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• MuseSelect Is Betting Up to 25% Commissions Can Change the Creator Commerce Equation

  10-09-2026 17:00 via fashionista.com
  Sponsored StoryCreators may increasingly influence what shoppers buy, but they still capture a relatively small share of the economics behind those purchases. MuseSelect is betting that the next phase of social commerce will give them a bigger stake.
  The platform officially launched its U.S. Creator Fashion Market at CoCreate LA today, bringing more than 5,000 fall and winter styles from over 100 brands to fashion creators. It also unveiled Muse 1000, a three-year initiative designed to help 1,0
  
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• Coach Throws Itself a Birthday Party for Spring 2027

  10-09-2026 15:33 via fashionista.com
  What’s the best way a brand can celebrate its 85th anniversary? According to Coach, with lots of party hats and sequins. On Wednesday evening, guests walked into a spacious, dimly lit venue at New York City’s Pier 36 for Coach’s Spring 2027 show and were greeted with small tables of olives, breadsticks and glasses of wine. Then came the show, which was a love letter to Coach.
  “[The collection] is ultimately about love,” Creative Director Stuart Vevers told press bac
  
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• 8 Street Style 'It' Items We Expect to See at New York Fashion Week

  10-09-2026 14:30 via fashionista.com
  New York Fashion Week officially kicked off on Thursday (unofficially on Wednesday), and already we’re taking note of what the stylish showgoers are wearing. Because let’s be honest — some of the best fashion is happening outside the runway shows.
  As usual, Copenhagen Fashion Week already teased a handful of street style trends we can expect to make their rounds in New York, London, Milan and Paris. What else is Team Fashionista predicting to see outside the Spring 2027 shows?
  
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• The Barbification of 'Practical Magic 2'

  10-09-2026 14:00 via fashionista.com
  In 2023, a poster for “Practical Magic 2” began circulating online. It was fake — a fan rendering cast out into the ether — but it spread anyway. For anyone who dabbles in New Age woo woo, a sequel ending up happening might count as a successful manifestation, the faux poster a makeshift vision board. We witches, however, call that a spell. But remember Aunt Jet’s warning long ago: Be careful what you wish for.
  When “Practical Magic” was first released i
  
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• World Bank urges Bangladesh to cut tariffs ahead of LDC graduation

  10-09-2026 10:14 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  World Bank has advised Bangladesh to phase down tariffs, remove para-tariffs and negotiate deeper trade agreements as LDC graduation approaches.
  For apparel, footwear and input-dependent manufacturers, lower duties could improve sourcing costs but reduce border-tax protection.
  The study warns abrupt reform could hit import-tax revenue, so fiscal and worker-adjustment measures are needed.
  
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