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• US' Nike launches Alphafly 4 for marathon runners

  18-09-2026 16:07 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  Nike is introducing the Alphafly 4, a rebuilt marathon racing shoe with an Atomknit upper, ZoomX LT foam, updated Air Zoom units, a carbon-fiber Flyplate and Fast Shot outsole.
  The company says the shoe offers 10 per cent more energy return and is 5 per cent lighter in a men's size 8.5; early limited sales begin September 17, before broader availability on October 29.
  
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• Glenn Martens Bids Farewell to Diesel

  18-09-2026 19:24 via fashionista.com
  Following a six-year tenure at Diesel, Glenn Martens will step down as creative director of the brand after the Spring 2027 runway show at the start of Milan Fashion Week. Its parent company OTB Group announced the news Friday, stating in a press release that his exit marks the conclusion of a “transformative chapter in the brand’s history.” Martens will remain creative director of Maison Margiela — also owned by OTB — a role he took on last year after John Gal
  
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• Here Are Our Editors' Favorite Spots From New York Fashion Week

  18-09-2026 18:30 via fashionista.com
  When we weren’t hunched over our laptops in our frigid SoHo office between runway shows, team Fashionista spent this New York Fashion Week exploring some of the city’s coolest corners. From upscale hotels to luxurious cafés, we’ve rounded up all the stylish restaurants, hotels and show venues that left us in awe.
  At Le Café Louis Vuitton, the French fashion house turns snacking into a luxury via truffle eggs and caviar (even down to monogrammed butter). The Beekma
  
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• Must Read: PETA Protesters Crash H&M's London Fashion Show, Mbappé Leaves Nike for On as It Expands Into Soccer

  18-09-2026 18:00 via fashionista.com
  These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Friday.
  PETA Protesters Crash H&M’s London Fashion Show
  H&M’s London runway show was disrupted on Thursday night by three PETA protesters objecting to the use of wool, the latest in a string of demonstrations that hit COS’ New York show the week before. Unlike the protest at COS, security let the protesters exit the runway without physical contact. The show went on to debut H&M’s collaboration with Nick Knig
  
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• Celebrity Styling Internship —  Fall/Winter 2026 - Los Angeles

  18-09-2026 16:57 via fashionista.com
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• PET fibre chips rally as firmer PTA and volatile MEG

  18-09-2026 16:07 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  China's PET fibre chip price rose 8.5 per cent to $1.353 per kg in the week to September 17.
  FOB Korea gained 6.4 per cent to $1.245 per kg; FOB India rose 4.5 per cent to $1.265 per kg.
  PTA firmed on higher costs, while MEG split between weaker seaborne and stronger Chinese domestic markets.
  The feedstock shift is reshaping polyester staple fibre costs for spinning mills and textile makers.
  
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• ITMF names winners of 2026 International Collaboration Awards

  18-09-2026 16:07 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  ITMF has named HeiQ and Archroma and Lenzing and Armedangels as winners of its 2026 International Collaboration Awards, recognising textile partnerships aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
  The winners will present projects on scaling innovation and sustainable collaboration at the ITMF and IAF Conference in Fortaleza, Brazil, October 14–15.
  
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• ICE cotton plunges as weak demand, harvest pressure weigh

  18-09-2026 16:07 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  ICE December 2026 cotton settled at 82.17 cents per pound, down 2.60 per cent, losing 605 points over five sessions.
  US Upland sales fell 30 per cent below the four-week average, while shipments were 26 per cent lower amid weak export demand.
  Harvest pressure, a stronger dollar, softer crude oil and high open interest kept futures under pressure as traders assessed US crop yields.
  
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• Australian wool prices decline amid cautious buying ahead of Nanjing

  18-09-2026 16:07 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  Australia's wool market softened as a larger 28,392-bale offering met more selective buying, with the EMI down 21 cents to 1,857 Au$/kg.
  Exporters and mills saw Chinese caution offset partly by European and Indian inventory replacement demand.
  Supply remains tight, with season-to-date offerings 8.6 per cent lower, keeping EMI 38.2 per cent above a year ago.
  
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• US' Skechers signs Shelby Houlihan as first AERO athlete

  18-09-2026 16:07 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  Skechers has signed 14-time US National Champion and American 1500m record holder Shelby Houlihan to its performance roster.
  Houlihan is the first athlete to represent the Skechers AERO Series and will train in its innovative technical running shoes as she prepares for the 2027 racing season.
  She will also appear in the brand's campaigns.
  
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• New ₹2,000 UPI rule tests ₹27,000-cr apparel payment market

  18-09-2026 16:07 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  From October 15, qualifying UPI purchases above ₹2,000 incur a 0.4 per cent merchant fee; customers pay no surcharge.
  Apparel is close to the cut-off: August 2026 average UPI tickets were ₹886 at family-clothing shops and ₹1,195 at men's and women's stores.
  India's apparel exports fell 11.2 per cent in H1 2026; festive period contributes nearly 35 per cent of annual apparel sales.
  
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• India apparel exports slide 11% as $6.5 bn sourcing prize emerges

  18-09-2026 16:07 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  India’s apparel retail market is estimated at ₹9.3 lakh crore in FY25 and projected at ₹16 lakh crore by FY30, with organised retail at about 41 per cent.
  TexPro shows 2025 exports still below 2015 levels; H1 2026 exports fell 11.2 per cent, while imports rose 13.3 per cent.
  Nearly 2,000 planned fashion-store openings could create about $6.5 billion in additional garment and allied sourcing.
  
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• Germany's manufacturing order stock rises 1.5% in July

  18-09-2026 16:07 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  Germany’s manufacturing order backlog rose 1.5 per cent in July 2026, reaching a record high and increasing 10.9 per cent year on year.Growth was driven mainly by other transport equipment.Domestic backlog growth outpaced foreign orders, while order coverage reached a record nine months.
  Machinery backlogs increase, with capital goods recording the longest production coverage.
  
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• Bangladesh's garment exports to EU fall 13.65% in January-July 2026

  18-09-2026 16:07 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  Bangladesh’s garment exports to the European Union fell 13.65 per cent year on year to €10.37 billion in January-July 2026, significantly exceeding the EU’s overall 5.10 per cent decline in garment imports.China and Vietnam recorded export growth during the period, while Bangladesh also saw lower shipment volumes and average export prices.
  
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• Weekly Drop Watch: Reformation x Olivia Jade, Ganni x Hunter, Clarks x Damson Madder and More

  18-09-2026 16:00 via fashionista.com
  Occasionally, we use affiliate links on our site. This in no way affects our editorial decision-making.For our Weekly Drop Watch column, Fashionista scours the market to curate the most noteworthy releases from our favorite fashion and beauty brands. Keep scrolling for this week’s highlights.Fashion Launches
  Reformation x Olivia Jade
  Reformation partnered with Olivia Jade for its new “Good Sport” campaign and collection. “People have been studying Olivia’s
  
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• 9 Spring 2027 Trends to Know from New York Fashion Week

  18-09-2026 14:30 via fashionista.com
  The Spring 2027 season of New York Fashion Week, which wrapped up on Tuesday, was a glamorous, chaotic blur. So we’re making sense of it all the only way we know how: with an in-depth trend report.
  Some trends were difficult to pin down this time, which speaks to how varied (and stacked) the New York schedule has become, and perhaps the increasingly individualized evolution of personal style in general. But there were some clear standouts: Sweaters and scarves moved from our shoulders to o
  
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• These TikTok-Viral Bags Will Get You Through Fall

  18-09-2026 14:15 via fashionista.com
  Sponsored StoryOccasionally, we use affiliate links on our site. This in no way affects our editorial decision-making.After season upon season of teeny bags that barely fit a lip gloss, let alone a laptop, we’re here to report that luxuriously capacious bags are officially making a triumphant return, and we couldn’t be more pleased. Social media and the fashion crowd have fully endorsed the roomy tote, and it’s not difficult to see why everyone has been so obsessed: Bags that a
  
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• Leset Opens Its 'Dream Closet' in Los Angeles

  18-09-2026 14:00 via fashionista.com
  Leset, the maker of the cool-girl T-shirts you see all over your FYP, is making a splash in Los Angeles. The fashion brand, founded by Lili Chemla in 2019, just opened its first-ever L.A. store at Palisades Village in Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades neighborhood. It follows the success of the brand’s Bleecker St. store in New York City, and this is only the beginning: Leset is planning a larger West Hollywood location for later this fall.
  The Palisades Village location came first beca
  
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• Must Read: British Fashion Council Announces Fashion Awards 2026 Nominees, Nike Appoints Alexandre Arnault to Board of Directors

  17-09-2026 18:00 via fashionista.com
  These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Thursday.
  British Fashion Council Announces The Fashion Awards 2026 Nominees
  The British Fashion Council (BFC) announced the nominees for The Fashion Awards 2026 on Wednesday. For its top award — Designer of the Year — nominees include Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row, Anthony Vaccarello for Saint Laurent, Haider Ackermann for Tom Ford, Matthieu Blazy for Chanel, Michael Rider for Celine and Sarah Burton for Givenchy. The BFC
  
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• Gia/irl Is Making the Cool-Girl Clothes Plus-Size Women Want

  17-09-2026 17:00 via fashionista.com
  When you can’t find what you want in fashion, sometimes you have to create it yourself. That’s what fuels Gia Sinatra, founder and CEO of Gia/irl. With a background in modeling and brand consulting, Sinatra knows what it takes to make a clothing line that fits plus-size bodies.Her four-year-old Los Angeles-based brand has found success in making trend-driven clothes for sizes 10 to 30 (or L to 5X) and she’s recently teamed up with model and content creator Emma Arletta on a Sep
  
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• Fashionista's 11 Favorite Spring 2027 Collections From New York Fashion Week

  17-09-2026 14:30 via fashionista.com
  New York Fashion Week Spring 2027 was a season filled with drama, violence, shoe mishaps and breaking news. Suffice it to say, there was a lot for showgoers to talk about during the week. But, of course, we’re here to talk about the collections themselves.
  To name a few highlights: British designer Conner Ives made his NYFW debut, showcasing a new catchy slogan T-shirt; Carolina Herrera’s 45th anniversary show paid tribute to New York City; and Rachel Scott presented her sophomore Pr
  
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• What Designers Think About During Their Post-Show Bows

  17-09-2026 14:00 via fashionista.com
  Don’t get it twisted: New York Fashion Week makes for a fun highlight reel on social media (what’s not to love about dressing up and running into celebrities?), but there’s plenty of chaos and tension behind the scenes that the public doesn’t always see. Editors camp out at coffee shops to file their stories before dashing to the next show; influencers hustle to post as much video content as possible; and publicists run around making last-minute seating changes and prayin
  
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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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