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These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Monday.
London Fashion Week announces exotic skin ban
Following last year’s fur restriction, London Fashion Week has banned all wild animal skins from the runway, requiring collections presented on its schedule to be animal skin- and fur-free, the British Fashion Council‘s David Leigh-Pemberton announced during a speech to parliament this week. The British Fashion Council is currently seeking consultation about feather use. It follows Copenhagen, Berlin and Melbourne fashion weeks in response to activists’ push for a “totally wildlife-free policy.” {Business of Fashion/paywalled}
Joseph Altuzarra to be Altuzarra CEO
Altuzarra founder Joseph Altuzarra will take over as CEO of the brand after current CEO Shira Sue Carmi steps down on Dec. 31. Carmi will then assume a seat on the brand’s board of directors. Altuzarra will work alongside recently promoted president Marta Lastra to usher the brand into its next chapter. “We would like to thank Shira for playing a pivotal role in leading Altuzarra over the past few years,” Altuzarra said in a statement. “The brand has expanded substantially and I am excited to continue to lead its growth as CEO in close partnership with Marta.” {Business of Fashion/paywalled}
E-commerce won Black Friday
U.S. shoppers spent more of their Black Friday dollars online this year, despite the holiday’s longstanding history of in-person shopping. According to Adobe, consumers spent an average of $11.3 million per minute between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. ET on Nov. 29. According to Mastercard, total online sales rose by 14.6% year-over-year while in-store traffic took a hit, falling by 3.2% across the country. {Retail Dive}
LVMH CEO denies knowledge of illegal surveillance
In a Paris courtroom, Bernard Arnault, LVMH chairman and CEO, stated that he is not aware of any illegal surveillance of private individuals by Bernard Squarcini on behalf of LVMH. Squarcini is accused of violating privacy laws and illegally collecting private individuals’ information while assisting the company in investigations of counterfeit product production and potential protests against its brands. Squarcini, who will likely plead not guilty to the charges, served as French domestic security services head from 2008 to 2018 before LVMH hired him as a security consultant. {Business of Fashion/paywalled}
A$AP Rocky to receive Cultural Innovator Award
The British Fashion Council will honor A$AP Rocky with its Cultural Innovator Award at The Fashion Awards 2024 presented by Pandora on Dec. 2. Each year, the award is given to a fashion and entertainment industry icon who has strongly affected the industry over the past 12 months. “Rocky has had a resounding impact on the creative industries and popular culture this year — from his Paris Fashion Week debut to designing the retro-futuristic neighborhood in the Moncler’s The City of Genius in Shanghai,” British Fashion Council Chief Executive Caroline Rush said in a statement. “Through these collections and the promotion of his upcoming album ‘Don’t Be Dumb’, he has firmly positioned himself at the intersection of culture and innovation.” {Fashionista inbox}
Source: Fashionista.com
