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Recycling bins for clothes cannot cope in France

Fast fasion clothes are causing blockages although the problem is multi-faceted

Primark plans to double number of low-cost fashion shops in France

The Irish brand wants to open four new sites per year in suburban towns

French clothes shops launch rental schemes: how do they work?

The schemes are touted as an alternative to fast fashion and are no longer restricted to luxury brands but now include H&M and Kiabi

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Three little-known French websites to sell unwanted old clothes

These online marketplaces will assess, photograph and sell items you no longer wear

France launches cash aid for people to repair clothes

The ‘ bonus réparation ’ will now apply to clothes and shoes, in a bid to cut down fast fashion waste

Useful French terms to help you with new clothes mending scheme

From October, the government is offering financial help to those who have their clothes repaired rather than throwing them away

Men of French village Levis offered free jeans… but not from Levi’s!

Hundreds of denim jeans are to be handed out in the 200-resident village this weekend as part of a publicity campaign

Se serrer la ceinture: Our French expression of the week

On the occasion of Paris Fashion Week and the government’s 2023 budget, we look at a clothes-related phrase used when talking about money

French police ask topless sunbather to cover up

A woman sunbathing topless on a beach in France was asked by police to put her bikini top on after a family nearby complained. There is no law against topless sunbathing in France.

Jean genies resurrect French family clothing business

The Connexion discovers how modern mores helped to save a company founded in the 19th century, all in ethical fashion

French group Auchan tests sale of second-hand clothes

French hypermarket and supermarket group Auchan is now testing the sale of second-hand clothes in five stores.

‘It’s so macho to dictate what women can wear’

Sara El Attar tells Connexion why she spoke up for the 'thousands of women like her' during a debate on CNews

Quoi de neuf - French shopping in November 2019

New products, designs and ideas from around France. This month: stay warm, festive drinks, sweet countdown, and gifted jewellers

France’s band of weekend warriors with a difference

The Connexion learns more about the part-time world of live-action role playing games that give thousands of players a brief pause from day-to-day life

France’s own kilt-maker

A large house in a French village hides a surprising business: hand-made Scottish kilts.

‘Built-in obsolescence’ study targets women’s tights

Clothing brands are deliberately making women’s tights that will “ladder”, forcing users to throw them away after just six uses, a new study by anti-“built-in obsolescence” association HOP has found.

Tributes to fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy

Hubert de Givenchy, the French fashion designer behind the iconic black dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film Breakfast At Tiffany’s , has died aged 91.

Jura underpants clothes line mystery finally solved

A mystery surrounding lines of underpants hung out across the town of Poligny, Jura has at last been solved after the story hit the headlines across the French media.

Competitors vie for ugly jumper 'world' title

The inaugural 'Ugly Jumper World Championship' takes place on Saturday in Albi

French-Tunisian designer Alaïa dies aged 77

Azzedine Alaïa, the French-Tunisian high-fashion designer often credited with creating pencil skirts and black underwear for the masses, has died aged 77.

Local pride on the loom

Wear regional pride on your sleeve with quality knits

Lille charity pairs up odd socks to help the homeless

Fed up of finding odd socks in the washing machine or at the back of a drawer? You can now send them to a new charity in Lille, which sends socks to those in need.

Clothes

Recycling bins for clothes cannot cope in France

Primark plans to double number of low-cost fashion shops in France

French clothes shops launch rental schemes: how do they work?

Three little-known French websites to sell unwanted old clothes

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The Var: Popular with second-home owners and retirees

Snow in the Alps, sun in south: weather outlook December 23 to 27

Letters: Retirement in France costs more than €15,000 a year

Letters: How are hybrid cars supposed to carry a spare tyre in France?

France launches cash aid for people to repair clothes

Useful French terms to help you with new clothes mending scheme

Men of French village Levis offered free jeans… but not from Levi’s!

Se serrer la ceinture: Our French expression of the week

French police ask topless sunbather to cover up

Jean genies resurrect French family clothing business

French group Auchan tests sale of second-hand clothes

‘It’s so macho to dictate what women can wear’

Quoi de neuf - French shopping in November 2019

France’s band of weekend warriors with a difference

French people ‘giving up on the suit’ as sales plummet

Quoi de neuf - French shopping in October 2019

Today’s fashions draw upon France's lacy past

France’s own kilt-maker

Second-hand is the new black

Macron joke site’s making money for homeless

Turning ‘bloopers’ into charity funds

60 weavers left in once textile-rich France

Did you know? Striped shirts and the French navy