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Crackdown on super cheap fashion imports under review in France

New bill proposes an environmental tax on items such as t-shirts from China on sale online for just €1.50

France will soon begin paying part of people’s clothing repair bills

It is part of a drive to cut waste, reduce CO2 emissions and help climate change

‘France’s answer to Primark’ plans to expand with shops across country

Low-cost clothing brand Naumy is set to open a 1,500m2 store in Paris this month. But that is not the end of its expansion plans

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Iconic French chain Galeries Lafayette in financial trouble

The 26 department stores owned by businessman Michel Ohayon across France have been placed under a ‘safeguard procedure’

Old clothes turned into home insulation and sold in French DIY shops

The insulation is made from donated charity garments that are too badly damaged to be resold

Eco-scores, bonuses: France looks to make fashion more sustainable

The government is meeting with clothes and textile industry representatives over the next month in a bid to ‘define the first step on the [eco-friendly] textile roadmap’

Here are France’s winter sales dates for 2022 (they are regulated)

‘Les soldes’ have nationally set dates and specific consumer rights

Maison Cadolle: Six generations of haute couture lingerie

Patricia Cadolle is the haute couture grand-daughter of the woman who invented the bra. She speaks to Jane Hanks about the family business

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

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

Sales of men’s suits in France have fallen by 58% in recent years, prompting commentators to suggest that the outfit may be “on the decline” and no longer seen as a symbol of “prestige and power”.

France’s own kilt-maker

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

Macron joke site’s making money for homeless

T-shirts making fun of the Elysée Palace souvenir shop have raised €30,000 for homeless and migrant charities as they parody some of President Macron’s outspoken comments.

‘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.

Clothing

Crackdown on super cheap fashion imports under review in France

France will soon begin paying part of people’s clothing repair bills

‘France’s answer to Primark’ plans to expand with shops across country

Iconic French chain Galeries Lafayette in financial trouble

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Motorway crash, drivers stranded, power cuts: Storm Caetano wreaks havoc across France

French supermarket launches ‘shop trucks’ to drive around rural areas

Old clothes turned into home insulation and sold in French DIY shops

Eco-scores, bonuses: France looks to make fashion more sustainable

Here are France’s winter sales dates for 2022 (they are regulated)

Maison Cadolle: Six generations of haute couture lingerie

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’

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

France’s own kilt-maker

Macron joke site’s making money for homeless

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Jeans ban for boules

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

Tributes to fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy

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Cécile brings Kate’s royal maternity chic to Paris

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