January 2023
PARIS — Yon-Ka Paris’ Françoise Mühlethaler has died.
A biochemist by training, she and her sister, Catherine Mühlethaler, an aesthetician, reinvented and ran the skilled skincare brand that was created in 1954 by brothers Ernest and Charles Mühlethaler, plus Ernest’s wife Cécile.
“A prolific, creative mind with infinite imagination, Françoise Mühlethaler explored many horizons, including a love of nature, science and aesthetics,” Yon-Ka said in a press release. “Her motto led her: ‘In the event you imagine in something, do it.’”
She believed in international expansion, helping launch Yon-Ka abroad in 1970. The brand reached markets resembling Belgium, Holland, Scandinavia, Asia and Canada by the mid-’70s and arrived within the U.S. in 1987.
“Despite facing various challenges, Françoise propelled the brand internationally and made...
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PARIS — Having just put men’s and couture to bed, Paris is gearing up for a fizzing fall 2023 women’s session that may see Y/Project’s postponed show, the debut of Harris Reed at Nina Ricci and the return of Alexander McQueen, in response to the provisional schedule released by the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode.
Set to run Feb. 27 to March 7, Paris Fashion Week will offer 67 shows and 40 presentations, with their digital counterparts broadcast on the federation’s website.
Kicking off the nine-day schedule are the 2023 MA students of the Institut Français de la Mode, who will open the autumn 2023 season at 4 p.m. with their graduate collections.
Storied couture house Schiaparelli might be...
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Industry trade organizations need to send a signal to Washington.
On Monday, the American Apparel and Footwear Association, the Accessories Council, the Council of Fashion Designers of America and the Responsible Business Coalition revealed the Threads Sustainability and Social Responsibility Protocol. Together, 1000's of fashion brands and organizations are represented by the groups.
Threads is designed to help policymakers developing “practical, workable and effective regulatory proposals,” per its mission statement. The principles include “T” for transparently developed and enforced, “H” for harmonization across jurisdictions and industries, “R” for realistic timelines, “E” for enforceable, “A” for adjustable, “D” for designed for achievement and “S” for science-based.
News of Threads follows a growing variety of regulatory attempts from “fashion czar” to “Fashion Act” to...
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