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22 Apr

French Fashion Federation Moves Couture Dates Ahead of Paris

French Fashion Federation Moves Couture Dates Ahead of Paris
PARIS — The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, French fashion’s governing body, has moved forward the dates of the autumn 2024 edition of Paris Couture Week to avoid a clash with preparations for the Olympic and Paralympic Games within the French capital next 12 months. Billed as the largest event ever organized in France, the Games will transform town’s iconic landmarks into sporting venues, with plans to construct a volleyball stadium on the foot of the Eiffel Tower and to host BMX and skateboard competitions on Place de la Concorde, amongst others. Nevertheless it threatens to disrupt other major cultural events like music festivals, triggering fears that fashion shows, and auxiliary events including showrooms and presentations, could possibly...
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29 Mar

Emily in prison? French influencers could withstand two years

Emily in prison? French influencers could withstand two years
Today, the French government will kick off discussions around a bill that would put strict regulations on influencers, including making it mandatory for them to label filtered or doctored images and ban them from promoting cosmetic surgery as a part of a paid partnership. On Friday, the country’s finance minister Bruno Le Marie said the measures would help “limit the destructive psychological effects of those practices on Internauts’ esteem” and that there could be a “zero-tolerance approach” to anyone who doesn't respect the foundations. In accordance with the bill, breaches of the brand new law will end in as much as two years of jail time and €30,000 in fines. Not only that, but influencers which can be found guilty won't...
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