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21 July 2017 • By Sarah Shannon

21 July 2017 • By Sarah Shannon

WhatsApp is the latest service to be disrupted by China’s digital clampdown, but commercially motivated changes to Sina Weibo could be even more damaging for the ‘internet celebrity’ influencer economy.

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Sébastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant to Exit Courrèges

20 July 2017 • By Christopher Morency

20 July 2017 • By Christopher Morency

The designer duo’s Autumn/Winter 2017 collection was their last for the house. The future of the brand’s creative leadership is unknown.

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News Bites | Can ‘The Leopards’ Become the Oscars of Jewellery?

In today’s News Bites, how six of the most influential names in fine jewellery have joined forces to create a star-studded awards ceremony that will support The Prince's Trust and put their craft at the heart of the cultural zeitgeist.

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Jewellery’s Naughty Little Secret: Treated Gemstones

Unbeknownst to most jewellery consumers, gemstones are often treated, filled with glass and even irradiated, yet retailers rarely disclose this.

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This week, alternative modelling agencies are diversifying the fashion industry, while the benefits of sustainable fashion could extend to our health.

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Jewellery’s Naughty Little Secret: Treated Gemstones

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Theory 2.0, Andrew Rosen’s Millennial Experiment

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How Floristry Became a Fashion Business

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Global Currents

How China’s Internet Disruption Is Impacting the ‘Wang Hong’ Influencer Economy

21 July 2017 • By Sarah Shannon

WhatsApp is the latest service to be disrupted by China’s digital clampdown, but commercially motivated changes to Sina Weibo could be even more damaging for the ‘internet celebrity’ influencer economy.

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Sébastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant to Exit Courrèges

20 July 2017 • By Christopher Morency

The designer duo’s Autumn/Winter 2017 collection was their last for the house. The future of the brand’s creative leadership is unknown.

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News Bites | Can ‘The Leopards’ Become the Oscars of Jewellery?

21 July 2017 • By BoF Team

21 July 2017 • By BoF Team

In today’s News Bites, how six of the most influential names in fine jewellery have joined forces to create a star-studded awards ceremony that will support The Prince's Trust and put their craft at the heart of the cultural zeitgeist.

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Power Moves | Maureen Chiquet Nominated to Canada Goose Board, Tomas Maier Names CEO

20 July 2017 • By Tamison O'Connor

This week, former Chanel CEO Maureen Chiquet has been nominated to join the Canada Goose board, while Laurent Claquin, currently head of Kering Americas, will take on the additional role of CEO at Tomas Maier.

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Katie Grand Joins W Magazine

20 July 2017 • By Chantal Fernandez

20 July 2017 • By Chantal Fernandez

Editor-in-chief Stefano Tonchi tells BoF about a new chapter at W as Grand signs on as contributing fashion creative director, following the departure of Edward Enninful to British Vogue.

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Jewellery’s Naughty Little Secret: Treated Gemstones

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Social Goods | Alternative Modelling Agencies, Could Slow Fashion Improve Our Health?

19 July 2017 • By Victoria Berezhna

19 July 2017 • By Victoria Berezhna

This week, alternative modelling agencies are diversifying the fashion industry, while the benefits of sustainable fashion could extend to our health.

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China’s fashion schools tend to see creativity and marketability as a dichotomy rather than a union.

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