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Is luxury fashion in a flop phase?

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After years of global growth, the luxury industry is facing a new enemy: “underconsumption.” On TikTok, #underconsumptioncore is trending as the next generation of potential shoppers swap tips on how to look good while buying and spending less. The entire industry is struggling as consumers bristle at luxury price points and are bewildered by designers’ … Read more

Death notice Thomas Hoepker

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German photographer Thomas Hoepker, who has died aged 88, was praised for his humanistic approach to capturing the joys and tribulations of the human condition. He is remembered for his iconic 1966 portraits of Muhammad Ali, taken over a two-week period in Chicago, and is best known for his controversial photograph of five young people … Read more