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New Balance Americas SVP Melissa Worth departs
Published
December 23, 2025
New Balance Americas senior vice president Melissa Worth is leaving her post at the American sportswear giant, according to a LinkedIn post.
Her successor is yet to be announced.
Joining New Balance seven years ago, Worth has also held senior roles at U.S. fashion companies, Perry Ellis International, and TJX, during her career.
“I’m closing this chapter at New Balance with immense gratitude—for the journey, the growth, and most of all, the people who made it unforgettable,” said Worth in her post.
“Leading this team has been one of the greatest privileges of my career. I’m proud of the business we’ve built together and the brand’s tremendous growth during this time. Across these seven years, we’ve broken through milestone after milestone—each one a testament to the talent, resilience, and ambition of this team.”
Worth’s next career move is yet to be announced.
Earlier this year, New Balance revealed Spanish pop sensation Rosalía as its new global brand ambassador.
Marking the partnership, the Grammy-award-winning artist stars in a five-part cinematic campaign that opens with the musician at the New Balance headquarters in Boston, leading to the unveiling of a custom painting of the debut New Balance x Rosalía logo.
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Billions of pounds have been invested in the sector, with private-sector partnerships now being engaged for management and operations to safeguard investments and ensure optimal utilisation of assets, he said while chairing a government meeting to review the implementation of the textile sector development plan.
Egypt is accelerating efforts to modernise its textile and spinning sector, according to Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly.
The textile sector development plan aims at overhauling factories, restructuring operational systems and improving production efficiency through advanced technology, enhanced product quality, raised output, expanded exports and sustainable employment.
The comprehensive modernisation plan aims at overhauling factories, restructuring operational systems and improving production efficiency through advanced technology, enhanced product quality, raised output, expanded exports and sustainable employment, a regional news agency reported.
Egypt Spinning & Weaving Company in Mahalla has achieved 95.5 per cent completion of its spinning plant and 90 per cent of its dyeing facility.
At Kafr El-Dawwar, overall development work at the Egypt Spinning & Dyeing Company reached 79 per cent, with plans to complete the remaining work. In Damietta, spinning and textile preparation factories reached 74 per cent and 92 per cent completion respectively, with the dyeing facility at 82 per cent. The Upper Egypt Spinning & Weaving Company in Minya recorded 71 per cent progress.
Other completed projects include Shibin El-Kom Spinning & Weaving (Spinning 2), with a daily production capacity of around 10 tonnes of yarn, and the Dakahlia Spinning & Weaving Company.
The meeting also reviewed production, sales, and inventory levels at the Egypt Synthetic Silk & Polyester Fibers Company and the Egypt Cotton Trading & Ginning Company, as well as export performance from Mahalla factories.
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Published
December 22, 2025
080 Barcelona Fashion has a new venue. The Catalan catwalk, which bid farewell last October to the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site, will hold its next edition from April 14 to 17 at the Port of Barcelona, across the Port Vell and Marina Vela spaces.
The fashion platform, promoted by the Department of Business and Labour through the Catalan Government’s Trade, Crafts and Fashion Consortium, announced the move on Monday. With this change of setting, 080 Barcelona Fashion “kicks off a new chapter” that strengthens “the link between fashion and the city, with the sea as a global connector,” it said in a statement.
After years cementing its role as a showcase for emerging talent and with a clear and growing international outlook, 080 Barcelona Fashion aims to open up further to the city and position itself as “a megaphone for creativity.”
“This boost consolidates Catalonia and Barcelona as leaders in the fashion world, reinforcing their role as a creative and innovative hub, and with a clear international outlook,” the platform emphasised in a statement.
Its current director, Marta Coca, outlined the essence of the new location in October: “We want a completely different style to the recent editions, where modernism has taken centre stage. We are looking for a location that, while different, also defines Barcelona.”
The 37th edition of the event will look out to the sea from one of the city’s icons and attractions. The cycle beginning in April is aligned with the “Fashion Plan 2025-2030” promoted by Barcelona City Council, which made its debut as an investor in the event last October with a contribution of €150,000 (from a total budget of €2.15 million). The plan aims to “integrate fashion into the cultural, creative and economic map of the city and position Barcelona as a fashion capital.”
At its most recent edition at the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site, 080 Barcelona Fashion welcomed more than 11,000 attendees and featured 24 brands, including labels such as Moisés Nieto, Acromatyx, Guillermina Baeza, Custo Barcelona and Carlota Barrera. It was an edition marked by new formats and synergies with public and private platforms in the sector.
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Published
December 22, 2025
Prominent figures on Brazil’s right wing are calling for a boycott of Havaianas, the iconic Brazilian flip-flop sandals, over an ad seen as taking sides ahead of next year’s presidential elections.
In a video posted on the brand’s social media accounts, actress Fernanda Torres urges the public “not to start 2026 on the right foot,” but “on both feet.”
Torres, a supporter of the Brazilian left, was the lead actress in the Brazilian film “Ainda Estou Aqui” (“I’m Still Here”), which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film this year.
The advertisement has sparked outrage in conservative circles.
Eduardo Bolsonaro, one of the sons of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro — who is serving a 27-year prison sentence for an attempted coup after losing the last election — took to Instagram on Sunday to register his disgust.
In a video, he throws a pair of the flip-flops, recognizable from their straps adorned with the Brazilian flag, into the trash.
“Havaianas used to be a national symbol. I’ve seen many foreigners wearing this Brazilian flag on their feet… but I’m sorry, I’m going to throw these flip-flops in the trash,” says the US-based, former Brazilian lawmaker.
Conservative congressman Rodrigo Valadares posted on X: “Havaianas has chosen its side. The RIGHT has opted for a boycott.”
“My feet are burning on the asphalt, but Havaianas, never again,” right-wing influencer Thiago Asmar posted Monday on Instagram, where he has more than two million followers.
Havaianas are among the world’s best-selling sandals. The Alpargatas group, which owns the brand, employs 10,000 people and sold 226.6 million pairs of flip-flops in 2024, mostly in Brazil, according to its LinkedIn page.
The company has not responded to AFP requests for comment.
Left-wing congresswoman Duda Salabert denounced the reactions from the right as “idiotic attacks,” saying calls for a boycott threatens jobs in Minas Gerais, the southeastern state she represents, where one of the brand’s factories is located.
Torres won the Golden Globe for Best Actress for “I’m Still Here,” which recounts the years of the military dictatorship in Brazil, a period often evoked with nostalgia by Bolsonaro’s supporters.
South America’s largest nation is set to hold general elections in October 2026. Leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who defeated Bolsonaro in 2022, has said he plans to run for a fourth term.
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