Fashion
Swaine and Cambridge satchel owner Compagnie Chargeurs Invest maintains momentum in Q3
Translated by
Nicola Mira
Published
November 7, 2025
In Q3, French textiles group Compagnie Chargeurs Invest (CCI) has maintained the momentum observed in H1. The group recorded a 0.7% drop in revenue (and a 2.3% organic increase), reaching €164.2 million.
CCI’s Q3 results were very similar to those posted in H1, when it recorded a 0.6% revenue drop, and a 1.7% organic increase. In the first nine months of the year, the group’s Mode & Savoir-Faire segment recorded a 7.5% revenue decline for the Chargeurs PCC division, down to €138.8 million, and a 5.4 % drop, down to €55.7 million, for the Luxury Fibers division. The Personal Goods segment, focused on British leather goods businesses Swaine of London and Cambridge Satchel, plus French company Altesse, generated a revenue of €10.8 million, equivalent to an 18.7% increase.
“Commercial momentum in the second half of the year is particularly strong and points to a promising 2026, assuming comparable macroeconomic conditions,” said CEO Michael Fribourg. “The transformation of our technical textile activities is beginning to bear fruit, and is expected to accelerate significantly in 2026, thanks to the human resources, technological, and operational investments made since mid-2024,” he added.
CCI is currently assessing the opportunity to sell Novacel, the industrial division operating in the high-tech coatings, adhesive tape and special papers sectors. The group said it is seeking for either a partial or complete sale.
“[CCI] is rigorously reviewing the offers received and engaging in in-depth discussions with interested parties, with the aim of fully reflecting Novacel’s unique market position, strong commercial drive, and growth prospects,” said the group.
In fiscal 2024, CCI generated a revenue of €729.6 million, equivalent to an 11.9% growth (and a 10.7% one in organic terms). The group has recently announced that Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has been appointed to its board of directors.
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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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AFP
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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Fashion
eBay, Vestiaire Collective, H&M’s Sellpy among Europe’s top 10 sustainable re-commerce marketplaces
Published
December 22, 2025
French refurbished tech e-tailer Back Market is Europe’s top-ranked sustainable resale platform, according to Cross-border Commerce Europe (CCE). Three fashion resale specialists, eBay, Vestiaire Collective and H&M’s Sellpy, were among the ranking’s top-10 platforms, with Vinted in 11th place.
The CCE ranking is based on an analysis of the various players’ CSR pledges, cross-referencing the share of their business that falls strictly in the sustainability category with a weighted audit of over 75 sector certifications (like B-Corp and Fashion Pact). Besides certifications, the CCE methodology also assessed the business models, putting a premium on circularity initiatives (like resale and repair) and the presence of alternative services such as product rental, customisation, on-demand production, etc.
Europe’s top-ranked sustainable marketplace was French refurbished tech e-tailer Back Market, ahead of Etsy (USA), OLX (the Netherlands) and Refurbed (Austria). eBay came fifth, ahead of British used photo and video equipment e-tailer MPB.
Vestiaire Collective, the French specialist in second-hand premium and luxury fashion, ranked seventh, followed by Sellpy (owned by Swedish group H&M), by British used tech specialist CeX, and by another French high-end pre-owned fashion marketplace, Collector Square. Vinted was ranked 11th.
Among the factors negatively affecting CCE’s sustainability rating are the carbon impact associated with air freight, high return rates, and a business model based on fast fashion. China-based businesses raised major ethical concerns in terms of human rights compliance, while lack of transparency on traceability was another factor negatively affecting a marketplace’s ranking.
“The re-commerce market is projected to account for 7.4% to 7.8% of the fashion and beauty industry by 2026, up from 6.9% in 2025,” stated CCE, adding that cross-border e-commerce generates 70% of the re-commerce sector’s sales volume.
In 2025, CCE said that marketplaces accounted for 74% of Europe’s online re-commerce GMV (which was up by 18%), generating a revenue of €90 billion out of a total of €121 billion.
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