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US swimwear imports dip to $420 mn in Jan-July amid lower prices
US swimwear imports dipped slightly to $420.1 million in January–July 2025 despite higher volumes, as average prices softened to $55.66 per dozen.
Demand shifted towards basic, value-driven swimwear amid cautious consumer spending.
Vietnam overtook China as the top supplier with a 31.8 per cent share, reflecting ongoing sourcing diversification and cost advantages.
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October 23, 2025
Aspinal of London’s ongoing link-up with in-demand models/socialites the Spencer sisters has resulted in a new launch with a pair of exclusive evening bags, “designed by the sisters to be worn throughout the festive season”.
Brand ambassadors Lady Eliza and Lady Amelia Spencer have been modelling since 2020 but now live in London and the company said “their longstanding appreciation for elegance, heritage, design, and craftsmanship makes them the perfect collaborators for Aspinal’s most glamorous moment of the year”.
Essentially the Eliza Clutch (a softly structured envelope silhouette) and Amelia Bag (a reimagining of the classic drawstring pouch) will be carried by the pair “to seasonal events and special moments throughout the social calendar”.
The sisters also star as the faces of Aspinal’s festive campaign, A Very Aspinal Christmas, shot within the storied interiors of West Wycombe.
The campaign intends to “capture the magic and warmth of a classic British Christmas: log fires and laughter, elegant moments, velvet gowns and golden candlelight. In the heart of it all, the Eliza and Amelia bags shine as party season icons. Made for glamour, made to be remembered”.
It’s the second campaign they’ve fronted for the label since they were first announced as ambassadors back in June. The new campaign is very different from the earlier one given its focus on glamour. In the summer, the first campaign had a more boho feel.
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October 23, 2025
On Wednesday, the European Parliament rejected the mandate requested by the Legal Affairs Committee regarding the Omnibus 1 directive, which sought to negotiate a further simplification of the rules on sustainability and due diligence.
The vote was 309 in favour and 318 against the Committee’s approach, with 34 abstentions. On November 13, MEPs will now vote on the simplification of the rules on sustainability and due diligence.
Following this vote, discussions will be held with the various European governments. The aim is to finalise the legislation by the end of 2025.
MEPs rejected the latest amendments proposed by the Legal Affairs Committee in part because they further weakened the text. The Committee proposed applying the duty of vigilance only to companies with more than 5,000 employees and an annual turnover of at least €1.5 billion, compared with 1,000 employees and €450 million in the initial version.
In addition, the Committee argued that companies breaching these rules should not be subject to civil liability at EU level.
The duty of vigilance voted in April 2024 was already a much-diluted version of the original draft, now limiting its application to very large companies. The companies concerned are required to prevent, identify and remedy human and social rights violations (child labour, forced labour, and safety) and environmental damage (deforestation and pollution) across their value chains worldwide, including among their suppliers, subcontractors and subsidiaries.
A step backwards had begun at the start of the year. France, which regularly boasts of having been a pioneer in this field with its own national duty of vigilance, had itself begun to slow progress on the European text. In May, the French President himself called for the European duty of vigilance proposal to be scrapped.
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