Articles by Ole Spötter
Ole Spötter has been working as an editor for FashionUnited since the beginning of 2020. He studied fashion journalism in Düsseldorf, where he previously worked for a local culture magazine. In addition to everyday news, he focuses on current trends and specialises in sports and streetwear. For FashionUnited, he researches the economic relevance of topics within these areas.
Dior confirms Jonathan Anderson as creative director
Jonathan Anderson has assumed the entire creative direction at Dior. The Northern Irish designer will oversee the women's, men's and haute couture collections, the French fashion house announced on Monday on the social media platform Instagram. He will present his first collection for Dior Men on June 27 during Paris Fashion Week. “It is a great...
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Paul & Shark launches kidswear
Paul & Shark is now also catering to younger audiences with its first kidswear collection. The Italian brand launched its first junior collection for children aged four to 16, Paul & Shark announced on Friday, May 30, 2025. Created in partnership with kidswear specialist Altana Società Benefit, the collection debuted for the SS26 season. This...
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Racers, cows and Balenciagamania: Street styles from Milan and Paris
The fashion weeks of the SS23 season are behind us. However, as is well known, the trends can not only be found on the catwalks, but also on the streets. The looks can be calm and classic, but also really wild like in the cowshed. FashionUnited has summarized what was pulled out of the streetwear cauldron during the fashion weeks in Milan and...
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Back to retail: 9 store design trends for fashion retail
What do customers expect from store visits after the pandemic? Even before, sustainability and community building were important needs of the clientele, knows Marie Ernst from Schwitzke & Partner. In addition, values such as identity, authenticity and locality are now becoming increasingly important, explains the managing director of the Dü...
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How Turkish brands want to conquer Europe
The Turkish fashion industry wants to make it big with its own brands and no longer just act as a clothing producer in the background. The trade fair Istanbul Fashion Connection (IFCO), which took place for the second time from 24th to 26th August, should aid in this endeavour. So far, Turkish fashion brands have been more in demand in markets...
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Bachelor party in Ibiza: Baldessarini wants to celebrate with a younger target group
A party in Ibiza, new markets and more modern collections - Baldessarini's realignment is picking up steam since Florian Wortmann took over as managing director. The brand, founded in 1993, is approaching a younger target group with influencers and representation in social media but it also wants to retain its existing customer base. Saying ‘yes...
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Primark Germany head: “We are not immune to inflation”
Since its founding in 1969, Primark has stood for affordable clothing. In this context, the Irish clothing retailer often faces criticism, especially when it comes to the issue of sustainability. The company wants to get rid of this rather bad reputation and introduced its sustainability strategy in September. It stipulates, among other things,...
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Denim heaven: The street style trends of Kingpins Amsterdam
Last month Kingpins Amsterdam came back and the attending Denimheads have donned their best denim looks for the return of the physical edition. FashionUnited tracked down the hottest denim streetwear trends on site: It-pieces, hip cuts and wild patterns. Hip hop hooray: the baggy is back Baggy jeans are deeply rooted in streetwear culture. The...
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Pole position for AlphaTauri: International expansion and Formula 1 partnership
AlphaTauri wants to leave the pandemic behind and looks confidently into the future. Thus, the Austrian label is stepping on the gas and taking advantage of all its opportunities to take off internationally, even away from its own Formula 1 team. At a store event at the end of March in Vienna, AlphaTauri celebrated its expansion with some...
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Ahlers Group chairwoman: “Whoever can deliver fastest will win”
A new showroom, the relaunch of premium brand Baldessarini, an investigation by the EU Commission against Pierre Cardin and a fashion show in Paris - much has been going on at German clothing company Ahlers Group. FashionUnited asked chairwoman Stella Ahlers questions about the extent the company was part of Pierre Cardin's fashion show, how the...
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