Primark plans to double number of low-cost fashion shops in France The Irish brand wants to open four new sites per year in suburban towns
French clothes shops launch rental schemes: how do they work? The schemes are touted as an alternative to fast fashion and are no longer restricted to luxury brands but now include H&M and Kiabi
Three little-known French websites to sell unwanted old clothes These online marketplaces will assess, photograph and sell items you no longer wear France launches cash aid for people to repair clothes Useful French terms to help you with new clothes mending scheme Men of French village Levis offered free jeans… but not from Levi’s!
Se serrer la ceinture: Our French expression of the week On the occasion of Paris Fashion Week and the government’s 2023 budget, we look at a clothes-related phrase used when talking about money
French police ask topless sunbather to cover up A woman sunbathing topless on a beach in France was asked by police to put her bikini top on after a family nearby complained. There is no law against topless sunbathing in France.
Jean genies resurrect French family clothing business The Connexion discovers how modern mores helped to save a company founded in the 19th century, all in ethical fashion
French group Auchan tests sale of second-hand clothes French hypermarket and supermarket group Auchan is now testing the sale of second-hand clothes in five stores.
‘It’s so macho to dictate what women can wear’ Sara El Attar tells Connexion why she spoke up for the 'thousands of women like her' during a debate on CNews
Quoi de neuf - French shopping in November 2019 New products, designs and ideas from around France. This month: stay warm, festive drinks, sweet countdown, and gifted jewellers
France’s band of weekend warriors with a difference The Connexion learns more about the part-time world of live-action role playing games that give thousands of players a brief pause from day-to-day life
French people ‘giving up on the suit’ as sales plummet Sales of men’s suits in France have fallen by 58% in recent years, prompting commentators to suggest that the outfit may be “on the decline” and no longer seen as a symbol of “prestige and power”.
Quoi de neuf - French shopping in October 2019 New products, designs and ideas from around France. This month: wellies, show your bottle, shower time and ‘naturalist’ clothes for kids
Today’s fashions draw upon France's lacy past Thelong history of lacemaking in Calais and a new exhibition linking past and present France’s own kilt-maker Second-hand is the new black Macron joke site’s making money for homeless
Turning ‘bloopers’ into charity funds Annual ‘wardrobe mistakes’ clothes sale Bloopers! is being held in the Gers this month and once again proceeds will go to epilepsy research in memory of an organiser’s son. 60 weavers left in once textile-rich France Did you know? Striped shirts and the French navy ‘Built-in obsolescence’ study targets women’s tights Tributes to fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy Jura underpants clothes line mystery finally solved
Competitors vie for ugly jumper 'world' title The inaugural 'Ugly Jumper World Championship' takes place on Saturday in Albi
French-Tunisian designer Alaïa dies aged 77 Azzedine Alaïa, the French-Tunisian high-fashion designer often credited with creating pencil skirts and black underwear for the masses, has died aged 77.
Lille charity pairs up odd socks to help the homeless Fed up of finding odd socks in the washing machine or at the back of a drawer? You can now send them to a new charity in Lille, which sends socks to those in need.