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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Grazia British</title> <atom:link href="https://graziabritish.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://graziabritish.com/</link> <description>Where Music Meets Fashion: Explore the Rhythm of Life</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:26:24 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2</generator> <image> <url>https://graziabritish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-British-150x150.png</url> <title>Grazia British</title> <link>https://graziabritish.com/</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height></image> <item> <title>Bank of Japan may raise rates in October even if Takaichi wins leadership race, says ex-central bank official</title> <link>https://graziabritish.com/bank-of-japan-may-raise-rates-in-october-even-if-takaichi-wins-leadership-race-says-ex-central-bank-official/</link> <comments>https://graziabritish.com/bank-of-japan-may-raise-rates-in-october-even-if-takaichi-wins-leadership-race-says-ex-central-bank-official/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kim Browne]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:26:24 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bank]]></category> <category><![CDATA[excentral]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category> <category><![CDATA[October]]></category> <category><![CDATA[official]]></category> <category><![CDATA[race]]></category> <category><![CDATA[raise]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Takaichi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wins]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://graziabritish.com/bank-of-japan-may-raise-rates-in-october-even-if-takaichi-wins-leadership-race-says-ex-central-bank-official/</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan could raise interest rates in October even if Sanae Takaichi, a proponent of aggressive monetary easing, wins the ruling party’s leadership race and becomes the next premier, former central bank executive Tomoyuki Shimoda said on Thursday. Seen as a leading candidate to win the race on Oct 4, Takaichi stands…</p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/bank-of-japan-may-raise-rates-in-october-even-if-takaichi-wins-leadership-race-says-ex-central-bank-official/">Bank of Japan may raise rates in October even if Takaichi wins leadership race, says ex-central bank official</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <br /></p><div data-testid="article-body-container"><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan could raise interest rates in October even if Sanae Takaichi, a proponent of aggressive monetary easing, wins the ruling party’s leadership race and becomes the next premier, former central bank executive Tomoyuki Shimoda said on Thursday.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">Seen as a leading candidate to win the race on Oct 4, Takaichi stands out for her vocal opposition to the BOJ’s rate hikes and her calls to ramp up spending to reflate the economy.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">The prospect of her becoming Japan’s next prime minister has led some market players to buy yen and Japanese government bonds on the view it could discourage the BOJ from hiking rates.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">But Shimoda, who has experience serving at the BOJ’s monetary affairs department, expects the outcome of the leadership race, including a possible victory by Takaichi, to have a limited impact on monetary policy.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">“While she could advocate bigger fiscal spending, I doubt Takaichi can pursue policies that could weaken the yen,” Shimoda told Reuters in an interview.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">A weak yen gives exports a boost, but it has been a source of concern for policymakers because it lifts import costs and has been a factor in inflation staying well above the BOJ’s 2 per cent target.</p><div data-component="component-container" class="container px-0 no-print"><div class="no-print md:-mx- py-10"><div class="no-print mb-6 border border-gray-175 p-6 md:p-8 lg:-mx-8" data-testid="article-newsletter-component"><div data-component="generic-newsletter"><h5 class="mb-6 border-b border-gray-175 pb-2 !font-poppins text-4xs font-medium uppercase leading-normal tracking-widest text-gray-515">BT in your inbox</h5><div class="flex py-3 md:px-10 md:py-6"></p><div class="min-[321px]:pl-4 md:pl-6"><p role="description" class="mb-3 font-public-sans text-base font-light tracking-normal text-gray-850 md:text-lg">Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">A yen fall below 150 to the dollar may also draw complaints from the US administration, which is pursuing a weak-dollar policy that would give US exports a boost, Shimoda said.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">The BOJ will likely raise rates at its Oct 29-30 meeting if stock prices stay firm and its “tankan” business sentiment survey, due on Oct 1, does not worsen much, he said.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">“Corporate profits aren’t bad and structural labour shortages will push up wages. Persistent rises in food costs will also keep inflation elevated,” said Shimoda, who is currently an academic at Japan’s Rikkyo University.</p><div data-component="component-container" class="container px-0 no-print"><div class="no-print mb-6 mt-8 border border-gray-175 p-6 md:-mx-8 md:mt-0 md:p-8" data-testid="article-read-more-component"><div><p class="mb-6 border-b border-gray-250 pb-4 font-poppins text-4xs font-medium tracking-widest text-gray-515">SEE ALSO</p><div data-testid="section-article-read-more"><div class="mb-6" data-testid="article-read-more-individual-card-component"><div data-testid="basic-card-component" data-cueid="7531018" class="relative flex flex-wrap items-start gap-4"><div class="relative"><div class="overflow-hidden relative flex order-1 flex-shrink-0 aspect-3x2 w-[70px] lg:w-[90px]" data-testid="article-thumbnail-component"><a class="block h-full w-full" href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/tokyo-nikkei-hits-intraday-record-high-boost-tech-shares?ref=article-see-also" data-discover="true"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="relative z-10 h-full w-full object-cover no-lazyload" src="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/fe20ed0e5091c03bca6389838f507322f1cef20b94c3910b7c52a40910a58030?w=1570&h=1046&dpr=1&f=webp" alt="The Nikkei 225 Index rose 0.3 per cent to 44,938.40 in early trade on Thursday, and briefly touched 45,055.99, surpassing the previous record set earlier in the week." width="4428" height="2952"/></a></div></div></div></div><div class="mb-6" data-testid="article-read-more-individual-card-component"><div data-testid="basic-card-component" data-cueid="7524418" class="relative flex flex-wrap items-start gap-4"><div class="relative"><div class="overflow-hidden relative flex order-1 flex-shrink-0 aspect-3x2 w-[70px] lg:w-[90px]" data-testid="article-thumbnail-component"><a class="block h-full w-full" href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/japans-exports-fall-fourth-month-us-shipments-tumble?ref=article-see-also" data-discover="true"><img decoding="async" class="relative z-10 h-full w-full object-cover no-lazyload" src="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/75a77996dfb0534632ef826dc3f0f0c80315f03c970b014e29347bbe1d42cdbd?w=1570&h=1046&dpr=1&f=webp" alt="The latest slide in Japan’s exports comes as companies around the world continue to absorb the shock from Trump’s trade policies." width="4048" height="2507"/></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">“The environment for a rate increase is falling into place.”</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">The BOJ is widely expected to keep interest rates steady at 0.5 per cent at a two-day meeting ending on Friday.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">A Reuters poll showed a majority of economists expect another 25-basis-point hike by year-end. But those surveyed were split on the timing, with bets centring on October and January.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">Takaichi is known as an advocate of an “Abenomics”-style mix of fiscal and monetary stimulus. </p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">Under deceased premier Shinzo Abe, the BOJ deployed a huge asset-buying programme in 2013 to pull Japan out of deflation. Her main rival is Shinjiro Koizumi, whose views on BOJ policy are little known.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">The BOJ exited its massive, decade-long stimulus last year and raised short-term rates to 0.5 per cent in January on the view Japan was on the cusp of durably achieving its 2 per cent inflation target.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">With inflation staying above 2 per cent for well over three years, the BOJ has signalled its readiness to keep hiking rates.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">The yen’s moves have historically had a major impact on BOJ decisions. Its exit from ultra-loose policy and a hike in rates to 0.25 per cent last year came at a time when the yen’s plunge to near two-decade lows drew political calls for higher rates.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">After sliding past 160 per dollar last year, the yen is now hovering around 146. REUTERS</p></div><p><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/bank-japan-may-raise-rates-october-even-if-takaichi-wins-leadership-race-says-ex-central-bank">Source link </a></p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/bank-of-japan-may-raise-rates-in-october-even-if-takaichi-wins-leadership-race-says-ex-central-bank-official/">Bank of Japan may raise rates in October even if Takaichi wins leadership race, says ex-central bank official</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://graziabritish.com/bank-of-japan-may-raise-rates-in-october-even-if-takaichi-wins-leadership-race-says-ex-central-bank-official/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <media:content url="https://i2.wp.com/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/026c61b3df394adb5584d0d4c1c6084236ab1585d7d14ba501bc3dda5e298328" medium="image"></media:content> </item> <item> <title>Helsinki Film Festival Head Pauliina Stahlberg on Making the World ‘a Better Place Through Film’: ‘We’re on the Side of the Good Guys’</title> <link>https://graziabritish.com/helsinki-film-festival-head-pauliina-stahlberg-on-making-the-world-a-better-place-through-film-were-on-the-side-of-the-good-guys/</link> <comments>https://graziabritish.com/helsinki-film-festival-head-pauliina-stahlberg-on-making-the-world-a-better-place-through-film-were-on-the-side-of-the-good-guys/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Harson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:10:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[festival]]></category> <category><![CDATA[film]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Finnish Film Affair]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Good]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Guys]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HeadPauliina]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HELSINKI]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Helsinki Film Festival]]></category> <category><![CDATA[making]]></category> <category><![CDATA[place]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Side]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stahlberg]]></category> <category><![CDATA[world]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://graziabritish.com/helsinki-film-festival-head-pauliina-stahlberg-on-making-the-world-a-better-place-through-film-were-on-the-side-of-the-good-guys/</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The Helsinki Intl. Film Festival – Love & Anarchy kicks off its 38th edition Thursday with change in the air, with long-time artistic director and festival co-founder Pekka Lanerva announcing this week that he’s stepping down from the operational side of the popular Finnish event, and incoming executive director Pauliina Ståhlberg preparing to oversee her first…</p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/helsinki-film-festival-head-pauliina-stahlberg-on-making-the-world-a-better-place-through-film-were-on-the-side-of-the-good-guys/">Helsinki Film Festival Head Pauliina Stahlberg on Making the World ‘a Better Place Through Film’: ‘We’re on the Side of the Good Guys’</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <br /></p><div><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> The Helsinki Intl. Film Festival – Love & Anarchy kicks off its 38th edition Thursday with change in the air, with long-time artistic director and festival co-founder Pekka Lanerva announcing this week that he’s stepping down from the operational side of the popular Finnish event, and incoming executive director Pauliina Ståhlberg preparing to oversee her first edition since assuming the post last fall.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Speaking to <em>Variety</em> ahead of opening night, Ståhlberg says that the transition — which will see festival veteran Outi Rehn take on the role of head of programming — doesn’t represent a “big shift” from previous editions, so much as the arrival of “a new generation and a new way of collaborative working.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “Change is always an opportunity to do things in a different, more modern way,” she says, noting how the creation of a new four-person programming team allows for “more different voices and more different ways of seeing the world.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> The festival opens Sept. 18 with Joachim Trier’s Cannes prizewinner “Sentimental Value” and closes Sept. 28 with Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or-winning “It Was Just an Accident.” Highlights include Mascha Schilinski’s Cannes sensation “Sound of Falling,” Oliver Laxe’s “Sirât” — a Jury Prize winner on the Croisette — and Hafsia Herzi’s Queer Palm winner “The Little Sister.” </p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Also screening will be Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague” and Joshua Oppenheimer’s post-apocalyptic musical “The End,” starring Tilda Swinton, as well as Icelandic director Hlynur Pálmason’s “The Love That Remains,” anchoring the popular Nordic Gems sidebar. </p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Alongside such festival favorites are several provocative programming strands looking to highlight hot-button issues of the day. Among them are the Fight the Power series, which showcases films of rebellion, and the Free Palestine series, which festival organizers say “shines a light on things that can no longer go unseen.” It includes Sepideh Farsi’s heartrending documentary “Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk,” about 25-year-old Gaza photojournalist Fatma Hassona, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike, and Areeb Zuaiter’s DOC NYC prizewinner “Yalla Parkour.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Ståhlberg points to such programming choices as evidence of the “huge responsibility” her team feels in curating a selection of films for Helsinki audiences, and proof of how the festival — and filmmakers as a whole — “can be on the side of the good guys.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “We actually can make the world a better place through film, and through Love & Anarchy, by choosing what films we show at our festival to raise voices from Palestine and other [places]…to broaden people’s horizons and have other voices heard,” she says.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Like many members of the Finnish film community, Ståhlberg has a long-running love affair with the Helsinki Intl. Film Festival, and in her first year she’s already determined to expand its reach.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “I’ve been going to the festival since I was at [university],” she says. “The Love and Anarchy festival is the highlight of autumn in Helsinki for the 60,000 people who come and watch our screenings. I want to bring in more of the younger generation as well, and also open it up to the suburbs of Helsinki,” where many members of the city’s immigrant communities have little access to cinema.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> The goal, she says, is to make the festival “more accessible to everyone,” which is why Ståhlberg also hopes to expand the popular Pulpettikino educational program. The initiative offers free screenings to thousands of Helsinki schoolchildren during the festival each year, with Ståhlberg saying she’d like to double its scope to reach up to 20,000 children in the coming years.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Ståhlberg, who assumed the role of executive director after serving for four years as the director of the Finnish Institute in Madrid, brings to the position a long and highly regarded career in the cultural sector. She’s served as the director of the Finnish Institute in the U.K. and Ireland and built a laudable resume as a producer and journalist, most notably at the Finnish Broadcasting Company. She is perhaps best known for producing the Nordic Noir crime series “Deadwind,” which was a global hit on Netflix. </p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> She takes over at a time of growing unease in the Finnish screen industries, which have faced mounting cutbacks in recent years from the country’s rightwing government. Next week Parliament will vote on a measure to drastically reduce funding to the Finnish Film Foundation, with Ståhlberg estimating that such cuts could halve film and television production in the country. She herself plans to appear before the government to voice her support for the cultural sector.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “We have to fight the power, which is one of our themes at Love & Anarchy,” Ståhlberg<em> </em>says. “Like everywhere, money to culture and to different voices is being cut. With the rise of the ultra-conservatives all across the world — or at least in Western democracies — it’s frightening, and we really have to do something about it together.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> That spirit of collaboration remains the driving force behind <a href="https://variety.com/t/finnish-film-affair/" id="auto-tag_finnish-film-affair" data-tag="finnish-film-affair">Finnish Film Affair</a>, the annual industry event running parallel to the Helsinki festival, which takes place Sept. 24 – 26. Under the stewardship of incoming industry head Lydia Taylerson, the event features a loaded line-up of talks, workshops and masterclasses, as well as a showcase presenting 45 new projects from Finland, the Nordics and further afield. Among them are works of fiction, documentary and series from both emerging and established filmmakers.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Ståhlberg points to the event, which is one of the leading industry confabs in the Nordics, as a sign of how filmmakers from the region remain committed to collaboration — both with neighboring countries and beyond — while proving there’s strength in numbers for their small-scale industries.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “I think co-production and co-funding are key right now for our industry,” she says. “The Nordics and the Baltics, we’re so small. We need to work together.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> The Helsinki Intl. Film Festival – Love & Anarchy runs Sept. 18 – 28.</p></div><p><br /><br /><a href="https://variety.com/2025/film/global/helsinki-film-festival-head-pauliina-stahlberg-1236521603/">Source link </a></p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/helsinki-film-festival-head-pauliina-stahlberg-on-making-the-world-a-better-place-through-film-were-on-the-side-of-the-good-guys/">Helsinki Film Festival Head Pauliina Stahlberg on Making the World ‘a Better Place Through Film’: ‘We’re on the Side of the Good Guys’</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://graziabritish.com/helsinki-film-festival-head-pauliina-stahlberg-on-making-the-world-a-better-place-through-film-were-on-the-side-of-the-good-guys/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <media:content url="https://i2.wp.com/variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MixCollage-17-Sep-2025-12-01-PM-4295.jpg" medium="image"></media:content> </item> <item> <title>Huawei unveils new AI chip tech to rival Nvidia</title> <link>https://graziabritish.com/huawei-unveils-new-ai-chip-tech-to-rival-nvidia/</link> <comments>https://graziabritish.com/huawei-unveils-new-ai-chip-tech-to-rival-nvidia/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Swedan Margen]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:01:54 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chip]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Huawei]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nvidia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rival]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unveils]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://graziabritish.com/huawei-unveils-new-ai-chip-tech-to-rival-nvidia/</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The Shenzhen-based firm is planning to launch Ascend 950PR early next year, Ascend 950DT chip in late 2026, Ascend 960 in late 2027, and Ascend 970 in late 2028 [BEIJING] Huawei Technologies unveiled its latest solution to bundle more artificial intelligence (AI) chips together and boost computing power in a bid to challenge Nvidia’s technology.…</p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/huawei-unveils-new-ai-chip-tech-to-rival-nvidia/">Huawei unveils new AI chip tech to rival Nvidia</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <br /></p><p>The Shenzhen-based firm is planning to launch Ascend 950PR early next year, Ascend 950DT chip in late 2026, Ascend 960 in late 2027, and Ascend 970 in late 2028</p><div data-testid="article-body-container"><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">[BEIJING] Huawei Technologies unveiled its latest solution to bundle more artificial intelligence (AI) chips together and boost computing power in a bid to challenge Nvidia’s technology. </p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">The Shenzhen-based firm’s new SuperPod technology can support linking as many as 15,488 graphic cards containing Huawei’s Ascend-branded AI chips, the company said on Thursday (Sep 18). </p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">The company now also has a super cluster with computing power made up of about one million graphic cards, it said. </p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">China has told its biggest tech companies not to use Nvidia’s RTX Pro 6000D, a semiconductor for workstations that can be repurposed for AI applications. The move marks Beijing’s latest attempt to wean the country off Nvidia hardware, the gold standard for the AI industry, and boost domestic alternatives.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">Huawei’s SuperPod solution appears to be an upgraded effort to compete with Nvidia’s NVLink offering that enables high-speed communications between main chips in a server. </p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">This technology is particularly critical to Huawei’s competitiveness against Nvidia, as the Chinese firm’s most advanced Ascend chip is less powerful than the US rival’s cutting-edge AI silicon. </p><div data-component="component-container" class="container px-0 no-print"><div class="no-print mb-6 mt-8 border border-gray-175 p-6 md:-mx-8 md:mt-0 md:p-8" data-testid="article-read-more-component"><div><p class="mb-6 border-b border-gray-250 pb-4 font-poppins text-4xs font-medium tracking-widest text-gray-515">SEE ALSO</p><div data-testid="section-related-stories" class="overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300" style="height:0"><div class="mb-6" data-testid="article-read-more-individual-card-component"><div data-testid="basic-card-component" data-cueid="7048362" class="relative flex flex-wrap items-start gap-4"><div class="relative"><div class="overflow-hidden relative flex order-1 flex-shrink-0 aspect-3x2 w-[70px] lg:w-[90px]" data-testid="article-thumbnail-component"><a class="block h-full w-full" href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/chinas-huawei-must-face-us-criminal-charges-judge-rules?ref=article-see-also" data-discover="true"></a></div></div></div></div><div class="mb-6" data-testid="article-read-more-individual-card-component"><div data-testid="basic-card-component" data-cueid="6964797" class="relative flex flex-wrap items-start gap-4"><div class="relative"><div class="overflow-hidden relative flex order-1 flex-shrink-0 aspect-3x2 w-[70px] lg:w-[90px]" data-testid="article-thumbnail-component"><a class="block h-full w-full" href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/china-vows-forceful-measures-after-taiwans-huawei-export-curb?ref=article-see-also" data-discover="true"><img decoding="async" class="relative z-10 h-full w-full object-cover no-lazyload" src="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/aa951d7950fc5419a31d306b7c640a7805a1ef58490c3a0bdfec576039bda876?w=1570&h=1046&dpr=1&f=webp" alt="The new restrictions are likely to cut off Huawei and SMIC’s access to Taiwan’s plant construction technologies, materials and equipment essential to build AI chips." width="5237" height="3491"/></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">To compensate for the less computing power its individual AI chip offers, Huawei has been focusing on creating technology to bundle more semiconductors together in a cluster. </p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">Earlier this year, Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei told state newspaper <em>People’s Daily</em> that Huawei is still lagging behind the US in terms of output from a single chip but “we can still get the results we want by compensating with cluster-based computing”.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">Huawei also announced a new lineup of AI chips it will release over the next three years at a company event on Thursday, according to Chinese media. It is planning to launch Ascend 950PR early next year, Ascend 950DT chip in late 2026, Ascend 960 in late 2027, and Ascend 970 in late 2028. BLOOMBERG</p></div><p><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/huawei-unveils-new-ai-chip-tech-rival-nvidia">Source link </a></p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/huawei-unveils-new-ai-chip-tech-to-rival-nvidia/">Huawei unveils new AI chip tech to rival Nvidia</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://graziabritish.com/huawei-unveils-new-ai-chip-tech-to-rival-nvidia/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <media:content url="https://i3.wp.com/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/a7d96e964967fbc3e0bbec19c1d7e947345392a12b8b6cf5b2f31dc5a3585022" medium="image"></media:content> </item> <item> <title>Linda Farrow Is Back and Ready for Her Close Up</title> <link>https://graziabritish.com/linda-farrow-is-back-and-ready-for-her-close-up/</link> <comments>https://graziabritish.com/linda-farrow-is-back-and-ready-for-her-close-up/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kim Browne]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Celebrity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Balenciaga]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Close]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eyewear]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Farrow]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jacquemus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linda]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linda Farrow]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ready]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sunglasses]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://graziabritish.com/linda-farrow-is-back-and-ready-for-her-close-up/</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>LONDON — Linda Farrow is back. The designer who launched her eponymous label of glamorous sunglasses in the ‘70s is now the face of the brand’s Iconic collection, wearing frames inspired by her original designs. The Linda Farrow business was revived in 2003 by her son, Simon Jablon, the creative director and chief executive officer…</p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/linda-farrow-is-back-and-ready-for-her-close-up/">Linda Farrow Is Back and Ready for Her Close Up</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <br /></p><div><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> <strong>LONDON</strong> — <a href="https://wwd.com/tag/linda-farrow/" id="auto-tag_linda-farrow" data-tag="linda-farrow">Linda Farrow</a> is back.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> The designer who launched her eponymous label of glamorous <a href="https://wwd.com/tag/sunglasses/" id="auto-tag_sunglasses" data-tag="sunglasses">sunglasses</a> in the ‘70s is now the face of the brand’s Iconic collection, wearing frames inspired by her original designs.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> The <a href="https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/linda-farrows-holiday-collection-1236731801/" id="related_article_link_linda-farrow" data-tag="linda-farrow">Linda Farrow</a> business was revived in 2003 by her son, <a href="https://wwd.com/accessories-news/eyewear/linda-farrow-launch-black-series-line-collection-newsletter-1236120549/">Simon Jablon</a>, the creative director and chief executive officer of the brand.</p><div class="post-content-image // "><figure class="o-figure aligncenter size-large aligncenter lrv-u-max-width-100p" style="width:100%; max-width:819px;"><div class="c-lazy-image "><div class="lrv-a-crop-16x9" style="padding-bottom:calc((1024/819)*100%);"><p> </p></div></p></div><figcaption class="c-figcaption a-font-secondary-regular-m lrv-u-margin-t-050"><p> <span class="">Linda Farrow and Simon Jablon</span></p><p> <cite class="a-font-secondary-regular-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-font-size-11 lrv-u-color-grey lrv-u-margin-l-025">Courtesy Linda Farrow</cite></p></figcaption></figure></div><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> In the two decades since he’s been running the company, Linda Farrow the woman has been a guiding light for the brand and remains a strong pillar of its design identity.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “When we first restarted the brand, it was about reestablishing the brand on its own two feet and thinking about what the product was. Sometimes I felt that we didn’t lean into our heritage and our storytelling, which is a fantastic story. I feel like now’s a great time to really remind people who we are, where we’ve come from and how great our history and heritage is as a company,” Jablon said in an interview with his mother by his side.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “Who else could be the face of our Iconic collection other than my mother?”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> In the campaign images, Farrow poses elegantly with a selection of oversize <a href="https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/oasis-noel-gallagher-partners-finlay-cancer-patients-1238069026/" id="related_article_link_sunglasses" data-tag="sunglasses">sunglasses</a> and her hand by her chin, cheeks or clutching her arm as she looks away from the camera in a cream jacket. She’s nothing short of glamorous with her gold accessories and stern glare that has hints of Miranda Priestly, the larger-than-life character played by Meryl Streep in “<a data-id="1237993872" data-type="post" href="https://wwd.com/pop-culture/culture-news/feature/the-devil-wears-prada-hair-makeup-moments-1237993872/">The Devil Wears Prada</a>.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Farrow is a proud mother, more than anything.</p><div class="post-content-image // "><figure class="o-figure aligncenter size-large aligncenter lrv-u-max-width-100p" style="width:100%; max-width:819px;"><div class="c-lazy-image "><div class="lrv-a-crop-16x9" style="padding-bottom:calc((1024/819)*100%);"><p> <img loading="lazy" class="c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto no-lazyload" src="https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/LINDA-FARROW-ICONIC-COLLECTION-9.jpg?w=240" alt="" srcset="https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/LINDA-FARROW-ICONIC-COLLECTION-9.jpg?w=2048 4726w, https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/LINDA-FARROW-ICONIC-COLLECTION-9.jpg?resize=120,150 120w, https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/LINDA-FARROW-ICONIC-COLLECTION-9.jpg?resize=240,300 240w" data-lazy-sizes="(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px" height="1024" width="819" decoding="async"/></p></div></p></div><figcaption class="c-figcaption a-font-secondary-regular-m lrv-u-margin-t-050"><p> <span class="">Linda Farrow’s Iconic collection campaign.</span></p></figcaption></figure></div><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “He’s done very well, so it’s actually been fun [to watch],” she said of her son.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Jablon has carried on his mother’s innovative spirit.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> In the ‘70s and ‘80s, Farrow collaborated with the likes of <a href="https://wwd.com/tag/balenciaga/" id="auto-tag_balenciaga" data-tag="balenciaga">Balenciaga</a>, Yves Saint Laurent and Pucci on sunglasses, when the category was still relevantly small and brands didn’t have licensing partnerships.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Jablon has continued that tradition with collaborations with <a data-id="1236270331" data-type="post" href="https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/dries-van-noten-fashion-appreciation-retirement-1236270331/">Dries Van Noten</a>, <a href="https://wwd.com/tag/jacquemus/" id="auto-tag_jacquemus" data-tag="jacquemus">Jacquemus</a> and The Attico. </p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “In those days, it was drastically new and everything was much the same all the time. I remember when I was in Italy and I was looking at all these beautiful colored glasses and materials, but people kept saying you’ll never sell these colors because in the U.K. it was just tortoise shells everywhere,” Farrow recalled.</p><div class="post-content-image // "><figure class="o-figure aligncenter size-large aligncenter lrv-u-max-width-100p" style="width:100%; max-width:819px;"><div class="c-lazy-image "><div class="lrv-a-crop-16x9" style="padding-bottom:calc((1024/819)*100%);"><p> <img loading="lazy" class="c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto no-lazyload" src="https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/LINDA-FARROW-ICONIC-COLLECTION-1.jpg?w=240" alt="Linda Farrow started her eyewear business in the '70s." srcset="https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/LINDA-FARROW-ICONIC-COLLECTION-1.jpg?w=2048 4181w, https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/LINDA-FARROW-ICONIC-COLLECTION-1.jpg?resize=120,150 120w, https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/LINDA-FARROW-ICONIC-COLLECTION-1.jpg?resize=240,300 240w" data-lazy-sizes="(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px" height="1024" width="819" decoding="async"/></p></div></p></div><figcaption class="c-figcaption a-font-secondary-regular-m lrv-u-margin-t-050"><p> <span class="">Linda Farrow started her <a href="https://wwd.com/accessories-news/eyewear/ahlem-debuts-largest-boutique-melrose-place-2025-1238131923/" id="related_article_link_eyewear-2" data-tag="eyewear-2">eyewear</a> business in the 1970s.</span></p><p> <cite class="a-font-secondary-regular-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-font-size-11 lrv-u-color-grey lrv-u-margin-l-025">Courtesy</cite></p></figcaption></figure></div><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> The eyewear industry has transformed into a multibillion-dollar business and it’s far from the one that Farrow remembers from her heyday.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “At one time, London was really the hot spot for everything and people used to come over from Europe and all around the world. They would buy on the spot. In that time, we all got to know each other and things weren’t moving so fast. The buyers, shops [and press] had always been there,” she said.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Jablon has been reintroducing the human touch back into the brand with his business strategy. He’s no longer taking small meetings in between fashion weeks, but rather scheduling sit down dinners with important clients or buyers; hosting cocktail receptions at the store, and working with local social media influencers for different markets.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Last year the Linda Farrow brand introduced Black Series, a 26-piece men’s <a href="https://wwd.com/tag/eyewear-2/">eyewear</a> line that predominantly targeted men in order to hone its relationship with the male demographic.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> It’s clear that Jablon has inherited his mother’s strong work ethic and adrenaline for trying out new things.</p><div class="post-content-image // "><figure class="o-figure aligncenter size-large is-resized aligncenter lrv-u-max-width-100p" style="width:100%; max-width:819px;"><div class="c-lazy-image "><div class="lrv-a-crop-16x9" style=""><p> <img loading="lazy" class="c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto no-lazyload" src="https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/LINDA-FARROW-ICONIC-COLLECTION-6.jpg?w=240" alt="In the '70s and '80s, Linda Farrow worked with Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent and Pucci on sunglasses." srcset="https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/LINDA-FARROW-ICONIC-COLLECTION-6.jpg?w=2048 5297w, https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/LINDA-FARROW-ICONIC-COLLECTION-6.jpg?resize=120,150 120w, https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/LINDA-FARROW-ICONIC-COLLECTION-6.jpg?resize=240,300 240w" data-lazy-sizes="(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px" height="0" width="819" decoding="async"/></p></div></p></div><figcaption class="c-figcaption a-font-secondary-regular-m lrv-u-margin-t-050"><p> <span class="">In the ’70s and ’80s, Linda Farrow worked with <a href="https://wwd.com/footwear-news/shoe-trends/eva-longoria-balenciaga-knife-shoes-seth-meyers-1238197438/" id="related_article_link_balenciaga" data-tag="balenciaga">Balenciaga</a>, Yves Saint Laurent and Pucci on sunglasses.</span></p><p> <cite class="a-font-secondary-regular-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-font-size-11 lrv-u-color-grey lrv-u-margin-l-025">Courtesy Linda Farrow</cite></p></figcaption></figure></div><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “[I made sure] a work ethic was passed down to my children because they were always in and around everything that was going on as young children and it became a part of their lives. My biggest thing to them was, ‘Always have reserves because markets and life always go up and down, but have reserves so that you survive,’” Farrow said.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Her advice has been priceless to Jablon and running the business.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> He added that when he relaunched the company and asked for his mother’s critique, she said to him, “It’s not for me to critique your work. Artists don’t critique other artists. You do what’s in your heart and if it’s what you really believe in, then people will be drawn to that passion.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> In 2024, the accessories company reported it was growing at a rate of more than 80 percent year-on-year since the pandemic and was on course to maintain that growth rate. </p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> The women’s category makes up 70 percent of sales, while men’s has been steadily growing year-on-year over the past five years and makes up 30 percent of the brand’s sales.</p></div><p><br /><br /><a href="https://wwd.com/accessories-news/eyewear/linda-farrow-is-back-iconic-collection-campaign-1238123132/">Source link </a></p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/linda-farrow-is-back-and-ready-for-her-close-up/">Linda Farrow Is Back and Ready for Her Close Up</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://graziabritish.com/linda-farrow-is-back-and-ready-for-her-close-up/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <media:content url="https://i3.wp.com/wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/LINDA-FARROW-ICONIC-COLLECTION-2.jpg" medium="image"></media:content> </item> <item> <title>‘Him’ Review: From Concussions to Contracts, Jordan Peele-Produced Thriller Shows That Football Can Be a Lot Scarier Than Most People Realize</title> <link>https://graziabritish.com/him-review-from-concussions-to-contracts-jordan-peele-produced-thriller-shows-that-football-can-be-a-lot-scarier-than-most-people-realize/</link> <comments>https://graziabritish.com/him-review-from-concussions-to-contracts-jordan-peele-produced-thriller-shows-that-football-can-be-a-lot-scarier-than-most-people-realize/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Harson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Beauty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Concussions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[contracts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Him]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jordan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jordan Peele]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Justin Tipping]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lot]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PeeleProduced]]></category> <category><![CDATA[people]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Realize]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Review]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Scarier]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shows]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thriller]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://graziabritish.com/him-review-from-concussions-to-contracts-jordan-peele-produced-thriller-shows-that-football-can-be-a-lot-scarier-than-most-people-realize/</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Cameron Cade has only one mission in life: to be the best player in American football. Nothing else matters to this college sports star (played by Tyriq Withers, a statue-like figure genre fans may recognize from “I Know What You Did Last Summer”), who’s on his way to the Combine, where pro teams scout up-and-coming…</p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/him-review-from-concussions-to-contracts-jordan-peele-produced-thriller-shows-that-football-can-be-a-lot-scarier-than-most-people-realize/">‘Him’ Review: From Concussions to Contracts, Jordan Peele-Produced Thriller Shows That Football Can Be a Lot Scarier Than Most People Realize</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <br /></p><div><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Cameron Cade has only one mission in life: to be the best player in American football. Nothing else matters to this college sports star (played by Tyriq Withers, a statue-like figure genre fans may recognize from “I Know What You Did Last Summer”), who’s on his way to the Combine, where pro teams scout up-and-coming players. Cam doesn’t just want to be drafted. He wants to be the GOAT. Right now, that title belongs to Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans), but the eight-time championship winner’s contract is up, and he’s looking for someone worthy enough to fill his shoes. “I’m <a href="https://variety.com/t/him/" id="auto-tag_him" data-tag="him">Him</a>!” young Cam shouts in a show of self-confidence.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> But there can only be one GOAT, and “Him” looks long and hard at what it costs to succeed in one of America’s most beloved institutions. If the studio’s sinister (yet sexy) marketing makes it seem like a film for sports fans, think again. Director <a href="https://variety.com/t/justin-tipping/" id="auto-tag_justin-tipping" data-tag="justin-tipping">Justin Tipping</a> (handpicked by producer <a href="https://variety.com/t/jordan-peele/" id="auto-tag_jordan-peele" data-tag="jordan-peele">Jordan Peele</a> on the strength of his 2016 debut, “Kicks”) has an ultra-critical view of football, which is presented here as an ancient, quasi-occult practice turned toxic commodity — one that channels the public’s aggression into an almost theatrical form of staged combat, wherein casualties (or crippling concussions) come with the turf.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Tipping embraces the self-indulgent label of “elevated horror,” crafting a tense, trippy, ultra-stylized movie that’s so surreal at times, it might feel like you’re watching an extension of Matthew Barney’s “Cremaster Cycle.” Then again, there’s likely not a lot of overlap between that rarefied art project — No. 1 featured Busby Berkeley-like formations on a football field — and the populist audience Tipping and Peele are targeting here (Barney drilled even deeper into the sport with last year’s “Secondary” show). Perhaps a discomfiting recent body horror movie like “The Substance” gives a better idea of what to expect.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Heightened by sleek digital cinematography and a tense electronic score, “Him” ditches the sports-movie focus on competitive matches in favor of twisted mind games, a great many of which have life-and-death consequences. The whole thing comes down to two key players: Cam Cade and Isaiah White, whom the promising young quarterback has idolized for years. Now what if Isaiah invited Cam to train at his place in Texas, messing with the ambitious rookie’s head every step of the way? Like the devil on his shoulder, his agent (Tim Heidecker) is all for it. There is no angel advising him otherwise.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> From an early age, Cam has been conditioned to believe that football is the most important thing there is. Make that the third most important: God comes first. Then family. Then football. Cam has his priorities in order, respecting his mother while trying to honor his late father, who instilled in Cam the belief that he could be the best player the sport ever knew. We see Cam’s dad planting the seed of this obsession during a childhood flashback. Cam sits in front of the TV, glued to the game that nearly ended Isaiah’s career.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Though “Him” skips past the grueling hours of conditioning Cam’s dad put his kid through, we know the score: Football parents are just as intense than stage moms. And why? Because having a child who goes pro can set them up for life. For people in Cam’s position, it’s a shortcut to the American dream. When Isaiah invites Cam to come train at his desert compound — which feels like a cross between a Brutalist bunker and a Bond villian’s lair — he’s already been warned by his doctor that another blow to the head could bench him for life.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Some horror movies hide their themes beneath a schlocky slasher surface. Not “Him,” which features any number of truly disconcerting situations — from the mascot that smashes Cam’s skull after practice to the finale in which the team’s owners appear in literal pigskins — but would be difficult to read in a strictly literal way. As symbols go, Cam appears shirtless or naked half the time, which means he comes off as both a well-sculpted character and a specimen to be objectified. He’s been brainwashed by someone else’s ideas of what it means to be a man. Just how much can we trust the perceptions of someone with a head injury? So much of what our protagonist experiences is distorted through levels of paranoia, hallucination or physical impossibility.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> People die in this movie, and nobody seems to care, which could be a metaphor for the way the pro sports industry grinds up and disposes of its warriors. The blow Cam sustains early on inevitably causes us to think of concussions, a liability of the sport with far-ranging consequences. And Cam is no quitter, driven instead by his father’s words: “That’s what real men do, make sacrifices.” Of the many questions “Him” asks audiences, it’s this one, from Isaiah, that resonates with Cam: “What are you willing to sacrifice?” </p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> We’ve already seen Isaiah’s injury, a gnarly fracture where his shin snapped and ripped through the skin. Best brace yourself for such visuals in a film that gets off on flashing X-rays, UV scans and CG renderings of the damage football does to the human body. Isaiah must have made some kind of Faustian bargain to keep playing, we assume, and “Him” slowly builds to the reveal of what that entails.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Will Cam accept the same pact, or is he not committed enough (which in this case would mean going home in a body bag)? He comes across as naive every time he complains of short cuts and cheating in a sport where everybody’s doing something shady to get ahead, from injections (so many needles!) to elaborate blood transfusions (the movie is drenched in the stuff). But Cam plays by the rules, which effectively makes him — in a wink to another Wayans movie — the last boy scout. Amid the thrills, “Him” gets you thinking about the sport and all that it demands, potentially making monsters of our heroes in the process. But as the saying goes: Don’t hate the player, hate the game.</p></div><p><br /><br /><a href="https://variety.com/2025/film/reviews/him-review-1236521171/">Source link </a></p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/him-review-from-concussions-to-contracts-jordan-peele-produced-thriller-shows-that-football-can-be-a-lot-scarier-than-most-people-realize/">‘Him’ Review: From Concussions to Contracts, Jordan Peele-Produced Thriller Shows That Football Can Be a Lot Scarier Than Most People Realize</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://graziabritish.com/him-review-from-concussions-to-contracts-jordan-peele-produced-thriller-shows-that-football-can-be-a-lot-scarier-than-most-people-realize/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <media:content url="https://i2.wp.com/variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Him.jpg" medium="image"></media:content> </item> <item> <title>Finnish Industry Voices Outrage Over Government Cuts, Fears ‘Ideological’ Motives: ‘Everyone Is on Alert’</title> <link>https://graziabritish.com/finnish-industry-voices-outrage-over-government-cuts-fears-ideological-motives-everyone-is-on-alert/</link> <comments>https://graziabritish.com/finnish-industry-voices-outrage-over-government-cuts-fears-ideological-motives-everyone-is-on-alert/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Harson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:59:28 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[100 Litres of Gold]]></category> <category><![CDATA[alert]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cuts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dome Karukoski]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fears]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Finland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Finnish]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Finnish Film Foundation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[government]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ideological]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[motives]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Outrage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Teemu Nikki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Voices]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zaida Bergroth]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://graziabritish.com/finnish-industry-voices-outrage-over-government-cuts-fears-ideological-motives-everyone-is-on-alert/</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The Finnish film industry has been lamenting proposed government cuts of 7 million euros ($8.26 million), set to come into effect on Jan. 1, 2026. “If this cut really is 7 million and if it is aimed at our production support, the amount of films we can support will be halved. This means only a…</p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/finnish-industry-voices-outrage-over-government-cuts-fears-ideological-motives-everyone-is-on-alert/">Finnish Industry Voices Outrage Over Government Cuts, Fears ‘Ideological’ Motives: ‘Everyone Is on Alert’</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <br /></p><div><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> The Finnish film industry has been lamenting proposed government cuts of 7 million euros ($8.26 million), set to come into effect on Jan. 1, 2026.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “If this cut really is 7 million and if it is aimed at our production support, the amount of films we can support will be halved. This means only a few documentaries and shorts, and less than 10 feature films,” <a href="https://variety.com/t/finnish-film-foundation/" id="auto-tag_finnish-film-foundation" data-tag="finnish-film-foundation">Finnish Film Foundation</a> CEO Lasse Saarinen told <em>Variety</em>.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> <a href="https://variety.com/2021/film/global/finnish-film-foundation-lasse-saarinen-1235073471/">Saarinen</a> has been voicing similar concerns for years – but the latest development still took him aback. </p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “We’ve been fearing more cuts on top of the 3 million we’ve lost during the 2020s, but this came as a total surprise. This shows how twisted our system is. Our Ministry of Finance is to blame, as well as its continuing urge to minimize the cultural budget of <a href="https://variety.com/t/finland/" id="auto-tag_finland" data-tag="finland">Finland</a>,” he said, arguing the idea was brought up at a late stage during the government’s budget negotiations.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “They also hid their aim to destroy the Finnish film industry by calling this cut a ‘business subsidy’ of the Ministry of Education and Culture. Politicians didn’t understand what they were deciding on.” </p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> The famously laconic nation flooded social media with numerous statements, led by some of the country’s best-known directors. </p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> According to <a href="https://variety.com/t/zaida-bergroth/" id="auto-tag_zaida-bergroth" data-tag="zaida-bergroth">Zaida Bergroth</a> – behind the award-winning “Tove” and upcoming Marianne Faithfull biopic “Faithfull” starring Freya Allan – “Everybody is on alert.” </p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “We’re trying our best to make the government see this is not the way to go. It makes no sense, not even economically. I very much hope this is not an ideological cut.” </p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Since 2023, following the defeat of former Prime Minister Sanna Marin and her center-left government, Finland has been witnessing a shift to the right. </p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “I’m of course worried for my own sake and my colleagues’ sake, but I’m most concerned about the young filmmakers. If fewer films are produced, the pressure to create box-office hits increases, and fewer risks will be taken. This hits the upcoming filmmakers the worst,” said Bergroth.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “I would predict we’ll turn our gaze to our past and try to produce only the so-called ‘safe bets’ and the more surprising and inventive films will be left out of the equation.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> While “mass unemployment in the industry” would be a given, Finns will find it harder to compete with other Nordic countries. </p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “We already work with a significantly smaller budget than our Nordic peers, and Finnish filmmakers have still managed to create big hits for the Finnish audience and achieve international successes. I’m amazed that the government would even consider such a drastic cut. Our own culture is our lifeline; it should be valued and protected.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> As pointed out by Jussi Award-winning screenwriter Pekko Pesonen, behind the hit franchise “Lapland Odyssey,” blockbuster films would take a beating as well – not just low-budget arthouse. </p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “I have written several films aimed at a large Finnish audience. None of them would have been made without the support of the FFF. In recent years, filmmaking has become very difficult due to rising costs and constant cuts: no one knows which film will be a hit. But it is certain that hit films are not created without a professional film industry.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> <a href="https://variety.com/t/teemu-nikki/" id="auto-tag_teemu-nikki" data-tag="teemu-nikki">Teemu Nikki</a>, director of box-office smash and this year’s Oscar submission “<a href="https://variety.com/t/100-litres-of-gold/" id="auto-tag_100-litres-of-gold" data-tag="100-litres-of-gold">100 Litres of Gold</a>” – his “Euthanizer” was vying for an Oscar back in 2018 – summed it up succinctly: “At the moment, the funding situation in Finland is shit.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Jani Pösö, producing for It’s Alive Films, went one step further: “It really is <em>double-shit</em>. When it comes to financing, we’re known for making films in a pretty untraditional way. But still, without the FFF, at least 80% of our films wouldn’t exist.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> <a href="https://variety.com/t/dome-karukoski/" id="auto-tag_dome-karukoski" data-tag="dome-karukoski">Dome Karukoski</a>, known for “Tolkien” and set to spotlight upcoming “Hippo Love” during industry event Finnish Film Affair, stated: “This is an idiotic move by the cabinet. Only a moron would cut the funding of an industry that actually brings revenue into the government’s pocket. Our ruling parties show, again, that they do not understand the value of culture for a nation.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “This cut might strike our film community down when it’s already bleeding on the ground, [reeling from] the force of previous cuts that hit our national broadcasting company YLE. We will protest and try to overturn these cuts, but unfortunately, I’m not too hopeful about it.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> The FFF – and the industry, actively campaigning since the announcement in September – remains adamant it’s not the end of the story. </p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “We’ll fight until our parliament decides about next year’s budget in December. I’m rather hopeful this cut could be at least greatly reduced, and that once politicians understand it would mean that the whole culture sector loses one third of its state basic funding, they’ll change this decision,” stated Saarinen. But he remains cautious, as the worst-case scenario would inevitably lead to the closing of cinemas, unemployment and bankruptcy of several production companies.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> <em>Variety </em>has reached out to the Ministry of Education and Culture for comment.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> SF Studios and Nordisk Film stressed they have reached out to Finnish lawmakers “to share their vision: strong support for film is not only a cultural choice, but also an economic and social investment in Finland’s future.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> SF Studios CEO Iréne Lindblad said: “Cutting film funding would be a severe blow to Finland’s culture and film industry. Film creates jobs, strengthens the economy, and brings people together across the country. At a time when our Nordic neighbors are reinforcing their commitment to local film, Finland risks moving in the opposite direction.” </p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “We urge the government to reconsider this decision and safeguard the investments that enable Finnish stories to reach audiences both at home and abroad.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> In the FFF’s official take regarding the situation, shared with <em>Variety</em>, it was argued that the decision “cannot be justified as supporting economic growth” as “every euro granted through the foundation returns to the state treasury, at best, doubled.” </p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> While the number of domestic premieres could collapse to “about half of the current level,” domestic content – “among the most popular forms of culture in Finland” – would suffer. “The domestic audience share of Finnish films has long been among the highest in Europe. Why is all this being dismantled?”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> In a statement published by local publication Helsingin Sanomat, featuring several recognizable voices, veteran director Aki Kaurismäki posed another question: “What do we do with an independent Finnish state if it has no intellectual activity, social security, or culture?”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Karukoski added: “I really weep for the younger generation of filmmakers who are trying to build their voice in this hostile environment. I urge them to seek asylum in film-loving Denmark and Ireland. The ones that stay here in Finland will most likely have to focus on rally driving and ski jumping.”</p></div><p><br /><br /><a href="https://variety.com/2025/film/global/finnish-industry-laments-government-cuts-1236522041/">Source link </a></p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/finnish-industry-voices-outrage-over-government-cuts-fears-ideological-motives-everyone-is-on-alert/">Finnish Industry Voices Outrage Over Government Cuts, Fears ‘Ideological’ Motives: ‘Everyone Is on Alert’</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://graziabritish.com/finnish-industry-voices-outrage-over-government-cuts-fears-ideological-motives-everyone-is-on-alert/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <media:content url="https://i2.wp.com/variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MixCollage-17-Sep-2025-06-13-PM-7774.jpg" medium="image"></media:content> </item> <item> <title>Matt Reeves Says ‘The Batman 2’ Villain Has ‘Never Really Been Done in a Film Before’</title> <link>https://graziabritish.com/matt-reeves-says-the-batman-2-villain-has-never-really-been-done-in-a-film-before/</link> <comments>https://graziabritish.com/matt-reeves-says-the-batman-2-villain-has-never-really-been-done-in-a-film-before/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Harson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:31:27 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Beauty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Batman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[film]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Matt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Matt Reeves]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reeves]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Robert Pattinson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Batman 2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Villain]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://graziabritish.com/matt-reeves-says-the-batman-2-villain-has-never-really-been-done-in-a-film-before/</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Matt Reeves is sharing some new details about “The Batman Part II.” In a red carpet interview with Josh Horowitz, Reeves said the highly anticipated sequel will focus more on the character of Bruce Wayne since “the first is so focused on Batman.” Reeves pointed out that in previous films, the origin story is often…</p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/matt-reeves-says-the-batman-2-villain-has-never-really-been-done-in-a-film-before/">Matt Reeves Says ‘The Batman 2’ Villain Has ‘Never Really Been Done in a Film Before’</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <br /></p><div> <!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --></p><div class="pmc-paywall"><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> <a href="https://variety.com/t/matt-reeves/" id="auto-tag_matt-reeves" data-tag="matt-reeves">Matt Reeves</a> is sharing some new details about “The Batman Part II.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> In a <a rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9mdvzqLT_Y">red carpet interview with Josh Horowitz</a>, Reeves said the highly anticipated sequel will focus more on the character of Bruce Wayne since “the first is so focused on Batman.” Reeves pointed out that in previous films, the origin story is often the meat of Wayne’s background, but with “The Batman Part II,” fans will see the man behind the mask in new ways.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “[In] a lot of the other films, which I love, once you get past the origin tale, which we didn’t quite do, but we did something that referred to his origins, then you start telling the Rogues Gallery story and that character’s sort of arch,” Reeves said. “But I never wanted to lose [<a href="https://variety.com/t/robert-pattinson/" id="auto-tag_robert-pattinson" data-tag="robert-pattinson">Robert Pattinson</a>] at the center of these stories, and so that is really what we set our aim on.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> The “Cloverfield” director explained that the sequel’s new angle was a crucial consideration when selecting the villain. He teased that the antagonist for “The Batman Part II” has “never really been done in a movie before.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Reeves and the entire DC camp have kept details about “The Batman Part II” highly secretive. The writer-director recently <a href="https://variety.com/2025/film/news/robert-pattinson-batman-2-script-penguin-season-2-1236518305/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">told <em>Variety</em></a> that he keeps the script in a “secret pouch” to protect the film from leaks.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “We put [the script] into a secret pouch that literally has a lock on it with a code,” he said. “[Pattinson] was in New York at the time, and everything is high security.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “The Batman Part II” is set to begin filming in <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://variety.com/2025/film/news/the-batman-2-filming-spring-2026-1236481330/">spring 2026</a> with a projected theatrical release in October 2027.</p></div></div><p><br /><br /><a href="https://variety.com/2025/film/news/matt-reeves-batman-2-villain-never-been-in-movie-1236522943/">Source link </a></p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/matt-reeves-says-the-batman-2-villain-has-never-really-been-done-in-a-film-before/">Matt Reeves Says ‘The Batman 2’ Villain Has ‘Never Really Been Done in a Film Before’</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://graziabritish.com/matt-reeves-says-the-batman-2-villain-has-never-really-been-done-in-a-film-before/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <media:content url="https://i1.wp.com/variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MCDBATM_WB080.jpg" medium="image"></media:content> </item> <item> <title>Shein opens its supply network to fashion brands to boost growth</title> <link>https://graziabritish.com/shein-opens-its-supply-network-to-fashion-brands-to-boost-growth/</link> <comments>https://graziabritish.com/shein-opens-its-supply-network-to-fashion-brands-to-boost-growth/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kim Browne]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:26:43 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[boost]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brands]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fashion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Growth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Network]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opens]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shein]]></category> <category><![CDATA[supply]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://graziabritish.com/shein-opens-its-supply-network-to-fashion-brands-to-boost-growth/</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>[BEIJING] Shein Group has begun offering other fashion brands access to its apparel manufacturing network in China as a service, sources familiar with the matter said, as it seeks new revenue streams amid pressure on its retail business from US tariffs. Other fashion brands can now tap on the fast-fashion retailer’s supply chain, which includes…</p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/shein-opens-its-supply-network-to-fashion-brands-to-boost-growth/">Shein opens its supply network to fashion brands to boost growth</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <br /></p><div data-testid="article-body-container"><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">[BEIJING] Shein Group has begun offering other fashion brands access to its apparel manufacturing network in China as a service, sources familiar with the matter said, as it seeks new revenue streams amid pressure on its retail business from US tariffs.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">Other fashion brands can now tap on the fast-fashion retailer’s supply chain, which includes factories that can turn around new designs in five to seven days, as long as they open a store on its online marketplace, said the sources, who asked not to be identified as they are not authorised to speak publicly. </p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">Shein began formally recruiting brands to join the initiative in the past two months, following nearly two years of preparation and testing, the sources said. Around 20 brands, including French fashion label Pimkie and Filipino designer Jian Lasala’s brand, are currently using the service being promoted through a new website launched in August, they said. </p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">Besides manufacturing, the sources said that Shein also offers sample development, warehousing, sales, and order fulfilment to the brands, services that smaller brands usually cannot access at the low costs that the Chinese giant enjoys.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">By turning vendor relationships into a product, Shein is seeking to build a new growth pillar as its self-branded sales of US$2.46 shirts and US$6.75 dresses face limited upside following the US’ removal of tax exemptions for small parcels from China. Although stronger than rival PDD Holdings’ Temu platform, Shein’s US sales have followed an uneven trajectory, according to data from Bloomberg Second Measure.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">In response to queries from Bloomberg News, a Shein spokesperson said that its new programme is called Xcelerator, and is aimed at helping brands “overcome value-chain challenges by offering direct-to-consumer services, on-demand production, and global sales access to scale their creativity worldwide”.</p><div data-component="component-container" class="container px-0 no-print"><div class="no-print md:-mx- py-10"><div class="no-print mb-6 border border-gray-175 p-6 md:p-8 lg:-mx-8" data-testid="article-newsletter-component"><div data-component="generic-newsletter"><h5 class="mb-6 border-b border-gray-175 pb-2 !font-poppins text-4xs font-medium uppercase leading-normal tracking-widest text-gray-515">BT in your inbox</h5><div class="flex py-3 md:px-10 md:py-6"></p><div class="min-[321px]:pl-4 md:pl-6"><p role="description" class="mb-3 font-public-sans text-base font-light tracking-normal text-gray-850 md:text-lg">Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">Unlike Alibaba.com and 1688.com, which offer open access to Chinese manufacturers, the clothing retailer has made supplier access conditional on participation in its platform. </p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">The initiative, primarily aimed at attracting more fashion brands to join its marketplace, is an effort to leverage its extensive apparel supply chain network in southern China amid growing competition and a volatile trade environment.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">Shein’s China-based manufacturing network is harder to copy and may potentially contribute to sustainable growth in the longer term if they sell the services to industry peers, the sources said.</p><div data-component="component-container" class="container px-0 no-print"><div class="no-print mb-6 mt-8 border border-gray-175 p-6 md:-mx-8 md:mt-0 md:p-8" data-testid="article-read-more-component"><div><p class="mb-6 border-b border-gray-250 pb-4 font-poppins text-4xs font-medium tracking-widest text-gray-515">SEE ALSO</p><div data-testid="section-related-stories" class="overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300" style="height:0"><div class="mb-6" data-testid="article-read-more-individual-card-component"><div data-testid="basic-card-component" data-cueid="7270182" class="relative flex flex-wrap items-start gap-4"><div class="relative"><div class="overflow-hidden relative flex order-1 flex-shrink-0 aspect-3x2 w-[70px] lg:w-[90px]" data-testid="article-thumbnail-component"><a class="block h-full w-full" href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/italian-regulator-hits-shein-1-million-euro-greenwashing-fine?ref=article-see-also" data-discover="true"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="relative z-10 h-full w-full object-cover no-lazyload" src="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/ec076c16a16cbd02075b23c241dc4c6dcf11d97e807f12fa57a3c191027a85e9?w=1570&h=1046&dpr=1&f=webp" alt="The Italian fine was imposed on Infinite Styles Services Limited, a Dublin-based company that operates Shein’s website in Europe." width="5750" height="3875"/></a></div></div></div></div><div class="mb-6" data-testid="article-read-more-individual-card-component"><div data-testid="basic-card-component" data-cueid="7253469" class="relative flex flex-wrap items-start gap-4"><div class="relative"><div class="overflow-hidden relative flex order-1 flex-shrink-0 aspect-3x2 w-[70px] lg:w-[90px]" data-testid="article-thumbnail-component"><a class="block h-full w-full" href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/shein-revenue-neared-us10-billion-first-quarter-tariffs-sources?ref=article-see-also" data-discover="true"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="relative z-10 h-full w-full object-cover no-lazyload" src="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/eb055a48dffa9f7680593af8e87f07b7a62fa3fc3f8e260a4a72ca28b6e1e196?w=1570&h=1046&dpr=1&f=webp" alt="Shein’s path towards an initial public offering has developed into a saga, with an initial plan to list in the US derailed as the company’s supply chain and labour practices were scrutinised. " width="5269" height="3908"/></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">The privately-held clothing retailer, originally founded in mainland China and now headquartered in Singapore, does not disclose its financial information. Bloomberg News earlier reported that its net income rose to over US$400 million and revenue was almost US$10 billion in the first quarter as consumers snapped up the retailer’s products ahead of US tariffs.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">While it’s unclear how Shein fared in the April to June quarter, a period that saw US President Donald Trump end the de minimis tariff exemption, sales there recovered in June, but the recovery has since lost momentum, with numbers dipping again in recent weeks.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">In addition to mounting external operational challenges, Shein has faced significant hurdles in its push for an initial public offering. Its original plan to list in the US was shelved amid scrutiny over supply chain and labour practices. The company later explored a UK listing before settling on Hong Kong, where it has confidentially submitted a draft prospectus. It is weighing a move back to China to smooth its path to a share sale in Hong Kong, Bloomberg News reported last month. BLOOMBERG</p></div><p><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/consumer-healthcare/shein-opens-its-supply-network-fashion-brands-boost-growth">Source link </a></p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/shein-opens-its-supply-network-to-fashion-brands-to-boost-growth/">Shein opens its supply network to fashion brands to boost growth</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://graziabritish.com/shein-opens-its-supply-network-to-fashion-brands-to-boost-growth/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <media:content url="https://i2.wp.com/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/c1b8f3b85d7027dc4fb550c79ab754a970ae0d321e048cdb12782d2cc58088df" medium="image"></media:content> </item> <item> <title>Asia: Markets fluctuate after Fed cuts interest rates</title> <link>https://graziabritish.com/asia-markets-fluctuate-after-fed-cuts-interest-rates/</link> <comments>https://graziabritish.com/asia-markets-fluctuate-after-fed-cuts-interest-rates/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Swedan Margen]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:12:55 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cuts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fluctuate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[interest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rates]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://graziabritish.com/asia-markets-fluctuate-after-fed-cuts-interest-rates/</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>EQUITIES wavered in Asia on Thursday after the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates but left investors wondering how many more cuts were in the pipeline despite boss Jerome Powell warning about the struggling jobs market. After months of speculation fuelled by a string of weak labour statistics, the US central bank said it would lower…</p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/asia-markets-fluctuate-after-fed-cuts-interest-rates/">Asia: Markets fluctuate after Fed cuts interest rates</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <br /></p><div data-testid="article-body-container"><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">EQUITIES wavered in Asia on Thursday after the <a class="text-verticals-btblue underline" data-testid="article-annotation-link-component" href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/us-fed-lowers-interest-rate-25-basis-points-signals-more-cuts-ahead" target="_blank">Federal Reserve lowered interest rates</a> but left investors wondering how many more cuts were in the pipeline despite boss Jerome Powell warning about the struggling jobs market.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">After months of speculation fuelled by a string of weak labour statistics, the US central bank said it would lower borrowing costs 25 basis points, its first reduction since December.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">The 11-1 decision to cut – US President Donald Trump’s appointee Stephen Miran voted for a 50-point cut – came even as inflation continues to run well above policymakers’ two per cent target, but analysts said the main focus was on jobs.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">In its post-meeting statement, the Fed said “downside risks to employment have risen” and inflation has picked up and “remains somewhat elevated”.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">Powell said in a news conference that the passthrough of tariffs to consumers had been slower and smaller than expected.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">“Labour demand has softened, and the recent pace of job creation appears to be running below the break-even rate needed to hold the unemployment rate constant,” he told reporters.</p><div data-component="component-container" class="container px-0 no-print"><div class="no-print md:-mx- py-10"><div class="no-print mb-6 border border-gray-175 p-6 md:p-8 lg:-mx-8" data-testid="article-newsletter-component"><div data-component="generic-newsletter"><h5 class="mb-6 border-b border-gray-175 pb-2 !font-poppins text-4xs font-medium uppercase leading-normal tracking-widest text-gray-515">BT in your inbox</h5><div class="flex py-3 md:px-10 md:py-6"></p><div class="min-[321px]:pl-4 md:pl-6"><p role="description" class="mb-3 font-public-sans text-base font-light tracking-normal text-gray-850 md:text-lg">Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">The bank’s closely watched forecast for future rates showed some division on the path forward, with a narrow majority of the 19 officials assessing the outlook eyeing two more cuts but seven projecting none.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">And Powell remained cagey, saying decision-makers were approaching it “meeting by meeting”.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">Michael Pearce of Oxford Economics said the figures showed a “stark divide” that was “unusual” and that the October move could depend on jobs figures.</p><div data-component="component-container" class="container px-0 no-print"><div class="no-print mb-6 mt-8 border border-gray-175 p-6 md:-mx-8 md:mt-0 md:p-8" data-testid="article-read-more-component"><div><p class="mb-6 border-b border-gray-250 pb-4 font-poppins text-4xs font-medium tracking-widest text-gray-515">SEE ALSO</p><div data-testid="section-article-read-more"><div class="mb-6" data-testid="article-read-more-individual-card-component"><div data-testid="basic-card-component" data-cueid="7531018" class="relative flex flex-wrap items-start gap-4"><div class="relative"><div class="overflow-hidden relative flex order-1 flex-shrink-0 aspect-3x2 w-[70px] lg:w-[90px]" data-testid="article-thumbnail-component"><a class="block h-full w-full" href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/tokyo-nikkei-hits-intraday-record-high-boost-tech-shares?ref=article-see-also" data-discover="true"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="relative z-10 h-full w-full object-cover no-lazyload" src="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/fe20ed0e5091c03bca6389838f507322f1cef20b94c3910b7c52a40910a58030?w=1570&h=1046&dpr=1&f=webp" alt="The Nikkei 225 Index rose 0.3 per cent to 44,938.40 in early trade on Thursday, and briefly touched 45,055.99, surpassing the previous record set earlier in the week." width="4428" height="2952"/></a></div></div></div></div><div class="mb-6" data-testid="article-read-more-individual-card-component"><div data-testid="basic-card-component" data-cueid="7530571" class="relative flex flex-wrap items-start gap-4"><div class="relative"><div class="overflow-hidden relative flex order-1 flex-shrink-0 aspect-3x2 w-[70px] lg:w-[90px]" data-testid="article-thumbnail-component"><a class="block h-full w-full" href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-end-mixed-fed-rate-cut-sparks-volatility?ref=article-see-also" data-discover="true"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="relative z-10 h-full w-full object-cover no-lazyload" src="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/d2672b9f8805035d3fd9d848af1dbea872112ae7591a8fcca735d3faeac27b68?w=1570&h=1046&dpr=1&f=webp" alt="US stocks were choppy after the Federal Reserve's decision, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending up 0.6 per cent at 46,018.32." width="2000" height="1334"/></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">US markets ended on a tepid note, with the Dow up but S&P 500 and Nasdaq down.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">Asian investors were also cautious.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">Tokyo rose as the Fed decision boosted the dollar against the yen and other currencies, helping Japanese exporters, while Hong Kong and Shanghai swung in and out of positivity.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">Seoul, Taipei and Jakarta rose, while there were losses in Sydney, Singapore, Wellington and Manila.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">“The selloff in rates markets after the presser suggests that investors were looking for Powell to lean more decisively toward the employment mandate,” said economists at Bank of America.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">“We stick with our view that the Fed will cut only once more this year, in December.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">“However, after Powell’s comment that (the) rate cut ‘isn’t just one action’, the risk has risen that the second cut will be pulled forward to October (with potentially a third cut in December).”</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">Jack McIntyre at Brandywine Global, part of Franklin Templeton, said the Fed is “putting more emphasis on the softening in the labour market”.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">“It makes sense that more rate cuts are expected as monetary policy works with a lag and labour market statistics are a lagging economic indicator.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">“The weakening labour market will have a deleterious impact on inflation, so the Fed is willing to wait out sticky inflation.”</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">The split in the Fed outlook “probably means more volatility in financial markets next year”, he added.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">Gold prices held losses around US$3,660, having spiked on Wednesday at a record above US$3,707.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">In company news, Australian energy group Santos plunged nearly 12 per cent in Sydney, after a consortium led by the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said Wednesday it had retracted a takeover bid. AFP</p></div><p><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/asia-markets-fluctuate-after-fed-cuts-interest-rates">Source link </a></p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/asia-markets-fluctuate-after-fed-cuts-interest-rates/">Asia: Markets fluctuate after Fed cuts interest rates</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://graziabritish.com/asia-markets-fluctuate-after-fed-cuts-interest-rates/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <media:content url="https://i3.wp.com/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/770c6c3b93941e86304b5f3298fab5b800f71ef21b68365113cbf1ed6a020352" medium="image"></media:content> </item> <item> <title>Dilara Findikoglu Goes for Growth</title> <link>https://graziabritish.com/dilara-findikoglu-goes-for-growth/</link> <comments>https://graziabritish.com/dilara-findikoglu-goes-for-growth/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kim Browne]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:06:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Celebrity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Central Saint Martins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dilara]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dilara Findikoglu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fashion Shows]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fındıkoğlu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Growth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[London Fashion Week]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://graziabritish.com/dilara-findikoglu-goes-for-growth/</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>LONDON — Dilara Findikoglu, one of the hottest tickets at London Fashion Week, has ambitions to grow, and go global, starting with her spring 2026 show. She’s introducing handbags, presenting more ready-to-wear looks and amping up wholesale and direct-to-consumer operations. “I want to remain unique, but I have always had very big dreams for myself.…</p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/dilara-findikoglu-goes-for-growth/">Dilara Findikoglu Goes for Growth</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <br /></p><div><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> <strong>LONDON</strong> — <a data-id="1236967099" data-type="pmc-gallery" href="https://wwd.com/fashion-news/shows-reviews/gallery/dilara-findikoglu-fall-2025-ready-to-wear-collection-1236967099/">Dilara Findikoglu</a>, one of the hottest tickets at <a href="https://wwd.com/tag/london-fashion-week/" id="auto-tag_london-fashion-week" data-tag="london-fashion-week">London Fashion Week</a>, has ambitions to grow, and go global, starting with her spring 2026 show.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> She’s introducing handbags, presenting more ready-to-wear looks and amping up wholesale and direct-to-consumer operations.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “I want to remain unique, but I have always had very big dreams for myself. I am commercializing in a Dilara way and keeping my couture and arty pieces, but I want to connect to more people and I want to see everybody look like a Dilara person,” said Findikoglu during an interview in her studio.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “What I bring to the table is conceptual and intellectually sexy clothing, which I can’t find around. I’m basically making clothes that I want to wear. I’m an expressive and outspoken designer, and we will one day have white T-shirts with the Dilara logo on it, but it’s not yet.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Her signature dark, Gothic looks will be under the spotlight in a spring 2026 show titled “Cage of Innocence.” The show will be staged inside a house that’s meant to replicates an old village house, one not so dissimilar to Marie Antoinette’s countryside retreat, Hameau de la Reine, on the grounds of Versailles.</p><div class="post-content-image // "><figure class="o-figure size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p" style="width:100%; max-width:715px;"><div class="c-lazy-image "><div class="lrv-a-crop-16x9" style="padding-bottom:calc((1024/715)*100%);"><p> </p></div></p></div><figcaption class="c-figcaption a-font-secondary-regular-m lrv-u-margin-t-050"><p> <span class=""><a href="https://wwd.com/tag/dilara-findikoglu/" id="auto-tag_dilara-findikoglu" data-tag="dilara-findikoglu">Dilara Findikoglu</a> spring 2026 preview.</span></p><p> <cite class="a-font-secondary-regular-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-font-size-11 lrv-u-color-grey lrv-u-margin-l-025">Fran Gomez de Villaboa/WWD</cite></p></figcaption></figure></div><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Findikoglu is also welcoming a new color palette of nudes, pink and white that will offset the darker looks.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> She said the idea of white came instinctively, adding that it’s often associated with “virginity, brides or girls in white dresses in the countryside or in villages. But in this collection, the white dress becomes sexy.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> She plans to show off sultry, deconstructed silhouettes, soft ruffled cuffs and sheer fabrics. She’s adorned an antique-looking, cream dress with red cherries made from silicone. She said she liked the idea of a “cute cherry girl.”</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> The Turkish-born designer is also growing the business, and launching new categories. </p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Her debut handbag, which will appear on the runway, comes in three styles: leather, python effect and the same fabric she’s using for the couture dresses in the collection. The handbag has a rectangular shape similar to a vintage doctor’s bag, with a compact mirror hanging from a chain on the side.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “If somebody is buying couture from me, I’d also like to make a bag matching their outfit. I don’t design single pieces, I design everything as a full look,” she said.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “Sometimes I feel like a doctor in the studio because my work is so intricate and [detailed]. We definitely do a lot of surgery on the garments. As much as we’re a dark brand, I am very into glamour. I love dressing up. I love makeup and hair,” she added.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> With handbags on the way, she’s now setting plans for a cosmetics collection. She also wants to open stores in London, France and Italy. </p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “My dream is to have a store in Palais Royal and another in Venice because it’s my favorite city in the world. It’s [also] important to have a physical store in London because we have so many bespoke clients at this stage and they just need the Dilara experience,” Findikoglu said.</p><div class="post-content-image // "><figure class="o-figure size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p" style="width:100%; max-width:683px;"><div class="c-lazy-image "><div class="lrv-a-crop-16x9" style="padding-bottom:calc((1024/683)*100%);"><p> <img loading="lazy" class="c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto no-lazyload" src="https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dilara-Findikoglu-Spring-2026-review-fgdv-18_093b94.jpg?w=200" alt="Dilara Findikoglu Spring 2026 Preview" srcset="https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dilara-Findikoglu-Spring-2026-review-fgdv-18_093b94.jpg?w=2048 5459w, https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dilara-Findikoglu-Spring-2026-review-fgdv-18_093b94.jpg?resize=100,150 100w, https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dilara-Findikoglu-Spring-2026-review-fgdv-18_093b94.jpg?resize=200,300 200w" data-lazy-sizes="(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px" height="1024" width="683" decoding="async"/></p></div></p></div><figcaption class="c-figcaption a-font-secondary-regular-m lrv-u-margin-t-050"><p> <span class=""><a href="https://wwd.com/pop-culture/celebrity-news/cate-blanchett-dilara-fidikoglu-serpentine-party-2025-1237945648/" id="related_article_link_dilara-findikoglu" data-tag="dilara-findikoglu">Dilara Findikoglu</a> spring 2026 preview.</span></p><p> <cite class="a-font-secondary-regular-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-font-size-11 lrv-u-color-grey lrv-u-margin-l-025">Fran Gomez de Villaboa/WWD</cite></p></figcaption></figure></div><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> She said 50 percent of sales come from the couture arm of the business, with ready-to-wear making up the rest. Rtw sales are divided between wholesale and e-commerce.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> The brand’s wholesale accounts include H.Lorenzo, Antonioli, Ssense and Antidote in Atlanta.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “People have this misconception that I don’t do ready-to-wear that much, but actually most of my pieces are ready-to-wear, apart from the feathered pieces. For some people, ready-to-wear can be a white T-shirt and jeans, for me, it’s not,” said the designer.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Her punky designs have spanned from Hollywood to K-pop and have been worn by the likes of Cate Blanchett, Kim Kardashian, Margot Robbie, Dua Lipa and Blackpink’s Rosé and Lisa.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> The designer has become a recognized figure in her own right with her strong aesthetic of jet black hair, pale skin and red lipstick. </p><div class="post-content-image // "><figure class="o-figure size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p" style="width:100%; max-width:783px;"><div class="c-lazy-image "><div class="lrv-a-crop-16x9" style="padding-bottom:calc((1024/783)*100%);"><p> <img loading="lazy" class="c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto no-lazyload" src="https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dilara-Findikoglu-Spring-2026-review-fgdv-03.jpg?w=229" alt="Dilara Findikoglu" srcset="https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dilara-Findikoglu-Spring-2026-review-fgdv-03.jpg?w=2048 6261w, https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dilara-Findikoglu-Spring-2026-review-fgdv-03.jpg?resize=115,150 115w, https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dilara-Findikoglu-Spring-2026-review-fgdv-03.jpg?resize=229,300 229w" data-lazy-sizes="(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px" height="1024" width="783" decoding="async"/></p></div></p></div><figcaption class="c-figcaption a-font-secondary-regular-m lrv-u-margin-t-050"><p> <span class="">Dilara Findikoglu</span></p><p> <cite class="a-font-secondary-regular-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-font-size-11 lrv-u-color-grey lrv-u-margin-l-025">Fran Gomez de Villaboa/WWD</cite></p></figcaption></figure></div><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Findikoglu has weathered many storms since launching her brand in 2016, including sitting out the spring 2024 season to keep her business afloat.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “My biggest learnings have been through being nearly bankrupt a few times, but I never stopped believing in myself, even in the worst of times,” she said.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Her rebellious streak has always seen her to get ahead.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> She graduated with a BA Fashion degree from <a href="https://wwd.com/tag/central-saint-martins/" id="auto-tag_central-saint-martins" data-tag="central-saint-martins">Central Saint Martins</a> in 2015, but was not shortlisted for the annual graduate collection show. In response, Findikoglu staged her own guerrilla fashion show outside the show’s entrance, which certainly generated a lot of headlines.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Findikoglu’s resilience remains intact and so do her goals.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “I want to be a game changer for how women with similar backgrounds to me are seen in the world. I want to create a Dilara empire,” Findikoglu said.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Her Turkish and Muslim upbringing has only been a boon to challenge her belief systems. When she left her home country to study at <a href="https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/six-designers-central-saint-martins-2025-ba-class-1237895816/" id="related_article_link_central-saint-martins" data-tag="central-saint-martins">Central Saint Martins</a>, her brother stopped speaking to her for 10 years. “He thought I was going to become a bad girl in their eyes because a woman shouldn’t be free to go to a different country or even go out to dinner by herself,” she said.</p><div class="post-content-image // "><figure class="o-figure size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p" style="width:100%; max-width:683px;"><div class="c-lazy-image "><div class="lrv-a-crop-16x9" style="padding-bottom:calc((1024/683)*100%);"><p> <img loading="lazy" class="c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto no-lazyload" src="https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dilara-Findikoglu-Spring-2026-review-fgdv-13_3accf3.jpg?w=200" alt="Dilara Findikoglu Spring 2026 Preview photographed for WWD on September 17, 2025 in London, England." srcset="https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dilara-Findikoglu-Spring-2026-review-fgdv-13_3accf3.jpg?w=2048 5459w, https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dilara-Findikoglu-Spring-2026-review-fgdv-13_3accf3.jpg?resize=100,150 100w, https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dilara-Findikoglu-Spring-2026-review-fgdv-13_3accf3.jpg?resize=200,300 200w" data-lazy-sizes="(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px" height="1024" width="683" decoding="async"/></p></div></p></div><figcaption class="c-figcaption a-font-secondary-regular-m lrv-u-margin-t-050"><p> <span class="">Dilara Findikoglu spring 2026 preview.</span></p><p> <cite class="a-font-secondary-regular-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-font-size-11 lrv-u-color-grey lrv-u-margin-l-025">Fran Gomez de Villaboa/WWD</cite></p></figcaption></figure></div><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Findikoglu nods to the hardship in the title of her spring 2026 collection.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “I have been trying to heal my ancestral trauma. I have been remembering all of the women from my past who never had freedom and who were put in cages of innocence,” she said.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “I’m still breaking free, and I grew up in an environment where men always had more power and freedom. When I was growing up, I didn’t see one single woman who had a job or ran a business. I always learned power from men and thinking power comes in a masculine way. I’m now coming to peace with my vulnerability and I’m definitely the first person that has had this much freedom within my own family.”</p></div><p><br /><br /><a href="https://wwd.com/fashion-news/designer-luxury/dilara-findikoglu-business-cap-for-spring-2026-1238167625/">Source link </a></p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/dilara-findikoglu-goes-for-growth/">Dilara Findikoglu Goes for Growth</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://graziabritish.com/dilara-findikoglu-goes-for-growth/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <media:content url="https://i1.wp.com/wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dilara-Findikoglu-Spring-2026-review-fgdv-18.jpg" medium="image"></media:content> </item> <item> <title>ABC Affiliate Stations Told ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Will Be Off at Least Through Thursday, Replaced by ‘Celebrity Family Feud’</title> <link>https://graziabritish.com/abc-affiliate-stations-told-jimmy-kimmel-live-will-be-off-at-least-through-thursday-replaced-by-celebrity-family-feud/</link> <comments>https://graziabritish.com/abc-affiliate-stations-told-jimmy-kimmel-live-will-be-off-at-least-through-thursday-replaced-by-celebrity-family-feud/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Harson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 03:37:23 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ABC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[affiliate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[celebrity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[family]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Feud]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jimmy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jimmy Kimmel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kimmel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[live]]></category> <category><![CDATA[replaced]]></category> <category><![CDATA[stations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thursday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[told]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://graziabritish.com/abc-affiliate-stations-told-jimmy-kimmel-live-will-be-off-at-least-through-thursday-replaced-by-celebrity-family-feud/</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>ABC affiliates were informed late Wednesday that “Jimmy Kimmel Live” will be dark on the network at least through Thursday, with future plans for the 11:35 p.m. slot still undetermined. A memo sent to the owners of ABC’s more than 150 affiliate station partners addressed the explosive situation that erupted Wednesday afternoon when powerful station…</p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/abc-affiliate-stations-told-jimmy-kimmel-live-will-be-off-at-least-through-thursday-replaced-by-celebrity-family-feud/">ABC Affiliate Stations Told ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Will Be Off at Least Through Thursday, Replaced by ‘Celebrity Family Feud’</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <br /></p><div><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> <a href="https://variety.com/t/abc/" id="auto-tag_abc" data-tag="abc">ABC</a> affiliates were informed late Wednesday that <a href="https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/nexstar-jimmy-kimmel-abc-charlie-kirk-1236522584/">“Jimmy Kimmel Live” will be dark</a> on the network at least through Thursday, with future plans for the 11:35 p.m. slot still undetermined.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> A memo sent to the owners of ABC’s more than 150 affiliate station partners addressed the explosive situation that erupted Wednesday afternoon when powerful station group Nexstar announced it would preempt Kimmel’s show on the company’s 32 ABC affiliate stations. Sinclair Broadcast Group also quickly confirmed its plans to preempt Kimmel over the hosts remarks related to the MAGA movement and the activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead at a public speaking event in Utah on Sept. 10.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> In a memo from the ABC Affiliate Board, a longstanding group that liaises with the network on behalf of station owners, ABC affiliates were informed that the network would program repeat episodes of “Celebrity Family Feud” in the 11:35 p.m. hour slot usually occupied by Kimmel on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Beyond that, “formal guidance from Disney/ABC is forthcoming,” the memo stated. The memo noted that the affiliate board “remains engaged with ABC” on the roiling controversy.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> A source close to the situation maintains that the network has not yet made a formal decision about the future of Kimmel’s show. Executives were in direct conversation with the host and his representatives on Wednesday evening as the news broke, sparking a range of reactions from the left and right.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> The moves by Nexstar and Sinclair mark a rare example of broadcast TV station owners flexing significant power against the media giants that own the Big Four networks. Affiliate stations around the country, particularly those in big markets, were once enormously powerful as they were a vital link in the network’s distribution around the country. ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox used to pay affiliate stations to carry their programming. But starting in the late 1990s, the economics of TV changed so dramatically that stations started pay “reverse comp” to networks to help them shoulder the burden of costly sports rights deals such as the NFL and Olympics. </p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Today, the Big Four networks all have numerous cable and streaming options to lean on for distribution of their shows. But the local-national construct of broadcast network TV still has its advantages, even in a social media driven, 24/7 media environment. Nexstar and Sinclair undoubtedly saw the Kimmel flap — which began brewing on social media on Tuesday following the remarks in Kimmel’s Monday night monologue — as a moment to exercise some influence. The door was opened wide earlier in the day by Federal Communications Commission chairman <a href="https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/brendan-carr-abc-fcc-jimmy-kimmel-charlie-kirk-1236522406/">Brendan Carr, who threatened to launch another investigation into ABC </a>over what he and others deemed to be offensive comments from Kimmel related to Kirk’s slaying. </p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> Free speech advocates, on the other hand, have decried Carr’s statements in particular as another disturbing example of the chairman wielding the FCC’s regulatory authority as a hammer to harm President Donald Trump’s political and social adversaries. The Kimmel standoff also comes as Nexstar is pushing hard for the FCC to overhaul its existing limits on TV station ownership in order to allow Nexstar to acquire a rival station group, Tegna. Nexstar announced last month its intent to buy Tegna in a $6 billion transaction that would definitely put Nexstar over the ownership limit line, unless the FCC revamps those rules. Broadcasters have lobbied for years to loosen the FCC’s various ownership caps on local broadcast TV and radio stations, arguing that they are anachronistic in an era of digital giants such as Facebook, Amazon and Google.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> The speed with which Kimmel’s show was compromised came as a shock to many in Hollywood as well as to broadcast TV veterans.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m "> “Remember September 17 — that’s the day we lost the First Amendment in America,” said a broadcast TV station executive with knowledge of the ABC affiliate memo.</p></div><p><br /><br /><a href="https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/abc-affiliates-jimmy-kimmel-replace-celebrity-family-feud-1236522889/">Source link </a></p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/abc-affiliate-stations-told-jimmy-kimmel-live-will-be-off-at-least-through-thursday-replaced-by-celebrity-family-feud/">ABC Affiliate Stations Told ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Will Be Off at Least Through Thursday, Replaced by ‘Celebrity Family Feud’</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://graziabritish.com/abc-affiliate-stations-told-jimmy-kimmel-live-will-be-off-at-least-through-thursday-replaced-by-celebrity-family-feud/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <media:content url="https://i0.wp.com/variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/177306_0684-e1747158181277.jpg" medium="image"></media:content> </item> <item> <title>AvePoint launches public offering on SGX; to become a dual listed stock</title> <link>https://graziabritish.com/avepoint-launches-public-offering-on-sgx-to-become-a-dual-listed-stock/</link> <comments>https://graziabritish.com/avepoint-launches-public-offering-on-sgx-to-become-a-dual-listed-stock/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Swedan Margen]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 03:09:04 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AvePoint]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dual]]></category> <category><![CDATA[launches]]></category> <category><![CDATA[listed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[offering]]></category> <category><![CDATA[public]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SGX]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stock]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://graziabritish.com/avepoint-launches-public-offering-on-sgx-to-become-a-dual-listed-stock/</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The purpose is to increase the company’s financial flexibility and create a market for its shares on the Singapore Exchange [SINGAPORE] Cyber security company AvePoint has launched a public offering on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX), listing 13. 2 million common shares at S$19.50 per share. Underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase…</p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/avepoint-launches-public-offering-on-sgx-to-become-a-dual-listed-stock/">AvePoint launches public offering on SGX; to become a dual listed stock</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <br /></p><p>The purpose is to increase the company’s financial flexibility and create a market for its shares on the Singapore Exchange</p><div data-testid="article-body-container"><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">[SINGAPORE] Cyber security company AvePoint has launched a public offering on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX), listing 13. 2 million common shares at S$19.50 per share.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">Underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional two million common shares to cover over-allotments. This will be purchased at the listing price. </p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">AvePoint currently has no dividend policy.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">The company will not receive any proceeds from the offering, with selling shareholders getting all the proceeds. These shareholders consist of individuals, including cofounder Jiang Tianyi. </p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">AvePoint reported a 31 per cent increase in Q2 2025 revenue to US$102 million from US$78 million in Q2 2024. The company also swung into the black in Q2 2025 with earnings of US$2.7 million from a loss of US$12.8 million in Q2 2024.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">The company raised its full-year guidance and its forecast for 2025 revenues to be between US$406.6 million and US$410.6 million – growth of 23 to 24 per cent. Total annual recurring revenues are projected to be between US$412.8 million and US$418.8 million – growth of 26 to 28 per cent. </p><div data-component="component-container" class="container px-0 no-print"><div class="no-print md:-mx- py-10"><div class="no-print mb-6 border border-gray-175 p-6 md:p-8 lg:-mx-8" data-testid="article-newsletter-component"><div data-component="generic-newsletter"><h5 class="mb-6 border-b border-gray-175 pb-2 !font-poppins text-4xs font-medium uppercase leading-normal tracking-widest text-gray-515">BT in your inbox</h5><div class="flex py-3 md:px-10 md:py-6"></p><div class="min-[321px]:pl-4 md:pl-6"><p role="description" class="mb-3 font-public-sans text-base font-light tracking-normal text-gray-850 md:text-lg">Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">The purpose of the offering is to increase AvePoint’s financial flexibility and create a market for its shares on the SGX.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">The SGX-listed AvePoint shares will begin trading on Sep 19 at 9 am.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">Singapore is home to AvePoint’s international research and development hub, which was launched in August 2022. The hub is expected to have about 500 employees. </p><div data-component="component-container" class="container px-0 no-print"><div class="no-print mb-6 mt-8 border border-gray-175 p-6 md:-mx-8 md:mt-0 md:p-8" data-testid="article-read-more-component"><div><p class="mb-6 border-b border-gray-250 pb-4 font-poppins text-4xs font-medium tracking-widest text-gray-515">SEE ALSO</p><div data-testid="section-related-stories" class="overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300" style="height:0"><div class="mb-6" data-testid="article-read-more-individual-card-component"><div data-testid="basic-card-component" data-cueid="153261" class="relative flex flex-wrap items-start gap-4"><div class="relative"><div class="overflow-hidden relative flex order-1 flex-shrink-0 aspect-3x2 w-[70px] lg:w-[90px]" data-testid="article-thumbnail-component"><a class="block h-full w-full" href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/technology/avepoint-sets-rd-hub-and-will-hire-over-500-digital-professionals?ref=article-see-also" data-discover="true"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="relative z-10 h-full w-full object-cover no-lazyload" src="https://d2kxlefydm4hr1.cloudfront.net/image/businesstimes/38f5772f6bffa06208dc30613973959161cb16ab79cf151740cf153d13304189?w=1570&h=1046&dpr=1&f=webp" alt="In addition to anchoring the development of new products and solutions for Singapore and the global market, AvePoint’s new hub will strengthen global cloud resilience for customers, support data sovereignty, strengthen multi-cloud security, and ensure regional businesses are supported at the local level, it says." width="2362" height="1575"/></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">AvePoint is also listed on the Nasdaq and received investment from 65 Equity Partners’ Anchor Fund back in September 2023. The Anchor Fund’s mandate is to fund and attract companies to list on the SGX.</p><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6" data-testid="article-paragraph-component">Previously, Jiang told <em>The Business Times </em>that a dual listing on the SGX would help raise AvePoint’s profile, attracting a different set of investors. With government and other regulated industries as customers, Jiang said that the company would be well received by investors here. </p></div><p><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/avepoint-launches-public-offering-sgx-become-dual-listed-stock">Source link </a></p><p>The post <a href="https://graziabritish.com/avepoint-launches-public-offering-on-sgx-to-become-a-dual-listed-stock/">AvePoint launches public offering on SGX; to become a dual listed stock</a> appeared first on <a href="https://graziabritish.com">Grazia British</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://graziabritish.com/avepoint-launches-public-offering-on-sgx-to-become-a-dual-listed-stock/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <media:content url="https://i1.wp.com/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/218926a58c07d099f66fbfc30b8e3b110c62d216207eac376039a191f86f2272" medium="image"></media:content> </item> </channel></rss> If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:
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