Fatalism but definitely no defeatism: this was the prevailing mood during the week-end at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, as economic uncertainty loomed over the September edition of trade show Who's Next , which ended on Monday.

Apparel consumption in France recorded a slight downturn in H1, slowed down by a weak July, and everyone's antennae were up during the show, given a global situation characterised by the new tariff policies deployed by the US administration under Donald Trump , Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, and the Israel-Palestine conflict. As well as the general inability to predict the decisions that will be taken by France’s political leaders, heralding a troubled September, both politically and socially.

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