At the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, running now through November 10, Kering announced a new long-term initiative with Shanghai Fashion Week: Kering Creative Residency for Artisanship, Fashion and Technology, or Craft. The first-of-its-kind program marks a major step in the global luxury group’s engagement with China’s creative economy and reflects its ongoing commitment to innovation, sustainability and cross-cultural exchange.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalizing the collaboration was signed yesterday in the presence of key representatives including Luca de Meo, CEO of Kering; Ji Shengjun, director of the Shanghai Fashion Week Organizing Committee; Nicolas Forissier, French minister delegate for foreign trade and economic attractiveness; and sen

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