France is to introduce a scheme that will subsidize repairs to clothing and shoes in order to cut waste and planet-heating pollution from the textile industry. CNN values your feedback 1.

Inside France: Political deadlock, religious clothing and odd-shaped balls Emma Pearson - emma.pearson@thelocal.com Published: 9 Sep, 2023 CET.

€7 to mend a heel. Under the scheme, customers will be able to claim €7 for mending a heel and €10-€25 for clothing repairs from a €154 million fund set up to cover 2023-2028.

An estimated 20 percent of online clothing sales in France are from secondhand platforms, with Vinted the largest by far. Launched 15 years ago in Lithuania, Vinted came to France in 2013.

France passed a law on Thursday banning the use of ‘forever chemicals’ in cosmetics and clothing. Forever chemicals, or ...

Why is France so worried about Muslim dress in its schools? Devised by Gabriel Attal, France’s education minister, the new rule was made official on August 31st, four days before term began.

France has introduced a discount for repairing shoes and clothing. The bonus incentivizes people to keep the items they already own instead of throwing them away. Clothing repairs are favored by ...

Inside France is our weekly look at some of the news, talking points and gossip in France that you might not have heard about. It’s published each Saturday and members can receive it directly to ...