An interview with Sylvie Maignan, head of the MSFC, conducted by Laurence Benaïm for the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode's Insider magazine during Paris Fashion Week® Men's Fall/Winter 2026–2027.

Thanks to its latest measurement campaign, IFTH reveals the new morphologies of the French. Brands and garment manufacturers benefit from more accurate data to create comfortable, long-lasting garments.

The Trait d'Union call for applications was launched on October 8. On the initiative of PROMAS, the Maison du Savoir-Faire et de la Création (MSFC) and the Groupement de la Fabrication Française (GFF), members of the UFIMH and with the support of DEFI. This new program will enable five creative, committed French fashion brands to benefit from personalized, high-quality support as they move towards the Fabriqué en France.

A premium fiber, grown and increasingly spun and woven in Europe for high-end markets, flax meets new expectations in the textile sector. While the redeployment of the hemp industry is more recent on the Old Continent, hemp is proving just as promising.

In France, some thirty specialist retailers play a crucial role in helping consumers identify, understand and favor locally produced fashion brands. Two examples from Paris: L'Appartement Français and l'Habit Français.

Run by volunteers, the Fédération Indépendante pour le Made in France (FIMIF) fights against the use by brands and distributors of markings that mislead consumers into believing that their products are made in France.