Wool

Spanish fashion label Paloma Wool has shown its Spring 2027 collection, titled Glam Up, with coverage led by fashion trade publication WWD. The collection signals a more polished, dressy direction for the Barcelona-based brand, which is known for its arty, minimalist ready-to-wear. Fashion watchers are weighing in on whether the glam turn marks a new chapter for the label.

Australia's Greens have announced a A$25.1 billion proposal for the government to buy and run 200 supermarkets owned by Coles and Woolworths, explicitly modelled on New York mayor Zohran Mamdani's push for publicly owned grocery stores. The party frames it as a way to cut grocery prices by introducing public competition to a heavily concentrated duopoly. The plan is expected to face strong opposition from the major parties and the retail giants.

New research suggests a previously unnoticed RNA switch may influence how hair follicles develop in cashmere goats before birth, potentially affecting the fineness and quality of the cashmere fiber the animals later produce. The finding points to prenatal genetic mechanisms as key to one of the wool industry's most valuable traits, opening possible avenues for breeding and biotechnology.