Bernard Arnault in witty mood at LVMH results’ presentation
Last Thursday, at the presentation of the LVMH group's 2023 annual results, owner Bernard Arnault was close-mouthed about the group’s 2024 plans, and more inclined to regale the audience...
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Bernard Arnault in witty mood at LVMH results’ presentation
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Salvatore Ferragamo names Pierre La Tour as group CFO
Salvatore Ferragamo names Pierre La Tour as group CFO
The Italian luxury label has appointed a new group CFO, Pierre La Tour, a highly experienced international executive. He succeeds Alessandro Corsi, who left the group in September.
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Imane Ayissi opens Paris Haute Couture Week celebrating African textile expertise
Imane Ayissi opens Paris Haute Couture Week celebrating African textile expertise
The first Sub-Saharan designer to present a collection at Paris Haute Couture Week, Cameroon-born Ayissi showcased Africa’s rich textiles and craftsmanship heritage on Monday, blending...
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Paris Fashion Week: spotlight on Japanese labels Mihara Yasuhiro, Kenzo
Paris Fashion Week: spotlight on Japanese labels Mihara Yasuhiro, Kenzo
Japanese designers have caught the eye at Paris Fashion Week Men, among them Mihara Yasuhiro and Nigo for Kenzo, both presenting refreshing reinterpretations of the men’s wardrobe infused...
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Paris Fashion Week: Amiri, Sean Suen showcase supreme chic, Rick Owens opts for futuristic style
Paris Fashion Week: Amiri, Sean Suen showcase supreme chic, Rick Owens opts for futuristic style
Three international designers, Rick Owens, Mike Amiri and Sean Suen, each with his own well-defined aesthetic, showed striking collections on Thursday, the third day of Paris Fashion Week...
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Men hold sway in Paris with LGN, Walter Van Beirendonck, Bluemarble
Men hold sway in Paris with LGN, Walter Van Beirendonck, Bluemarble
Louis Gabriel Nouchi’s austere elegance, Walter Van Beirendonck’s exuberance, Bluemarble’s chic street style: menswear showed plenty of panache on the Parisian runways on Wednesday, on...
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Menswear in Milan: ultra sexy at JW Anderson, sporty-chic at Giorgio Armani, Dhruv Kapoor
Menswear in Milan: ultra sexy at JW Anderson, sporty-chic at Giorgio Armani, Dhruv Kapoor
Jonathan Anderson playfully subverted the codes of next winter’s menswear by showing male models wearing sensual black tights, while Giorgio Armani and Dhruv Kapoor blended sportswear and...
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Fabrics, craftsmanship centre-stage in Milan with Neil Barrett, Federico Cina, Simon Cracker, Pronounce
Fabrics, craftsmanship centre-stage in Milan with Neil Barrett, Federico Cina, Simon Cracker, Pronounce
Milan Fashion Week has shone a spotlight on the amazing craftsmanship of Italian fabric producers, via both experienced and emerging designers like Neil Barrett, Simone Botte, and...
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Caruso's playful elegance on show at Pitti Uomo
Caruso's playful elegance on show at Pitti Uomo
The tailoring label owned by Chinese group Fosun reported a revenue of €40 million in 2023, up by 30%. E-tail was a strong driver, and a store opening in Milan is on the cards.
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Tod's in pole position at Pitti Uomo with Automobili Lamborghini
Tod's in pole position at Pitti Uomo with Automobili Lamborghini
The luxury label and the supercar manufacturer unveiled a collaboration in Florence at Pitti Uomo. The first in a series of releases that will also include leather goods and apparel...
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Magliano’s elegance on show at Pitti Uomo
Magliano’s elegance on show at Pitti Uomo
As guest designer at Pitti Uomo 105, Luca Magliano wowed his Florentine audience on Wednesday night, staging a high-impact runway show celebrating non-binary style inspired by elegance.
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Christian Dior to show women’s pre-collection in New York on April 15
Christian Dior to show women’s pre-collection in New York on April 15
The Parisian luxury label will unveil the next women’s pre-Fall collection by Maria Grazia Chiuri in New York, with a show scheduled on April 15, 2024 at the Brooklyn Museum of art.
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L'Occitane group names new CEO
L'Occitane group names new CEO
As of April 1, Laurent Marteau will become the CEO of cosmetics group L’Occitane, owner among others of Sol de Janeiro and Melvita. Marteau will succeed André Hoffmann.
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Ludovic de Saint Sernin to show in New York next February
Ludovic de Saint Sernin to show in New York next February
The French designer is stepping away from the Parisian runways this season, and will be showing at New York Fashion Week on February 11, confirming the importance of the US market for his...
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Italy opens men’s fashion season with Pitti Uomo, Milan Fashion Week
Italy opens men’s fashion season with Pitti Uomo, Milan Fashion Week
The new menswear season begins on Tuesday in Florence with Pitti Uomo, scheduled on January 9-12, followed by Milan with 21 shows from January 12 to 16, with returns by Fendi and Gucci,...
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Sergio Rossi and Artistic Director Evangelie Smyrniotaki part company
Sergio Rossi and Artistic Director Evangelie Smyrniotaki part company
The Italian luxury footwear label has announced Smyrniotaki’s departure in a press release, stating they have parted ways by mutual consent at the scheduled expiry of the designer’s...
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Dolce & Gabbana backs emerging designer Feben with Milan show
Dolce & Gabbana backs emerging designer Feben with Milan show
After supporting Matty Bovan, Tomo Koizumi and Karoline Vitto, the Italian label will help the Ethiopia-born, London-based designer show in Milan at next February’s womenswear fashion week.
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LVMH: Negotiations, speculations, and new creative directors for the group's luxury brands
LVMH: Negotiations, speculations, and new creative directors for the group's luxury brands
The vacant slot at Givenchy, following the departure of US designer Matthew M. Williams, could trigger a spate of creative director changes in some of the luxury giant’s other labels.
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Balenciaga, Isabel Marant among winners of PETA’s 2023 Vegan Fashion Awards
Balenciaga, Isabel Marant among winners of PETA’s 2023 Vegan Fashion Awards
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) association has announced the winners of its awards recognizing industry pioneers who are making fashion kinder to animals and the...
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Marine Serre will show its men’s collection separately to boost menswear growth
Marine Serre will show its men’s collection separately to boost menswear growth
The French label will be presenting its future collections separately, with menswear centre-stage during Paris Fashion Week Men, while its women’s ready-to-wear collections will show in...
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What will the future hold for Farfetch?
What will the future hold for Farfetch?
The British luxury e-tailer’s last-minute rescue by Korean e-commerce giant Coupang has raised questions about Farfetch’s future profile and the potential reconfiguration of the online...
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Balmain and Valentino return to Paris Fashion Week Men, others give it a miss
Balmain and Valentino return to Paris Fashion Week Men, others give it a miss
The next edition of Paris Fashion Week Men, scheduled from January 16 to 21, will showcase the Fall/Winter 2024 collections of 74 labels, with 42 runway shows and the return of Balmain...
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Alibaba injects extra $634 million into Lazada
Alibaba injects extra $634 million into Lazada
Alibaba is keen to power up Lazada, the generalist e-tailer into which it has injected a total of $1.8 billion, as it faces increased competition in Asia-Pacific, particularly from TikTok...
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Kanye West names Gosha Rubchinskiy as Yeezy's creative director
Kanye West names Gosha Rubchinskiy as Yeezy's creative director
A year after the separation from Adidas, the controversial US artist is preparing to rejuvenate Yeezy. In a post on X dated December 13, he announced he has named the Russian designer as...
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Gucci names Massimo Vian head of industrial operations and supply chain
Gucci names Massimo Vian head of industrial operations and supply chain
The Kering group's leading label has appointed Massimo Vian, formerly COO of Prada, to the newly created post of head of industrial operations and the supply chain.
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Ralph Lauren teams up with Haworth Lifestyle Design to boost luxury furniture business
Ralph Lauren teams up with Haworth Lifestyle Design to boost luxury furniture business
The New York-based label, which has been active in the furniture sector for 40 years, has signed a long-term production and distribution deal for its luxury furnishings with US group...
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American Vintage to expand retail presence worldwide, notably in Asia
American Vintage to expand retail presence worldwide, notably in Asia
The Marseilles-based fashion label founded in 2005 by Michael Azoulay has established a presence in Dublin in the autumn, has opened a fifth store in Hong Kong, and is planning to land in...
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Timberland confirms Nina Flood as brand president
Timberland confirms Nina Flood as brand president
Only a month after appointing Flood as interim brand president of Timberland, VF Corp. has made her position permanent.
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Jacquemus: MD Bastien Daguzan also named president
Jacquemus: MD Bastien Daguzan also named president
Bastien Daguzan, who was hired in 2022 as the French label’s managing director, has now also been appointed president, a position held until now by founder and owner Simon Porte Jacquemus.
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Thélios inks eyewear partnership deal with TAG Heuer
Thélios inks eyewear partnership deal with TAG Heuer
The Swiss sporting watches specialist owned by LVMH is back in the eyewear market, and has licensed its collections’ development and distribution to the producer owned by the French...