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Fashion Week

Did Meryll Rogge Capture the Spirit of Marni?

Yes, she did. The designer owed one of her happy fashion places to Consuelo Castiglioni, but she never imagined she’d one day take her place.

Fashion Week

Did Meryll Rogge Capture the Spirit of Marni?

Yes, she did. The designer owed one of her happy fashion places to Consuelo Castiglioni, but she never imagined she’d one day take her place.


Fashion Week

Milan Day Three: Who Do You Think You Are?

On the third day of Milan Fashion Week, Miuccia Prada, Raf Simons, Meryll Rogge and the Armani heirs, Silvana Armani and Leo Dell’Orco, were among the designers who offered food for thought on the matter of identity.

Fashion Week

Milan Day Three: Who Do You Think You Are?

On the third day of Milan Fashion Week, Miuccia Prada, Raf Simons, Meryll Rogge and the Armani heirs, Silvana Armani and Leo Dell’Orco, were among the designers who offered food for thought on the matter of identity.


Sustainability

EU Finalises Plan to Scale Back Sustainability Rules

The bloc’s overhaul sharply reduces the number of companies covered by ESG reporting and supply chain due-diligence laws, easing compliance pressures but increasing concerns over accountability.

Sustainability

EU Finalises Plan to Scale Back Sustainability Rules

The bloc’s overhaul sharply reduces the number of companies covered by ESG reporting and supply chain due-diligence laws, easing compliance pressures but increasing concerns over accountability.


Beauty

How Big Can an ‘Indie’ Brand Get?

In Full Coverage, Priya Rao reports on two of the industry’s favourite young brands: Starface and Fara Homidi.

Beauty

How Big Can an ‘Indie’ Brand Get?

In Full Coverage, Priya Rao reports on two of the industry’s favourite young brands: Starface and Fara Homidi.


Sports

Puma CEO Cites $260 Hyrox Sneaker as Early Step in Turnaround

Chief executive Arthur Hoeld said Puma is counting on training, football, running and ‘sportstyle’ categories to generate profitable growth and buzz.

Sports

Puma CEO Cites $260 Hyrox Sneaker as Early Step in Turnaround

Chief executive Arthur Hoeld said Puma is counting on training, football, running and ‘sportstyle’ categories to generate profitable growth and buzz.


Retail

EBay Is Laying Off About 800 Workers

The cuts affect roughly 6 percent of the company’s global workforce and comes a week after it said it would acquire Depop.

Retail

EBay Is Laying Off About 800 Workers

The cuts affect roughly 6 percent of the company’s global workforce and comes a week after it said it would acquire Depop.


Fashion Week

Inside Fendi’s New Era

Maria Grazia Chiuri’s arrival at the Roman brand will usher in deeper changes than what we could see on the runway, Robert Williams writes.

Fashion Week

Inside Fendi’s New Era

Maria Grazia Chiuri’s arrival at the Roman brand will usher in deeper changes than what we could see on the runway, Robert Williams writes.


Beauty

Want to Sell Affordable Wellness? It’ll Cost You.

In an era of economic constraint and a growing loneliness epidemic, affordable bathhouse and sauna culture is undergoing a global renaissance. But building a mass market wellness empire comes with steep financial and operational hurdles.

Beauty

Want to Sell Affordable Wellness? It’ll Cost You.

In an era of economic constraint and a growing loneliness epidemic, affordable bathhouse and sauna culture is undergoing a global renaissance. But building a mass market wellness empire comes with steep financial and operational hurdles.


Sports

Puma Forecasts Another Year of Losses, Scraps Dividend

Puma warned 2026 will be a transition year as it liquidates excess inventories, revamps marketing and develops new products to position itself for a turnaround.

Sports

Puma Forecasts Another Year of Losses, Scraps Dividend

Puma warned 2026 will be a transition year as it liquidates excess inventories, revamps marketing and develops new products to position itself for a turnaround.


Media

Exclusive: Dazed China Relaunches Under New Publishers

The second iteration will be released in June on a quarterly basis through Dazed Media and Chinese publisher Meta Media Group.

Media

Exclusive: Dazed China Relaunches Under New Publishers

The second iteration will be released in June on a quarterly basis through Dazed Media and Chinese publisher Meta Media Group.


Partner Content

How ESSEC Business School’s New Master’s Is Evolving Luxury Education

A pioneer in luxury education since 1991, French business school ESSEC has launched a new Master’s in Luxury Management — preparing students for the evolving luxury industry through a thorough academic and hands-on curriculum.

Partner Content

How ESSEC Business School’s New Master’s Is Evolving Luxury Education

A pioneer in luxury education since 1991, French business school ESSEC has launched a new Master’s in Luxury Management — preparing students for the evolving luxury industry through a thorough academic and hands-on curriculum.


Fashion Week

Milan Day Two: A Big Debut and a Second Coming

The masculine and feminine faced off — how very Milanese! — at Maria Grazia Chiuri’s first show for Fendi and Simone Bellotti’s sophomore outing for Jil Sander on day two of Milan Fashion Week.

Fashion Week

Milan Day Two: A Big Debut and a Second Coming

The masculine and feminine faced off — how very Milanese! — at Maria Grazia Chiuri’s first show for Fendi and Simone Bellotti’s sophomore outing for Jil Sander on day two of Milan Fashion Week.