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Beauty

Luxury Brands Stumble In Their Race to Conquer Beauty

Prestige makeup is fashion’s category expansion du jour. But even the market’s most powerful players could learn a thing or two from its celebrity-backed competition.

Beauty

Luxury Brands Stumble In Their Race to Conquer Beauty

Prestige makeup is fashion’s category expansion du jour. But even the market’s most powerful players could learn a thing or two from its celebrity-backed competition.


Luxury

Balmain CEO Exits Company

Jean-Jacques Guevel’s departure follows the exit of the brand’s marketing chief Txampi Diz last week.

Luxury

Balmain CEO Exits Company

Jean-Jacques Guevel’s departure follows the exit of the brand’s marketing chief Txampi Diz last week.


Luxury

How Paper Bags Became Designer Accessories In Their Own Right

Balenciaga’s collaboration with Erewhon is the most high-profile example of the unlikely movement for carrier bags that is sweeping high-fashion, as well as the secondhand market.

Luxury

How Paper Bags Became Designer Accessories In Their Own Right

Balenciaga’s collaboration with Erewhon is the most high-profile example of the unlikely movement for carrier bags that is sweeping high-fashion, as well as the secondhand market.


Luxury

Balmain: The House Olivier Rousteing Rebuilt

The designer’s extravagant vision and charismatic persona have taken the Parisian luxury house’s annual sales from €20 million to €300 million, Rousteing revealed in an exclusive interview with Laurence Benaïm which covers opulence, longevity, diversity and the aftermath of a shocking robbery.

Luxury

Balmain: The House Olivier Rousteing Rebuilt

The designer’s extravagant vision and charismatic persona have taken the Parisian luxury house’s annual sales from €20 million to €300 million, Rousteing revealed in an exclusive interview with Laurence Benaïm which covers opulence, longevity, diversity and the aftermath of a shocking robbery.


Retail

Unpacking Fashion’s Crime Wave

Amid a wave of high-profile incidents of theft and violence, big retailers are taking increasingly drastic steps, including closing stores and beefing up security.

Retail

Unpacking Fashion’s Crime Wave

Amid a wave of high-profile incidents of theft and violence, big retailers are taking increasingly drastic steps, including closing stores and beefing up security.


Beauty

Exclusive: Estée Lauder Cos. Nearing Beauty Deal With Balmain

By entering into a rare licensing agreement with the French fashion house, the beauty conglomerate would be looking to repeat the success it had turning Tom Ford Beauty into a billion-dollar business.

Beauty

Exclusive: Estée Lauder Cos. Nearing Beauty Deal With Balmain

By entering into a rare licensing agreement with the French fashion house, the beauty conglomerate would be looking to repeat the success it had turning Tom Ford Beauty into a billion-dollar business.


China

China’s Parallel NFT Universe: A Guide for Fashion

The NFT opportunity is different in China where tech giants are building a separate blockchain infrastructure driven by a government ban on cryptocurrency.

China

China’s Parallel NFT Universe: A Guide for Fashion

The NFT opportunity is different in China where tech giants are building a separate blockchain infrastructure driven by a government ban on cryptocurrency.


Marketing

Many Viewers Have Given Up On Awards Shows, But Fashion Hasn’t

The Golden Globes were presented on Twitter, and the Grammys and Critics Choice Awards were postponed. But the power of awards season in fashion remains, even amid uncertainty.

Marketing

Many Viewers Have Given Up On Awards Shows, But Fashion Hasn’t

The Golden Globes were presented on Twitter, and the Grammys and Critics Choice Awards were postponed. But the power of awards season in fashion remains, even amid uncertainty.


Fashion Week

How to Win Paris Fashion Week

As editors, buyers and VIP guests congregated at Paris Fashion Week after 18 months of mostly online shows, brands that tapped the power of physical events while experimenting with new formats had the most impact.

Fashion Week

How to Win Paris Fashion Week

As editors, buyers and VIP guests congregated at Paris Fashion Week after 18 months of mostly online shows, brands that tapped the power of physical events while experimenting with new formats had the most impact.


Marketing

Inside Balmain’s Entertainment Marketing Strategy

Balmain is betting on a full-fledged entertainment strategy — including a scripted television series and music festival — to regain relevance against fashion’s power players. But will it work?

Marketing

Inside Balmain’s Entertainment Marketing Strategy

Balmain is betting on a full-fledged entertainment strategy — including a scripted television series and music festival — to regain relevance against fashion’s power players. But will it work?