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Saint Laurent is a Kering-owned luxury fashion brand, founded by the designer Yves Saint Laurent in 1961.

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News & Analysis

How Open-Source Innovation May Transform Fashion

Proponents of open-source culture say the concept would not only enable fashion companies to employ optimal versions of apps and software, but also encourage the industry to work together to tackle issues like sustainability.

News & Analysis

How Open-Source Innovation May Transform Fashion

Proponents of open-source culture say the concept would not only enable fashion companies to employ optimal versions of apps and software, but also encourage the industry to work together to tackle issues like sustainability.


Financial Markets

Why Kering Is Buying Back Its Shares

The French luxury conglomerate plans to buy back up to 1 percent of its share capital over a 12-month period.

Financial Markets

Why Kering Is Buying Back Its Shares

The French luxury conglomerate plans to buy back up to 1 percent of its share capital over a 12-month period.


Luxury

End Clothing: Menswear’s Silent E-Commerce Contender

In a rare interview, the founders of the Newcastle-based shopping destination reveal their plans to reach $350 million in annual revenue by 2020.

Luxury

End Clothing: Menswear’s Silent E-Commerce Contender

In a rare interview, the founders of the Newcastle-based shopping destination reveal their plans to reach $350 million in annual revenue by 2020.


News & Analysis

How Tom Ford Built His Beauty Empire

What started with a single fragrance has expanded into cosmetics and, soon, skincare. Estée Lauder sees Tom Ford Beauty becoming its new $1 billion brand.

News & Analysis

How Tom Ford Built His Beauty Empire

What started with a single fragrance has expanded into cosmetics and, soon, skincare. Estée Lauder sees Tom Ford Beauty becoming its new $1 billion brand.


Luxury

Strong Sales Growth at Gucci Helps Kering Beat Forecasts

The French luxury conglomerate said revenue reached €3.4 billion in the third quarter and increased 27.5 percent on a comparable basis.

Luxury

Strong Sales Growth at Gucci Helps Kering Beat Forecasts

The French luxury conglomerate said revenue reached €3.4 billion in the third quarter and increased 27.5 percent on a comparable basis.


News & Analysis

Why Star Designers (Typically) Don’t Get Their Own Labels

Launching a Nicolas Ghesquière or Hedi Slimane brand is risky business, even for a major conglomerate, due to high capital expenditure requirements and the quandary of trademark ownership.

News & Analysis

Why Star Designers (Typically) Don’t Get Their Own Labels

Launching a Nicolas Ghesquière or Hedi Slimane brand is risky business, even for a major conglomerate, due to high capital expenditure requirements and the quandary of trademark ownership.


News & Analysis

What Pierpaolo Piccioli Learned from Working with Moncler

The Valentino creative director talks to BoF about the changing role of the designer in the age of Instagram and monthly drops.

News & Analysis

What Pierpaolo Piccioli Learned from Working with Moncler

The Valentino creative director talks to BoF about the changing role of the designer in the age of Instagram and monthly drops.


News & Analysis

The $900 Million ‘Old Céline’ Opportunity

Who is best positioned to dress the affluent follower of Phoebe Philo’s chic and unfussy Celine in the wake of Hedi Slimane’s wholesale reinvention of the LVMH-owned house?

News & Analysis

The $900 Million ‘Old Céline’ Opportunity

Who is best positioned to dress the affluent follower of Phoebe Philo’s chic and unfussy Celine in the wake of Hedi Slimane’s wholesale reinvention of the LVMH-owned house?


News & Analysis

The BoF Podcast: Tim Blanks on the Spring 2019 Season

This week on Inside Fashion, BoF’s editor-at-large discusses Hedi Slimane’s Celine debut, his favourite shows of the season and fashion week in the #MeToo moment.

News & Analysis

The BoF Podcast: Tim Blanks on the Spring 2019 Season

This week on Inside Fashion, BoF’s editor-at-large discusses Hedi Slimane’s Celine debut, his favourite shows of the season and fashion week in the #MeToo moment.


Luxury

Marco Bizzarri Reassures Gucci Staff Over Looming Era of Slower Growth

The Gucci chief executive said in a message to store employees they should not be daunted by signs of a slowdown or variations in daily performances.

Luxury

Marco Bizzarri Reassures Gucci Staff Over Looming Era of Slower Growth

The Gucci chief executive said in a message to store employees they should not be daunted by signs of a slowdown or variations in daily performances.