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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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Financial Markets

Gucci Turnaround Buoys Kering

French luxury-goods maker Kering reported first-half earnings that beat analysts’ estimates on rising demand for Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, helping it shrug off lower tourism in Europe.

Financial Markets

Gucci Turnaround Buoys Kering

French luxury-goods maker Kering reported first-half earnings that beat analysts’ estimates on rising demand for Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, helping it shrug off lower tourism in Europe.


News & Analysis

Update: Louis Vuitton Denies Report of Nicolas Ghesquière's Impending Exit

LVMH is considering a change of creative director at Louis Vuitton, with Jonathan Anderson seen as the front-runner to replace Nicolas Ghesquière, according to Reuters. Louis Vuitton has categorically denied the rumour and clarified that Ghesquière's contract expires in November 2018.

News & Analysis

Update: Louis Vuitton Denies Report of Nicolas Ghesquière's Impending Exit

LVMH is considering a change of creative director at Louis Vuitton, with Jonathan Anderson seen as the front-runner to replace Nicolas Ghesquière, according to Reuters. Louis Vuitton has categorically denied the rumour and clarified that Ghesquière's contract expires in November 2018.


Financial Markets

Lisa Marie Fernandez’s Restrained Swimwear Revolution

Through a strategy of product iteration and timely category expansion, Lisa Marie Fernandez has built an influential swimwear brand, with sales set to double this year.

Financial Markets

Lisa Marie Fernandez’s Restrained Swimwear Revolution

Through a strategy of product iteration and timely category expansion, Lisa Marie Fernandez has built an influential swimwear brand, with sales set to double this year.


Luxury

Dramatic Luxury Sales Drop, Fresh Data Shows

Full price sales of luxury goods are dramatically down year-on-year, according to data collected by real-time analytics firm Edited in the wake of the UK's shocking Brexit vote.

Luxury

Dramatic Luxury Sales Drop, Fresh Data Shows

Full price sales of luxury goods are dramatically down year-on-year, according to data collected by real-time analytics firm Edited in the wake of the UK's shocking Brexit vote.


News & Analysis

Tomes of the Times: Summer Reading

Colin McDowell shares his essential summer fashion reading list, from ‘Fashion Game Changers’ to a catalogue of Karl Lagerfeld's work for Chanel.

News & Analysis

Tomes of the Times: Summer Reading

Colin McDowell shares his essential summer fashion reading list, from ‘Fashion Game Changers’ to a catalogue of Karl Lagerfeld's work for Chanel.


Marketing

BoF Exclusive | Justin O’Shea Enlists Metallica For Brioni’s Radical Repositioning

Rock band Metallica are the stars of Brioni’s first advertising campaign under creative director Justin O'Shea, reflecting a radical, masculine repositioning for the Kering-owned men’s luxury label.

Marketing

BoF Exclusive | Justin O’Shea Enlists Metallica For Brioni’s Radical Repositioning

Rock band Metallica are the stars of Brioni’s first advertising campaign under creative director Justin O'Shea, reflecting a radical, masculine repositioning for the Kering-owned men’s luxury label.


News & Analysis

Britain Votes to Exit EU, Pound Plunges and Cameron to Step Down

Britain has voted to exit the 28-nation bloc, unleashing market turmoil, political uncertainty and untold damage to the global fashion industry.

News & Analysis

Britain Votes to Exit EU, Pound Plunges and Cameron to Step Down

Britain has voted to exit the 28-nation bloc, unleashing market turmoil, political uncertainty and untold damage to the global fashion industry.


News & Analysis

Dior to Appoint Valentino's Maria Grazia Chiuri as Creative Head, Say Sources

Christian Dior is set to announce after its couture show in early July that Maria Grazia Chiuri is joining the French fashion house from Italy's Valentino, two people familiar with the matter said.

News & Analysis

Dior to Appoint Valentino's Maria Grazia Chiuri as Creative Head, Say Sources

Christian Dior is set to announce after its couture show in early July that Maria Grazia Chiuri is joining the French fashion house from Italy's Valentino, two people familiar with the matter said.


Technology

Alibaba Wins Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Pre-IPO Regulatory Warning

Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd has won the dismissal of a US lawsuit accusing China's largest e-commerce company of defrauding shareholders by concealing a regulator's warning about its ability to suppress counterfeiting on its websites.

Technology

Alibaba Wins Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Pre-IPO Regulatory Warning

Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd has won the dismissal of a US lawsuit accusing China's largest e-commerce company of defrauding shareholders by concealing a regulator's warning about its ability to suppress counterfeiting on its websites.


Retail

Op-Ed | Act with Purpose, or Die

To survive a market turned upside down by uncertainty, sluggish growth and generational change, brands must act with purpose, argues BoF 500 member Jens Grede.

Retail

Op-Ed | Act with Purpose, or Die

To survive a market turned upside down by uncertainty, sluggish growth and generational change, brands must act with purpose, argues BoF 500 member Jens Grede.