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Former Designer, Donna Karan

Designing with a woman in mind, she became famous for her jersey draping and easy, mix-and-match separates.

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News & Analysis

DKNY Confirms Departure of CEO and Creative Directors

DKNY chief executive Caroline Brown and creative directors Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow will leave the company before the end of year.

News & Analysis

DKNY Confirms Departure of CEO and Creative Directors

DKNY chief executive Caroline Brown and creative directors Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow will leave the company before the end of year.


News & Analysis

Suno Quietly Closes Shop

The award-winning New York-based label will not ship its spring collection.

News & Analysis

Suno Quietly Closes Shop

The award-winning New York-based label will not ship its spring collection.


Luxury

Forty Five Ten: Downtown Dallas’s New Cultural Totem

Tim Blanks takes an exclusive first look inside Brian Bolke's new boutique, which is at the heart of the downtown Dallas renaissance.

Luxury

Forty Five Ten: Downtown Dallas’s New Cultural Totem

Tim Blanks takes an exclusive first look inside Brian Bolke's new boutique, which is at the heart of the downtown Dallas renaissance.


Luxury

LVMH Says No Way Will it Do Business with Amazon

'The business of Amazon does not fit with LVMH full stop and it does not fit with our brands,' said LVMH chief financial officer Jean-Jacques Guiony.

Luxury

LVMH Says No Way Will it Do Business with Amazon

'The business of Amazon does not fit with LVMH full stop and it does not fit with our brands,' said LVMH chief financial officer Jean-Jacques Guiony.


News & Analysis

LVMH to Buy Majority Stake in Germany's Rimowa For $716 Million

Alexandre Arnault, son of LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault, will become co-chief executive officer of Rimowa alongside Dieter Morszeck, who retains his 20 percent stake in the company.

News & Analysis

LVMH to Buy Majority Stake in Germany's Rimowa For $716 Million

Alexandre Arnault, son of LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault, will become co-chief executive officer of Rimowa alongside Dieter Morszeck, who retains his 20 percent stake in the company.


Fashion Week

At Urban Zen, Donna Karan Doesn't Have Time For 'I Told You So'

The designer advocated 'fashion immediacy' long before the rest of the industry. But is Urban Zen compelling enough to 'buy now'?

Fashion Week

At Urban Zen, Donna Karan Doesn't Have Time For 'I Told You So'

The designer advocated 'fashion immediacy' long before the rest of the industry. But is Urban Zen compelling enough to 'buy now'?


Fashion Week

Ryan Roche's Quiet Power

The designer’s shift to Italian production has brought her designs to a new level.

Fashion Week

Ryan Roche's Quiet Power

The designer’s shift to Italian production has brought her designs to a new level.


News & Analysis

Sies Marjan, The Luxury Label That Appeared From Thin Air

Designer Sander Lak, chief executive Joey Laurenti, and financial backer Nancy Marks talk exclusively to BoF about building a new American luxury label from the bottom up.

News & Analysis

Sies Marjan, The Luxury Label That Appeared From Thin Air

Designer Sander Lak, chief executive Joey Laurenti, and financial backer Nancy Marks talk exclusively to BoF about building a new American luxury label from the bottom up.


Luxury

Bottoms Up on Hermès, LVMH and Kering Performance

Investors breathed a sign of relief as better-than-expected first half results took some of the sting out of the sector’s most severe correction in seven years.

Luxury

Bottoms Up on Hermès, LVMH and Kering Performance

Investors breathed a sign of relief as better-than-expected first half results took some of the sting out of the sector’s most severe correction in seven years.


News & Analysis

Raf Simons Starts at Calvin Klein, Marking Strategic Shift

In a bold and widely anticipated move, Raf Simons has been named chief creative officer of Calvin Klein, bringing his signature minimalist aesthetic to the iconic American brand, the company has confirmed.

News & Analysis

Raf Simons Starts at Calvin Klein, Marking Strategic Shift

In a bold and widely anticipated move, Raf Simons has been named chief creative officer of Calvin Klein, bringing his signature minimalist aesthetic to the iconic American brand, the company has confirmed.


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