Michael Kors
Designer, Michael Kors
The designer and previous Project Runway personality infused his once-bankrupt brand with a clean, sporty glamour and took the company public in 2011.


Differential Brands to Buy Global Brands' North American Unit
The $1.38 billion deal will give Differential Brands access to licenses for brands including Calvin Klein, Under Armour and Michael Kors.

Differential Brands to Buy Global Brands' North American Unit
The $1.38 billion deal will give Differential Brands access to licenses for brands including Calvin Klein, Under Armour and Michael Kors.

Amidst Consolidation Wave, Acne Studios Could Fetch €500m
The luxury market has seen no shortage of mergers and acquisitions and the pace is picking up with Dries Van Noten and Missoni signing deals in the past week alone.

Amidst Consolidation Wave, Acne Studios Could Fetch €500m
The luxury market has seen no shortage of mergers and acquisitions and the pace is picking up with Dries Van Noten and Missoni signing deals in the past week alone.

Frame Wants to Be the Next Calvin Klein
Jens Grede and Erik Torstensson have grown their former side project into a $100 million business. Can the duo behind so many other blockbuster brands turn their own label into a global player?

Frame Wants to Be the Next Calvin Klein
Jens Grede and Erik Torstensson have grown their former side project into a $100 million business. Can the duo behind so many other blockbuster brands turn their own label into a global player?

Ralph Lauren Wants to Increase Sales by $1 Billion Over the Next 5 Years
Chief executive Patrice Louvet unveiled a five-point strategic plan to significantly boost revenue, operating income and payouts to shareholders on Thursday. Here's how the company plans to reach those lofty goals.

Ralph Lauren Wants to Increase Sales by $1 Billion Over the Next 5 Years
Chief executive Patrice Louvet unveiled a five-point strategic plan to significantly boost revenue, operating income and payouts to shareholders on Thursday. Here's how the company plans to reach those lofty goals.

Luxury Results Tell a Tale of Two Extremes
Luxury results were good, bad and ugly this month, causing a divergence in stock performances among our SLI constituents.

Luxury Results Tell a Tale of Two Extremes
Luxury results were good, bad and ugly this month, causing a divergence in stock performances among our SLI constituents.

Supreme, Ralph Lauren, Raf Simons Honoured at the 2018 CFDA Awards
The American fashion industry’s annual awards ceremony aimed to strike a balance between honouring industry stalwarts and recognising the disruptors paving a new way forward in tough times.

Supreme, Ralph Lauren, Raf Simons Honoured at the 2018 CFDA Awards
The American fashion industry’s annual awards ceremony aimed to strike a balance between honouring industry stalwarts and recognising the disruptors paving a new way forward in tough times.

The Gucci-Gap Divide: How Luxury Is Winning the Race for Millennial Spend
Luxury labels like Gucci and Balenciaga — whose $1,300 'T-Shirt Shirt' spawned countless memes this week — are pulling away from the pack. When was the last time a Gap t-shirt generated that kind of traction on Instagram?

The Gucci-Gap Divide: How Luxury Is Winning the Race for Millennial Spend
Luxury labels like Gucci and Balenciaga — whose $1,300 'T-Shirt Shirt' spawned countless memes this week — are pulling away from the pack. When was the last time a Gap t-shirt generated that kind of traction on Instagram?

Michael Kors Forecasts Annual Profit Below Estimates
The projection overshadowed stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results, driving the handbag maker's shares down 7 percent.

Michael Kors Forecasts Annual Profit Below Estimates
The projection overshadowed stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results, driving the handbag maker's shares down 7 percent.

Bargain-Hungry Shoppers Help TJX Beat Sales Estimates
Online shopping has taken a toll on traditional brick-and-mortar stores, but TJX has not seen huge cuts in inventory and store closures.

Bargain-Hungry Shoppers Help TJX Beat Sales Estimates
Online shopping has taken a toll on traditional brick-and-mortar stores, but TJX has not seen huge cuts in inventory and store closures.

Stuart Weitzman Creative Director Exits as Tapestry Cites Inappropriate Behaviour
Giovanni Morelli joined the footwear brand in May 2017.

Stuart Weitzman Creative Director Exits as Tapestry Cites Inappropriate Behaviour
Giovanni Morelli joined the footwear brand in May 2017.
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