Pierpaolo Piccioli
Outgoing Creative Director, Valentino
After eight years sharing his role with Maria Grazia Chiuri, he took up the mantle as the Italian maison’s sole creative director.


As Brands Rush to Speak Out, Many Statements Ring Hollow
When it comes to supporting social causes, consumers are calling out fashion and beauty companies for virtue signalling. Here’s what brands can do to evolve.

As Brands Rush to Speak Out, Many Statements Ring Hollow
When it comes to supporting social causes, consumers are calling out fashion and beauty companies for virtue signalling. Here’s what brands can do to evolve.

Can a New Chief Bring Commercial Magic Back to Valentino?
Star merchandiser Jacopo Venturini, who most recently played a pivotal role in the blockbuster success of Gucci, starts in the new role on June 1.

Can a New Chief Bring Commercial Magic Back to Valentino?
Star merchandiser Jacopo Venturini, who most recently played a pivotal role in the blockbuster success of Gucci, starts in the new role on June 1.

Why Fashion 'Seasons' Are Obsolete
This week, Saint Laurent said it would skip Paris Fashion Week and set its own schedule for showing collections for the rest of the year, raising deeper questions about following universal fashion seasons in a global market.

Why Fashion 'Seasons' Are Obsolete
This week, Saint Laurent said it would skip Paris Fashion Week and set its own schedule for showing collections for the rest of the year, raising deeper questions about following universal fashion seasons in a global market.

What Will Become of Fashion When the Epidemic Is Over?
Italian creators, from Giorgio Armani to Silvia Venturini Fendi, agree on one thing: the crisis is an opportunity to regain our long-lost soul.

What Will Become of Fashion When the Epidemic Is Over?
Italian creators, from Giorgio Armani to Silvia Venturini Fendi, agree on one thing: the crisis is an opportunity to regain our long-lost soul.

In Paris, the Pleasure of the Apocalypse
It was a strangely energetic season, full of both angst and elation, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

In Paris, the Pleasure of the Apocalypse
It was a strangely energetic season, full of both angst and elation, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

Hearst Is Still Searching for an Editor for Harper’s Bazaar. Here’s Why.
Print’s challenges might not matter to some who dream of following in the footsteps of Liz Tilberis and Glenda Bailey. But many of today’s editors have other aspirations.

Hearst Is Still Searching for an Editor for Harper’s Bazaar. Here’s Why.
Print’s challenges might not matter to some who dream of following in the footsteps of Liz Tilberis and Glenda Bailey. But many of today’s editors have other aspirations.


Joseph Altuzarra: At Ease in Paris
His designs stood up well enough against the European heavyweights that populate the Paris fashion week schedule.

Joseph Altuzarra: At Ease in Paris
His designs stood up well enough against the European heavyweights that populate the Paris fashion week schedule.

At Paris Couture, History Over Hype
The best collections were a homage to tradition, reverting back to shapes and ideas from the ‘Golden Age’ of the Fifties and Sixties.

At Paris Couture, History Over Hype
The best collections were a homage to tradition, reverting back to shapes and ideas from the ‘Golden Age’ of the Fifties and Sixties.

Valentino’s Bygone Glamour
The general impression was a stiffness that felt less modern than the sensuous fluidity of the designs with which Pierpaolo Piccioli seduced the world two years ago.

Valentino’s Bygone Glamour
The general impression was a stiffness that felt less modern than the sensuous fluidity of the designs with which Pierpaolo Piccioli seduced the world two years ago.
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The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.




