LVMH Names Deputy CEO of Beauty Division, Parfums Christian Dior
Philippe Farnier, a longtime LVMH executive, will step into the new role effective immediately, reporting to divisional head Véronique Courtois.
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At Berluti, Mixed Messages
The collection was freewheeling but lacking cohesion. A few more months of study might help Kris Van Assche hone his recipe.
At Berluti, Mixed Messages
The collection was freewheeling but lacking cohesion. A few more months of study might help Kris Van Assche hone his recipe.
Fashion Week
Searching for Heroes at Dries Van Noten
The collection felt a little over-familiar — a statement that was strong without being particularly bold, minus the arcana that has always been his special spice.
Searching for Heroes at Dries Van Noten
The collection felt a little over-familiar — a statement that was strong without being particularly bold, minus the arcana that has always been his special spice.
Fashion Week
Rick Owens’s Vibrant Elegy
As much as lust, vice and Larry LeGaspi have worked their dissolute magic on the designer, here he acknowledged that with age has come responsibility.
Rick Owens’s Vibrant Elegy
As much as lust, vice and Larry LeGaspi have worked their dissolute magic on the designer, here he acknowledged that with age has come responsibility.
Fashion Week
Inside Rochas’ Menswear Reboot
Federico Curradi talks to Angelo Flaccavento ahead of his debut as menswear creative director of Rochas this Saturday.
Inside Rochas’ Menswear Reboot
Federico Curradi talks to Angelo Flaccavento ahead of his debut as menswear creative director of Rochas this Saturday.
Fashion Week
JW Anderson's Sly Sophistication at Work
There was a pleasing randomness to it all, like the people wearing the clothes were aware of civilization only in the most random way. It was Anderson to a T — and he did himself proud.
JW Anderson's Sly Sophistication at Work
There was a pleasing randomness to it all, like the people wearing the clothes were aware of civilization only in the most random way. It was Anderson to a T — and he did himself proud.
Fashion Week
Decadent Distractions at Valentino
Pierpaolo Piccioli, one of the most interesting designers in fashion at the moment, delivered the kind of hybrid design which embodies fashion’s enduringly mysterious appeal.
Decadent Distractions at Valentino
Pierpaolo Piccioli, one of the most interesting designers in fashion at the moment, delivered the kind of hybrid design which embodies fashion’s enduringly mysterious appeal.
Fashion Week
Virgil Abloh’s Louis Vuitton: From The Wizard to The Wiz
The designer’s second presentation for the French megabrand was a carefully considered, Michael Jackson-inspired powerhouse, built layer upon layer with the kind of shameless manipulation that characterizes the greatest showmen.
Virgil Abloh’s Louis Vuitton: From The Wizard to The Wiz
The designer’s second presentation for the French megabrand was a carefully considered, Michael Jackson-inspired powerhouse, built layer upon layer with the kind of shameless manipulation that characterizes the greatest showmen.
Fashion Week
Yohji Yamamoto's Romantic Renegades
At the Japanese master's latest show, something was different: his trademark volumes were more firm than fluid as his posse of poète maudits took a militaristic turn.
Yohji Yamamoto's Romantic Renegades
At the Japanese master's latest show, something was different: his trademark volumes were more firm than fluid as his posse of poète maudits took a militaristic turn.
Fashion Week
Vetements Does Vetements
Fashion moved on, but Demna Gvasalia stuck to his formula. Thursday's celebration of juvenile rebellion felt oddly relevant now that the pendulum has swung back to formality.
Vetements Does Vetements
Fashion moved on, but Demna Gvasalia stuck to his formula. Thursday's celebration of juvenile rebellion felt oddly relevant now that the pendulum has swung back to formality.
Fashion Week
Menswear Gets a Platform at Givenchy
Of course there had to be sportswear, but the real action was in the elongated, elegant tailoring that created a flamboyant, louche and a bit rebellious character Clare Waight Keller will surely build on.
Menswear Gets a Platform at Givenchy
Of course there had to be sportswear, but the real action was in the elongated, elegant tailoring that created a flamboyant, louche and a bit rebellious character Clare Waight Keller will surely build on.
Fashion Week
A New Formality and Its Opposite
Fumito Ganryu twisted fashion’s new formality in a progressive direction, while Acne Studios mounted a counter-current and Ami stuck to bourgeois nonchalance, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
A New Formality and Its Opposite
Fumito Ganryu twisted fashion’s new formality in a progressive direction, while Acne Studios mounted a counter-current and Ami stuck to bourgeois nonchalance, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Fashion Week
What’s Next for Streetwear?
In Paris, Virgil Abloh explored sartorialism with a preconception-defying collection for Off-White, while Heron Preston’s first runway show wrote sustainability — and security theatre — into his take on streetwear.
What’s Next for Streetwear?
In Paris, Virgil Abloh explored sartorialism with a preconception-defying collection for Off-White, while Heron Preston’s first runway show wrote sustainability — and security theatre — into his take on streetwear.
The News in Brief
Reliance Retail Acquires Pahadi Local
India’s largest retailer has acquired Himalayan skincare brand Pahadi Local amid a global surge in demand for Indian beauty and wellness.
Henkel Acquires Hair Care Brand Not Your Mother’s
The German consumer giant is expanding its US hair care presence with the the fast-growing, teen-favourite brand.
Muji Is Turning Skincare Into Its Next Growth Engine
The Japanese retailer is betting on its fast-growing, value-for-money skincare products to drive growth at home and abroad.
Fast Fashion Garments Pile Up in South Asia as Middle East Conflict Grounds Planes
Shipments of garments for major retailers are stranded at airports in Bangladesh and India as the conflict in the Middle East forces airlines cancel flights.
Saks Global to Shut 15 More Stores as Part of Restructuring
The luxury retailer, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, will close more stores as it tries to cut losses and focus on more profitable, higher-end locations.
Nike’s Latest SEC Filing Revives Converse Sale Speculation
In a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company’s management has approved a plan for organisational changes expected to cost the brand nearly $300 million. One analyst posited the target could be its struggling subsidiary.
US Economy Unexpectedly Loses Jobs in February; Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.4%
The decline in nonfarm payrolls reported by the Labor Department in its employment report on Friday was the sixth since January 2025 and the second largest.