Gap Sales Miss Expectations After Old Navy, Athleta Fall Short
The brands Gap and Banana Republic beat comparable sales estimates.
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Maison Margiela's Decadent Altered Realities
Artifice has always been a mean motivator in John Galliano’s world. With his new Artisanal collection, he concentrated on creating a new creature and demonstrating how the artificial becomes the authentic.
Maison Margiela's Decadent Altered Realities
Artifice has always been a mean motivator in John Galliano’s world. With his new Artisanal collection, he concentrated on creating a new creature and demonstrating how the artificial becomes the authentic.
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Sensing the Great Beyond at Valentino
Pierpaolo Piccioli is making a habit of showing stupendously beautiful couture collections, overwhelming reason with transcendent grandeur.
Sensing the Great Beyond at Valentino
Pierpaolo Piccioli is making a habit of showing stupendously beautiful couture collections, overwhelming reason with transcendent grandeur.
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Olivier Rousteing Brings His Maximalism to Couture at Balmain
It lacked maturity and focus, but Rousteing can make progress. Couture is clearly his thing.
Olivier Rousteing Brings His Maximalism to Couture at Balmain
It lacked maturity and focus, but Rousteing can make progress. Couture is clearly his thing.
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Armani the Auteur
Inspired by Bernardo Bertolucci's 1970 classic "The Conformist," Giorgio Armani seemed to design his latest couture collection to please himself — and the result was cinematic.
Armani the Auteur
Inspired by Bernardo Bertolucci's 1970 classic "The Conformist," Giorgio Armani seemed to design his latest couture collection to please himself — and the result was cinematic.
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Contrast Creates Dynamism at Givenchy
Clare Waight Keller has clearly found her happy place, bringing extraordinary technique, exquisite detail and extravagant volume with such a sense of purpose that resistance was futile.
Contrast Creates Dynamism at Givenchy
Clare Waight Keller has clearly found her happy place, bringing extraordinary technique, exquisite detail and extravagant volume with such a sense of purpose that resistance was futile.
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A Presence in Karl Lagerfeld's Absence at Chanel
The designer missed the show due to tiredness, but the collection's flowery sweetness and light brought a breath of spring into the frigid atmosphere of the Grand Palais.
A Presence in Karl Lagerfeld's Absence at Chanel
The designer missed the show due to tiredness, but the collection's flowery sweetness and light brought a breath of spring into the frigid atmosphere of the Grand Palais.
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Giambattista Valli's Sculptural Spirit
The designer channelled the peak 1970s abandon of French couture, but the collection felt present, not nostalgic.
Giambattista Valli's Sculptural Spirit
The designer channelled the peak 1970s abandon of French couture, but the collection felt present, not nostalgic.
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Under the Big Top at Dior
Maria Grazia Chiuri is fiercely committed to the idea that she can make couture something that women her daughter’s age will want to wear. Set aside cost considerations, and you can see her working her way towards that goal.
Under the Big Top at Dior
Maria Grazia Chiuri is fiercely committed to the idea that she can make couture something that women her daughter’s age will want to wear. Set aside cost considerations, and you can see her working her way towards that goal.
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A Psychedelic Fairy Tale at Schiaparelli
Bertrand Guyon's take on the Schiaparelli heritage has been growing in theatricality, but the collection lacked purpose, coming across as just a feisty, jolly affair.
A Psychedelic Fairy Tale at Schiaparelli
Bertrand Guyon's take on the Schiaparelli heritage has been growing in theatricality, but the collection lacked purpose, coming across as just a feisty, jolly affair.
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The Week Ahead: Fashion Brings the Sustainability Agenda to Davos
This week, everyone will be talking about fashion's role at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Paris Couture Week and the health of China's economy. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
The Week Ahead: Fashion Brings the Sustainability Agenda to Davos
This week, everyone will be talking about fashion's role at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Paris Couture Week and the health of China's economy. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
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The Dancers of Acne Studios
Jonny Johansson showed his obsession with dancers, which he translated into a performance in four acts: rehearsal, onstage, offstage and night.
The Dancers of Acne Studios
Jonny Johansson showed his obsession with dancers, which he translated into a performance in four acts: rehearsal, onstage, offstage and night.
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At Paris Couture, a Return to Elegance
The haute couture week which closed yesterday was marked by a poignant return to rigour, restraint and dressmaking, writes Angelo Flaccavento.
At Paris Couture, a Return to Elegance
The haute couture week which closed yesterday was marked by a poignant return to rigour, restraint and dressmaking, writes Angelo Flaccavento.
The News in Brief
Fashion Startup Founder Pleads Guilty in $300 Million Fraud
Christine Hunsicker admitted she falsified financial statements to promote CaaStle Inc. as a valuable, growing business when in reality it was struggling.
Victoria’s Secret Forecasts Its Best Year Since L Brands Split
The underwear company is anticipating net sales of at least $6.85 billion in the current fiscal year, exceeding analyst estimates and marking the highest revenue since its split from L Brands Inc in 2021.
Uniqlo Aims to Grow Tenfold in India With Summer-Centric Clothes
The Japanese brand is accelerating its expansion in India to capture a greater share of the rapidly growing apparel market and affluent consumer base.
Oasis Pressures Kao in Latest Japan Activist Investor Push
Activist fund Oasis Management Co. is calling on the Japanese personal care company to convene an extraordinary general meeting, seeking a probe into its supply-chain risk management and internal control.
American Eagle Forecasts Sales Growth Above Estimates on Demand From Wealthy Shoppers
The retailer surpassed annual sales forecasts but expects a $60 million drag from import tariffs in the first half of 2026.
Missoni Family Exits Namesake Brand
The transaction gives FSI, a Milan-based private equity fund, a controlling share in the Italian luxury house, as more founder-owned brands turn to investors to fund growth and weather a tough global market.
Ross Stores Forecasts Annual Sales Above Estimates on Resilient Demand for Discounted Apparel
Spend growth at off-price chains is among the strongest in retail, with gains across all income segments.