Gap Sales Miss Expectations After Old Navy, Athleta Fall Short
The brands Gap and Banana Republic beat comparable sales estimates.
paris-fashion-week
Fashion Week
Altuzarra Grows Up
From the very beginning, the designer has impressed with the way his extreme youth has produced clothes of such worldly sophistication.
Altuzarra Grows Up
From the very beginning, the designer has impressed with the way his extreme youth has produced clothes of such worldly sophistication.
Fashion Week
Aristocratic Extravaganza at Comme des Garçons
Though Rei Kawakubo has made a speciality of moments of high drama, there is nevertheless the nagging notion that her challenges to fashion orthodoxy have taken on a tinge of predictability.
Aristocratic Extravaganza at Comme des Garçons
Though Rei Kawakubo has made a speciality of moments of high drama, there is nevertheless the nagging notion that her challenges to fashion orthodoxy have taken on a tinge of predictability.
Fashion Week
Noir’s Ode to Ecology
Kei Ninomiya offered a highly poetic take on the subject of sustainability. Elsewhere, Haider Ackermann delivered a mature outing.
Noir’s Ode to Ecology
Kei Ninomiya offered a highly poetic take on the subject of sustainability. Elsewhere, Haider Ackermann delivered a mature outing.
Fashion Week
Loewe's Aristocratic Spirit
What was clear with this collection is how Jonathan Anderson's dedication to craft has become a thing of awesomely precise beauty. It rewards the most minute scrutiny.
Loewe's Aristocratic Spirit
What was clear with this collection is how Jonathan Anderson's dedication to craft has become a thing of awesomely precise beauty. It rewards the most minute scrutiny.
Fashion Week
At Nina Ricci, Sharp Romanticism
Designers Rushemy Botter and Lisi Herrebrugh radiate enthusiasm, ideas and naivety, but they have yet to figure out how to retain a consistent vision while making desirable clothes.
At Nina Ricci, Sharp Romanticism
Designers Rushemy Botter and Lisi Herrebrugh radiate enthusiasm, ideas and naivety, but they have yet to figure out how to retain a consistent vision while making desirable clothes.
Fashion Week
Yohji Yamamoto’s Eco-Wizardry
The master was in top form. This season there were a lot of cut-outs, revealing glimpses of the body and offering ventilation for a warming world.
Yohji Yamamoto’s Eco-Wizardry
The master was in top form. This season there were a lot of cut-outs, revealing glimpses of the body and offering ventilation for a warming world.
Fashion Week
Celine’s Bourgeois '70s Redux
The ghost of Yves Saint Laurent was present on the catwalk. Was it intentional? A provocation? Hard to know. But the clothing was tempting.
Celine’s Bourgeois '70s Redux
The ghost of Yves Saint Laurent was present on the catwalk. Was it intentional? A provocation? Hard to know. But the clothing was tempting.
Fashion Week
At Issey Miyake, a Designer Debut
New designer Satoshi Kondo seems to possess the creativity to re-energise the brand.
At Issey Miyake, a Designer Debut
New designer Satoshi Kondo seems to possess the creativity to re-energise the brand.
Fashion Week
Balmain’s High-Visibility Mega Mix
The show was long and confusing, but the pleated and more fluid pieces were an interesting evolution from the hyper construction Olivier Rousteing usually favours.
Balmain’s High-Visibility Mega Mix
The show was long and confusing, but the pleated and more fluid pieces were an interesting evolution from the hyper construction Olivier Rousteing usually favours.
Fashion Week
A New Kind of Awareness at Rick Owens
The majestically beautiful collection, influenced by the designer’s Mexican roots and love of modernism, added new dimensions to his signatures.
A New Kind of Awareness at Rick Owens
The majestically beautiful collection, influenced by the designer’s Mexican roots and love of modernism, added new dimensions to his signatures.
Fashion Week
Dries Van Noten & Christian Lacroix: The Most Surprising Partnership of the Season
The melding of their minds delivered an edgy extravagance forged in compatibility.
Dries Van Noten & Christian Lacroix: The Most Surprising Partnership of the Season
The melding of their minds delivered an edgy extravagance forged in compatibility.
Fashion Week
Art Meets Science at Off-White
There may be something valedictory for Virgil Abloh’s skeptics in that the laurel wreath of fashion continues to elude him.
Art Meets Science at Off-White
There may be something valedictory for Virgil Abloh’s skeptics in that the laurel wreath of fashion continues to elude him.
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.