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French Authorities Investigating Karl Lagerfeld's Taxes

French authorities are investigating Karl Lagerfeld's taxes as the designer is suspected of having hidden more than 20 million euros (approximately $22 million) using complex transactions between various companies.

Financial Markets

French Authorities Investigating Karl Lagerfeld's Taxes

French authorities are investigating Karl Lagerfeld's taxes as the designer is suspected of having hidden more than 20 million euros (approximately $22 million) using complex transactions between various companies.


News & Analysis

Glen Luchford, Lensman for the New Gucci

The preferred lensman for the new Gucci talks collaborating with Alessandro Michele and why he decided to open a hotel in Venice Beach.

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Glen Luchford, Lensman for the New Gucci

The preferred lensman for the new Gucci talks collaborating with Alessandro Michele and why he decided to open a hotel in Venice Beach.


Financial Markets

Rolex Buyers Needn’t Worry as Swiss Put Limit on Anonymous Cash

Switzerland’s government is about to challenge the cash culture with a revised money-laundering law in January that requires due diligence by retailers on all purchases that exceed 100,000 francs — including verifying the buyer’s identity.

Financial Markets

Rolex Buyers Needn’t Worry as Swiss Put Limit on Anonymous Cash

Switzerland’s government is about to challenge the cash culture with a revised money-laundering law in January that requires due diligence by retailers on all purchases that exceed 100,000 francs — including verifying the buyer’s identity.


News & Analysis

Nike's Football Business Is About Adults Buying Expensive Jerseys

Armchair quarterbacks will pay handsomely for the futuristic fabric in Nike's new NFL jerseys.

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Nike's Football Business Is About Adults Buying Expensive Jerseys

Armchair quarterbacks will pay handsomely for the futuristic fabric in Nike's new NFL jerseys.


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Joerg Koch Defies Content-Commerce Orthodoxy

BoF talks to the Berlin-based cultural polymath and founder of cerebral indie magazine 032c on the relationship between creativity and commerce and becoming the editor-in-chief of global e-commerce site Ssense.

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Joerg Koch Defies Content-Commerce Orthodoxy

BoF talks to the Berlin-based cultural polymath and founder of cerebral indie magazine 032c on the relationship between creativity and commerce and becoming the editor-in-chief of global e-commerce site Ssense.


Retail

Nicolas Houzé’s Strategy for the Future of Galeries Lafayette

Nicolas Houzé, chief executive of Galeries Lafayette, tells Imran Amed about his plans for the venerable French department store in today's turbulent, globalised, wired world.

Retail

Nicolas Houzé’s Strategy for the Future of Galeries Lafayette

Nicolas Houzé, chief executive of Galeries Lafayette, tells Imran Amed about his plans for the venerable French department store in today's turbulent, globalised, wired world.


News & Analysis

Caroline Issa #My2015

Click to watch Caroline Issa, Fashion Director of Tank Magazine and becauselondon.com, look back at her year in fashion.

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Caroline Issa #My2015

Click to watch Caroline Issa, Fashion Director of Tank Magazine and becauselondon.com, look back at her year in fashion.


News & Analysis

Josh Peskowitz: From Fashion Director to Shopkeeper

Bloomingdales’ outgoing fashion director has spent 20 years watching modern menswear boom. Now, he plans to use his experience across editorial and retail to launch a concept store in the fashion hotspot of LA.

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Josh Peskowitz: From Fashion Director to Shopkeeper

Bloomingdales’ outgoing fashion director has spent 20 years watching modern menswear boom. Now, he plans to use his experience across editorial and retail to launch a concept store in the fashion hotspot of LA.


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Dean & Dan Caten's #My2015

Click to watch Dean and Dan Caten, Designers, DSquared2, look back at their year in fashion.

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Dean & Dan Caten's #My2015

Click to watch Dean and Dan Caten, Designers, DSquared2, look back at their year in fashion.


Technology

Swatch Is Secretly Stockpiling Patents

Swatch has filed 173 smartwatch-related patents in recent years, even though chief executive officer Nick Hayek has been dismissive of the devices.

Technology

Swatch Is Secretly Stockpiling Patents

Swatch has filed 173 smartwatch-related patents in recent years, even though chief executive officer Nick Hayek has been dismissive of the devices.


News & Analysis

Tommy Hilfiger's #My2015

Click to watch Tommy Hilfiger look back at his year in fashion.

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Tommy Hilfiger's #My2015

Click to watch Tommy Hilfiger look back at his year in fashion.


News & Analysis

Mary Howard, Fashion's Original Set Designer

Mary Howard rose from making Mardi Gras floats to working with the likes of Richard Avedon, Steven Klein and Annie Leibovitz, inventing the role of fashion set designer along the way.

News & Analysis

Mary Howard, Fashion's Original Set Designer

Mary Howard rose from making Mardi Gras floats to working with the likes of Richard Avedon, Steven Klein and Annie Leibovitz, inventing the role of fashion set designer along the way.