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.

Jewellery has outperformed handbags in recent cycles, but with an unprecedented wave of new fashion designers set to unleash novel products, jewellery brands are set to face serious competition, writes Andrea Felsted.

Jewellery has outperformed handbags in recent cycles, but with an unprecedented wave of new fashion designers set to unleash novel products, jewellery brands are set to face serious competition, writes Andrea Felsted.

The Swiss group reported sales up 14 percent in its latest quarter, smashing expectations amid “unprecedented” headwinds including currency movements, rising gold prices and US tariffs.

The Swiss group reported sales up 14 percent in its latest quarter, smashing expectations amid “unprecedented” headwinds including currency movements, rising gold prices and US tariffs.

The label founded by Lee Alexander McQueen is ‘not for sale,’ says owner Kering. Instead, the French group is accelerating plans to restructure and reposition the brand after years of losses.

The label founded by Lee Alexander McQueen is ‘not for sale,’ says owner Kering. Instead, the French group is accelerating plans to restructure and reposition the brand after years of losses.

The Cartier owner has been luxury’s most dynamic conglomerate in recent years. But tariffs, high gold prices and a softening US market pose challenges. Plus, Burberry’s moment of truth and a preview of Paris Photo.

The Cartier owner has been luxury’s most dynamic conglomerate in recent years. But tariffs, high gold prices and a softening US market pose challenges. Plus, Burberry’s moment of truth and a preview of Paris Photo.

The founder of Atlein will replace Olivier Rousteing, who parted ways with Mayhoola-backed Balmain last week after fourteen years as the house’s creative director.

The founder of Atlein will replace Olivier Rousteing, who parted ways with Mayhoola-backed Balmain last week after fourteen years as the house’s creative director.

A new exhibition – with contributions from Chanel, McQueen and Galliano – places 100 looks under the psychoanalytic lens, and suggests that what we wear is the result of a battle in the psyche.

A new exhibition – with contributions from Chanel, McQueen and Galliano – places 100 looks under the psychoanalytic lens, and suggests that what we wear is the result of a battle in the psyche.

Paris is booming amid growing reliance on core collectors and wider market regionalisation. Plus, artists consider Sora 2, YouTube vs Netflix and the Pompidou’s Grand Finale.

Paris is booming amid growing reliance on core collectors and wider market regionalisation. Plus, artists consider Sora 2, YouTube vs Netflix and the Pompidou’s Grand Finale.

The French group and the Qatari investment fund have agreed to shore up the Italian fashion house’s finances after it breached loan covenants earlier this year, according to a corporate document and two sources familiar with the matter.

The French group and the Qatari investment fund have agreed to shore up the Italian fashion house’s finances after it breached loan covenants earlier this year, according to a corporate document and two sources familiar with the matter.

Louis Vuitton, Dior, Tiffany and Loro Piana are all slated to open multistory stores in Beijing this December, while Dior is also in talks to open a new location in Shanghai.

Louis Vuitton, Dior, Tiffany and Loro Piana are all slated to open multistory stores in Beijing this December, while Dior is also in talks to open a new location in Shanghai.

The short answer is yes — but it won’t soon return to its pre-pandemic growth rates. After two years of turbulence, the market remains shaky, and brands will need to earn every sale.

The short answer is yes — but it won’t soon return to its pre-pandemic growth rates. After two years of turbulence, the market remains shaky, and brands will need to earn every sale.

The Hong Kong–born, London-based designer joins BoF founder Imran Amed to discuss his path from Hong Kong to London to Paris Couture Week and how he’s building a client-first business that protects creativity while staying commercially viable.

The Hong Kong–born, London-based designer joins BoF founder Imran Amed to discuss his path from Hong Kong to London to Paris Couture Week and how he’s building a client-first business that protects creativity while staying commercially viable.

Weekly perspectives on creativity and business in the world of expensive things.

Weekly perspectives on creativity and business in the world of expensive things.
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.
The contracts allow users to trade on outcomes such as whether an item will surpass a price threshold or predict whether a brand will launch a new model.
Following a last-minute withdrawal from the couture calendar in January, the label, which is majority-owned by Pinault family investment fund Artémis, cancelled a runway outing scheduled for March 6.
Now the Arnault family also has over 65 percent of LVMH’s voting rights.
Sablon, who serves as Vogue France’s cultural director-at-large, will show his first collection for the French fashion label in March during Paris Fashion Week.
The Italian luxury outerwear group posted a better-than-expected sales rise thanks to growth in Asian and US markets.
Exports fell 3.6 percent in January, led by a decline in the most expensive precious metal watches and a slump in the US market.
Executive chairman Brunello Cucinelli said the company has seen no financial hit in 2026 from the luxury retailer’s bankruptcy.