Hermès to Stage First Couture Show in January
The push into couture, piloted by women’s artistic director Nadège Vanhée, will offer the French leather goods powerhouse another way to engage its wealthiest clients and cement its top-end positioning.
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Vikram Alexei Kansara is Editorial Director at The Business of Fashion (BoF). He is based in London and oversees BoF’s luxury, fashion week, art, sustainability, global markets and opinion verticals. Previously, Vikram was a brand strategy consultant and an account planner at Publicis Groupe’s Digitas. He has a Bachelors in English with High Honors from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Masters in Interactive Telecommunications from New York University.
Luxury
Hermès Opens Bond Street Mega-Boutique
The ultra-luxurious ‘maison’ is a big bet on London’s enduring appeal for luxury shoppers, as the sector struggles to bounce back from a prolonged downturn.
Hermès Opens Bond Street Mega-Boutique
The ultra-luxurious ‘maison’ is a big bet on London’s enduring appeal for luxury shoppers, as the sector struggles to bounce back from a prolonged downturn.
Sports
What Fashion Can Learn From Knicks Fever
The NBA finals have fired up New York City with the kind of collective experiences, can’t-miss moments and organic celebrity endorsements that are mostly missing from today’s fashion landscape.
What Fashion Can Learn From Knicks Fever
The NBA finals have fired up New York City with the kind of collective experiences, can’t-miss moments and organic celebrity endorsements that are mostly missing from today’s fashion landscape.
Luxury
This Week: Gucci, Fendi and Marni Put to the Test
Kering, LVMH and OTB all have significant skin in the game this Milan Fashion Week with new designer runway debuts at storied Italian brands.
This Week: Gucci, Fendi and Marni Put to the Test
Kering, LVMH and OTB all have significant skin in the game this Milan Fashion Week with new designer runway debuts at storied Italian brands.
Luxury
This Week: Chanel and Zara Face Fresh Tests
Matthieu Blazy’s first US show for Chanel and Zara-owner Inditex’s latest financial results will be key tests for two powerhouses at opposite ends of the market. Plus, The Fashion Awards.
This Week: Chanel and Zara Face Fresh Tests
Matthieu Blazy’s first US show for Chanel and Zara-owner Inditex’s latest financial results will be key tests for two powerhouses at opposite ends of the market. Plus, The Fashion Awards.
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Luxury
The Plan for McQueen
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 Plan for McQueen
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.
Luxury
How the Kering-L’Oréal Deal Rocked Fashion and Beauty
This week, Kering agreed to sell off its beauty unit to L’Oréal for $4.6 billion in a transaction that’s seismic for both groups. But its ripple effects will be felt further afield, too.
How the Kering-L’Oréal Deal Rocked Fashion and Beauty
This week, Kering agreed to sell off its beauty unit to L’Oréal for $4.6 billion in a transaction that’s seismic for both groups. But its ripple effects will be felt further afield, too.
Luxury
Rethinking the Art World | Editor’s Letter
BoF is ramping up its nascent coverage of the art world with a special package on how the sector is being reshaped by new power centres, new forms of patronage, new approaches to creativity and the epic battle between Sotheby’s and Christie’s.
Rethinking the Art World | Editor’s Letter
BoF is ramping up its nascent coverage of the art world with a special package on how the sector is being reshaped by new power centres, new forms of patronage, new approaches to creativity and the epic battle between Sotheby’s and Christie’s.
Luxury
Silvia Venturini Fendi Steps Down as Creative Director
The designer will become honorary president of the Roman fur and leather goods house, said owner LVMH. A new creative configuration will be announced in ‘due time.’
Silvia Venturini Fendi Steps Down as Creative Director
The designer will become honorary president of the Roman fur and leather goods house, said owner LVMH. A new creative configuration will be announced in ‘due time.’
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Luxury
The Great Fashion Reset | Editor’s Letter
As the fashion world heads into a historic, high-stakes season, The Business of Fashion kicks off its coverage with a special package on the industry’s challenges and the way forward.
The Great Fashion Reset | Editor’s Letter
As the fashion world heads into a historic, high-stakes season, The Business of Fashion kicks off its coverage with a special package on the industry’s challenges and the way forward.
Luxury
This Week: Paris Couture and Trump’s Tariffs
Both sides of fashion’s value equation will be put to the test in the coming days as couture houses flex their creative muscles and consumer prices hang in the balance pending trade deals between the US and major fashion manufacturing hubs.
This Week: Paris Couture and Trump’s Tariffs
Both sides of fashion’s value equation will be put to the test in the coming days as couture houses flex their creative muscles and consumer prices hang in the balance pending trade deals between the US and major fashion manufacturing hubs.
Luxury
Confirmed: Dior Artistic Director Maria Grazia Chiuri Steps Down
The Italian designer in charge of Dior’s womenswear is leaving the LVMH-owned megabrand after a transformative nine-year tenure during which sales quadrupled before being hit hard by a sharp downturn in luxury demand.
Confirmed: Dior Artistic Director Maria Grazia Chiuri Steps Down
The Italian designer in charge of Dior’s womenswear is leaving the LVMH-owned megabrand after a transformative nine-year tenure during which sales quadrupled before being hit hard by a sharp downturn in luxury demand.
Luxury
This Week: Luxury’s Salone Love Affair
The downturn in demand for luxury fashion hasn’t stopped major brands from making a splash at Milan’s Salone del Mobile design fair.
This Week: Luxury’s Salone Love Affair
The downturn in demand for luxury fashion hasn’t stopped major brands from making a splash at Milan’s Salone del Mobile design fair.
The News in Brief
McQueen Returns to London Fashion Week
The label founded by Lee Alexander McQueen will stage its next runway show in London on September 20th as owner Kering works to restructure and reposition the brand.
Jacqueline de Ribes, ‘Last Queen of Paris,’ Has Died
The French aristocrat, designer and muse to Yves Saint Laurent and Valentino Garavani was an enduring symbol of Parisian sophistication and elegance.
Pam Hogg, New Wave Icon, Has Died
The designer became a fixture of London’s counterculture scene in the 1980s and dressed stars from Siouxsie Sioux and Debbie Harry to Kylie Minogue and Lady Gaga.
Frieze to Launch Abu Dhabi Art Fair
The London-based group will take over and rebrand the existing Abu Dhabi Art fair as competition in the Gulf heats up.
Elizabeth Paton to Succeed Lauren Indvik as FT’s Fashion Editor
Paton will oversee the Financial Times’ fashion and style coverage, as well as its annual Business of Luxury Summit. “I won’t be afraid to publish stories that elicit strong reactions and start big conversations,” she said.
Felix Capital Appoints Laurent Droin Partner
Droin was most recently a partner at Eurazeo, where he led investments in Gisou, Axel Arrigato and Ex Nihilo.
System Launches New Bi-Annual ‘System Collections’
The title could provide a handy source of new revenue for the Anglo-French magazine.