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This Week in Fashion

What's up, down and making news this week in the fashion and beauty businesses.
Retail

Can Jonathan Saunders Spark a Kate Spade Revival?

Saunders, the brand’s first creative director in five years and a skilled colourist, promises to give Kate Spade the clarity it has long lacked. Now, Tapestry must apply the same long-term brand-building discipline that fueled Coach’s success.

Retail

Can Jonathan Saunders Spark a Kate Spade Revival?

Saunders, the brand’s first creative director in five years and a skilled colourist, promises to give Kate Spade the clarity it has long lacked. Now, Tapestry must apply the same long-term brand-building discipline that fueled Coach’s success.

Retail

Why Shein Is Worth Far Less Than Before

This week, Shein received approval for a long-awaited IPO targeting a valuation of around $40 billion, a steep markdown from its peak valuation of $100 billion in 2022 due to slowing growth, regulatory hurdles and a weak consumer environment.

Retail

Why Shein Is Worth Far Less Than Before

This week, Shein received approval for a long-awaited IPO targeting a valuation of around $40 billion, a steep markdown from its peak valuation of $100 billion in 2022 due to slowing growth, regulatory hurdles and a weak consumer environment.

Beauty

Gucci Beauty’s Identity Crisis

This week, Coty’s agreement to relinquish Gucci’s beauty licence one year ahead of schedule was a major win for Kering and L’Oréal, but making the most of the opportunity will require Gucci to assert a more stable brand identity separate from its revolving cast of designers.

Beauty

Gucci Beauty’s Identity Crisis

This week, Coty’s agreement to relinquish Gucci’s beauty licence one year ahead of schedule was a major win for Kering and L’Oréal, but making the most of the opportunity will require Gucci to assert a more stable brand identity separate from its revolving cast of designers.

Retail

Americana Sells. Why Are Brands Afraid of Celebrating America?

The resurgence of Americana has fuelled growth for brands like Ralph Lauren, but America’s 250th anniversary is exposing how difficult it has become to separate national identity from politics.

Retail

Americana Sells. Why Are Brands Afraid of Celebrating America?

The resurgence of Americana has fuelled growth for brands like Ralph Lauren, but America’s 250th anniversary is exposing how difficult it has become to separate national identity from politics.

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Sustainability

Will Extreme Heat Change Fashion’s Climate Calculus?

The hottest chatter in Paris and Milan this week has been, well, the heat itself.

Sustainability

Will Extreme Heat Change Fashion’s Climate Calculus?

The hottest chatter in Paris and Milan this week has been, well, the heat itself.

Retail

Can Isaac Mizrahi Make Target Cool Again?

The big box retailer’s reunion with the designer who defined the ‘Tar-zhay’ era will need to deliver more than nostalgia to reignite demand for its apparel offering.

Retail

Can Isaac Mizrahi Make Target Cool Again?

The big box retailer’s reunion with the designer who defined the ‘Tar-zhay’ era will need to deliver more than nostalgia to reignite demand for its apparel offering.

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.

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.

Retail

America’s K-Shaped Market May Not Be What It Seems

The recent success of retailers from Coach to Zara may be powered by the surprising resilience of America’s middle class, many of whom have moved up, not down, the economic ladder.

Retail

America’s K-Shaped Market May Not Be What It Seems

The recent success of retailers from Coach to Zara may be powered by the surprising resilience of America’s middle class, many of whom have moved up, not down, the economic ladder.

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Retail

Lululemon’s Proxy Fight Is Over. The Real Test Starts Now.

With its boardroom battle in the rearview, the activewear giant can finally focus on defending its relevance and figuring out its next growth engine as rivals chip away its category dominance.

Retail

Lululemon’s Proxy Fight Is Over. The Real Test Starts Now.

With its boardroom battle in the rearview, the activewear giant can finally focus on defending its relevance and figuring out its next growth engine as rivals chip away its category dominance.

Retail

In Defence of the Millennial Dream

Don’t mistake Everlane’s reported sale to Shein for a generational eulogy. The ideals the brand helped popularise — conscious, informed consumption — are still very much alive.

Retail

In Defence of the Millennial Dream

Don’t mistake Everlane’s reported sale to Shein for a generational eulogy. The ideals the brand helped popularise — conscious, informed consumption — are still very much alive.

Luxury

How Swatch and Audemars Piguet Defied Collaboration Fatigue

The right mix of novelty, accessibility and scarcity helped the tie-up break through the noise and go viral, even boosting Swatch’s share price.

Luxury

How Swatch and Audemars Piguet Defied Collaboration Fatigue

The right mix of novelty, accessibility and scarcity helped the tie-up break through the noise and go viral, even boosting Swatch’s share price.

Luxury

How Chanel Became the Hottest Brand in Fashion

As the French couture giant cruised into Biarritz this week, surging interest in its revamp under designer Matthieu Blazy scored it the top spot on the Lyst Index. But could Blazymania go too far?

Luxury

How Chanel Became the Hottest Brand in Fashion

As the French couture giant cruised into Biarritz this week, surging interest in its revamp under designer Matthieu Blazy scored it the top spot on the Lyst Index. But could Blazymania go too far?

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