Aritzia Seeks to More Than Double Sales by 2032
New categories and brick-and-mortar expansion beyond North America are set to drive Aritzia’s quest to hit $10.5 billion CAD ($7.5 billion).
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Complexity or Cleverness in Paris
Sacai showed that complicated fashion can work. But technical innovation doesn’t always add up to a convincing vision, Angelo Flaccavento writes, also reporting from Louis Vuitton, Loewe and Jean Paul Gaultier.
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Gimme More: Matthieu Blazy’s First Birthday at Chanel
In only 12 months, he’s changed the fashion world — and his new collection offers more of the spectacular same.
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Valentino and Miu Miu: Italians Do It Better in Paris
Michele goes deep, Miuccia gets happy.
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Paris Day Six: The Magic of Reality
Celine’s Michael Rider and Hermès’ Nadège Vanhée made real clothes feel enchanting. Plus, Comme des Garçons, Junya Wantanabe, Ann Demeulemeester and more.
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Issey Miyake and Givenchy: Art and Science
Satoshi Kondo and Sarah Burton show us why they’re BoF 500 cover stars.
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Rick Owens: ‘I Want to Be the Kenneth Anger of Fashion’
The pentagrams in his spectacular new collection not only celebrate otherness, they’re also his 'fuck you' to judgy conservatives, writes Tim Blanks.
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Paris Day Three: The Clothes Did the Talking
At Tom Ford, The Row, Dries Van Noten and more, the clothes spoke volumes without the need for high concept, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
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Paris Day Two: Turn and Face the Strange Changes
At Saint Laurent, Dior and Maison Margiela, three very different designers come up with three very different coping strategies.
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Paris Day One: Growing Pains
Hodakova and Matières Fécales, two closely watched upstarts still coming of age, kicked off Paris Fashion Week, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
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Milan Day Six: Silvana Armani’s Evolution
At Giorgio Armani, designer Silvana is bringing her less idealised, more graphic touch to the brand without changing its essence, Angelo Flaccavento writes.
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Milan Day Five: The Shape of Identity
Louise Trotter’s Bottega Veneta was lighter and more clearly expressed the designer’s signature. Also: Angelo Flaccavento reports on Ferragamo, Dolce & Gabbana and Act No. 1.
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Has Demna Solved Gucci’s Identity Crisis?
For the last twelve months, the designer has played therapist to the brand’s ‘multiple personality disorder.’ This latest session for Spring/Summer 2027 was a breakthrough.
The News in Brief
Pop Mart Quarterly Sales Fall Up to 50% as Labubu Fad Cools
Sales in the Americas fell 70 to 75 percent.
Zegna to Take Summer Fashion Show to Beijing
The Italian label has continued to enjoy solid growth in China, defying a wider downturn in demand for European luxury. The June 11 presentation of its summer collection will be the latest in a series of travelling shows.
Beiersdorf Sales Slightly Miss Expectations on Nivea Weakness
The German consumer goods maker marginally missed market expectations for third-quarter sales growth on Tuesday, with its key Nivea brand posting a third straight quarterly sales decline.
Audemars Piguet to Certify Its Pre-Owned Watches Following Rolex
Whereas Rolex is both a buyer and seller of its second-hand watches through official retail partners, Audemars is setting up a marketplace where sellers set prices.
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Says It’s Taken Control of Hugo Boss
The British retail group has pushed its stake in the German apparel brand above 50 percent in a move that will turn Hugo Boss into a subsidiary of Frasers.
Shein Agrees to Pay $100 Million to Settle US FTC Probe
The settlement, equivalent to 44 percent of the ultra fast-fashion company’s second-quarter profit, is the latest blow amid regulatory and tax crackdowns in Europe and the US that have hampered Shein’s growth.
Kering Drops 12% as Luxury Braces for Tough Winter
The recovery long promised by luxury brands seems nowhere in sight, as the expansion of war in the Middle East, along with China’s tax crackdown on the wealthy, piled further pressure on the world’s biggest luxury conglomerates in the third quarter, and executives buckled in for a tough winter.