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Luxury

Will Gucci’s Demna Strategy Work?

The financial markets and fashion fans on social media have rejected Kering’s bet on the zeitgeist-shaping Balenciaga designer to revive its ailing flagship. BoF’s Imran Amed has a different view.

Luxury

Will Gucci’s Demna Strategy Work?

The financial markets and fashion fans on social media have rejected Kering’s bet on the zeitgeist-shaping Balenciaga designer to revive its ailing flagship. BoF’s Imran Amed has a different view.


Luxury

Why Gucci Picked Demna

The era-defining Balenciaga designer will take the reins of Italy’s biggest luxury brand in a surprise shakeup of parent company Kering’s creative ranks. The French group is under pressure to turn around performance after profits tumbled 46 percent last year.

Luxury

Why Gucci Picked Demna

The era-defining Balenciaga designer will take the reins of Italy’s biggest luxury brand in a surprise shakeup of parent company Kering’s creative ranks. The French group is under pressure to turn around performance after profits tumbled 46 percent last year.


Fashion Week

Paris Day Seven: When the Clothes Do the Talking

On the seventh day of Paris Fashion Week, featuring Duran Lantink, Valentino and Balenciaga, the dialogue between clothing and body said more than brand storytelling.

Fashion Week

Paris Day Seven: When the Clothes Do the Talking

On the seventh day of Paris Fashion Week, featuring Duran Lantink, Valentino and Balenciaga, the dialogue between clothing and body said more than brand storytelling.


Creative Class

The Rise of Lotta Volkova

The stylist key to Miu Miu’s explosive growth sits down with Alexander Fury to discuss her path to fashion, her personal look and working with Mrs Prada, courtesy of System magazine.

Creative Class

The Rise of Lotta Volkova

The stylist key to Miu Miu’s explosive growth sits down with Alexander Fury to discuss her path to fashion, her personal look and working with Mrs Prada, courtesy of System magazine.


Partner Content

Makeup Artist Sam Visser on How Creativity Sets Him Apart

BoF sits down with prominent makeup artist and Dior Beauty Ambassador, Sam Visser, to hear how prioritising creativity has enabled him to become one of the most influential makeup artists of his generation.

Partner Content

Makeup Artist Sam Visser on How Creativity Sets Him Apart

BoF sits down with prominent makeup artist and Dior Beauty Ambassador, Sam Visser, to hear how prioritising creativity has enabled him to become one of the most influential makeup artists of his generation.


Fashion Week

Demna’s Journey: From Barely There to Imperial Presence

The designer calls himself ‘a catastrophic thinker,’ but he’s given himself a break with his new collection for Balenciaga, writes Tim Blanks.

Fashion Week

Demna’s Journey: From Barely There to Imperial Presence

The designer calls himself ‘a catastrophic thinker,’ but he’s given himself a break with his new collection for Balenciaga, writes Tim Blanks.


Luxury

Kering Weakened as Gucci Sales Fall 20%

The French group’s sales fell 11 percent as its Saint Laurent and Balenciaga units also continued to suffer, underscoring the gap with key rivals in an increasingly cut-throat luxury market.

Luxury

Kering Weakened as Gucci Sales Fall 20%

The French group’s sales fell 11 percent as its Saint Laurent and Balenciaga units also continued to suffer, underscoring the gap with key rivals in an increasingly cut-throat luxury market.


Fashion Week

Couture’s Cross-Generational Masterclass

The name on the door says Balenciaga, Gaultier, Armani... but that’s not the whole story.

Fashion Week

Couture’s Cross-Generational Masterclass

The name on the door says Balenciaga, Gaultier, Armani... but that’s not the whole story.


Fashion Week

Couture’s Season of Monumentalism

A sense of sculptural rigidity and a stiff monumentalism was all over Paris Couture Week, writes Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

Couture’s Season of Monumentalism

A sense of sculptural rigidity and a stiff monumentalism was all over Paris Couture Week, writes Angelo Flaccavento.


China

Luxury Labels Slash Prices 50% to Lure Wary Chinese Shoppers

Starting this month, Chinese shoppers can snap up a small beige, crocodile-patterned version of Balenciaga’s iconic Hourglass handbag for $1,947, or 35 percent off on the mainland’s dominant e-commerce platform, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Tmall.

China

Luxury Labels Slash Prices 50% to Lure Wary Chinese Shoppers

Starting this month, Chinese shoppers can snap up a small beige, crocodile-patterned version of Balenciaga’s iconic Hourglass handbag for $1,947, or 35 percent off on the mainland’s dominant e-commerce platform, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Tmall.