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Saint Laurent is a Kering-owned luxury fashion brand, founded by the designer Yves Saint Laurent in 1961.

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News & Analysis

Luxury Brands Are Snapping Up Farms to Control their Supply Chains

From Hermès to Gucci, brands are using vertical integration to safeguard the supply of expensive materials by acquiring farms of Merino sheep, crocodile, alligator and python.

News & Analysis

Luxury Brands Are Snapping Up Farms to Control their Supply Chains

From Hermès to Gucci, brands are using vertical integration to safeguard the supply of expensive materials by acquiring farms of Merino sheep, crocodile, alligator and python.


News & Analysis

Mark Cross: The American Luxury Brand Revival That Almost Wasn’t

How chief executive Neal J. Fox took a 165-year-old leather goods brand and turned it into a 21st century street style favourite by not being afraid to pivot — or take a gamble.

News & Analysis

Mark Cross: The American Luxury Brand Revival That Almost Wasn’t

How chief executive Neal J. Fox took a 165-year-old leather goods brand and turned it into a 21st century street style favourite by not being afraid to pivot — or take a gamble.


News & Analysis

Yoox Net-a-Porter Targeted by Short Sellers

Almost 17 percent of the Milan-listed online retailer’s shares are out on loan, indicating they’ve been borrowed by short sellers betting against the stock.

News & Analysis

Yoox Net-a-Porter Targeted by Short Sellers

Almost 17 percent of the Milan-listed online retailer’s shares are out on loan, indicating they’ve been borrowed by short sellers betting against the stock.


News & Analysis

How Hip-Hop Conquered High Fashion

In the age of A$AP Rocky x Dior and Gucci's Alessandro Michele referencing Dapper Dan, it’s easy to forget how long it took for high fashion to embrace the cultural power of American hip-hop.

News & Analysis

How Hip-Hop Conquered High Fashion

In the age of A$AP Rocky x Dior and Gucci's Alessandro Michele referencing Dapper Dan, it’s easy to forget how long it took for high fashion to embrace the cultural power of American hip-hop.


Creative Class

6 Lessons From Melanie Ward on Building a Cult Brand

Melanie Ward ushered in a new mood of raw imagery in the 1990s, helping to build some of the era’s most iconic brands, including Helmut Lang and Calvin Klein.

Creative Class

6 Lessons From Melanie Ward on Building a Cult Brand

Melanie Ward ushered in a new mood of raw imagery in the 1990s, helping to build some of the era’s most iconic brands, including Helmut Lang and Calvin Klein.


Retail

A New Model for Shopping Malls

How some malls are thriving while others are dying.

Retail

A New Model for Shopping Malls

How some malls are thriving while others are dying.


Luxury

Chanel, Boomerangs and the Importance of Cultural IQ

Chanel is the latest fashion brand to be embroiled in a fiery cultural appropriation controversy. The fallout underscores why cultural IQ matters more than ever.

Luxury

Chanel, Boomerangs and the Importance of Cultural IQ

Chanel is the latest fashion brand to be embroiled in a fiery cultural appropriation controversy. The fallout underscores why cultural IQ matters more than ever.


Beauty

News Bites | Modern Dazed Acquires Nowness Stake, Kérastase On-Demand, Elie Top Online

In today's News Bites, a new joint venture between Modern Media and Dazed Media acquires a majority stake in Nowness, Elie Top unveils an innovative new digital platform, and Kérastase taps the experience economy.

Beauty

News Bites | Modern Dazed Acquires Nowness Stake, Kérastase On-Demand, Elie Top Online

In today's News Bites, a new joint venture between Modern Media and Dazed Media acquires a majority stake in Nowness, Elie Top unveils an innovative new digital platform, and Kérastase taps the experience economy.


Sustainability

At Copenhagen Summit, Turning Sustainability Commitments Into Action

BoF reports from the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, where founder Eva Kruse is trying to turn a hub for conversation into a genuine catalyst for action.

Sustainability

At Copenhagen Summit, Turning Sustainability Commitments Into Action

BoF reports from the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, where founder Eva Kruse is trying to turn a hub for conversation into a genuine catalyst for action.


Luxury

Luxury is Strong — For Now

This month brought more strong results, but leading players also offered a word of caution on the stability of the business environment.

Luxury

Luxury is Strong — For Now

This month brought more strong results, but leading players also offered a word of caution on the stability of the business environment.