Kimberly-Clark to Buy Tylenol Owner Kenvue in $40 Billion Deal
Kimberly-Clark Corp. agreed to buy Kenvue Inc. in a cash and stock deal that values the consumer-health company that owns brands like Tylenol at about $40 billion.
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Paris Day Four: The Return of the Waist
From Mugler to The Row, corsetry and its abstractions were front and centre on the fourth day of Paris Fashion Week, writes Angelo Flaccavento.
Paris Day Three: Jonathan Anderson’s Dior Debut! The Headline That Mattered Most
But that ain’t all… Haider Ackermann cut loose at Tom Ford, writes Tim Blanks.
Paris Day Two: Louis Vuitton, Courrèges, Dries Van Noten
You too can play ‘Connections’ with fashion’s brightest stars, writes Tim Blanks.
Yohji Yamamoto, Kim Kardashian and Chanel’s Matthieu Blazy Are This Year’s BoF 500 Cover Stars
On Oct. 3, The Business of Fashion will unveil The BoF 500 Class of 2025. To mark the occasion, we sat down with three members of The BoF 500 community to discuss how they are responding to the tumultuous state of fashion and the wider world.
Paris Day One: Subversive Saint Laurent
Anthony Vaccarello guarantees that what you see is not the whole truth, writes Tim Blanks.
Milan Day Six: Giorgio The Great
On the final day of Milan Fashion Week, Giorgio Armani was remembered with an emotional sendoff at the Accademia di Brera, blending five decades of signature codes in an atmosphere of quiet reverence.
Milan Day Five: Less or More?
From the magnified volumes in Louise Trotter’s Bottega Veneta debut to Ferrari’s stripped-down minimalism, designers tested the limits of reduction and layering for Spring/Summer 2026. At Dolce & Gabbana, Hollywood parody collided with reality in the front row.
Fashion’s Age of Uncertainty
Key business leaders had little to be optimistic about this week in Milan, though strong debuts at Gucci and Jil Sander delivered the creative energy the industry is banking on to help power a turnaround, writes Imran Amed.
Milan Day Four: Beginnings and Endings
A closely watched Versace debut and a surprise exit at Sunnei marked the fourth day of Milan Fashion Week, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Versace’s New Designer Knows Good Sex
Dario Vitale resurfaced long-lost depth and eroticism at the iconic Italian brand, triumphing over expectations for a muted show in the lead-up to a planned takeover by Prada Group, writes Robert Williams.
Exclusive: Mock Auction Followed By Real Goodbyes As Sunnei Designers Exit Brand
Simone Rizzo and Loris Messina, the founders of Milan’s Sunnei, announced their departure from the brand just after a farewell show in collaboration with Christie’s.
How Demna Put Gucci Back in the Fashion Conversation
The subversive designer didn’t need a runway show to shift the narrative around Kering’s troubled flagship this week. Best-in-class creative directors are increasingly cross-cultural curators who can conjure up media experiences as well as they do clothes.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
British Fashion Council CEO Caroline Rush to Step Down
On Thursday, the British Fashion Council (BFC) announced that CEO Caroline Rush will step down from her position from June 2025, ending a 16-year run.