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Fashion Week

At Calvin Klein, Raf Simons Balances Evanescence and Substance

With this debut collection, Raf Simons pulled off a dazzling balancing act that synthesised flesh and spirit for a new age — with an outsider sensibility.


News & Analysis

Can Boohoo Overcome Nasty Gal’s Mistakes?

If it plays its cards right, Boohoo could accelerate its American ambitions and learn from Nasty Gal’s success in brand and online community building.


Fashion Week

Instant Gratification at Thakoon

It’s becoming easier to see the woman Thakoon is dressing in his wares. And that means he’s getting somewhere.


News & Analysis

Inside Tommy Hilfiger's Second In-Season Show: What’s New and What’s Next

The designer breaks down his plans for the company’s second iteration of ‘Tommy Now, to take place in Venice Beach on Wednesday, and hints that his take on fashion-show-as-media-platform is destined to go global.


Fashion Week

Rethinking and Rewiring Fashion Weeks

The heads of the world's four major fashion weeks discuss the way fashion brands create and communicate clothing around the shifting needs and expectations of today's consumer.  


Fashion Week

In New York, Men’s Fashion Week Buoyed By More Than Raf Simons

This season, there was a noticeable uptick in creativity and quality at New York's still-nascent men’s shows.


Fashion Week

The Unbundling of Fashion Week

Traditional fashion weeks are unlikely to disappear, but their reason for being seems very much in flux.


Retail

Daniella Vitale Named CEO of Barneys New York

In a long-expected succession plan, chief executive Mark Lee has been named executive chairman, reporting to Richard Perry. 


News & Analysis

Syrie Maugham, the Surreptitious Star of Chanel Couture

"The interior decorator was one of Karl Lagerfeld 's key references for the house's most recent couture collection."


Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Management and Creative Shake-Up At Richemont, Tisci Exits Givenchy

This week, Richmont appointed Andrew Maag as chief executive officer of Dunhill, and Chloé confirmed the departure of creative director Clare Waight Keller.


News & Analysis

Riccardo Tisci Leaving Givenchy

Tisci is departing the LVMH-owned fashion house after 12 years at the creative helm, as rumours intensify that the designer will join Versace.


News & Analysis

Stephanie Seymour's Flutter with Luxury Lingerie

Inspired by the 'lost art' of getting dressed for bed, the Raven & Sparrow collection will be carried by Barneys exclusively and marks the model's first foray into lingerie.