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Fashion Week
A Postmodern Play at Kenzo
The Kenzo collection had panache, and rhythm, but the message got diluted in repetition.
News & Analysis
Defiant, Fashion Marches Against Trump
The fashion industry was out in force — online, offline and worldwide — to participate in Saturday’s Women’s March.
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Calvin Klein Quietly Unveils First Raf Simons Collection
"No interviews, no big media drop: just some minimal text on the website, along with four images, saying that the new made-to-measure collection will
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Sacai's Striking Splicing
Splicing together things she liked, the impact of the whole was much greater than the sum of the parts in Chitose Abe's Sacai collection. In fact, the randomness wasn’t even apparent, so appealing were the individual pieces.
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Junya Watanabe's Signature Mutations
Junya Watanabe's forensic eye for detail dissected and subtly reconstituted the most prosaic pieces of clothing, giving them new life.
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An Origin Story at Comme Des Garçons Homme Plus
Rei Kawakubo's collection was possibly one of the most provocative propositions ever from a designer who has made a career of them.
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Tisci Moves on at Givenchy
Whatever zeitgeist he tapped into with his new Givenchy menswear collection it all spoke to Riccardo Tisci moving on — tiring of the Gothic darkness, looking for the positive light.
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A Next Level Balancing Act at Berluti
Haider Ackermann's reconciliation of discipline and indulgence at Berluti promised to be one of the highlights of the men’s week in Paris. The fact that his throngs of fans were undeterred in their adoration suggested that he managed to pull off the balancing act.
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Dandy Workwear at Lemaire
The Lemaire collection's boxy new proportion gave the clothes a slight, sensual slouch and the palette was all sorts of new colours for the designer.
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Haider Ackermann's Wild Boys
This week brings Ackermann’s debut at Berluti, the all-black invitation the very antithesis of the appetite for excess he paraded in his own collection. Maybe that’s why it felt more exaggerated than before, infused with a sense of flagrant release to counter his new more sober responsibilities.
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Maison Margiela's Beat Generation
The collection was a completely Margielian celebration of raw hems and unstructured classicism — keeping the house's menswear closer to the style of Martin himself.
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Post-Industrial Fashion at Loewe
The men’s collection Jonathan Anderson presented at Loewe looked like the detritus of a world fallen apart, reconstituted with a humanistic faith in the transformative power of the human hand. How uplifting is that?
The News in Brief
Gap to Use Athleta Leader’s Exit to Rebuild Slumping Brand
The departure of Athleta’s CEO for Lululemon is a chance to ‘reimagine the brand’s path forward,’ Gap Inc. CEO Richard Dickson wrote in an internal memo viewed by Bloomberg.
Harvey Nichols’ Birmingham Store Will Close in January
The department store’s Leeds and Bristol outlets will be converted to the Flannels brand in a shake-up under Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, which purchased the chain when it was put into administration in mid-August.
Zankov Appoints Its First CEO
Jack Tobin is joining Diane von Furstenberg artistic director Henry Zankov’s namesake label as CEO and part owner.
LVMH, Kering Update Model Safety Guidelines
Nearly a decade since the luxury groups first published a charter of model protections, they are introducing new measures to protect those working in the industry.
Lululemon Hires Athleta Head in Management Shakeup
Maggie Gauger is joining Lululemon as chief product officer as new CEO Heidi O’Neill looks to revive sales.
Levi’s Growth Slows After Marketing Misstep
The company lost out in its third quarter because of a decision to market baggy jeans over low rise, but still raised its sales outlook for the year.
Fast Retailing Annual Profit Jumps 32%, Beats Expectations
The Uniqlo owner hit a new record annual profit for the fifth year in a row, boosted by strong results in all regions.