Nike, Patagonia and Lululemon Join Group Battling Microfibre Pollution
Global environmental non-profit The Nature Conservancy has launched a new industry coalition to help apparel companies tackle microfibre pollution across their supply chains.
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Fashion Week
Hard-Edged Defiance at Dries Van Noten
There was a hard edge that was something new for Van Noten — an emphasis on strong shape rather than rich decoration. It felt defiant and that certainly felt right for now.
Fashion Week
Yohji's Punk State of Mind
The older Yohji Yamamoto gets, the punker and punker his attitude towards sartorial matters and life gets.
Fashion Week
Warlike Thoughts at Rick Owens
Rick Owens felt he’d been earnest enough with his previous collections and that it was time to wallow in beauty. But as artificial and decadent as his new forms wanted to be, they broadcast a message of protection for the hard times ahead.
Fashion Week
Louis Vuitton x Supreme: A Protean New York
Integrating Supreme and Louis Vuitton was the sort of challenge Kim Jones, a long-time connoisseur of cults, was put on the planet to meet.
News & Analysis
Are Karl Lagerfeld and Ralph Lauren Set to Dress Melania Trump for the Inauguration?
" Karl Lagerfeld makes an intriguing choice. Trump would be breaking the first rule of Inauguration gown etiquette by appointing a non-American
Luxury
Burberry Takeover Would Be a Showstopper
Burberry remains one of the few luxury houses unencumbered by a family stake-holder. And it is expected to end its financial year to March with net cash of about £665 million ($819 million).
Retail
Do Digital Brands Need Physical Stores?
While mall staples are shuttering stores, a slew of digital brands are rushing the other way, seeing new value in physical retail.
Fashion Week
Giorgio Armani's Neo-Classics
Giorgio Armani called his collection “Neo-Classics,” but he knew the classics were all his: barely structured jackets, generously proportioned trousers, the lustre of velvet and the silvery echoes of 1930s movies.
Fashion Week
Escape Not Engagement at Alexander McQueen
Its innate costumeyness became something of an issue with this collection — each and every piece was exhibition-worthy. McQueen himself was, after all, about confronting reality.
Fashion Week
The Challenge in Repetition at Moncler Gamme Bleu
In a season particularly focused on realism, conceptual theatrics can seem a bit pointless. But Thom Browne's quilted jackets and rubber macs looked appealing way past the catwalk.
Fashion Week
Anti-Fashion at Prada
“At the edge of generic,” were Miuccia Prada’s own words to describe her new collection — which celebrated the joys of simple human normalcy.
Luxury
Incoming CEO Marco Gobbetti Joins Burberry
Incoming chief executive Marco Gobbetti will initially join the company on Jan. 27 as executive chairman, Asia Pacific and Middle East.
The News in Brief
Meta Bans Ads From TikTok on Its Apps
The policy bars ads from ByteDance, which remains in charge of key parts of TikTok, and extends to third-party advertisers running campaigns that link to TikTok.
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.