Mike Ashley’s Frasers Says It’s Taken Control of Hugo Boss
The British retail group has pushed its stake in the German apparel brand above 50 percent in a move that will turn Hugo Boss into a subsidiary of Frasers.
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Tim’s Take | Rick Owens Autumn/Winter 2016
Tim Blanks talks to Rick Owens to decode the creative thinking behind his latest collection. Watch now.
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A Utopian Vision of Dystopia at Rick Owens
Rick Owens' poetic gestures produce a collection that melts into eternity.
News & Analysis
No One-Size-Fits-All Solution for Fashion Shows, Says CFDA Report
The CFDA and Boston Consulting Group’s 12-page study, released Thursday, outlines the contours of the challenges facing the fashion system and offers a menu of new models — without prescribing a specific fix.
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Day to Night Eccentricity
Alessandro Dell'Acqua's cool girls in smeared make-up and greasy locks furiously raided the catwalk, looking fantastic in haphazard layerings of glorious hand-me-downs
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Practical Sensuality at Lemaire
If the changes in Christophe Lemaire’s collections season on season are essentially incremental, they continue to defy ennui because these are clothes that come alive on the body.
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Tim's Take | Dries Van Noten Autumn/Winter 2016
Tim Blanks talks to Dries Van Noten to decode the creative thinking behind his latest collection. Watch now.
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Women Who Dare at Chloé
Clare Waight Keller’s message was clear: a woman who dares to be tough can equally dare to be delicate — which gave her collection a lot more spine than usual.
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Margiela's Vocabulary Of Glamour
John Galliano proved, one more time, that he could stay true to himself while offering a surprisingly natural update to the original Margiela mind-set.
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Dries, The Storyteller
A masterclass in fashion narrative from Dries Van Noten, who was inspired by the Marchesa Casati and her poet lover Gabriele D’Annunzio.
News & Analysis
At Paris Fashion Week, All Eyes Will Be on Hedi Slimane
"If months of speculation are to be believed, it may well be Hedi Slimane 's last show for the house of Saint Laurent. Mr. Slimane and Kering, which
News & Analysis
Stephen Gan: ‘Young People Are Too in Love With Magazines to Think Print Will Die’
The V magazine editor-in-chief tells Tim Blanks about how Andy Warhol got him his first break, 3am calls from Mario Testino and Carine Roitfeld, and why the print magazine won’t die.
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Milan, We Have Lift Off
In a Milan Fashion Week that's witnessing the sort of renaissance which can come with swift generational turnover, a blast of maximalist super-styling overpowered true design innovation.
The News in Brief
Shein Agrees to Pay $100 Million to Settle US FTC Probe
The settlement, equivalent to 44 percent of the ultra fast-fashion company’s second-quarter profit, is the latest blow amid regulatory and tax crackdowns in Europe and the US that have hampered Shein’s growth.
Kering Drops 12% as Luxury Braces for Tough Winter
The recovery long promised by luxury brands seems nowhere in sight, as the expansion of war in the Middle East, along with China’s tax crackdown on the wealthy, piled further pressure on the world’s biggest luxury conglomerates in the third quarter, and executives buckled in for a tough winter.
UK Retail Sales Fall 0.4% in September, More Than Forecast
Sales fell in September as above-average temperatures hit demand for autumn clothing.
Elle Launches Moroccan Edition
Hitting newsstands in October, the magazine marks Elle’s 51st international edition, published under licence by the Geomedia group.
David’s Bridal Plans Spinoff and IPO of AI Wedding Planning Platform Pearl
Pearl, a subsidiary of David’s Bridal, will own David’s Bridal and license its intellectual property back to the bridalwear brand. David’s Bridal CEO Kelly Cook will serve as Pearl’s CEO.
L’Oréal Sales Beat Expectations as Premium Products Surge
The French giant handily beat expectations on strong demand for hair products at salons and premium skincare from its dermatological division.
P&G Beats Revenue Estimates, Flags Bigger Hit to Annual Profit
The maker of Pantene shampoo was helped by strong personal care demand, but expects higher commodity costs to reduce profit by about $1.4 billion this year.