Luca de Meo Says Italy Remains Key, Rules Out Production Shift
The Kering CEO also denied any interest in buying a minority stake in Armani, adding that the group was focusing on other challenges.
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News & Analysis
Welcoming Alexandra Shulman to the BoF Team
Imran Amed welcomes former British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman to BoF, where she will write a monthly column set to launch in September.
Fashion Week
At Proenza Schouler, Fashion is Fetishism
In coming to fashion’s capital, it made sense that the fetishistic elements of Proenza Schouler's work should blossom even more.
Fashion Week
Kate and Laura’s Weirdworld
The Rodarte sisters' work has occasionally been labelled pretty, but there’s always something weird too.
Luxury
Will Richemont Ever Scale the Alaïa Business?
Ten years after acquiring Azzedine Alaïa, luxury conglomerate Richemont has grown the business by 400 percent, but blockbuster success seems unlikely.
Technology
News Bites | Yoox Net-a-Porter's New Tech Hub, Joe Zee Exits Yahoo Amidst Layoffs
In today's News Bites, Yoox Net-a-Porter's plans for its new 70,000 square-foot “tech hub” in west London, while the Yahoo Style editor-in-chief Joe Zee bids the website goodbye on Facebook.
Fashion Week
In Paris, Running From Reality
Paris men’s fashion week was a deeply escapist affair, yet designers like Rick Owens — who staged the best show of the season — ran away from reality to construct a new one.
Fashion Week
Top 10 Menswear Shows for Spring/Summer 2018
In a season dominated by graphic logos and sportswear-inflected collections, these designers stood out in an increasingly homogenised crowd.
Fashion Week
Binary Thinking at Kenzo
Sunday night was a sum of men's and women's, literally: two separate collections joined at the hip, but now, more than ever before, precision and conciseness are the best instruments to get a message across.
Fashion Week
Paul Smith's Aquatic Japonisme
The collection was heavy on light summer separates for boys and girls alike.
News & Analysis
News Bites | Joan Smalls' Designs on Mass-Market Lingerie
In today’s News Bites, model Joan Smalls shares plans to design an intimates collection for Smart & Sexy, set to hit Walmart stores in Spring 2018.
Fashion Week
The Unravelling of the McQueen Man
If it wasn’t necessarily optimism that shaped the essence of Sarah Burton's latest menswear collection, there was definitely a new spirit.
Fashion Week
'Why Not?' at Thom Browne
Browne took his classic women’s collection and re-proportioned it for men, so, in his eyes at least, there was no doubt he was showing men’s clothes.
The News in Brief
H&M, Adidas and Inditex Back New Effort to Address ‘Waste Colonialism’
The new initiative will explore how the industry can take responsibility for the millions of used and unsold garments exported to secondhand markets around the world.
Dyson’s $499 AI Toothbrush Sees Rocky Debut
The UK firm blamed a production error resulting in ‘water seepage’ for the disappearance of its newly launched camera-equipped toothbrush from stores.
Sephora to Launch at Marks & Spencer
‘Sephora at M&S’ will roll out in M&S stores and online starting next spring, with plans to expand to 100 locations by the end of 2028.
Novo Buys Rights to Early Obesity Pill For $2.6 Billion
The Wegovy maker has signed a deal to license an experimental obesity pill from China’s Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals as it seeks to regain share of the global GLP-1 market.
Oura Delays US IPO
The smart ring maker said on Tuesday it has delayed its US initial public offering, citing market uncertainty.
Maxhosa Africa Brings Pan-Africanism to Paris Fashion Week
Creative director Laduma Ngxokolo’s label is the first South African brand to stage a full runway show on the official Paris Fashion Week calendar.
Shein Shares Sink to Record Low After Profit Plunge
The ultra-fast-fashion giant’s share price fell 12 percent after it reported a steep drop in first-half operating income in its inaugural earnings as a public company.