Dutch Eyewear Chain Hans Anders Halts Sale of Meta Glasses, Citing Privacy Concerns
A growing Dutch outcry over the glasses mirrors a broader backlash against smart glasses equipped with cameras.
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A Liberated Haider Ackermann
Ackermann wanted to be graceful, and on the whole he succeeded with a collection that had a sense of something simmering under the surface.
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Space: Chanel's Final Frontier
With a real-looking rocket anchored to the catwalk, Lagerfeld gave his audience shock and awe. What a shame he couldn’t give them a collection to match.
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Fashionable Form at Stella McCartney
McCartney excels at feel-good moments, but it also felt like there was more creativity in the design process of this supremely confident collection.
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Ivanka Trump Backlash Didn’t Hurt Nordstrom
Hundreds of thousands of other posts on social media took sides, with pro-Nordstrom opinions slightly outweighing the negative ones. Either way, the buzz fizzled fast.
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A Primal Spell at Alexander McQueen
Sarah Burton's masterful embroideries have never felt quite so in tune with the soul of the collection — one of the most unforgettable of the season.
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A Fine Balance at Nina Ricci
The success of Guillaume Henry's mix of Parisian lady and Death Valley cowgirl sounds unlikely — but it worked.
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Acne Studios’ Winning Simplicity
Jonny Johansson got rid of both avant-garde pretence and overtly unnecessary styling to deliver a focused, winning line-up.
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Tim's Take | Balenciaga Autumn/Winter 2017
Watch Tim Blanks speak with Demna Gvasalia about his Autumn/Winter 2017 collection for Balenciaga.
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Reassuring Fuzziness at Céline
If there have been recent seasons where it looked like Phoebe Philo had painted herself into a corner, here it felt like she’d been on a long holiday and shaken the monkeys out of the trees.
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A Shift In Sensibility at Lemaire
The collection was more determined, more urgent and more commercial than past seasons, but lacked the indolent eroticism that usually powers Lemaire’s work.
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A Futurist Utopia at Undercover
Jun Takahashi is a cultural archeologist almost without equal. His latest Undercover collection was sublime.
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Junya Watanabe's Gleeful Abandon
Junya Watanabe’s sensational collection combined a DIY spirit with Glam and Punk youth cults.
The News in Brief
Harper’s Bazaar to Launch Philippine Edition
Hearst Magazines International is partnering with Philippine media group AGC Power Holdings to launch the fashion title in November 2027.
Sycamore Said to Near Deal to Sell Boots
The private equity firm is nearing a deal, valued at $9 billion, to sell the UK health and beauty retail business to the Canadian branch of the billionaire Weston family, a source told Bloomberg.
Pandora Opens World’s Largest Jewellery Factory in Vietnam
The $150 million plant is the Danish jewellers first outside of Thailand, part of a bid to diversify its manufacturing footprint and boost supply-chain resilience.
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.
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.