Boots Acquired by Canada’s Weston Family for $8.9 Billion
The Westons agreed on Wednesday to buy the UK's Boots from Sycamore Partners and the Pessina family, pledging to invest in the retailer's stores and online and expand healthcare services.
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Dolce & Gabbana's Tropico Italiano
The collection was a reiteration of the Dolce & Gabbana formula, just more feisty.
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Stella Jean's World Cup of Fashion
Season after season, Stella Jean ultimately stays consistent. To contemporary standards, this is a weakness — but the brand's codes are made clearer and clearer at each iteration.
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Subtle Celebration at Bottega Veneta
The sheer scale of the event — and the fact that it marked Bottega Veneta's 50th anniversary and Tomas Maier's 15th year with the brand — couldn't help but cast his work in a more vivid light.
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Broken Promises at Giorgio Armani
Navy is the colour of Armani’s most recent triumphs, but this time, the magic and the mystery were missing.
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Girls United at Versace
If it wasn’t exactly the Seven Ages of Versace we were watching, every hard-won shard of Donatella’s self-confidence was out there on the runway.
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Tim’s Take | Versace Spring/Summer 2017
Tim Blanks talks to Donatella Versace to decode the creative thinking behind her latest Versace collection. Watch now.
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At Prada, Memories Are Made of This
Miuccia Prada's new collection plumbs the past to reassure the future.
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At Alberta Ferretti, a Certain Sensuality
Ferretti emphasised the multicultural eccentricity running through her collection, but it was the sexiness that really came through.
Beauty
The Scent of Streetwear
Finding white space in the youth market, Comme des Garçons-operated label Gosha Rubchinskiy is the latest to tap the intersection of streetwear and fragrance.
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Tim’s Take | Burberry Spring/Summer 2017
Tim Blanks talks to Christopher Bailey to decode the creative thinking behind his latest collection. Watch now.
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Christopher Kane’s Perverse Melancholia
Even after a particularly high profile decade in the business, Kane still thinks and works like a young designer, constantly questioning what he is doing, and rarely coming up with easy answers.
Sustainability
Social Goods | Zara's Eco-Friendly Line, Marc Jacobs Dreadlocks, Sports Direct Investigation
This week, Zara launches its first environmentally-friendly fashion line, while Marc Jacobs responds to accusations of cultural appropriation.
The News in Brief
Vogue Arabia to Launch Annual Ball
The magazine’s inaugural ball will take place in November, the latest in a growing portfolio of live events hosted by publisher Condé Nast.
Lacoste Fired CEO Ahead of Paris Runway Show, Sources Say
The French tennis and lifestyle brand quietly fired its chief executive, Eric Vallat, shortly before the brand’s latest Paris fashion show, sources told Reuters.
Frasers Group Acquires 8.8% Stake in Under Armour
The move extends British company’s push into sports brands following a recent purchase of Puma stock.
US Luxury Spending Slows, Citi Data Shows
US credit card spending on luxury brands fell for a third consecutive month in September, according to data from Citi.
Frasers Group Steps Up Luxury Push With New Division, Larger Burberry Stake
The British retail group has brought its stakes in Burberry, Hugo Boss and Mulberry together with its luxury retail operations.
Asos Customers Receive ‘Hack’ Notification Threatening Leak
The retailer is investigating after users of its mobile app received a notification claiming hackers had ‘fully compromised’ company data.
Report: L’Oréal Explores Unloading Chemical-Related Liabilities
The French company has engaged restructuring advisers to explore options for rising US legal liabilities linked to its use of talc and other chemical ingredients in some of its cosmetic products, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.