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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Fashion Week
Coach’s New Americana
Stuart Vevers continues to lay out a new Coach lexicon, with a collection that rode high on novelty, youth culture and humour.
Fashion Week
Narciso Rodriguez's Take on Couture Shapes
It’s the obsessive quality of his work that makes the designer so worthy of his customer.
News & Analysis
Dean & Dan Caten's #My2015
Click to watch Dean and Dan Caten, Designers, DSquared2, look back at their year in fashion.
China
Announcing VOICES, BoF’s Annual Gathering For Big Thinkers
At a standing room-only event in Hong Kong, BoF revealed its plans for an annual, invitation-only, global fashion industry gathering called VOICES. The inaugural event will take place in December 2016.
Fashion Week
Karen Walker Hits The Slopes
This season, a surprise return to snowboarding prompted the designer to reconsider the beauty of old-school ski suits.
Fashion Week
Prabal Gurung’s Growing Pains
The designer can clearly make pretty things, but he needs to move forward creatively.
News & Analysis
Tommy Hilfiger's #My2015
Click to watch Tommy Hilfiger look back at his year in fashion.
News & Analysis
Kering Sells Shoemaker Sergio Rossi to End Years of Struggle
Kering SA agreed to sell shoemaker Sergio Rossi to an Italian buyout firm after struggling to turn around the business.
Sustainability
Katharine Hamnett and Kanye West’s Unlikely Friendship
Over lunch, the ‘80s maverick designer and pioneer of sustainable fashion tells Tim Blanks about allowing Kanye West to ‘sample’ her archive — the latest radical step in one of fashion's most unconventional careers.
Fashion Week
Erdem Favours Perfection With a Frayed Edge
Erdem Moralioglu wanted "soft and round" but there's no such thing as "easy does it" with this master of dressy structure.
Fashion Week
3.1 Phillip Lim’s Off-Kilter Ode to Friendship
The designer was inspired, of all things, by the Muppets.
News & Analysis
Jonathan Saunders to Shutter
London fashion label Jonathan Saunders will cease operations, following the designer’s decision to step down as creative director for ‘personal reasons.’
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.