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News & Analysis

Kim Jones Exiting Louis Vuitton

The artistic director of Louis Vuitton menswear is set to leave the LVMH-owned mega-brand after seven years.

News & Analysis

Kim Jones Exiting Louis Vuitton

The artistic director of Louis Vuitton menswear is set to leave the LVMH-owned mega-brand after seven years.


Luxury

Mobile Drove Yoox Net-a-Porter’s Record 2017

The fashion e-commerce group crossed 2 billion euros in sales last year, maintaining its position as the undisputed fashion e-commerce leader despite growing competition.

Luxury

Mobile Drove Yoox Net-a-Porter’s Record 2017

The fashion e-commerce group crossed 2 billion euros in sales last year, maintaining its position as the undisputed fashion e-commerce leader despite growing competition.


Retail

Restructuring and Redundancies at Paul Smith

Can the British brand known for its quirkiness and smart tailoring make good on its turnaround plan?

Retail

Restructuring and Redundancies at Paul Smith

Can the British brand known for its quirkiness and smart tailoring make good on its turnaround plan?


Fashion Week

Male Glamour in Full Effect at Armani

Armani strikes so many fashion cognoscenti as someone who exists outside time, a designer to be given his drily respectful due rather than praise, but there was plenty to enjoy in this collection.

Fashion Week

Male Glamour in Full Effect at Armani

Armani strikes so many fashion cognoscenti as someone who exists outside time, a designer to be given his drily respectful due rather than praise, but there was plenty to enjoy in this collection.


Fashion Week

Tradition as Salvation at Prada

Miuccia Prada turned her latest outing into a comprehensive and riveting education in the history of her house, juxtaposing graphics from previous collections and making mutant combinations.

Fashion Week

Tradition as Salvation at Prada

Miuccia Prada turned her latest outing into a comprehensive and riveting education in the history of her house, juxtaposing graphics from previous collections and making mutant combinations.


Fashion Week

Neil Barrett’s Hybrids

The collection was a sharp, sophisticated consolidation of Barrett’s success, but its monochrome severity took its toll and the spectre of repetition reared its head.

Fashion Week

Neil Barrett’s Hybrids

The collection was a sharp, sophisticated consolidation of Barrett’s success, but its monochrome severity took its toll and the spectre of repetition reared its head.


Fashion Week

Versace’s Youth Cults

The show didn’t feel like pandering to fashion’s new millennial frontier because there was enough of Versace’s traditional decadent quirk to provide counterbalance.

Fashion Week

Versace’s Youth Cults

The show didn’t feel like pandering to fashion’s new millennial frontier because there was enough of Versace’s traditional decadent quirk to provide counterbalance.


Financial Markets

Versace In 'No Rush' to List on Stock Market

The Italian fashion house has been considering a listing after US private equity Blackstone bought a 20 percent stake in 2014 to fund its overseas expansion.

Financial Markets

Versace In 'No Rush' to List on Stock Market

The Italian fashion house has been considering a listing after US private equity Blackstone bought a 20 percent stake in 2014 to fund its overseas expansion.


News & Analysis

Mario Testino and Bruce Weber Accused of Sexual Exploitation in New York Times Investigation

The New York Times has released a detailed report on an alleged pattern of sexual exploitation by two of the biggest photographers in the fashion business. Publishing giant Condé Nast said it would stop working with both men.

News & Analysis

Mario Testino and Bruce Weber Accused of Sexual Exploitation in New York Times Investigation

The New York Times has released a detailed report on an alleged pattern of sexual exploitation by two of the biggest photographers in the fashion business. Publishing giant Condé Nast said it would stop working with both men.


Fashion Week

At Emporio Armani, Velvety Sophistication

For all the talk of diversity, the collection was rather monotonous and revolved around an idea of elegance that seemed at odds with the metropolitan spirit of the brand.

Fashion Week

At Emporio Armani, Velvety Sophistication

For all the talk of diversity, the collection was rather monotonous and revolved around an idea of elegance that seemed at odds with the metropolitan spirit of the brand.


News & Analysis

Clare Waight Keller Decodes Her First Proper Givenchy Campaign

Givenchy's latest ad campaign offers a few clues on how the brand’s first female artistic director plans to make a statement of her own.

News & Analysis

Clare Waight Keller Decodes Her First Proper Givenchy Campaign

Givenchy's latest ad campaign offers a few clues on how the brand’s first female artistic director plans to make a statement of her own.


News & Analysis

Kering to Spin Off Puma

The French conglomerate is spinning off the majority of its stake in the German sportswear giant as part of a long-held plan to focus purely on luxury.

News & Analysis

Kering to Spin Off Puma

The French conglomerate is spinning off the majority of its stake in the German sportswear giant as part of a long-held plan to focus purely on luxury.