Olaplex Names New CEO
Christoph Kaul will succeed Amanda Baldwin, who led the hair care label through its acquisition by Henkel earlier this year.
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Technology
Bits & Bytes | Amazon's Private Labels, Why Fashion Loves Android Wear
This week, how Amazon's private label brands are fuelling its business, while brands cranking out new Android Wear devices are as far from typical electronics companies as one can get.
Bits & Bytes | Amazon's Private Labels, Why Fashion Loves Android Wear
This week, how Amazon's private label brands are fuelling its business, while brands cranking out new Android Wear devices are as far from typical electronics companies as one can get.
News & Analysis
Fashion Industry Reacts to Charlottesville Violence
Industry leaders including Ralph Lauren, Tory Burch, Steven Kolb and Virgil Abloh denounce the violent racism of thousands of Nazi-saluting white supremacist marchers who descended on Charlottesville, Virginia last week.
Fashion Industry Reacts to Charlottesville Violence
Industry leaders including Ralph Lauren, Tory Burch, Steven Kolb and Virgil Abloh denounce the violent racism of thousands of Nazi-saluting white supremacist marchers who descended on Charlottesville, Virginia last week.
Technology
Vogue Partners With Google to Create Virtual Reality Video Series
The project takes viewers inside the closets of models including Kendall Jenner and Cindy Crawford.
Vogue Partners With Google to Create Virtual Reality Video Series
The project takes viewers inside the closets of models including Kendall Jenner and Cindy Crawford.
News & Analysis
Behind the WSJ Magazine’s Biggest Issue Ever
Ten years after launching and five years after Kristina O’Neill took the lead, the newspaper supplement is boasting ad pages and offline brand extension ambitions.
Behind the WSJ Magazine’s Biggest Issue Ever
Ten years after launching and five years after Kristina O’Neill took the lead, the newspaper supplement is boasting ad pages and offline brand extension ambitions.
News & Analysis
Potential Buyers Circle Matchesfashion
A number of prominent investment funds are preparing bids that could value the luxury fashion retailer at more than £600 million, according to a new report.
Potential Buyers Circle Matchesfashion
A number of prominent investment funds are preparing bids that could value the luxury fashion retailer at more than £600 million, according to a new report.
News & Analysis
Put a Normal Woman in a Bikini. That’s How to Bust the Beauty Myth
"Fashion may remain hooked on a skinny ideal, but Alexandra Shulman 's selfie shows she is moving on."
Put a Normal Woman in a Bikini. That’s How to Bust the Beauty Myth
"Fashion may remain hooked on a skinny ideal, but Alexandra Shulman 's selfie shows she is moving on."
Sustainability
Social Goods | Stella McCartney's Innovative Spirit, Vogue's Diversity Problem
This week, how Stella McCartney's sustainability focus is boosting her brand, and British Vogue's complicated relationship with diversity.
Social Goods | Stella McCartney's Innovative Spirit, Vogue's Diversity Problem
This week, how Stella McCartney's sustainability focus is boosting her brand, and British Vogue's complicated relationship with diversity.
News & Analysis
Michael Kors Shares Surge as Turnaround Shows Promise
Both profit and sales at Michael Kors have exceeded analyst expectations in the quarter ending in July 2017.
Michael Kors Shares Surge as Turnaround Shows Promise
Both profit and sales at Michael Kors have exceeded analyst expectations in the quarter ending in July 2017.
News & Analysis
How Pat McGrath Became the World's Most Influential Makeup Artist
" Pat McGrath creates the looks for 80 major fashion shows a year. As she launches her first line, she talks about race, Instagram and Edward
How Pat McGrath Became the World's Most Influential Makeup Artist
" Pat McGrath creates the looks for 80 major fashion shows a year. As she launches her first line, she talks about race, Instagram and Edward
Financial Markets
Evaluating Raf Simons’ First Year at Calvin Klein
It’s been one year since Raf Simons took creative control of Calvin Klein. Is it working?
Evaluating Raf Simons’ First Year at Calvin Klein
It’s been one year since Raf Simons took creative control of Calvin Klein. Is it working?
News & Analysis
Hedi Slimane’s ‘Secret Society’
Courtesy of Italian Vogue, photographer and ex-Saint Laurent designer Hedi Slimane talks about his ‘secret society’ of Los Angeles musicians, artists, skaters and surfers.
Hedi Slimane’s ‘Secret Society’
Courtesy of Italian Vogue, photographer and ex-Saint Laurent designer Hedi Slimane talks about his ‘secret society’ of Los Angeles musicians, artists, skaters and surfers.
News & Analysis
Dior and Louis Vuitton Are the Fashion Brands with Best Instagram Stories Engagement
Just four brands featured in a ranking of users with the highest engagement rate on Instagram Stories, released to mark the feature's first anniversary.
Dior and Louis Vuitton Are the Fashion Brands with Best Instagram Stories Engagement
Just four brands featured in a ranking of users with the highest engagement rate on Instagram Stories, released to mark the feature's first anniversary.
The News in Brief
Perelel Expands C-Suite, Tapping Rare Beauty’s CMO
Known for its prenatal vitamins, the wellness label has hired Rare Beauty's Ashley Murphy as its chief marketing officer, while Anjelika Temple moves into the chief creative officer role.
Swiss Watch Exports Grow for Fourth Month, Overcoming US Slump
Exports in August were buoyed by China and Japan, despite a sharp decline in shipments to the US.
Alexandre Arnault Joins Nike’s Board of Directors
The LVMH executive joins Nike’s board as the sportswear giant prepares to be removed from the S&P 100 index after nearly two decades.
Matthieu Blazy, Sarah Burton, Haider Ackermann Among Nominees for BFC Designer of the Year
The Fashion Awards ceremony, set for Nov. 30, will also recognise the BFC’s second Vanguard award recipient, recognising emerging British design talent.
Supergoop Announces Chief Commercial Officer
The sunscreen label has appointed former Coty executive Jamie Parker to the newly created role as it gears up to become a “global skin health company.”
Mytheresa Owner’s Sales Rise as Ultra Wealthy Keep Shopping
LuxExperience posted a rise in sales as the luxury multibrand platform’s strategy of catering to the ultra wealthy helped it navigate a difficult environment for high-end fashion.
The Independents Acquires Production Studio Smuggler
The global collective has brought film studio Smuggler under its umbrella to bolster its entertainment capabilities.