CFDA’s Steven Kolb Involved in Altercation with PETA Protestors
The trade body’s president physically restrained animal rights activists after they stormed a Cos runway show at New York Fashion Week.
designers
Luxury
Opinion: How Not to Manage Succession at LVMH
The drama over the estate of the late Italian eyewear billionaire Leonardo Del Vecchio is a real-time reminder of what could go wrong at the world’s largest luxury group, argues Bloomberg’s Andrea Felsted.
Opinion: How Not to Manage Succession at LVMH
The drama over the estate of the late Italian eyewear billionaire Leonardo Del Vecchio is a real-time reminder of what could go wrong at the world’s largest luxury group, argues Bloomberg’s Andrea Felsted.
Luxury
Lutz Huelle: ‘Fashion Is Not Just Luxury Products’
The Wolfgang Tillmans muse and early Martin Margiela collaborator has signed a licensing agreement that will bring stability to his namesake label as it offers an alternative to ‘corporate’ luxury brands.
Lutz Huelle: ‘Fashion Is Not Just Luxury Products’
The Wolfgang Tillmans muse and early Martin Margiela collaborator has signed a licensing agreement that will bring stability to his namesake label as it offers an alternative to ‘corporate’ luxury brands.
Fashion Week
Jonathan Anderson: The Ultimate Art World Fan Boy
For his sophomore couture collection for Christian Dior, the designer takes detailed inspiration from his favourite artist, writes Tim Blanks.
Jonathan Anderson: The Ultimate Art World Fan Boy
For his sophomore couture collection for Christian Dior, the designer takes detailed inspiration from his favourite artist, writes Tim Blanks.
Fashion Weeks
CFDA Releases Spring/Summer 2027 New York Fashion Week Schedule
Diane von Furstenberg returns with its first live show in a decade to kick off the schedule, a debut for new artistic director Henry Zankov.
CFDA Releases Spring/Summer 2027 New York Fashion Week Schedule
Diane von Furstenberg returns with its first live show in a decade to kick off the schedule, a debut for new artistic director Henry Zankov.
Luxury
Armani Taps BCG as Fashion Group Adapts to Post-Founder Era
The Italian fashion group is considering expansion in handbags and hospitality, its overall price positioning and distribution model and a senior creative appointment at Emporio Armani, according to people familiar with the matter.
Armani Taps BCG as Fashion Group Adapts to Post-Founder Era
The Italian fashion group is considering expansion in handbags and hospitality, its overall price positioning and distribution model and a senior creative appointment at Emporio Armani, according to people familiar with the matter.
Fashion Week
Marc Jacobs Approaches a New Era
Jacobs’ latest runway show offered clues as to how the brand’s new owners WHP Global and G-III will work with one of America’s most influential designers.
Marc Jacobs Approaches a New Era
Jacobs’ latest runway show offered clues as to how the brand’s new owners WHP Global and G-III will work with one of America’s most influential designers.
Luxury
Ralph Lauren Wins China Superfans by Selling the American Dream — At the Right Price
Collector Xiao Neng says he has spent at least $1 million on Ralph Lauren clothing over the past four to five years, building a wardrobe so large that he now sells pieces of it in two vintage stores that he opened in downtown Shanghai.
Ralph Lauren Wins China Superfans by Selling the American Dream — At the Right Price
Collector Xiao Neng says he has spent at least $1 million on Ralph Lauren clothing over the past four to five years, building a wardrobe so large that he now sells pieces of it in two vintage stores that he opened in downtown Shanghai.
Luxury
Chanel’s Bruno Pavlovsky on Reengineering an Iconic Brand
Chanel’s president of fashion, Bruno Pavlovsky, explains in our latest report ‘Face to Face With Luxury Clients’ how the French megabrand has reignited customer excitement and sales growth since onboarding a new artistic director last year.
Chanel’s Bruno Pavlovsky on Reengineering an Iconic Brand
Chanel’s president of fashion, Bruno Pavlovsky, explains in our latest report ‘Face to Face With Luxury Clients’ how the French megabrand has reignited customer excitement and sales growth since onboarding a new artistic director last year.
Fashion Week
What Does Masculinity Mean in 2026?
From Dries Van Noten to Soshiotsuki, the Paris men’s shows proposed a variety of visions for what a man should look like today, while Celine offered up multiplicity of characters itself, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
What Does Masculinity Mean in 2026?
From Dries Van Noten to Soshiotsuki, the Paris men’s shows proposed a variety of visions for what a man should look like today, while Celine offered up multiplicity of characters itself, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Retail
Saks Global Exits Bankruptcy and Rebrands to Exemplar Luxury Group
The new corporate identity is meant to signal a new chapter for the retailer and hold the retailer accountable to a higher standard of partnership to brands, consumers and its employees, said CEO Geoffroy van Raemdonck.
Saks Global Exits Bankruptcy and Rebrands to Exemplar Luxury Group
The new corporate identity is meant to signal a new chapter for the retailer and hold the retailer accountable to a higher standard of partnership to brands, consumers and its employees, said CEO Geoffroy van Raemdonck.
Luxury
ERL Exits Dover Street Market Incubator
Designer Eli Russell Linnetz’s Venice Beach-based label has split with Dover Street Market’s brand development arm, assuming full control of its operations as it pushes into womenswear.
ERL Exits Dover Street Market Incubator
Designer Eli Russell Linnetz’s Venice Beach-based label has split with Dover Street Market’s brand development arm, assuming full control of its operations as it pushes into womenswear.
Fashion Weeks
In Paris, a Search for Lightness
Featherlight suits at Jonathan Anderson’s Dior and parachute tops at Anthony Vaccarello’s Saint Laurent provided a welcome weightlessness as the Paris menswear shows kicked off amid scorching heat. Angelo Flaccavento also reports on Ami, Auralee, Lemaire and Louis Vuitton.
In Paris, a Search for Lightness
Featherlight suits at Jonathan Anderson’s Dior and parachute tops at Anthony Vaccarello’s Saint Laurent provided a welcome weightlessness as the Paris menswear shows kicked off amid scorching heat. Angelo Flaccavento also reports on Ami, Auralee, Lemaire and Louis Vuitton.
The News in Brief
GQ Philippines Names Danyl Geneciran Editor in Chief
The former Vogue Man Philippines editor will helm GQ’s 23rd international title, whose debut issue features covers starring Darren Criss, Jordan Clarkson and Erwan Heussaff.
Human Made Discloses $3.6 Million Undercover Purchase Price and Long-Term Financial Targets
The Tokyo-listed company will pay $3.6 million in cash for 100 percent of Undercover, with founder Jun Takahashi relinquishing corporate duties to focus solely on design.
Arizona Accuses L’Oréal of Concealing Cancer Risks Linked to Hair Relaxers
The beauty conglomerate faces over 12,000 similar lawsuits filed by individuals that have been consolidated in a Chicago federal court.
Space NK Names New CEO, Andy Lightfoot Steps Down
Chief marketing officer Emma Simpson-Scott will succeed Lightfoot, who is leaving the UK retailer after seven years at the helm.
EssilorLuxottica Managers Defend CEO After Heir Lashes Out
Twenty top lieutenants to CEO Francesco Milleri came to their boss’s defense in an escalating feud with Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, a son of the founder who abruptly left a senior role at the company.
Zara Owner Looks to US for Next Phase of Growth
Inditex is investing in the US as a key growth market, CEO Oscar Garcia Maceiras told Reuters, with store revamps and new openings planned across its Zara, Massimo Dutti and Bershka brands.
Activist Investor Takes New Stake in Bath & Body Works
The activist investor is recommending the personal-care and fragrance store chain to explore a sale, claiming it has been undervalued and hampered by unstable management.