The Lede Company Acquires London-Based Agency Aisle 8
As part of the acquisition, Aisle 8 founder Lauren Winslade will join Lede as president of brand for its UK office, bolstering the agency’s presence in the region.

Dior’s Maria Grazia Chiuri explored the history of femininity, while Alaïa’s Pieter Mulier probed the history of beauty ideals and Undercover’s Jun Takahashi mined his own history.

Giorgio Armani’s latest outing capped a Milan Fashion Week that included shows from promising young labels: Galib Gassanoff’s Institution, Giuseppe Buccinnà and Francesco Murano.

On the fifth day of Milan Fashion Week, designers at Bally, Ferragamo and Dolce & Gabbana explored the elasticity of brand DNA.

The designer speaks to BoF’s Imran Amed on the past, present and future of the Roman fur and leather goods house that carries her family name.

Designers at Versace, Moschino, Tod’s and Missoni grappled with how to interpret deep-rooted house codes, while Sunnei’s Simone Rizzo and Loris Messina kept creating their own.

Company veteran Caliri is back in the driver’s seat as creative director of men’s, women’s and home collections. ‘What matters at Missoni is the materiality of texture, and this is where my path begins,’ the designer tells Angelo Flaccavento on the eve of his return to the runway.

On the third day of Milan Fashion Week, Prada, Roberto Cavalli and Etro proposed their takes on how a woman should look.

On the second day of Milan Fashion Week, Silvia Venturini Fendi staged a 100th anniversary show and Lucie and Luke Meier showed their final collection for Jil Sander, while OTB stablemates Diesel and Marni hit the mark.

A transitional show at Gucci, a debut at Alberta Ferretti and a 30th anniversary outing at DSquared2 kicked off the first day of Milan Fashion Week.

Daniel Lee’s refocused Burberry won over plenty of eyeballs, but London’s purpose in the fashion ecosystem is more about incubating rising talents like Dilara Findikoglu and S.S. Daley than earned media value, writes Susanna Lau.

With so many brands between designers, the shows will be as much about luxury’s past as its future.

Rider, who replaced Hedi Slimane in October, will return the brand to the runway on the eve of Paris couture week.
As part of the acquisition, Aisle 8 founder Lauren Winslade will join Lede as president of brand for its UK office, bolstering the agency’s presence in the region.
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