Bernard Arnault Joins X as LVMH CEO Fights Off Rumours of Family Disunity
French newspaper Le Monde published a six-part series last week on the tycoon, including alleged tensions among his family members driven by succession.
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Fashion Week
Exclusive: How Jonathan Anderson Is ‘Rebooting’ Couture at Dior
In a global exclusive interview ahead of his debut couture show, the designer tells Imran Amed how he is revamping couture at the storied French house by expanding the brand’s top-end offering — with everything from jewellery made from meteorites to upcycled handbags in 18th-century fabrics — and inviting the wider public into fashion’s most rarefied world.
Exclusive: How Jonathan Anderson Is ‘Rebooting’ Couture at Dior
In a global exclusive interview ahead of his debut couture show, the designer tells Imran Amed how he is revamping couture at the storied French house by expanding the brand’s top-end offering — with everything from jewellery made from meteorites to upcycled handbags in 18th-century fabrics — and inviting the wider public into fashion’s most rarefied world.
Fashion Week
Fashion’s Quest For Clarity
During the second half of men’s fashion week in Paris, a handful of designers delivered clear messages, but they were the exception, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Fashion’s Quest For Clarity
During the second half of men’s fashion week in Paris, a handful of designers delivered clear messages, but they were the exception, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Fashion Week
Giambattista Valli Cancels Paris Couture Show Citing ‘Activity Review’
The last-minute withdrawal from the couture calendar raises questions about the future of the label, which is majority-owned by the Pinault family investment fund Artemis.
Giambattista Valli Cancels Paris Couture Show Citing ‘Activity Review’
The last-minute withdrawal from the couture calendar raises questions about the future of the label, which is majority-owned by the Pinault family investment fund Artemis.
Fashion Week
Clothes for Life or Clothes as Costume?
From Vuitton and Dior to Lemaire and Auralee, the opening days of men’s fashion week offered plenty of both, writes Angelo Flaccavento.
Clothes for Life or Clothes as Costume?
From Vuitton and Dior to Lemaire and Auralee, the opening days of men’s fashion week offered plenty of both, writes Angelo Flaccavento.
Luxury
Louis Vuitton, Dior and What Luxury Means Today
LVMH’s two biggest brands took radically different approaches this menswear season, tapping into fast-evolving ideas about taste and status, writes Robert Williams.
Louis Vuitton, Dior and What Luxury Means Today
LVMH’s two biggest brands took radically different approaches this menswear season, tapping into fast-evolving ideas about taste and status, writes Robert Williams.
Global Markets
Worldview | East Africa’s Leading Fashion Week Gains Momentum
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features the Saks store in Kazakhstan, India’s q-commerce apps and Hong Kong retailers exiting mainland China.
Worldview | East Africa’s Leading Fashion Week Gains Momentum
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features the Saks store in Kazakhstan, India’s q-commerce apps and Hong Kong retailers exiting mainland China.
Fashion Week
The Power of the Classics
At their best, the Milan men’s shows examined classic clothes as a means of offering comfort and connection across eras, generations and cultures, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
The Power of the Classics
At their best, the Milan men’s shows examined classic clothes as a means of offering comfort and connection across eras, generations and cultures, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Beauty
Pitti Uomo Gets in on the Fragrance Boom
Pitti Uomo is embracing the fragrance-as-accessory trend at Hi Beauty, a winter trade show for niche fragrance labels, while it looks toward other men’s grooming categories.
Pitti Uomo Gets in on the Fragrance Boom
Pitti Uomo is embracing the fragrance-as-accessory trend at Hi Beauty, a winter trade show for niche fragrance labels, while it looks toward other men’s grooming categories.
Fashion Week
At Pitti, an Antidote to Peacockery
Standouts like Soshiotsuki and Hed Mayner offered the sense of progress the Florentine trade fair needs, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
At Pitti, an Antidote to Peacockery
Standouts like Soshiotsuki and Hed Mayner offered the sense of progress the Florentine trade fair needs, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Fashion Week
CFDA Releases New York Fashion Week Schedule
The week will include Rachel Scott’s first runway for Proenza Schouler; while Raul Lopez’s Luar has opted not to show.
CFDA Releases New York Fashion Week Schedule
The week will include Rachel Scott’s first runway for Proenza Schouler; while Raul Lopez’s Luar has opted not to show.
Luxury
Luxury Fashion Is Rethinking Its Value to Shoppers
After years of raising prices with no corresponding bump in quality or creativity, the industry is being forced to rebuild its trust with shoppers, according to the BoF-McKinsey State of Fashion 2026.
Luxury Fashion Is Rethinking Its Value to Shoppers
After years of raising prices with no corresponding bump in quality or creativity, the industry is being forced to rebuild its trust with shoppers, according to the BoF-McKinsey State of Fashion 2026.
Luxury
Burberry’s CEO on Turning ‘Britishness’ Into a Global Language
Joshua Schulman reveals how he’s fuelling the brand’s turnaround with a more get-able take on British luxury and a new sense of urgency in the BoF-McKinsey State of Fashion 2026 report.
Burberry’s CEO on Turning ‘Britishness’ Into a Global Language
Joshua Schulman reveals how he’s fuelling the brand’s turnaround with a more get-able take on British luxury and a new sense of urgency in the BoF-McKinsey State of Fashion 2026 report.
The News in Brief
CVC Mulls Buying Stake in Jeweller APM Monaco From TPG
CVC Capital Partners is considering buying a stake in the fashion jeweller from private-equity firm TPG Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.
London’s Liberty Doubles Fabric Section as Sewing Booms
The department store has more than doubled the size of its fabrics department and will host crafting classes this autumn as social media drives a surge in activities like sewing.
US Businesses File Lawsuit Challenging New ‘Forced Labour’ Tariffs
Two small businesses, backed by the group that successfully sued over previous tariffs, say the new policy similarly exceeds the president’s authority to tax imports.
Perfume Maker Givaudan’s Sales Beat Estimates, Tariff Paybacks Weigh on Shares
Givaudan’s second-quarter organic sales came in ahead of market estimates on Thursday, but its shares fell 5 percent on litigation costs and tariff repayments.
Trump to Impose Forced Labour Duties on Friday as Temporary 10% US Tariffs Expire
The move is the White House’s latest effort to restore Trump’s campaign vision of a near-global tariff after the US Supreme Court in February struck down his ‘reciprocal’ duties.
LVMH Appoints General Manager of Fragrance
Givenchy executive Yann Musquin will lead the group’s fragrance portfolio, succeeding longtime division head Romain Spitzer.
India Changes Rule in Win for Foreign E-Commerce Companies
In a major win for Amazon, which lobbied for the change, the government will allow foreign e-commerce companies to buy products directly from Indian sellers and sell them to overseas customers.