Indian Jewellery Giant Titan Jumps as Profits Beat Expectations
The company’s share price notched its biggest weekly rise since 2020 as investors bet on softer gold prices to bring customers back to stores.
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Forever Rykiel
Julie de Libran made a brave, even defiant, effort to re-position the house in the wake of its founder’s death, but not one that was entirely successful.
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Female Empowerment in Paris
In this season of feminine empowerment, Demna Gvasalia stood out with his deliberately harsh and infinitely cynical take on fetish, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
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Kenzo Club Kids
Carol Lim and Humberto Leon applied a Studio 54-era vibe to a wardrobe of sporty separates for an interesting, if not groundbreaking, effect.
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Sci-Fi Heroines at Louis Vuitton
Ghesquière’s ideal Parisienne had subtext of sci-fi that a striking contrast with its backdrop the raw space of the new Vuitton superstore in Place Vendome, a work in very visible progress.
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Celtic Legend at Alexander McQueen
Artful technique is the crux of a McQueen collection, so it was gratifying that there was such a potent sense of Burton’s own emotional engagement here.
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Esteban Cortazar's Journey to India
Sometimes designers go to India and come back with cliché. Cortazar came back with a winning concoction of traditional styles and sportswear — and belief in the power of creation.
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Emporio Armani's Parisian Parade
The haphazard mix of styles, from military to slightly ethnic to romantic, could have done with a tighter edit.
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At Hermès, Soft Precision
Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski's carnal, yet subtle collection was her best since she joined the venerable French powerhouse.
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Chanel’s Intimate Technology
Chanel has already pushed fabric technology to the limit, but, here, the designer’s celebration of all things digital was the collection’s raison d’être.
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Giambattista Valli's Sporty Touch
The sportiness of the collection was a welcome addition to the Valli lexicon, resulting in a giddier and lighter outing.
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Sacai’s Game Changers
Chitose Abe has established an aesthetic that combines romance and hard edges, intelligence and eroticism in a way so unique and ingenious that it constitutes one of the most distinctive design signatures in contemporary fashion.
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Spelling it Out at Stella McCartney
It’s no surprise fashion has acquired a taste for The Message this season. But that hasn’t always translated into the clothes, and it was kind of like that at Stella McCartney.
The News in Brief
Bangladesh Garment Protests Continue
Workers staged fresh demonstrations in Dhaka Thursday, forcing factories to suspend operations despite government promises to raise wages before the end of the year.
Rogaine Rides GLP-1 Wave With 30% Sales Surge
The decades-old hair-loss remedy is unexpectedly booming from more people taking GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.
Ralph Lauren’s Quarterly Revenue Forecast Disappoints, Sending Shares Down
Expectations for the brand to sustain a rapid pace of growth set a high bar, leaving investors disappointed even as its raised its annual outlook.
Tapestry Lifts Outlook as Young Shoppers Snap Up Coach Bags
Shares rose in early trading after the company raised its revenue and profit forecasts, even as the broader luxury sector grapples with a slowdown.
Chanel Beauty Opens Alpine-Inspired Activation at Harrods
The luxury beauty label has taken over a corner of the department store's ground floor with a gifting suite.
Bangladesh Agrees New Garment Pay Scale From December Amid Protests
The government has yet determine the details of revised wage levels as it scrambles to manage days of protests that have disrupted the country’s garment industry.
China Wealth Crackdown Lifts Hong Kong Watch and Jewellery Sales
Rich shoppers are turning to gold and gemstones to preserve wealth, softening the blow for luxury giants like Hermès and Richemont as Beijing tightens its grip on overseas assets.