Boots Acquired by Canada’s Weston Family for $8.9 Billion
The Westons agreed on Wednesday to buy the UK's Boots from Sycamore Partners and the Pessina family, pledging to invest in the retailer's stores and online and expand healthcare services.
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Yohji Yamamoto’s Eco-Wizardry
The master was in top form. This season there were a lot of cut-outs, revealing glimpses of the body and offering ventilation for a warming world.
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Celine’s Bourgeois '70s Redux
The ghost of Yves Saint Laurent was present on the catwalk. Was it intentional? A provocation? Hard to know. But the clothing was tempting.
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At Issey Miyake, a Designer Debut
New designer Satoshi Kondo seems to possess the creativity to re-energise the brand.
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Balmain’s High-Visibility Mega Mix
The show was long and confusing, but the pleated and more fluid pieces were an interesting evolution from the hyper construction Olivier Rousteing usually favours.
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A New Kind of Awareness at Rick Owens
The majestically beautiful collection, influenced by the designer’s Mexican roots and love of modernism, added new dimensions to his signatures.
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Dries Van Noten & Christian Lacroix: The Most Surprising Partnership of the Season
The melding of their minds delivered an edgy extravagance forged in compatibility.
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Art Meets Science at Off-White
There may be something valedictory for Virgil Abloh’s skeptics in that the laurel wreath of fashion continues to elude him.
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At Paco Rabanne, Parisian Pop
It was an electrifying outing by Julien Dossena, who by now has mastered the house and its codes and can take it wherever he wants.
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Y/Project’s Belle Époque Distortions
Glenn Martens’ stated Belle Époque inspiration was evident in the curvaceous ballgowns that closed the show but the rest was business as usual.
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In Paris, Lightness for Our Times
Today at the Paris shows, a lighter touch prevailed at both Rochas and Lemaire.
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Lanvin’s Languid Elegance
The collection was a step forward for Bruno Sialelli. Not a decisive one, but there were signs of the designer’s emerging handwriting.
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Artful Attenuation at Saint Laurent
Anthony Vaccarello has proved himself accomplished at turning a relatively limited repertoire into a fully-fledged and remarkably convincing performance.
The News in Brief
Vogue Arabia to Launch Annual Ball
The magazine’s inaugural ball will take place in November, the latest in a growing portfolio of live events hosted by publisher Condé Nast.
Lacoste Fired CEO Ahead of Paris Runway Show, Sources Say
The French tennis and lifestyle brand quietly fired its chief executive, Eric Vallat, shortly before the brand’s latest Paris fashion show, sources told Reuters.
Frasers Group Acquires 8.8% Stake in Under Armour
The move extends British company’s push into sports brands following a recent purchase of Puma stock.
US Luxury Spending Slows, Citi Data Shows
US credit card spending on luxury brands fell for a third consecutive month in September, according to data from Citi.
Frasers Group Steps Up Luxury Push With New Division, Larger Burberry Stake
The British retail group has brought its stakes in Burberry, Hugo Boss and Mulberry together with its luxury retail operations.
Asos Customers Receive ‘Hack’ Notification Threatening Leak
The retailer is investigating after users of its mobile app received a notification claiming hackers had ‘fully compromised’ company data.
Report: L’Oréal Explores Unloading Chemical-Related Liabilities
The French company has engaged restructuring advisers to explore options for rising US legal liabilities linked to its use of talc and other chemical ingredients in some of its cosmetic products, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.