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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Fashion Week
The World Is a Garden at Dior
Maria Grazia Chiuri's message was resolutely uplifting thanks to her passion for drawing so many different strands into one coherent — and beautiful — vision of a better world.
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A Patchy Performance at Rokh
Rokh Hwang’s pieces are wonderfully clever feats of invention that do not require unnecessary styling, but that's what we got, unfortunately.
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A New Seduction at Gucci
Change was definitely on the menu for Alessandro Michele this season, and the subtle shift delivered some interesting repercussions for the brand — sex and elegance — and possibly his most alluring and accessible collection yet.
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In Milan, Less Trumps More
From Prada to Gucci, reductionism, simplicity and focus are back in fashion.
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In Milan, Originality in Short Supply
Imagine if the internet went down for six months and vintage magazines from the ’70 and ’80s went up in flames. What would designers like Massimo Giorgetti and Lorenzo Serafini do without their references?
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From Earth to Heaven at Giorgio Armani
It was a reminder of how little effort it takes the designer to conjure up the Armani magic and strike the grace note he mastered decades ago.
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A New Urgency at Marni
Francesco Risso's show was a riot of beauty informed by his experience in the Amazon. The message it sent was that luxury can be redefined for the revolution.
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Salvatore Ferragamo’s Sensual Restraint
A tighter edit would have helped, but there were also highlights which underscored an interesting tension between control and abandon.
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At Bottega Veneta, Tough Clothes for Hard Times
It was an unlikely, not wholly flattering hybrid, but it embodied Daniel Lee’s desire your rejig house codes and court a more adventurous new audience.
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Mulling the Great Then and Now at Versace
Donatella’s jungle print was the gift that kept on giving on Friday night, all the way to the fabulous finale.
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In Milan, Over the Rainbow and Back
Marco De Vincenzo, Etro and Sportmax from day three of Milan Fashion Week.
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A New Humanity at Fendi
Karl Lagerfeld's absence clarified exactly what Fendi means now, and probably in the future, with Silvia Venturini Fendi at the helm. She brought a warmth and good humour that made the show.
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.