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.
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Fashion Week
Dystopian Optimism at A-Cold-Wall
The anatomical dissection that has always distinguished Samuel Ross' work from other streetwear stars was more precise, more colourful and more aesthetic.
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Craig Green Keeps It Real
The language the designer has created for himself is sturdy in its substance and oddly delicate in its effect. Today he outdid himself.
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Cottweiler Goes Cruising
Wrapped in a story about casual sex before the internet, the tactile luxe of the collection was in step with a new era of male elegance.
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Edward Crutchley’s Anti-Sportswear
The designer has yet to show the breadth that would net him a spot in the winner’s circle, but he’s at least halfway there with his craft and sense of humour.
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A Tang of Revolution at Charles Jeffrey
The designer calls himself Loverboy, but this kitty had claws with a collection that was a curiously timely, multi-layered call to the barricades.
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Daniel Lee’s Bottega Veneta Reboot Takes Aim at ‘Old Celine’ Gap
The imprint of the designer’s tenure at Phoebe Philo’s Céline was unmistakable, but Lee also brought a winning sense of Italian sensuality to his first collection for the Kering-owned house, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
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Chanel, Mummy-fied
Karl Lagerfeld’s latest Métiers d'Arts collection was shown in the Egyptian wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, and he took the inspiration quite literally.
Beauty
Kylie Jenner Gives Ulta Beauty Some Gloss
This week, everyone will be talking about Ulta Beauty's first financial results since partnering with Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian, Versace and Chanel's pre-fall shows in New York and Victoria's Secret's controversial television special. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
Fashion Week
The Real Reason Valentino and Dior Men Showed in Japan
Beneath the surface of enthusiasm that fashion creatives harbour for Japan, there is a carefully calculated business rationale for their choice of locale.
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Dolce & Gabbana China Show Cancelled Amid Racism Outcry
The label’s #DGTheGreatShow catwalk presentation was scheduled to take place in Shanghai today.
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Junya Watanabe's Hard Rock Romance
The collection was appropriately rough and ragged but what registered most was its playfulness.
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Sacai's Utilitarian Hybrids
Chitose Abe's career has taken on something of a rhythm: advance one season, consolidate the next. This season followed the pattern, risking what her critics call her formula.
The News in Brief
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.
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.
Indian Fast-Fashion Retailer Trent Jumps on Strong Sales Growth
Shares in the Tata Group-owned business rose nearly 11 percent on Tuesday as the success of a rapid store expansion project boosted confidence in the company’s growth outlook.
Naomi Campbell Wins Appeal Against Charity Trustee Ban
A London tribunal ruled that the misuse of funds at the charity the supermodel founded had been concealed from her.
Dutch Eyewear Chain Hans Anders Halts Sale of Meta Glasses, Citing Privacy Concerns
A growing Dutch outcry over the glasses mirrors a broader backlash against smart glasses equipped with cameras.
Harper’s Bazaar to Launch Philippine Edition
Hearst Magazines International is partnering with Philippine media group AGC Power Holdings to launch the fashion title in November 2027.
Sycamore Said to Near Deal to Sell Boots
The private equity firm is nearing a deal, valued at $9 billion, to sell the UK health and beauty retail business to the Canadian branch of the billionaire Weston family, a source told Bloomberg.