Mike Ashley’s Frasers Boosts Position in Burberry
Frasers Group Plc now possesses over 7 percent of the British label’s voting rights, placing it on track to be the brand’s biggest investor.
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In Milan, the Burdens and Fantastical Flights of History
In Italy, the weight of the history can be unbearable, but Moncler and Gucci found ways to disrupt the past and give birth to the future.
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A Plurality of Women at Marni
There is a fundamental naiveté in Francesco Risso’s approach, as well as an effort to impose order on chaos, like a kid making sense of the world.
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Philosophy's Eighties Excess
Lorenzo Serafini jumped on the Eighties bandwagon but his take on the theme was too literal.
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Emporio Armani Goes Glitzy
Glitter, metallic cowboy boots and miniskirts were quite a sight at the Emporio Armani show, which felt like the opposite of the understatement for which Armani-ism is known.
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Ermanno Scervino's Delicate Protection
The designer is still the king of precise tailoring, luxurious knitwear and the most fragile, artisanal dresses but this season's image skewed visibly younger.
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Quiet Optimism at Jil Sander
In their second show for Jil Sander, Lucie and Luke Meier projected this season’s running themes of protection and safety into the future, to a life beyond all this chaos.
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Armani's Abstracted Trip Around the World
Giorgio Armani has mastered subtle superficiality, but this collection's 96 looks begged for a more concentrated edit.
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Missoni, A Fabulous Timeless Machine
Successfully integrating menswear and womenswear for the first time was a testament to the brand’s constant ability to reinvent itself.
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Antonio Marras, Milan's Unsung Hero
It’s the designer's slightly nutzoid inability to know when to stop that makes his collections such winners.
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Roberto Cavalli Goes for Millennial Glamour
If Paul Surridge's debut felt like he’d isolated a zone where Cavalli and he could bond, with this collection the designer surrendered more to the house's ethos.
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Marco De Vincenzo Turns Off the TV
The designer embraced the offline world, a concept that made for an impactful collection that was true to his signature and his label’s newfound sense of ease.
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Salvatore Ferragamo’s Real Clothes
Against the odds, the label’s dual creative directors delivered a co-ed offering that was coherent, clearly focused on the product and distinguished by a winning sense of colour.
The News in Brief
Isamaya Ffrench Has Departed Namesake Brand
The makeup artist has not been involved with Isamaya Beauty for over a year, sources told The Business of Beauty.
Shein Outsells British Rival Asos as UK Revenue Hits $3.41 Billion
The ultra-fast fashion company said sales had been bolstered by marketing partnerships with music festivals, a pop-up shop on London’s Oxford Street and local Christmas gift events.
Nike, Patagonia and Lululemon Join Group Battling Microfibre Pollution
Global environmental non-profit The Nature Conservancy has launched a new industry coalition to help apparel companies tackle microfibre pollution across their supply chains.
Meta Bans Ads From TikTok on Its Apps
The policy bars ads from ByteDance, which remains in charge of key parts of TikTok, and extends to third-party advertisers running campaigns that link to TikTok.
Gap to Use Athleta Leader’s Exit to Rebuild Slumping Brand
The departure of Athleta’s CEO for Lululemon is a chance to ‘reimagine the brand’s path forward,’ Gap Inc. CEO Richard Dickson wrote in an internal memo viewed by Bloomberg.
Harvey Nichols’ Birmingham Store Will Close in January
The department store’s Leeds and Bristol outlets will be converted to the Flannels brand in a shake-up under Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, which purchased the chain when it was put into administration in mid-August.
Zankov Appoints Its First CEO
Jack Tobin is joining Diane von Furstenberg artistic director Henry Zankov’s namesake label as CEO and part owner.