Swiss Watch Exports Rise for Fifth Month on US, Europe Demand
Total shipments rose 2.7 percent to $23.6 billion in the first nine months of the year, the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry said Tuesday.
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Rejina Pyo's Real Clothes for Real Women
The collection was highly desirable, but there were hints of Céline-isms that the designer must take care to iron out.
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Palmer Harding's Abstract Basics
At its core, the collection was a wardrobe of basics, but the designers abstracted each piece with clever pattern cutting and the out-of-focus styling played effectively with memory.
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Folk and Fantasy at Roksanda
The success of Roksanda Ilincic's business suggests that there are plenty of women who take her work as a licence to indulge their own flair for the fantastic.
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London Fashion at a Crossroads
Jonathan Anderson and Simone Rocha were amongst the designers who managed to be both creative and sellable — without selling out — and that's where London Fashion Week truly shone, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
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Tommy Hilfiger Makes Some Noise
The hundreds of kids inside and outside the Roundhouse proved that the designer is a master manipulator of fashion-as-aspiration.
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At Faustine Steinmetz, Refining the Familiar
The designer's debut runway outing deconstructed and re-constructed the ultimate staples with her textural weaving technique to winning effect.
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Huishan Zhang's Bubble Gum Sophistication
The collection was sweet and saccharine, but the designer knowns when to dial down embellishment and frou-frou to avoid looking indulgent.
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Emilia Wickstead's Harlem Renaissance
The designer took inspiration from African-American culture, but the casting of the show failed to keep pace, resulting in a missed opportunity.
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At Joseph, Uniforms Rule
The collection was all about uniforms, but the recurrence of holiday clothes only served to confuse things.
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Christopher Kane's Fetishistic Domesticity
The talented designer wants to push and provoke, but his clothes are becoming more performance art than fashion.
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Music is the Muse at Erdem
Inspired by a dream of Queen Elizabeth II dancing to the Duke Ellington at the Cotton Club in Harlem, the collection was a rich hybridisation of couture and a flapper's delight.
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Marques'Almeida's Poised Americana
This season, the designers brought an altogether sexier edge to their repertoire.
The News in Brief
EssilorLuxottica Sales Lifted by Traditional Frames, Lenses
Revenue rose 7.2 percent, beating analysts' estimates.
Adidas Lifts Outlook on US Tariff Refund, Strong Demand
Chief executive officer Bjoern Gulden wants the company’s local staff to jump on trends quickly and cater to customers in their markets to drive demand.
Milan Luxury Shops Close for Fear of New Unrest as Government Prepares to Deploy Troops
Most stores in the Via Montenapoleone luxury shopping district, home to brands including Chanel, Tiffany and Dior, removed merchandise from their windows as a precaution.
Vinted Faces Influx of Suspected Looted Goods After French Riots
The company has ‘taken immediate action to identify and remove listings linked to the looting,’ and has ‘stepped up monitoring of suspicious listings,’ a Vinted spokesperson said in a statement. ‘When our rules are breached, we act against the accounts involved, up to permanent bans.’
Quince Launches in UK
The direct-to-consumer business, known for its dupes of popular items, is expanding outside North America for the first time.
Mulberry Posts 18% Rise in First-Half Sales, Sending Shares Up
Resilient demand for heritage bags and a higher share of full-price sales boosted the British luxury handbag maker, sending shares nearly 4 percent higher in early trading.
Swedish Hair Brand Björn Axén Names New CEO
Onur Aktas has been appointed chief executive of the Stockholm-based label as it plots global expansion.