Bernard Arnault Joins X as LVMH CEO Fights Off Rumours of Family Disunity
French newspaper Le Monde published a six-part series last week on the tycoon, including alleged tensions among his family members driven by succession.
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Fashion Week
In London, an Antidote to Insta-Bait
From Molly Goddard to Simone Rocha, the designers who stood out this week spoke authoritatively to their customers, reports Osman Ahmed.
In London, an Antidote to Insta-Bait
From Molly Goddard to Simone Rocha, the designers who stood out this week spoke authoritatively to their customers, reports Osman Ahmed.
Fashion Week
The Original Sin at Christopher Kane
There was so much more here that was devoted to unhinging patriarchal propriety, which is usually when Kane is at his best.
The Original Sin at Christopher Kane
There was so much more here that was devoted to unhinging patriarchal propriety, which is usually when Kane is at his best.
Fashion Week
JW Anderson Demands Surrender
The dialogue between restraint and excess is a major Anderson signature. It was all here, plain as the frosting on a cake.
JW Anderson Demands Surrender
The dialogue between restraint and excess is a major Anderson signature. It was all here, plain as the frosting on a cake.
Fashion Week
Giantism at Burberry
The show was a measure of the vaulting ambition with which Riccardo Tisci approaches everything he does. He demands respect for such effort. But respect isn’t love.
Giantism at Burberry
The show was a measure of the vaulting ambition with which Riccardo Tisci approaches everything he does. He demands respect for such effort. But respect isn’t love.
Fashion Week
In London, Has Britannia Lost Its Cool?
It may not be the end of empire just yet, but London’s once-imperial fashion kudos is slipping.
In London, Has Britannia Lost Its Cool?
It may not be the end of empire just yet, but London’s once-imperial fashion kudos is slipping.
Fashion Week
Simone Rocha’s Saintly Secret
Rocha’s clothes are often beautiful, but they get their weight, their haunting gravitas, from the melancholy that steeps her work.
Simone Rocha’s Saintly Secret
Rocha’s clothes are often beautiful, but they get their weight, their haunting gravitas, from the melancholy that steeps her work.
Fashion Week
Victoria Beckham's Rebellion
It felt like there will be much more to come as Beckham lets herself go.
Victoria Beckham's Rebellion
It felt like there will be much more to come as Beckham lets herself go.
Fashion Week
The Extraordinary Ambition of Richard Quinn
The designer created a dreamhouse populated by fantastical creatures whose detachment from quotidian reality was absolute.
The Extraordinary Ambition of Richard Quinn
The designer created a dreamhouse populated by fantastical creatures whose detachment from quotidian reality was absolute.
Fashion Week
The Molly Goddard Girl Claims Her Space
The designer originally rode in on clouds of tulle. Could a look so frothy doom its creator to a carousel of kawaii? Not according to this latest outing.
The Molly Goddard Girl Claims Her Space
The designer originally rode in on clouds of tulle. Could a look so frothy doom its creator to a carousel of kawaii? Not according to this latest outing.
Fashion Week
Matty Bovan's Gleeful Dystopian Creativity
There was a spirit of resistance in his bricolage.
Matty Bovan's Gleeful Dystopian Creativity
There was a spirit of resistance in his bricolage.
Fashion Week
Coach's Sanitised Flavour
Stuart Vevers' gig at Coach has been an extended exercise in wish fulfilment.
Coach's Sanitised Flavour
Stuart Vevers' gig at Coach has been an extended exercise in wish fulfilment.
The News in Brief
CVC Mulls Buying Stake in Jeweller APM Monaco From TPG
CVC Capital Partners is considering buying a stake in the fashion jeweller from private-equity firm TPG Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.
Will Jewellery Help Shape Luxury’s Winners?
As weak appetite for handbags and geopolitical tensions weigh on fashion sales, luxury groups are leaning on high-performing jewellery to help boost growth and steady profit margins.
London’s Liberty Doubles Fabric Section as Sewing Booms
The department store has more than doubled the size of its fabrics department and will host crafting classes this autumn as social media drives a surge in activities like sewing.
US Businesses File Lawsuit Challenging New ‘Forced Labour’ Tariffs
Two small businesses, backed by the group that successfully sued over previous tariffs, say the new policy similarly exceeds the president’s authority to tax imports.
Perfume Maker Givaudan’s Sales Beat Estimates, Tariff Paybacks Weigh on Shares
Givaudan’s second-quarter organic sales came in ahead of market estimates on Thursday, but its shares fell 5 percent on litigation costs and tariff repayments.
Trump to Impose Forced Labour Duties on Friday as Temporary 10% US Tariffs Expire
The move is the White House’s latest effort to restore Trump’s campaign vision of a near-global tariff after the US Supreme Court in February struck down his ‘reciprocal’ duties.
LVMH Appoints General Manager of Fragrance
Givenchy executive Yann Musquin will lead the group’s fragrance portfolio, succeeding longtime division head Romain Spitzer.