Puma Results Show Progress on Turnaround
The German sports brand posted a narrower loss in the second quarter as it pushed ahead with an effort to restore growth next year.

The designer's Spring/Summer 2017 collection had new urgency but seven looks do not a collection make.

The designer's Spring/Summer 2017 collection had new urgency but seven looks do not a collection make.

The designer mixed lustrous, plump hues with poignant delicacy and incredible lightness, but her silhouettes were a little clumsy.

The designer mixed lustrous, plump hues with poignant delicacy and incredible lightness, but her silhouettes were a little clumsy.

Delphine Ninous' biker chic collection was suitably sturdy, pragmatic and protective, yet also soft and decidedly seductive.

Delphine Ninous' biker chic collection was suitably sturdy, pragmatic and protective, yet also soft and decidedly seductive.

Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi fused punk and pagan as they purloined the cultural history of the United Kingdom beyond London.

Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi fused punk and pagan as they purloined the cultural history of the United Kingdom beyond London.

Video games last season, geometry this: Anya Hindmarch's ability to find poetry and humour in the mechanical is becoming something of a calling card.

Video games last season, geometry this: Anya Hindmarch's ability to find poetry and humour in the mechanical is becoming something of a calling card.

Johnny Coca's collection had more than a whiff of Vetements, though the bags were a knockout.

Johnny Coca's collection had more than a whiff of Vetements, though the bags were a knockout.

The designers presented a more mature and convincing collection boosted by bright hues, shots of metallics and a light and genial air of summery carelessness.

The designers presented a more mature and convincing collection boosted by bright hues, shots of metallics and a light and genial air of summery carelessness.

The former creative director of Edun has relocated her under-the-radar label from Paris to London as she takes her business to the next stage.

The former creative director of Edun has relocated her under-the-radar label from Paris to London as she takes her business to the next stage.

The designer's latest collection was an iteration of her label's strong codes, with the addition of metallic bows on shrunken cardigans and slight hints of sensuality.

The designer's latest collection was an iteration of her label's strong codes, with the addition of metallic bows on shrunken cardigans and slight hints of sensuality.

Mary Katrantzou returning to her design roots should have been a slam-dunk. But a funny thing happened on the way to the Parthenon. Mary lost her way.

Mary Katrantzou returning to her design roots should have been a slam-dunk. But a funny thing happened on the way to the Parthenon. Mary lost her way.

The designer delivered the kind of campy high fashion drama he deeply loves, though one wonders where the Pugh woman might promenade her powerful silhouettes.

The designer delivered the kind of campy high fashion drama he deeply loves, though one wonders where the Pugh woman might promenade her powerful silhouettes.

Simone Rocha's collection had such a rich, pagan resonance that you could only wonder at the prettiness of the ritual.

Simone Rocha's collection had such a rich, pagan resonance that you could only wonder at the prettiness of the ritual.
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