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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Fashion Week
The Nonchalant Missoni Adventurer
This Season, Missoni landed in the countryside, amongst hat-wearing cowboys and gauchos, keeping a multicultural tingle.
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Inside Sunnei’s Madhouse
A catchy, jolly and well orchestrated line up of ironic separates that looked like the perfect modular uniform for a party at the madhouse.
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Between the Past and the Future at Salvatore Ferragamo
The remains of Giornetti's thoughtful precision informed the strong line up of tailored safari jackets and demure blousons, but the effort lacked a twist.
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Nothing Boring at Marni
Consuelo Castiglioni keeps fine-tuning her idea of a young man who is both pensive and bold, quiet and outspoken.
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Sophisticated Uniformity at Jil Sander
Rodolfo Paglialunga dialed down the odd diversions of the past few seasons - militarism and fetishism - and went back to the core values of the house: luxurious simplicity and sophisticated function.
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Canali’s Chromatic Lightness
Everything looked breezy and airy on the catwalk, from formal suits worn with informal panache to sportswear worn with an air of propriety.
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Creation, or Just More Product?
Save for exceptions like Gucci, Fendi, Damir Doma and Giorgio Armani, most of the labels showing at Milan men's fashion week ditched creation for product design.
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Differentiation and Flocking at the Milan Shows
Fashion's interplay between individualism and conformity was on show at Emporio Armani, Etro and MSGM.
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Crossing Borders at Giorgio Armani
Travel has been a theme over menswear's long weekend in Milan, so it was appropriate that Giorgio Armani, the closing act, sealed the subtext with his collection.
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Complex People, Simple Clothes at Fendi
On Silvia Venturini Fendi’s moodboard were porky Picasso, kooky Dali and a cheerful Albert Einstein, unabashedly enjoying summer in who-cares outfits.
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Gucci's Journeys of the Mind
Alessandro Michele turns armchair travelling into something rich and twisted.
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Donatella Versace and Bruce Weber Reunited
It’s been 17 years since Bruce Weber and Donatella Versace last worked together. The results are an intoxicating mix of Karlie Kloss, Gigi Hadid, the Hubbard Street Dance Company and street-cast kids from Chicago.
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.