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
Why a Plus-Size Online Retailer is Kicking Off Fashion Week
Despite the presence of curve models on the runway and an undeniable market opportunity among consumers, fashion has remained stubbornly inaccessible to plus-size women. Now, 11 Honoré is challenging the norm.
Why a Plus-Size Online Retailer is Kicking Off Fashion Week
Despite the presence of curve models on the runway and an undeniable market opportunity among consumers, fashion has remained stubbornly inaccessible to plus-size women. Now, 11 Honoré is challenging the norm.
Fashion Week
America Needs to Rethink Its Role in Fashion
The most interesting businesses and brands coming out of the US have little to do with the traditional system.
America Needs to Rethink Its Role in Fashion
The most interesting businesses and brands coming out of the US have little to do with the traditional system.
Fashion Week
The Potency of Tom Ford
Such a strong whiff of nostalgia can turn sour. But Ford’s decision to design with an aim to make men and women look beautiful, rather than obsessively catering to fashion whims, is a long-term play.
The Potency of Tom Ford
Such a strong whiff of nostalgia can turn sour. But Ford’s decision to design with an aim to make men and women look beautiful, rather than obsessively catering to fashion whims, is a long-term play.
Luxury
American Fashion Is Kicking Its Off-Price Habit. Will it Pay Off?
This week, everyone will be talking about financial results from the American fashion giants behind Ralph Lauren, Coach and Michael Kors, the relatively buzz-less New York Fashion Week and the latest milestone in Saks Fifth Avenue's $250 million renovation of its flagship. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
American Fashion Is Kicking Its Off-Price Habit. Will it Pay Off?
This week, everyone will be talking about financial results from the American fashion giants behind Ralph Lauren, Coach and Michael Kors, the relatively buzz-less New York Fashion Week and the latest milestone in Saks Fifth Avenue's $250 million renovation of its flagship. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
Fashion Week
Perpetual Sunshine at Michael Kors
Kors went a bit heavy on the flower (over)power, but the handful of black outfits at show’s end were blessed dark relief from the rush of turquoise and watermelon.
Perpetual Sunshine at Michael Kors
Kors went a bit heavy on the flower (over)power, but the handful of black outfits at show’s end were blessed dark relief from the rush of turquoise and watermelon.
Fashion Week
Marc Jacobs’ Fantasy Land
Collections like these can be a challenge for those trying to commercialise his ideas. But at least he’s still dreaming.
Marc Jacobs’ Fantasy Land
Collections like these can be a challenge for those trying to commercialise his ideas. But at least he’s still dreaming.
Fashion Week
New York’s Ups and Downs
Nowhere else in the world are designers given so many opportunities to rise and fail.
New York’s Ups and Downs
Nowhere else in the world are designers given so many opportunities to rise and fail.
Fashion Week
New York’s Chinatown Is Bubbling With Creativity. But For How Long?
The still-gritty but fast-gentrifying Manhattan neighborhood is host to some of the city’s most interesting emerging fashion labels.
New York’s Chinatown Is Bubbling With Creativity. But For How Long?
The still-gritty but fast-gentrifying Manhattan neighborhood is host to some of the city’s most interesting emerging fashion labels.
Fashion Week
At Coach, A Promise of Revolution
Under Stuart Vevers' stewardship, America’s iconic leather goods house has become the home of youthful style dissidents, but the revolution wasn’t starting here. It was merely being artfully co-opted.
At Coach, A Promise of Revolution
Under Stuart Vevers' stewardship, America’s iconic leather goods house has become the home of youthful style dissidents, but the revolution wasn’t starting here. It was merely being artfully co-opted.
Fashion Week
Calvin Klein: Into the Jaws of America
The collection was scarcely optimistic, but it had a riveting tension between Middle American propriety and queasy sensuality.
Calvin Klein: Into the Jaws of America
The collection was scarcely optimistic, but it had a riveting tension between Middle American propriety and queasy sensuality.
Fashion Week
What Ladies Wear Now
Oscar de la Renta, Gabriela Hearst, Rosie Assoulin and Rosetta Getty are all making a go of dressing wealthy women for today’s times — with varying degrees of success.
What Ladies Wear Now
Oscar de la Renta, Gabriela Hearst, Rosie Assoulin and Rosetta Getty are all making a go of dressing wealthy women for today’s times — with varying degrees of success.
Fashion Week
Proenza Schouler's Pioneer Spirit
Jack and Lazaro have come home, but there is a vague uneasiness about what it is exactly that they stand for in New York's fashion pantheon.
Proenza Schouler's Pioneer Spirit
Jack and Lazaro have come home, but there is a vague uneasiness about what it is exactly that they stand for in New York's fashion pantheon.
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.