Mike Ashley’s Frasers Says It’s Taken Control of Hugo Boss
The British retail group has pushed its stake in the German apparel brand above 50 percent in a move that will turn Hugo Boss into a subsidiary of Frasers.
paris-fashion-week
Fashion Week
An Empathy With Radicalism at Comme des Garçons
Rei Kawakubo’s relationship with the punk spirit communicated by Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood has helped define Comme des Garçons as the foremost challenge to fashion orthodoxy.
Fashion Week
Visions of Sex and Militancy at Haider Ackermann
The sensual slouch with which Ackermann first entranced a fashion audience seemed an easy option by comparison with the rigorous, leggy discipline of these looks.
Fashion Week
Paris, A Quiet Hub of Individualists
Despite the overpowering presence of French megabrands, Paris provides a platform for niche designers with progressive inspirations and creative output.
Fashion Week
Yohji Yamamoto's Black Poetry
Yohji Yamamoto's latest collection featured mannish, deconstructed tailoring in a flood of black with occasional shots of white.
Fashion Week
Immersive Aesthetics at Loewe
Jonathan Anderson has lightened Loewe, roughened it, added sensuality, sunlight, movement and humour – and has never been in more control.
Fashion Week
A Waiting Game at Dior
This 'placeholder' collection by studio heads Lucie Meier and Serge Ruffieux would not strike a Dior customer as out of sync with anything she’d encountered before.
Fashion Week
The Total Look at Balmain
Olivier Rousteing’s show drove home a repetition of decorative outfits that rarely seem digestible as single garments, but rather arrive fully formed as a suctioned, belted, total look.
Fashion Week
Whither Lanvin?
The Lanvin collection missed the fragility, drama and optimism that defined the decadent clothes of the departed Alber Elbaz.
Fashion Week
The Revolution Will Be Branded 'Vetements'
The new Vetements collection was a meditation on Americana, with a general air of sullen disaffection, amplified by sarcastic feel-bad sloganeering.
Fashion Week
A Utopian Vision of Dystopia at Rick Owens
Rick Owens' poetic gestures produce a collection that melts into eternity.
Fashion Week
Paco Rabanne Blasts Off to the Future
In a matter of seasons, Julien Dossena has revitalised Paco Rabanne with futurism that has never looked so real.
Fashion Week
Practical Sensuality at Lemaire
If the changes in Christophe Lemaire’s collections season on season are essentially incremental, they continue to defy ennui because these are clothes that come alive on the body.
The News in Brief
Shein Agrees to Pay $100 Million to Settle US FTC Probe
The settlement, equivalent to 44 percent of the ultra fast-fashion company’s second-quarter profit, is the latest blow amid regulatory and tax crackdowns in Europe and the US that have hampered Shein’s growth.
Kering Drops 12% as Luxury Braces for Tough Winter
The recovery long promised by luxury brands seems nowhere in sight, as the expansion of war in the Middle East, along with China’s tax crackdown on the wealthy, piled further pressure on the world’s biggest luxury conglomerates in the third quarter, and executives buckled in for a tough winter.
UK Retail Sales Fall 0.4% in September, More Than Forecast
Sales fell in September as above-average temperatures hit demand for autumn clothing.
Elle Launches Moroccan Edition
Hitting newsstands in October, the magazine marks Elle’s 51st international edition, published under licence by the Geomedia group.
David’s Bridal Plans Spinoff and IPO of AI Wedding Planning Platform Pearl
Pearl, a subsidiary of David’s Bridal, will own David’s Bridal and license its intellectual property back to the bridalwear brand. David’s Bridal CEO Kelly Cook will serve as Pearl’s CEO.
L’Oréal Sales Beat Expectations as Premium Products Surge
The French giant handily beat expectations on strong demand for hair products at salons and premium skincare from its dermatological division.
P&G Beats Revenue Estimates, Flags Bigger Hit to Annual Profit
The maker of Pantene shampoo was helped by strong personal care demand, but expects higher commodity costs to reduce profit by about $1.4 billion this year.