Pop Mart Quarterly Sales Fall Up to 50% as Labubu Fad Cools
Sales in the Americas fell 70 to 75 percent.
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At Nina Ricci, Sensuality and Sin
For his second collection for Nina Ricci, Guillaume Henry went full-blown sinful, but in a quintessentially French way.
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Vivienne Westwood's Venetian Stance
The designer's commentary on climate change and rising sea levels also contained an array of good product.
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Undercover's Twisted Circus of Rock Royals
Jun Takahashi's mash-up of mannish tailoring with a whiff of rock, regal nods and twisted frilliness made for a mighty marriage of concept and commerce.
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Loewe, But Not as We've ever Known It
With his Spring collection, J.W Anderson continues his striking, occasionally surreal makeover, with its fair share of hits — and misses.
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A Journey Through Time and Space at Dior
Unexpected connections yield new visions at Raf Simons' "softly futuristic" collection for Dior.
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Bye Bye Balenciaga
With his final collection for the house, Alexander Wang writes the first line of his next chapter.
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Vintage Yohji, With a Punk Spin
Back with a vengeance, Yohji Yamamoto reaffirmed our belief that black is eternal and deconstruction matters.
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Summer of Love Redux (Again!) at Chloé
Clare Waight Keller celebrated the innocence and optimism of youth culture, but the vision was so idealised it felt a bit out of touch.
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Why Stage Fashion Shows?
Increasingly faced with a choice, designers have been embracing — or rejecting — the changing role of fashion shows.
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A Sensual Chalayan Kills Time in Cuba
Underneath the theatrics and techno-wonders is a virtuoso of draping and cutting.
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A Lanvin Manifesto for the Digital Age
Alber Elbaz reflects on the role of designer as image-maker with a collection that produced some particularly memorable — what else? — images.
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Rick Owens: She Ain’t Heavy, She’s My Sister
Another remarkable performance from Rick Owens challenges fashion orthodoxy.
The News in Brief
Zegna to Take Summer Fashion Show to Beijing
The Italian label has continued to enjoy solid growth in China, defying a wider downturn in demand for European luxury. The June 11 presentation of its summer collection will be the latest in a series of travelling shows.
Beiersdorf Sales Slightly Miss Expectations on Nivea Weakness
The German consumer goods maker marginally missed market expectations for third-quarter sales growth on Tuesday, with its key Nivea brand posting a third straight quarterly sales decline.
Audemars Piguet to Certify Its Pre-Owned Watches Following Rolex
Whereas Rolex is both a buyer and seller of its second-hand watches through official retail partners, Audemars is setting up a marketplace where sellers set prices.
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.
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.