Shein Outsells British Rival Asos as UK Revenue Hits $3.41 Billion
The ultra-fast fashion company said sales had been bolstered by marketing partnerships with music festivals, a pop-up shop on London’s Oxford Street and local Christmas gift events.
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Building New Roads at Balenciaga
The codes of Cristobal’s legacy give Demna Gvasalia’s Balenciaga its spine because that’s what he feels compelled to mutate for modern times. After last season’s psychedelic tunnel, he wanted the focus to be purely on the clothes.
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Thom Browne’s Stern Celebration
As an anniversary, today's show did not signal tremendous progress, but it had depth and the level of execution was almost couture-like.
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Junya Watanabe’s Cute/Not Cute Hybrids
There was a quiet ingenuity at work, but the source material — houses dresses — had a utilitarian dullness that levelled rather than lifted the collection.
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The End is Nigh at Comme des Garçons
Rei Kawakubo drew on a repertoire of the most civilised dress, but mutated her finery with hard industrial elements. The impact of this dystopian couture was stunning: society through a glass darkly.
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Seduction and Restraint at Hermès
Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski has been struggling to nail her signature at the revered French luxury house. She may have found it.
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Playing With Extremes at Paris Fashion Week
Noir Kei Ninomiya and Haider Ackermann proved that extreme romanticism is not at odds with punk’s abrasive spirit.
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The Prism of Issey Miyake
Freedom, joy, and futurism are all pillars of the house that should be explored broadly and fearlessly. Instead, what Yoshiyuki Miyamae produces season after season is average.
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Chloe Spins an Enchanted Yarn
Natacha Ramsay-Levi's infallible chic left little room for a sense of the cosmic (dis)order that so deliciously underpinned her saga. And yet, there were inklings.
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An Appetite for Reduction at Loewe
Jonathan Anderson makes oddity effortless. But his maturity as a designer means that the eccentricity is merely one arrow in his quiver of very convincing fashion possibilities.
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Hedi Slimane’s New Celine Girl
The designer mined Celine's 70s archives to mark a new era in fashion.
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A Fresh Rebellion at Balmain
This was Olivier Rousteing breaking his own mold in every sense, delivering a collection that read as a total homage to Karl Lagerfeld.
The News in Brief
Nike, Patagonia and Lululemon Join Group Battling Microfibre Pollution
Global environmental non-profit The Nature Conservancy has launched a new industry coalition to help apparel companies tackle microfibre pollution across their supply chains.
Meta Bans Ads From TikTok on Its Apps
The policy bars ads from ByteDance, which remains in charge of key parts of TikTok, and extends to third-party advertisers running campaigns that link to TikTok.
Gap to Use Athleta Leader’s Exit to Rebuild Slumping Brand
The departure of Athleta’s CEO for Lululemon is a chance to ‘reimagine the brand’s path forward,’ Gap Inc. CEO Richard Dickson wrote in an internal memo viewed by Bloomberg.
Harvey Nichols’ Birmingham Store Will Close in January
The department store’s Leeds and Bristol outlets will be converted to the Flannels brand in a shake-up under Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, which purchased the chain when it was put into administration in mid-August.
Zankov Appoints Its First CEO
Jack Tobin is joining Diane von Furstenberg artistic director Henry Zankov’s namesake label as CEO and part owner.
LVMH, Kering Update Model Safety Guidelines
Nearly a decade since the luxury groups first published a charter of model protections, they are introducing new measures to protect those working in the industry.
Lululemon Hires Athleta Head in Management Shakeup
Maggie Gauger is joining Lululemon as chief product officer as new CEO Heidi O’Neill looks to revive sales.