Luca de Meo Says Italy Remains Key, Rules Out Production Shift
The Kering CEO also denied any interest in buying a minority stake in Armani, adding that the group was focusing on other challenges.
Luxury
How rapid change is reshaping the tradition-soaked luxury sector in Europe and beyond.
Virgil Abloh’s Blueprint for Black Advancement
The late designer identified with the Black condition and set about designing not just products but a better future, writes Jason Campbell.
Chanel Is Aiming for Hermès Status With Handbag Price Hikes
The luxury fashion brand has raised prices, and set purchasing limits in an effort to become a more exclusive and desirable brand.
Zegna Goes Public As It Seeks to Chart a New Future
The Italian menswear company’s public filing, the latest in a slew of fashion IPOs in 2021, is just one piece of a larger plan to redefine the brand.
Exclusive: Self-Portrait Founder Acquires Roland Mouret
Designer Han Chong is looking to build his own fashion group.
What Fashion Can Learn From Chanel’s New Global CEO
The luxury giant’s appointment of Leena Nair, the former chief human resources officer at Unilever, marks the first time a woman of colour will lead a major global luxury brand. It’s a much-needed change for fashion.
Balenciaga’s Cédric Charbit on Moving from Hype to Timelessness
Balenciaga CEO Cedric Charbit discussed the brand’s attention-grabbing moments of 2021 and its future in the metaverse.
How Today’s Hottest Shoe Designers Plan to Stay on Top
The recent popularity of colourful shoes from independent labels like Mach & Mach and Amina Muaddi, as well as Paris Texas, Arielle Baron, The Attico, Ancuta Sarca and Pīferi speaks to the post-pandemic hunger for novelty footwear.
Virgil Abloh: Building on a Legacy
Like Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen and Gianni Versace before him, the late Virgil Abloh leaves a powerful legacy. What does this mean for Off-White and Louis Vuitton?
Who Is Chanel’s New Global CEO?
The French luxury giant has appointed Unilever human resources chief Leena Nair to lead the business in a time of transformation. ‘Human capital is as important as financial capital,’ she said in an interview with Time in May.
A Letter to Burberry’s New CEO
It is time for the British megabrand to again choose which way it’s really going: up or down?
Janaya Future Khan: “What Activism Really Means”
Janaya Future Khan on what the fight for social transformation, equality and justice for all looks like through the lens of one of the most compelling voices in activism today.
Chanel’s TikTok Challenge
This week, Chanel’s advent calendar controversy was a wake-up call for luxury brands without a compelling TikTok strategy: engage or cede the power to positively shape the digital conversation about your brand.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
Armani Open to More Than One Investor for Sale of 15% stake, CEO Says
The comments by chief executive Giuseppe Marsocci come as the brand reportedly considers the possibility of LVMH, L’Oreal and EssilorLuxottica sharing the stake.
Edward Buchanan Opens New Creative Hub in Milan
A new space called The Situation will host exhibitions and residencies and provide resources to Black, queer and other under-represented creatives.
Arnault Clan to Change LVMH Holding Structure to Ensure Control
Under the plan, the world’s biggest luxury group will be controlled by one entity, Agache SCA, after Christian Dior SE, one of the current holding companies of LVMH, is delisted.
Reference Festival to Host ‘Freie Kunst’ Event at Art Basel Paris
The event runs from Oct. 22 to 25 and will mix participants from art, fashion, music and technology as part of the festival’s tradition of a ‘radical and unhinged exchange of ideas,’ said Mumi Haiati, founder of the event’s organiser Reference Studios.
Dior to Host Cruise Show in Shanghai
The LVMH-owned megabrand will show its Cruise 2028 line in the Chinese fashion capital on May 14, 2027.
Botswana Seeks Bigger De Beers Stake
Diamonds have underpinned the African country's economy since their discovery there in 1967.
Swiss Watch Exports Grow for Fourth Month, Overcoming US Slump
Exports in August were buoyed by China and Japan, despite a sharp decline in shipments to the US.