Bondholders Approve Saks Global’s Five-Year Business Plan
Saks is moving towards exiting bankruptcy and tapped an additional $300 million of its Chapter 11 financing package.
Florence, Italy
Fashion Week
Pitti Uomo Shows Fashion Industry’s Optimism Despite Choppy Conditions
The bi-annual gathering in Florence drew steady numbers of foreign buyers, serving as a temperature check for the struggling fashion sector.
Pitti Uomo Shows Fashion Industry’s Optimism Despite Choppy Conditions
The bi-annual gathering in Florence drew steady numbers of foreign buyers, serving as a temperature check for the struggling fashion sector.
Beauty
Pitti Uomo Gets in on the Fragrance Boom
Pitti Uomo is embracing the fragrance-as-accessory trend at Hi Beauty, a winter trade show for niche fragrance labels, while it looks toward other men’s grooming categories.
Pitti Uomo Gets in on the Fragrance Boom
Pitti Uomo is embracing the fragrance-as-accessory trend at Hi Beauty, a winter trade show for niche fragrance labels, while it looks toward other men’s grooming categories.
Fashion Week
At Pitti, an Antidote to Peacockery
Standouts like Soshiotsuki and Hed Mayner offered the sense of progress the Florentine trade fair needs, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
At Pitti, an Antidote to Peacockery
Standouts like Soshiotsuki and Hed Mayner offered the sense of progress the Florentine trade fair needs, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Luxury
Prada CEO Sees No Further Acquisitions After Versace Closing Next Week
Andrea Guerra stated that the luxury group has no immediate plans for further acquisitions following the expected completion of the Versace takeover next week.
Prada CEO Sees No Further Acquisitions After Versace Closing Next Week
Andrea Guerra stated that the luxury group has no immediate plans for further acquisitions following the expected completion of the Versace takeover next week.
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Fashion Week
Is Fashion Stuck in the Archives?
At Pitti Uomo, there was a sense of nostalgia that felt both backward looking and progressive, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Is Fashion Stuck in the Archives?
At Pitti Uomo, there was a sense of nostalgia that felt both backward looking and progressive, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Fashion Week
How Homme Plissé Fits Into Issey Miyake’s New Menswear Strategy
The Japanese brand’s fastest-growing line is ceding the Paris fashion week spotlight to IM Men and taking a ‘slow road’ with traveling events powered by a new ‘open studio’ strategy, starting with an Italy-inspired presentation at Pitti Uomo in Florence.
How Homme Plissé Fits Into Issey Miyake’s New Menswear Strategy
The Japanese brand’s fastest-growing line is ceding the Paris fashion week spotlight to IM Men and taking a ‘slow road’ with traveling events powered by a new ‘open studio’ strategy, starting with an Italy-inspired presentation at Pitti Uomo in Florence.
Fashion Week
At Pitti, Breaking Free From Fashion Stasis
Satoshi Kuwata’s Setchu delivered the spark of invention that the Pitti Uomo fair and the wider fashion system both need, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
At Pitti, Breaking Free From Fashion Stasis
Satoshi Kuwata’s Setchu delivered the spark of invention that the Pitti Uomo fair and the wider fashion system both need, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Fashion Week
At Pitti, Fashion Leaned on the Past
Reverence for times past dominated the Florentine trade show that ended on Thursday, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
At Pitti, Fashion Leaned on the Past
Reverence for times past dominated the Florentine trade show that ended on Thursday, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
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Retail
From Florence to New York, Fashion Events Are Back
This week, everyone will be talking about the 100th Pitti Uomo, Marc Jacobs’ show in New York and the BoF Professional Summit on retail’s future.
From Florence to New York, Fashion Events Are Back
This week, everyone will be talking about the 100th Pitti Uomo, Marc Jacobs’ show in New York and the BoF Professional Summit on retail’s future.
News & Analysis
At Polimoda, How Students Uncover ‘The Truth About Fashion’
The findings of a new research project conducted by Polimoda’s Gen-Z and Millennial students highlights the ‘gap between how the [fashion] system defines itself and how the younger generations perceive it.’
At Polimoda, How Students Uncover ‘The Truth About Fashion’
The findings of a new research project conducted by Polimoda’s Gen-Z and Millennial students highlights the ‘gap between how the [fashion] system defines itself and how the younger generations perceive it.’
News & Analysis
Meet the Mentors Leading Digital Learning at Polimoda
Tank’s Chief Executive and Fashion Director, Caroline Issa, and Emilio Pucci’s Deputy Chairman and Image Director, Laudomia Pucci, will be offering their industry expertise to the next generation of fashion professionals — exclusively available online.
Meet the Mentors Leading Digital Learning at Polimoda
Tank’s Chief Executive and Fashion Director, Caroline Issa, and Emilio Pucci’s Deputy Chairman and Image Director, Laudomia Pucci, will be offering their industry expertise to the next generation of fashion professionals — exclusively available online.
Luxury
Gucci Hikes Handbag Prices to Curb Coronavirus Hit
A report by Jefferies analysts found price increases between 5 percent and 9 percent for the $2,290 Dionysus and $2,980 Zumi bags in Italy, Britain and China.
Gucci Hikes Handbag Prices to Curb Coronavirus Hit
A report by Jefferies analysts found price increases between 5 percent and 9 percent for the $2,290 Dionysus and $2,980 Zumi bags in Italy, Britain and China.
The News in Brief
Luxury Stocks Face Most Bearish Sentiment in Years, UBS Says
War in the Middle East, the luxury industry’s fastest-growing market, threatens to delay a long-expected rebound in demand.
Trump Signs Order to Combat Fraudulent ‘Made in America’ Labels, White House Says
The executive order directs the FTC chairman to prioritise enforcement of existing laws against sellers and manufacturers who falsely claim products are made in America.
Lanvin Deputy CEO Siddhartha Shukla Exits Brand
Owner Lanvin Group said it is ‘fully committed’ to the French label’s development under creative director Peter Copping, with CEO Andy Lew in charge of management.
Ulta Beauty Forecasts Annual Profit Below Estimates
Shares declined in after-hours trading as the beauty retailer expressed a cautious outlook for 2026.
Exclusive: Brita Invests in Shower Filter Firm Hello Klean
The German water filtration firm has acquired a minority stake in Hello Klean, which sells shower heads it claims mitigate the effects of hard water.
AII Launches Industry-First Tool Standardising Measurement of Carbon Emissions
The new tool published by the climate-focused nonprofit aims to create a standardised benchmark across textile facilities to accelerate fashion’s efforts to decarbonise.
Marco De Vincenzo Exits Etro
The creative director’s departure after four years was a decision of ‘mutual agreement’ according to the Italian label.