Puig Announces New CEO
xxxJose Manuel Albesa will succeed Marc Puig, becoming the first non-family member to lead the Spanish conglomerate in more than 20 years.
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A Nomadic Spirit at Lemaire
Christophe Lemaire and Sarah Linh-Tran have married East and West to create their distinctive design signature, delivering uniforms of a Utopian off-world community.
A Nomadic Spirit at Lemaire
Christophe Lemaire and Sarah Linh-Tran have married East and West to create their distinctive design signature, delivering uniforms of a Utopian off-world community.
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Paco Rabanne’s Heavy Metal
Julien Dossena’s collection worked well, not least because the overall image was a lot warmer than in the past.
Paco Rabanne’s Heavy Metal
Julien Dossena’s collection worked well, not least because the overall image was a lot warmer than in the past.
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Issey Miyake’s Sweet Cocoons
Designer Yoshiyuki Miyamae keeps focusing on fabrics and forgetting that it is shapes that carries a house like this forward.
Issey Miyake’s Sweet Cocoons
Designer Yoshiyuki Miyamae keeps focusing on fabrics and forgetting that it is shapes that carries a house like this forward.
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An Upwards Arc at Lacoste
While Baptista’s commitment to the conservation yielded dividends, the collection was undermined by an Eighties undercurrent.
An Upwards Arc at Lacoste
While Baptista’s commitment to the conservation yielded dividends, the collection was undermined by an Eighties undercurrent.
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A Dreamy Carnality at Rick Owens
He wondered if campness would bring down the wrath of trolls, but another more subdued quality suggested a new depth of reflection.
A Dreamy Carnality at Rick Owens
He wondered if campness would bring down the wrath of trolls, but another more subdued quality suggested a new depth of reflection.
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Chloe's Silken Seduction
Natacha Ramsay-Levi infused the house codes with a self-assured loucheness, but the second half of the show wavered.
Chloe's Silken Seduction
Natacha Ramsay-Levi infused the house codes with a self-assured loucheness, but the second half of the show wavered.
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Bourgeois Restraint at Rochas
Alessandro Dell'Acqua’s collection was assured and classic but appeared as if it had been designed almost on auto-pilot.
Bourgeois Restraint at Rochas
Alessandro Dell'Acqua’s collection was assured and classic but appeared as if it had been designed almost on auto-pilot.
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Kenzo's Jungle Masterpiece
Carol Lim and Humberto Leon remixed Kenzo's history into young, fun, easy clothes for a generation that most-probably missed them the first time around.
Kenzo's Jungle Masterpiece
Carol Lim and Humberto Leon remixed Kenzo's history into young, fun, easy clothes for a generation that most-probably missed them the first time around.
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Galliano Adds a Sci-Fi Gloss at Maison Margiela
He wove a strong protective subtext into this collection, where technology, fragility and emotion met in a spectacularly strange union.
Galliano Adds a Sci-Fi Gloss at Maison Margiela
He wove a strong protective subtext into this collection, where technology, fragility and emotion met in a spectacularly strange union.
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Dries Van Noten Celebrates Letting Go
The powerful collection was brash and glam, creating hybrids of other times and places that prove seductive in this moment.
Dries Van Noten Celebrates Letting Go
The powerful collection was brash and glam, creating hybrids of other times and places that prove seductive in this moment.
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Lanvin's Jet-Set Woman
Olivier Lapidus' sophomore collection was a step forward from a disastrous debut.
Lanvin's Jet-Set Woman
Olivier Lapidus' sophomore collection was a step forward from a disastrous debut.
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Special Invitation: Join Us for Tim’s Take Live
Tune in to watch Tim Blanks deliver his take on the Autumn/ Winter 2018 season, in conversation with BoF founder Imran Amed, in a members-only livestream on Wednesday, March 7.
Special Invitation: Join Us for Tim’s Take Live
Tune in to watch Tim Blanks deliver his take on the Autumn/ Winter 2018 season, in conversation with BoF founder Imran Amed, in a members-only livestream on Wednesday, March 7.
The News in Brief
Spandex Maker Lycra Files for Bankruptcy After Years of Stress
The company has been hampered with disruptions to supply chains, elevated inflation, growing competition from low-cost manufacturers and trade tariffs.
US SEC Preparing to Eliminate Quarterly Reporting Requirement, WSJ Says
The proposal would give companies the option to share results twice a year.
Kering Unveils New Jewellery Unit, Merges Fashion Brand Reporting
Kering’s newly created jewellery division regroups Boucheron, Pomellato, Dodo and Qeelin brands as the company aims to pool resources. The conglomerate is also regrouping fashion brand reporting, shielding smaller labels from investor scrutiny.
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.
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.