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.
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Women Who Dare at Chloé
Clare Waight Keller’s message was clear: a woman who dares to be tough can equally dare to be delicate — which gave her collection a lot more spine than usual.
Women Who Dare at Chloé
Clare Waight Keller’s message was clear: a woman who dares to be tough can equally dare to be delicate — which gave her collection a lot more spine than usual.
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Margiela's Vocabulary Of Glamour
John Galliano proved, one more time, that he could stay true to himself while offering a surprisingly natural update to the original Margiela mind-set.
Margiela's Vocabulary Of Glamour
John Galliano proved, one more time, that he could stay true to himself while offering a surprisingly natural update to the original Margiela mind-set.
Fashion Week
Dries, The Storyteller
A masterclass in fashion narrative from Dries Van Noten, who was inspired by the Marchesa Casati and her poet lover Gabriele D’Annunzio.
Dries, The Storyteller
A masterclass in fashion narrative from Dries Van Noten, who was inspired by the Marchesa Casati and her poet lover Gabriele D’Annunzio.
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A Little Lightness Goes a Long Way
In Paris, Dell'Acqua delivered his best collection since joining Rochas, a breezy, painterly affair channeling the very sense of lightness that Cedric Charlier lacked.
A Little Lightness Goes a Long Way
In Paris, Dell'Acqua delivered his best collection since joining Rochas, a breezy, painterly affair channeling the very sense of lightness that Cedric Charlier lacked.
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A Painterly Affair
The Rochas Autumn/Winter 2016 collection felt wonderfully light, consistent and cohesive.
A Painterly Affair
The Rochas Autumn/Winter 2016 collection felt wonderfully light, consistent and cohesive.
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Architectural and Unremitting
Cedric Charlier’s take on clean lines and stiff fabrications has an urban glare which is all his own. At times, so strict it almost looks militaristic.
Architectural and Unremitting
Cedric Charlier’s take on clean lines and stiff fabrications has an urban glare which is all his own. At times, so strict it almost looks militaristic.
Fashion Week
Down the High-Concept Drain
In Paris, Jacquemus and Anrealage leaned heavily on gimmicky high-concept theatrics.
Down the High-Concept Drain
In Paris, Jacquemus and Anrealage leaned heavily on gimmicky high-concept theatrics.
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Anthony Vaccarello’s Single Mindedness
A strong signature becomes a curse when that signature starts to look written in stone.
Anthony Vaccarello’s Single Mindedness
A strong signature becomes a curse when that signature starts to look written in stone.
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Fresh Reconstruction
The collection had a deliberately childish, homemade quality which made it feel fresh. But it also came with the pretence of being something truly avant-garde.
Fresh Reconstruction
The collection had a deliberately childish, homemade quality which made it feel fresh. But it also came with the pretence of being something truly avant-garde.
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An Obscured Offering
At Anrealage, there were sculptural shapes and deceptive surfaces that looked revealed intricate patterning if seen through special sheets — tricky? Most definitely.
An Obscured Offering
At Anrealage, there were sculptural shapes and deceptive surfaces that looked revealed intricate patterning if seen through special sheets — tricky? Most definitely.
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Shades of Dalì
This season, Dalì’s surrealism informed the exaggerated wrapped and drooping forms of her shaggy chenille sweaters and asymmetric sleeves.
Shades of Dalì
This season, Dalì’s surrealism informed the exaggerated wrapped and drooping forms of her shaggy chenille sweaters and asymmetric sleeves.
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Love and Life
Hard and soft, precious and plain, masculine and feminine: the juxtapositions were as simple as that — but this time commercial savviness defused the label's seductive peculiarity.
Love and Life
Hard and soft, precious and plain, masculine and feminine: the juxtapositions were as simple as that — but this time commercial savviness defused the label's seductive peculiarity.
The News in Brief
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.
Ulta Beauty Forecasts Annual Profit Below Estimates
Shares declined in after-hours trading as the beauty retailer expressed a cautious outlook for 2026.