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.
Luxury
How rapid change is reshaping the tradition-soaked luxury sector in Europe and beyond.
Maria Grazia Chiuri Named Chief Creative Officer at Fendi
The former designer for Dior will lead the Roman house, where she previously worked in the 1990s.
Maria Grazia Chiuri Named Chief Creative Officer at Fendi
The former designer for Dior will lead the Roman house, where she previously worked in the 1990s.
Luxury Stocks’ Nascent Revival Is About to Face Earnings Test
The sector faces significant challenges including an uneven economic recovery in China, a stronger euro, and a lack of innovation, leading analysts to predict a slow recovery.
Luxury Stocks’ Nascent Revival Is About to Face Earnings Test
The sector faces significant challenges including an uneven economic recovery in China, a stronger euro, and a lack of innovation, leading analysts to predict a slow recovery.
E-Tailer Oushq Relaunches in Partnership with the CFDA
The multi-brand e-commerce platform founded by ‘Real Housewives of New York City’ star Jessel Taank is pivoting from traditional South Asian couture to focus on casual, contemporary offerings by South Asian and Middle Eastern designers.
E-Tailer Oushq Relaunches in Partnership with the CFDA
The multi-brand e-commerce platform founded by ‘Real Housewives of New York City’ star Jessel Taank is pivoting from traditional South Asian couture to focus on casual, contemporary offerings by South Asian and Middle Eastern designers.
Would Basquiat Have Loved or Hated All the Merch?
Despite ongoing debates about how Jean-Michel Basquiat would have viewed the mass marketing of his art, new book ‘The Making of an Icon’ sheds light on his complex relationship with fame, money, and his posthumous legacy.
Would Basquiat Have Loved or Hated All the Merch?
Despite ongoing debates about how Jean-Michel Basquiat would have viewed the mass marketing of his art, new book ‘The Making of an Icon’ sheds light on his complex relationship with fame, money, and his posthumous legacy.
This Week: LVMH Results and the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
The luxury giant’s earnings won’t reflect Dior’s new direction, but can speak to the environment in which those clothes will be sold.
This Week: LVMH Results and the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
The luxury giant’s earnings won’t reflect Dior’s new direction, but can speak to the environment in which those clothes will be sold.
Does Fashion Know What Women Want?
This Paris Fashion Week, the delicate balance between fantasy and function faltered, raising questions about whether designers truly understand the women they dress.
Does Fashion Know What Women Want?
This Paris Fashion Week, the delicate balance between fantasy and function faltered, raising questions about whether designers truly understand the women they dress.
Is Fashion Stuck in the Past?
This season, new designers at Chanel, Dior, Gucci, Balenciaga and more turned to the archives to illuminate a way forward — with varying degrees of success, Laurence Benaïm writes.
Is Fashion Stuck in the Past?
This season, new designers at Chanel, Dior, Gucci, Balenciaga and more turned to the archives to illuminate a way forward — with varying degrees of success, Laurence Benaïm writes.
TAG Heuer and New Balance Team Up on a High-End Collaboration
The companies are releasing a co-branded smartwatch and running shoe as they look to burnish their high-performance credentials.
TAG Heuer and New Balance Team Up on a High-End Collaboration
The companies are releasing a co-branded smartwatch and running shoe as they look to burnish their high-performance credentials.
Inside a Luxury Whisky Brand’s Strategic Fashion Play
Johnnie Walker Vault has teamed up with French fashion designer Olivier Rousteing on a limited-edition Scotch whisky and flask — the second instalment of the collaboration. Here, BoF learns more about its strategic move to meet luxury consumer expectations through creative partnerships and experiential activations.
Inside a Luxury Whisky Brand’s Strategic Fashion Play
Johnnie Walker Vault has teamed up with French fashion designer Olivier Rousteing on a limited-edition Scotch whisky and flask — the second instalment of the collaboration. Here, BoF learns more about its strategic move to meet luxury consumer expectations through creative partnerships and experiential activations.
Exclusive: Matthieu Blazy’s Vision for Chanel, Revealed
With the season’s hottest debut, Blazy is charting new territory for Chanel — and fashion itself — fuelled by new insights into Gabrielle Chanel’s own creative process, the designer tells Tim Blanks in an in-depth global exclusive interview.
Exclusive: Matthieu Blazy’s Vision for Chanel, Revealed
With the season’s hottest debut, Blazy is charting new territory for Chanel — and fashion itself — fuelled by new insights into Gabrielle Chanel’s own creative process, the designer tells Tim Blanks in an in-depth global exclusive interview.
Gucci’s Demna Debut Boosting Store Traffic
The brand has successfully harnessed the designer’s buzzy Milan fashion week presentation to draw shoppers back to its stores in the key US market, after years of lackluster sales, data shows.
Gucci’s Demna Debut Boosting Store Traffic
The brand has successfully harnessed the designer’s buzzy Milan fashion week presentation to draw shoppers back to its stores in the key US market, after years of lackluster sales, data shows.
The Winners of the Phoebe Philo Bag Revival
Handbags Philo designed during her tenures at Chloé and Celine have recently been revived at both luxury houses, to the benefit of the brands and resellers, but not necessarily Philo herself.
The Winners of the Phoebe Philo Bag Revival
Handbags Philo designed during her tenures at Chloé and Celine have recently been revived at both luxury houses, to the benefit of the brands and resellers, but not necessarily Philo herself.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
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.
Marco De Vincenzo Exits Etro
The creative director’s departure after four years was a decision of ‘mutual agreement’ according to the Italian label.
Harris Reed Exits Nina Ricci
Reed plans to focus on his own brand after three and a half years as creative director for the Puig-owned label.
Missoni Family Exits Namesake Brand
The transaction gives FSI, a Milan-based private equity fund, a controlling share in the Italian luxury house, as more founder-owned brands turn to investors to fund growth and weather a tough global market.
Rolex Enthusiasts Get Kalshi Contracts to Bet on Watch Prices
The contracts allow users to trade on outcomes such as whether an item will surpass a price threshold or predict whether a brand will launch a new model.
Giambattista Valli Again Cancels Paris Fashion Show
Following a last-minute withdrawal from the couture calendar in January, the label, which is majority-owned by Pinault family investment fund Artémis, cancelled a runway outing scheduled for March 6.
Arnault Tightens Grip on LVMH as His Stake Crosses the 50% Mark
Now the Arnault family also has over 65 percent of LVMH’s voting rights.