BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed is joined by executive editor Brian Baskin to examine why this fashion month could mark the beginning of a major turning point for the luxury industry.
BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed is joined by executive editor Brian Baskin to examine why this fashion month could mark the beginning of a major turning point for the luxury industry.
Armani leaves a legacy of radical lightness, and an all-encompassing vision for Italian elegance. Remaining independent will require his successors to restore that iconoclastic, globally minded approach at every level of the company.
Armani leaves a legacy of radical lightness, and an all-encompassing vision for Italian elegance. Remaining independent will require his successors to restore that iconoclastic, globally minded approach at every level of the company.
High tariffs have long tempted affluent travellers to sneak luxury goods, from French gowns to Swiss watches, past customs. Trump’s tariffs could push them to try again.
High tariffs have long tempted affluent travellers to sneak luxury goods, from French gowns to Swiss watches, past customs. Trump’s tariffs could push them to try again.
With Giorgio Armani’s death come questions about whether his chosen successors can avoid ‘rupture’ and maintain the Italian fashion empire’s independence.
With Giorgio Armani’s death come questions about whether his chosen successors can avoid ‘rupture’ and maintain the Italian fashion empire’s independence.
Tim Blanks wrote an elegy for Mr Armani when he was still alive to read it.
Tim Blanks wrote an elegy for Mr Armani when he was still alive to read it.
Herald of soft masculinity, outfitter of the working women’s revolution, the designer who dressed New Hollywood… Armani made a titanic impact on fashion and society, writes Angelo Flaccavento.
Herald of soft masculinity, outfitter of the working women’s revolution, the designer who dressed New Hollywood… Armani made a titanic impact on fashion and society, writes Angelo Flaccavento.
The designer was the richest in the world, and the sole owner of the Armani Group that was for many years the most successful fashion company in the country.
The designer was the richest in the world, and the sole owner of the Armani Group that was for many years the most successful fashion company in the country.
Persistent economic pressures in the key China and US markets are likely to complicate the industry’s efforts to turn things around. That doesn’t mean there aren’t opportunities to seize.
Persistent economic pressures in the key China and US markets are likely to complicate the industry’s efforts to turn things around. That doesn’t mean there aren’t opportunities to seize.
Steve O Smith and Torishéju won the runner-up Karl Lagerfeld and Savoir-Faire prizes, respectively.
Steve O Smith and Torishéju won the runner-up Karl Lagerfeld and Savoir-Faire prizes, respectively.
A series of scandals linking brands including Dior, Armani, Valentino and Loro Piana to sweatshops in Italy have helped fuel doubts about what customers are paying for and whether they can trust luxury brands anymore.
A series of scandals linking brands including Dior, Armani, Valentino and Loro Piana to sweatshops in Italy have helped fuel doubts about what customers are paying for and whether they can trust luxury brands anymore.
The e-tailer’s mix of commerce and culture attracted private investment in 2021 that valued the company at more than 5 billion Canadian dollars. Now, the enterprise is threatened by debt and mistrust.
The e-tailer’s mix of commerce and culture attracted private investment in 2021 that valued the company at more than 5 billion Canadian dollars. Now, the enterprise is threatened by debt and mistrust.
The designer behind cult New York label Diotima will succeed Proenza Schouler founders Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, who were tapped to design LVMH’s Loewe earlier this year.
The designer behind cult New York label Diotima will succeed Proenza Schouler founders Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, who were tapped to design LVMH’s Loewe earlier this year.
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.
War in the Middle East, the luxury industry’s fastest-growing market, threatens to delay a long-expected rebound in demand.
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.
The creative director’s departure after four years was a decision of ‘mutual agreement’ according to the Italian label.
Reed plans to focus on his own brand after three and a half years as creative director for the Puig-owned label.
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.
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.
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.