The couture week that closed Thursday was all about technique over image, writes Angelo Flaccavento.
Kim Jones finds optimism in the sleek and silvery. For John Galliano, there’s magic in moonlight.
A couple of days in Paris paraded some fabulous solutions to those perennial questions.
What do you get when you fuse an Irish-Chinese pagan feminist with a French couture house? Ask Simone Rocha. She’s the latest ‘guest‘ designer to be invited by Jean Paul Gaultier to bring her own spin to his remarkable legacy.
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Schiaparelli and Dior highlight day one with varying degrees of success.
On Monday at 10 a.m., a swarm of extremely well-heeled clients — dressed in Schiaparelli looks, holding Schiaparelli bags and wearing bright gold Schiaparelli jewellery, often the same pieces, from the same collections — proceeded en masse into the Petit Palais in Paris.
On Monday at 10 a.m., a swarm of extremely well-heeled clients — dressed in Schiaparelli looks, holding Schiaparelli bags and wearing bright gold Schiaparelli jewellery, often the same pieces, from the same collections — proceeded en masse into the Petit Palais in Paris.
Is it a love story, a murder mystery, or the last day of the couture shows? asks Tim Blanks.
Couture Week was a polarised affair, opposing restraint and excess, technique and showmanship, real clothes and wild storytelling, with little in between, writes Angelo Flaccavento.
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Strong design signatures from the past prove you can go back to the future at Balenciaga and Jean Paul Gaultier, writes Tim Blanks.
Virginie Viard is the latest designer to join in fashion’s pre-Olympic celebration of Paris, both as city and state of mind, writes Tim Blanks.
The merger arbitrage investor community turned increasingly bearish on the deal last week, as they interpreted some comments from FTC officials at a conference as negative for the deal.
The value of retail purchases, unadjusted for inflation, increased 0.7 percent from February, Commerce Department data showed Monday.
The merger, which would bring top luxury labels such as Tapestry’s Kate Spade, Stuart Weitzman and Capri’s Jimmy Choo and Versace under one roof, still awaits approval from the United States.
E-commerce marketplace Verishop bought data analytics firm Trendalytics in a cash and equity deal that closed in March. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
French fashion house Balmain has appointed Matteo Sgarbossa as chief executive, effective May 6.
The world’s second-largest economy has struggled to mount a strong and sustainable a post-pandemic bounce, burdened by a protracted property downturn, mounting local government debts and weak private-sector spending.
The Birkin bag maker’s sales are set to hit the “symbolic” €20 billion ($21.3 billion) level by 2027 or before, according to an Apr. 12 note by Thomas Chauvet.
20-year-old Duke University guard McCain will be the nail care brand’s first-ever athlete ambassador.
