TODAY'S MUST READAs the first creative director to succeed founder Azzedine Alaïa, Mulier rejuvenated the Paris-based brand with highly-refined, sculptural styles, bringing runway drama and spawning commercial hits like the Teckel bag and mesh ballerina flats.
TODAY'S MUST READAs the first creative director to succeed founder Azzedine Alaïa, Mulier rejuvenated the Paris-based brand with highly-refined, sculptural styles, bringing runway drama and spawning commercial hits like the Teckel bag and mesh ballerina flats.
High jewellery brands including Boucheron, Chaumet, De Beers and Dior showed new collections at Haute Couture week in Paris as they manage so far to ride out geopolitical tensions which have sent gold and silver to new highs while the dollar sinks.
IT’S ALIVE! in the dreamweaving hands of Alessandro Michele at Valentino and Daniel Roseberry at Schiaparelli, reports Tim Blanks.
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The polarising actress has become one of the most frequently tapped brand ambassadors in Hollywood. Whether she has the sway to build a lasting venture with her new lingerie line Syrn is still to be determined.
The polarising actress has become one of the most frequently tapped brand ambassadors in Hollywood. Whether she has the sway to build a lasting venture with her new lingerie line Syrn is still to be determined.
Fresh off a week of major moments, Tim Blanks and Imran Amed break down the blockbuster couture debuts at Dior and Chanel and what they signify about the state of the luxury industry.
Fresh off a week of major moments, Tim Blanks and Imran Amed break down the blockbuster couture debuts at Dior and Chanel and what they signify about the state of the luxury industry.
As the first creative director to succeed founder Azzedine Alaïa, Mulier rejuvenated the Paris-based brand with highly-refined, sculptural styles, bringing runway drama and spawning commercial hits like the Teckel bag and mesh ballerina flats.
As the first creative director to succeed founder Azzedine Alaïa, Mulier rejuvenated the Paris-based brand with highly-refined, sculptural styles, bringing runway drama and spawning commercial hits like the Teckel bag and mesh ballerina flats.
Brands are designing products and packaging meant to be clicked, tapped and touched. Actually using them is beside the point.
Brands are designing products and packaging meant to be clicked, tapped and touched. Actually using them is beside the point.
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Adidas’ staggering growth continues while the rest of the sportswear industry struggles to find its footing.
Adidas’ staggering growth continues while the rest of the sportswear industry struggles to find its footing.
The deadline for every fashion item sold in the EU to have its own digital identity is inching closer. Brands need to get ready.
The deadline for every fashion item sold in the EU to have its own digital identity is inching closer. Brands need to get ready.
AI won’t replace fashion leadership, but leaders who use AI will replace those who don’t, writes Ari Bloom.
AI won’t replace fashion leadership, but leaders who use AI will replace those who don’t, writes Ari Bloom.
High jewellery brands including Boucheron, Chaumet, De Beers and Dior showed new collections at Haute Couture week in Paris as they manage so far to ride out geopolitical tensions which have sent gold and silver to new highs while the dollar sinks.
High jewellery brands including Boucheron, Chaumet, De Beers and Dior showed new collections at Haute Couture week in Paris as they manage so far to ride out geopolitical tensions which have sent gold and silver to new highs while the dollar sinks.
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A direct-to-consumer strategy and cost discipline have helped the British brand grow without leaning on price hikes.
A direct-to-consumer strategy and cost discipline have helped the British brand grow without leaning on price hikes.
IT’S ALIVE! in the dreamweaving hands of Alessandro Michele at Valentino and Daniel Roseberry at Schiaparelli, reports Tim Blanks.
IT’S ALIVE! in the dreamweaving hands of Alessandro Michele at Valentino and Daniel Roseberry at Schiaparelli, reports Tim Blanks.
The activewear company’s dilemma is familiar to many companies that have grown rapidly and need to find ways to keep expanding while competitors encroach.
The activewear company’s dilemma is familiar to many companies that have grown rapidly and need to find ways to keep expanding while competitors encroach.
This week, I look at the very different roads traveled by Pat McGrath and Charlotte Tilbury, wait with bated breath for Pleasing’s comeback and review LVMH’s beauty results.
This week, I look at the very different roads traveled by Pat McGrath and Charlotte Tilbury, wait with bated breath for Pleasing’s comeback and review LVMH’s beauty results.
Since the audit began in 2020, the Milanese fashion group found that more than a quarter of suppliers and subcontractors inspected had broken compliance rules.
Meesho has carved out a niche for itself by offering low-priced products without charging sellers a commission.
The owner of Omega and Longines said positive sales momentum that accelerated over the fourth quarter continued in January across all price ranges, with CEO Nick Hayek flagging a pickup in China.
The personal care giant cited Hero acne products and the 2025-acquisition of Touchland hand sanitiser as growth drivers.
AstraZeneca agreed to pay Chinese company CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. as much as $18.5 billion for its obesity drug candidates, as the UK drugmaker tries to push into the growing weight-loss market.
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This week, I look at the very different roads traveled by Pat McGrath and Charlotte Tilbury, wait with bated breath for Pleasing’s comeback and review LVMH’s beauty results.
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