France Federation reveals Paris menswear and couture show schedules, with debuts by Ardazaei and returns by Thom Browne and Charles de Vilmorin. Pascal Morand – DR The Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode has revealed the new provisional calendars for this summer’s menswear and haute couture runway seasons in Paris, which have … Read more
By Bloomberg Published Apr 25, 2024 Over four days of celebrations to mark its centenary in 2014, Spain’s biggest beauty products company inaugurated a new headquarters in Barcelona attended by the Iberian nation’s then Prince Felipe and threw a splashy party for more than 1,000 people at the world’s largest art nouveau complex. Nina Ricci But in a quieter yet more important … Read more
By Bloomberg Published Apr 9, 2024 Puig Brands SA is betting on the Fragrance Index for its multibillion-euro initial public offering. But the owner of Charlotte Tilbury, Jean Paul Gaultier and Nina Ricci will have to pass the smell test to convince investors to buy into it. After three years of stellar growth, we may be … Read more
By Reuters Published Apr 7, 2024 EU antitrust regulators have scrapped a two-year-long investigation into a group of fashion designers who had called for changes in sales periods and discounts, the European Commission said on Friday, citing “priority reasons”. See catwalkDries Van Noten – Fall-Winter2024 – 2025 – Womenswear – France – Paris – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight … Read more
What a loss. WWD’s exclusive on Dries Van Noten‘s announcement Tuesday that he’d be stepping down from the brand he founded 38 years ago hurt. Particularly among fashion-world lifers who attended his shows and collected his pieces over the years, it felt like a death. But what it means for the industry also feels profound … Read more
Is the fashion industry finally coming to grips with planned, unhurried succession strategies for its famous creative leaders? WWD broke the news on Tuesday that Dries Van Noten is stepping down in June after nearly four decades in fashion — and a glorious, slow-building fashion career. His last show in his current role will be … Read more
Marking the end of an era for a beloved and singular designer, a search for a successor to Dries Van Noten quietly commenced in recent months, according to market sources. Contacted by WWD, the acclaimed Belgian designer confirmed he is stepping down in June, after nearly four decades in fashion – and a glorious, slow-building … Read more
Dries Van Noten put together an essay on what he called “the elegance of the unexpected” for his fall men’s show. In many ways it read as another chapter of the “familiar-unfamiliar, unfamiliar-familiar” theme he talked about at his last women’s show. He started and ended with elongated, black tailored coats in silhouettes that made … Read more
Two exemplary designers and independent thinkers staged consecutive menswear runway shows Thursday evening in Paris, in powerful reminders of how this is turning out to be a vintage season for men’s fashion. Yohji Yamamoto Homme: Between Zidane and Wim Wenders There’s a wee game that us fashionistas like to play at Yohji Yamamoto Hommes shows … Read more
