PARIS — Nicolas Ghesquière does not wish to be associated with Donald Trump. Three days after the U.S. president joined Bernard Arnault, chairman and chief executive officer of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, to inaugurate a new Louis Vuitton leather goods workshop in rural Alvarado, Tex., the brand’s artistic director of women’s collections seems to have […]
MILAN — Milan Fashion Week Men’s is three months away, but it’s getting an unexpected boost, courtesy of Gucci. The Italian fashion brand will be returning to the January edition with a men’s wear show to be held on Jan. 14, after deciding to go coed in 2017. That would be the last day of […]
On Tuesday evening, young designer Jackson Wiederhoeft unveiled his namesake brand “Wiederhoeft” at a theatrical ballet performance-cum-fashion-show for his spring 2020 collection titled, “Spooky Couture.” The collection marks the designer’s first on his own, having recently left a three-year design position at Thom Browne following his graduation from Parsons School of Design in 2016, where […]
Barneys New York, flanked by lawyers and financial advisers for months as it tangled with landlords, vendors and investors, is showing a more vulnerable side. The retailer has found in Authentic Brands Group a prospective buyer that would scoop up its web site and brand name — and potentially keep some stores after liquidating the […]
It’s been a busy two years for Tim Hamilton since he joined The North Face as global creative director in October 2017. He’s quietly been assembling a team, poring through the brand’s archives for inspiration and applying what he’s learned to put a fresh stamp on all aspects of the product line. On Thursday night […]
Starting with efforts to mitigate single-use plastics, (and with the country already intending to ban it), the city of Montreal plans to ban the discarding of food and textile waste. Montreal signed C40’s Advancing Towards Zero Waste Declaration last year ahead of the global climate action summit, which included 23 signatories, (including Copenhagen, Dubai, London, […]
SHANGHAI — It was almost impossible to attend everything during Shanghai Fashion Week. Show venues were sparsely located along the Huangpu River that divides the city in half. Buyers and press would need to take a 30-minute tunnel-crossing trip from the downtown Xintiandi main show space to the Labelhood show space, the 80,000-ton warehouse that […]
Kay Jewelers has launched “Center of Me,” a fine jewelry diamond collection inspired by the idea that “love keeps you centered,” according to Toni Zehrer, the brand’s chief merchandising officer. The Center of Me collection, created with pieces versatile for day or evening, showcases a design with two interwoven hearts with a glittering round white […]
LONDON — Harrods and ShowStudio put fashion film under the spotlight this week, hosting an awards ceremony and private screening on the top floor of the store. The panel of judges, Simone Rocha, Sam McKnight and Harrods’ creative visual director Alex Wells-Greco watched hundreds of films and selected eight winners in categories such as best […]
LONDON — Harrods is tearing up the men’s department store map, getting rid of product categories and looking to showcase the brands and designers its clients are following on social media. The old suiting, outerwear and formal tailoring departments are finito because few customers think or shop by merchandise category anymore. Instead, “people come in and […]