Bernard Arnault likes a certain shade of blue — and pale pink, too. Capping off a week in which his luxury empire LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton struck an agreement to buy Tiffany & Co. for $16.2 billion, its wines and spirits division took a majority stake in Château d’Esclans, producer of the prestige rosé […]
MILAN — When Italian retailer Stefania Mode — founded in Trapani, Sicily, in 1971 — this year decided to go through a re-branding exercise to expand its international appeal, it just played with its name, adding the S of Stefania to the word Mode. The result was Modes, the new name of Aldo Carpinteri’s fashion […]
LONDON — The Red Rose dress that walked down the fall 2019 Alexander McQueen catwalk, a voluminous piece made of intricately draped red taffeta, led Sarah Burton to explore the brand’s ongoing love affair with roses and to bring her work together with that of her predecessor, Lee McQueen. The result is “Roses,” an exhibition housed […]
Francesco Trapani has resigned from Tiffany & Co. board, effective immediately. “Mr. Trapani indicated that his decision to resign was not the result of any disagreement with registrant’s operations, policies or procedures or any matter related to registrant, but that he was resigning in order to pursue other opportunities,” according to a U.S. Securities and […]
It was no coincidence that Diana Widmaier-Picasso chose Thanksgiving to launch her latest book, “Picasso and Maya: Father and Daughter.” “That’s why I wanted to celebrate tonight,” said the vivacious art historian, who lived in the U.S. for a few years recently. “It’s a very meaningful holiday.” Giambattista Valli, Coco Brandolini, Ellen von Unwerth and […]
IN THE HOOD: The hoodie is as much a clothing staple as it is a divisive cultural symbol and streetwear icon favored by youth subcultures and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs alike. Now, it’s getting its own exhibition at the Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam, which opens on Dec. 1. The Hoodie, which runs until April 2020, […]
MILAN — The appetite for sneakers does not appear to be waning, with customers spending around $192 for the category in 2019, 39 percent more than in the previous year, according to fashion search platform Lyst’s “Year in Fashion” research. Taking advantage of the category’s global resonance, footwear start-up Acbc is launching on Thursday a […]
AOKI TEAMS UP WITH TATRAS: As an intrepid traveler, DJ and collaborator, Steve Aoki is known to maximize those forces. His latest compilation is a limited-edition collection between the outerwear brand Tatras and his own label Dim Mak. The official U.S. launch will be held with Aoki on Dec. 8 on Chicago’s “Magnificent Mile” at […]
MILAN — Roberto Cavalli now officially has a new owner. The acquisition of the brand was finalized on Thursday, as the founder and chairman of Dubai-based Damac Properties, Hussain Sajwani, confirmed the purchase of 100 percent of the Italian fashion house through his private investment company Vision Investments. Vision Investments, part of the Dico Group, […]
On Nell Tiger Free’s 15th birthday, she was on the set of “Game of Thrones,” filming a scene in a fancy dress, snogging a 23-year-old. If it sounds like she’d made it, she had sort of thought the same growing up — isn’t that what “making it” looks like? “I was in these big dresses, […]