The deal is done, but the work’s not over. President Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He on Wednesday signed the phase one trade deal between U.S. and China, a formal gesture toward deescalating the trade war that simmered for more than a year and ratcheted up tariffs on some key fashion imports from China. […]
The great hope of the holiday season has devolved into a grim reality for department stores, which Moody’s Investors Service said have a lot to prove this year. “A dismal year will force department stores to accelerate change,” said debt watchdog Moody’s Investors Service in a dour new analysis that picks up a thread that’s […]
Gender-neutral fragrances have been picking up cultural steam for a while now, and this year, they will be recognized at The Fragrance Foundation Awards. The Fragrance Foundation is establishing three ‘universal’ categories, meant to provide award options for gender-neutral scents. Universal awards are available in luxury, prestige and for packaging. The group is also launching […]
GAME-CHANGER: In a sign of the growing influence of sports on leading luxury brands, Louis Vuitton is cooking up a partnership with the NBA, WWD has learned. The French fashion house has sent out a save-the-date for a cocktail on Jan. 22 at its flagship on Avenue Montaigne in Paris featuring the outline of a […]
The inspiration in Milan ran the gamut from David Bowie at Giuseppe Zanotti to Bruce Lee at Jimmy Choo, with chunky boots edging out sneakers. Once again, designers leveraged Italian craftsmanship with an eye on novelty and precious hides. Giuseppe Zanotti showed Chelsea boots with Plexi heels and wedge sneakers for the men’s fall season. […]
For Lindsey Vonn, it’s always been “all makeup all the time,” so it’s no surprise that the most successful female skier would get into the game now that she’s retired. Vonn, whose injuries caused her to hang up her ski poles last year, unveiled that her post-athletic career will include a makeup collection. Vonn was […]
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex sent shockwaves across the globe with the announcement that they’d be stepping down as senior members of the royal family on Jan. 8 on their Instagram account, @SussexRoyal. While Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s historic decision seemed sudden to some (including, according to reports, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles […]
Roy Bagattini is trading American jeans for South African retail. Bagattini, 56, who has been executive vice president and president of Levi Strauss Americas, is returning to his native South Africa to lead Woolworths Holdings Ltd. as group chief executive officer. At Levi Strauss & Co., Marc Rosen, who already heads the direct-to-consumer business, will […]
PARIS — Ask 33 different rising film stars how they are feeling about being thrust in the limelight, and you’ll get 33 different answers. “I’m terrified,” blurted out budding 22-year-old actor Thimotée Robart, who stars in French film “Vif-Argent,” looking nervously at the swarm of photographers and journalists attending the Révélations cocktail on Monday night at […]
The jury selection process for Harvey Weinstein’s criminal trial has found its first famous face: Gigi Hadid. The 24-year-old model was reportedly among more than 100 other New Yorkers that were called to jury duty on Monday as the juror selection process for the disgraced film producer entered its fifth day. Hadid was seen entering […]