The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
On Friday, the star designer — known for being both mercurial and ultra-consistent — offered up his first women’s show for LVMH megabrand-in-the-making Celine since a co-ed outing at the Wiltern theatre in Los Angeles in December 2022. The show was released as a video, filmed at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, and featured Summer 2024 looks steeped in his signature blend of grunge and “bon chic bon genre.”
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The Swiss watch sector’s slide appears to be more pronounced than the wider luxury slowdown, but industry insiders and analysts urge perspective.
The LVMH-linked firm is betting its $545 million stake in the Italian shoemaker will yield the double-digit returns private equity typically seeks.
The Coach owner’s results will provide another opportunity to stick up for its acquisition of rival Capri. And the Met Gala will do its best to ignore the TikTok ban and labour strife at Conde Nast.