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Fast Fashion Courts Millennial Halloween Shoppers

31 October 2018 • By Tamison O'Connor

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Fast Fashion Courts Millennial Halloween Shoppers

Retailers from Nasty Gal to PrettyLittleThing have been ramping up their participation in the holiday, crafting campaigns that show younger shoppers how to style fashion items into costumes.

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Maison Kitsuné Targets $100 Million in Sales with Ambitious Expansion Plan

17 October 2018 • By Christopher Morency

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Maison Kitsuné Targets $100 Million in Sales with Ambitious Expansion Plan

The music-born Parisian label is planning an aggressive store rollout in Asia, the launch of a genderless sister label and a Kitsuné-branded hotel in Bali.

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Why Star Designers Don’t Get Their Own Labels

12 October 2018 • By BoF Team

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Why Star Designers Don’t Get Their Own Labels

Launching a Nicolas Ghesquière or Hedi Slimane brand is risky business, even for a major conglomerate, due to high capital expenditure requirements and the quandary of trademark ownership.

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Heavenly Bodies Is the Most-Visited Exhibition in Met Museum History

11 October 2018 • By Bloomberg

11 October 2018 • By Bloomberg

The exhibit has amassed over 1.6 million visitors over a five month period.

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Heavenly Bodies Is the Most-Visited Exhibition in Met Museum History

The exhibit has amassed over 1.6 million visitors over a five month period.

Fashion Designers Boldly Embrace Their Chinese Heritage

8 October 2018 • By Cathaleen Chen

Fashion Designers Boldly Embrace Their Chinese Heritage

In the past, cultural identity took a backseat to vocational aspirations. Not so for the new generation of designers of Chinese descent.

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How to Hire for Fashion’s New World Order

8 October 2018 • By Lauren Sherman

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How to Hire for Fashion’s New World Order

Rebooting analogue organisations for a digital world starts with building the right team with the right talent profile.

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Lacoste Names Louise Trotter as Creative Director

4 October 2018 • By Tamison O'Connor

Her arrival marks the first time a woman has sat at the creative helm of the French sportswear brand best known for its crocodile logo.

Lacoste Names Louise Trotter as Creative Director

Her arrival marks the first time a woman has sat at the creative helm of the French sportswear brand best known for its crocodile logo.

Tommy Ton's Life After Street Style

4 October 2018 • By Lauren Sherman

Tommy Ton's Life After Street Style

The photographer has spent the last decade of his life observing clothes through a lens. Now, he’s designing them.

Longchamp's Plan to Stay Competitive Amid Luxury Consolidation

28 September 2018 • By Tamison O'Connor

Longchamp's Plan to Stay Competitive Amid Luxury Consolidation

The family-owned company is doubling down on the US and China, while amplifying its fashion offering. But as more of its peers sell to bigger groups, is it enough?

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LVMH to Relaunch Parisian Fashion House Jean Patou

26 September 2018 • By Reuters

26 September 2018 • By Reuters

LVMH has bought a majority stake in Jean Patou with a view to relaunching the pret-a-porter line, and recruited former Nina Ricci creative director Guillaume Henry to breathe new life into the maison.

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LVMH to Relaunch Parisian Fashion House Jean Patou

LVMH has bought a majority stake in Jean Patou with a view to relaunching the pret-a-porter line, and recruited former Nina Ricci creative director Guillaume Henry to breathe new life into the maison.