Power Moves | Louis Vuitton Hires Francesca Amfitheatrof, Stuart Weitzman's New CEO

19 April 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

This week, Eraldo Poletto is appointed as chief executive of Stuart Weitzman, while Francesca Amfitheatrof joins Louis Vuitton as artistic director of watches and jewellery.

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Power Moves | Louis Vuitton Hires Francesca Amfitheatrof, Stuart Weitzman's New CEO

This week, Eraldo Poletto is appointed as chief executive of Stuart Weitzman, while Francesca Amfitheatrof joins Louis Vuitton as artistic director of watches and jewellery.

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John Targon's Fast Exit Complicates Marc Jacobs Reboot

19 April 2018 • By Chantal Fernandez

19 April 2018 • By Chantal Fernandez

The Baja East designer was hired to overhaul the lower-priced product, which once accounted for 80 percent of the brand's revenue.

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John Targon's Fast Exit Complicates Marc Jacobs Reboot

The Baja East designer was hired to overhaul the lower-priced product, which once accounted for 80 percent of the brand's revenue.

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Ready-to-Wear - Autumn 2018

Marc Jacobs, King of the Mountain

15 February 2018 • By Tim Blanks

Downbeat media coverage paints a portrait of a king diminished, but Jacobs’ uncompromising collection felt like his most pointed up-yours to commercial nitpicking.

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Ready-to-Wear - Autumn 2018

Marc Jacobs, King of the Mountain

Downbeat media coverage paints a portrait of a king diminished, but Jacobs’ uncompromising collection felt like his most pointed up-yours to commercial nitpicking.

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Power Moves | Tatler's New Editor, Liberty Names CEO

1 February 2018 • By Tamison O'Connor

This week, Tatler names Richard Dennen as Kate Reardon's successor, while department store Liberty London taps Adil Mehboob-Khan to helm the business.

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Power Moves | Tatler's New Editor, Liberty Names CEO

This week, Tatler names Richard Dennen as Kate Reardon's successor, while department store Liberty London taps Adil Mehboob-Khan to helm the business.

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Marc Jacobs Hires New Designer for Lower-Priced Product Push

1 February 2018 • By Lauren Sherman

1 February 2018 • By Lauren Sherman

LVMH has tapped Baja East's John Targon to lead the company's contemporary team. What does this mean for Marc Jacobs — the brand and the man?

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Marc Jacobs Hires New Designer for Lower-Priced Product Push

LVMH has tapped Baja East's John Targon to lead the company's contemporary team. What does this mean for Marc Jacobs — the brand and the man?

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Meet the Unsung Heroes of the World’s Biggest Fashion Houses

13 December 2017 • By Osman Ahmed

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Meet the Unsung Heroes of the World’s Biggest Fashion Houses

Fashion has long perpetuated a single creator myth, but behind every great designer is a team of designers, some of them powerhouses in their own right.

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Ready-to-Wear - Spring 2018

Marc Jacobs' Adult Toyland

14 September 2017 • By Tim Blanks

The extraordinary dissonance between the context and the clothes was unsettling, and felt like the dictionary-definition of 'realness'.

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Ready-to-Wear - Spring 2018

Marc Jacobs' Adult Toyland

The extraordinary dissonance between the context and the clothes was unsettling, and felt like the dictionary-definition of 'realness'.

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News & Analysis

Will Marc Jacobs Step Back From His Namesake Brand?

27 July 2017 • By Lauren Sherman

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News & Analysis

Will Marc Jacobs Step Back From His Namesake Brand?

As incoming chief executive Eric Marechalle takes control of the troubled LVMH-owned brand, it's unclear how involved Mr Marc Jacobs will be in the company's turnaround strategy.

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Retailers Brace for New York Real Estate Apocalypse

20 April 2017 • By Lauren Sherman

20 April 2017 • By Lauren Sherman

In Manhattan’s prime retail districts, tourist traffic is down, rents are high, Trump is looming large and overstoring is about as bad as it is in Middle America. Something has got to give.

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Retailers Brace for New York Real Estate Apocalypse

In Manhattan’s prime retail districts, tourist traffic is down, rents are high, Trump is looming large and overstoring is about as bad as it is in Middle America. Something has got to give.

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This Week in Fashion

What’s Going on At Marc Jacobs?

14 April 2017 • By BoF Team

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This Week in Fashion

What’s Going on At Marc Jacobs?

Three and a half years since Marc Jacobs stepped down from Louis Vuitton to focus on his namesake label, the brand is facing big challenges. Where will it go from here?

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