Opening Ceremony News & Analysis

News & Analysis

Farfetch Gets $250 Million Investment From Tencent and Dragoneer

30 January 2020 • By Chavie Lieber

30 January 2020 • By Chavie Lieber

The luxury online marketplace says it will use the money to expand in China.

News & Analysis

Farfetch Gets $250 Million Investment From Tencent and Dragoneer

The luxury online marketplace says it will use the money to expand in China.

This Is America

The End of Opening Ceremony Marks the End of Shopping As We Know It

23 January 2020 • By Lauren Sherman

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This Is America

The End of Opening Ceremony Marks the End of Shopping As We Know It

Multi-brand stores no longer serve the purpose that they once did. Why do we need them now?

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Opening Ceremony Acquired by Off-White Backer New Guards Group

13 January 2020 • By Chantal Fernandez

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Opening Ceremony Acquired by Off-White Backer New Guards Group

Founders Humberto Leon and Carol Lim will remain co-creative directors of the brand and the stores will close in 2020.

Ready-to-Wear - Autumn 2019

In New York, Fashion That’s Deeper Than Instagram

11 February 2019 • By Max Berlinger

Ready-to-Wear - Autumn 2019

In New York, Fashion That’s Deeper Than Instagram

Colour and maximalism can be scroll-stopping on social media, but precious few designers can marry bright and shiny with emotional depth.

Ready-to-Wear - Spring 2019

What's Next for New York?

10 September 2018 • By Max Berlinger

Ready-to-Wear - Spring 2019

What's Next for New York?

The centrifugal force that once held New York Fashion Week together is losing its strength but that’s not necessarily a bad thing for the likes of Sies Marjan, Rodarte, Prabal Gurung and Opening Ceremony.

What's Ailing America's Fashion Darlings?

9 July 2018 • By Cathaleen Chen

What's Ailing America's Fashion Darlings?

Once popular American labels are struggling to adapt to a perfect storm of shifting consumer tastes, failing department stores and the rise of direct-to-consumer.

Ready-to-Wear - Spring 2018

What NYFW Said About the State of the Fashion Industry

15 September 2017 • By Lauren Sherman

15 September 2017 • By Lauren Sherman

In many ways, New York Fashion Week this season was about displacement. Designers are fleeing for other cities, yes, but they’re also simply at a loss with what to do next when it comes to their businesses.

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Ready-to-Wear - Spring 2018

What NYFW Said About the State of the Fashion Industry

In many ways, New York Fashion Week this season was about displacement. Designers are fleeing for other cities, yes, but they’re also simply at a loss with what to do next when it comes to their businesses.

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Ready-to-Wear - Spring 2018

Opening Ceremony's Fashion Theatre

6 September 2017 • By Lauren Sherman

Few of Carol Lim and Humberto Leon’s attempts to turn their seasonal presentations into experiences have been as successful as their latest theatrical production Changers.

Ready-to-Wear - Spring 2018

Opening Ceremony's Fashion Theatre

Few of Carol Lim and Humberto Leon’s attempts to turn their seasonal presentations into experiences have been as successful as their latest theatrical production Changers.

News & Analysis

Defiant, Fashion Marches Against Trump

22 January 2017 • By Lauren Sherman and Chantal Fernandez

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Defiant, Fashion Marches Against Trump

The fashion industry was out in force — online, offline and worldwide — to participate in Saturday’s Women’s March.

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Ready-to-Wear Spring 2017

OC's Politics and Pageantry

12 September 2016 • By Lauren Sherman

Carol Lim and Humberto Leon used their time slot at New York Fashion Week to talk about more than just clothes.

Ready-to-Wear Spring 2017

OC's Politics and Pageantry

Carol Lim and Humberto Leon used their time slot at New York Fashion Week to talk about more than just clothes.