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Why Robert Cavalli Is Being Bought By a Dubai Real Estate Developer

16 July 2019 • By Lauren Sherman

16 July 2019 • By Lauren Sherman

Vision Investment, an entity controlled by the founder and chairman of Damac, will provide the funding to back the company’s stymied turnaround strategy.

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Why Robert Cavalli Is Being Bought By a Dubai Real Estate Developer

Vision Investment, an entity controlled by the founder and chairman of Damac, will provide the funding to back the company’s stymied turnaround strategy.

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Celebrating BoF China Prize Winner Caroline Hu in Paris

4 July 2019 • By Laure Guilbault

BoF China Prize

Celebrating BoF China Prize Winner Caroline Hu in Paris

The promising young designer, who won BoF’s inaugural prize in March, was fêted by industry insiders in the midst of Couture Week.

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Kenzo Taps Felipe Oliveira Baptista

30 June 2019 • By Laure Guilbault

30 June 2019 • By Laure Guilbault

The former Lacoste creative director will succeed design duo Carol Lim and Humberto Leon, who are officially parting ways with the LVMH-owned house on July 1.

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Kenzo Taps Felipe Oliveira Baptista

The former Lacoste creative director will succeed design duo Carol Lim and Humberto Leon, who are officially parting ways with the LVMH-owned house on July 1.

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Apple's Jony Ive Leaving to Form Independent Company

27 June 2019 • By Bloomberg

27 June 2019 • By Bloomberg

The designer is responsible for the look of the company’s most iconic products, including the iPhone.

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Apple's Jony Ive Leaving to Form Independent Company

The designer is responsible for the look of the company’s most iconic products, including the iPhone.

Marchesa Co-Founder Departs

25 June 2019 • By Victoria Berezhna

25 June 2019 • By Victoria Berezhna

Keren Craig has left the company she founded with Georgina Chapman, 18 months after allegations against Harvey Weinstein came to light.

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Marchesa Co-Founder Departs

Keren Craig has left the company she founded with Georgina Chapman, 18 months after allegations against Harvey Weinstein came to light.

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A New Generation of Americans in Paris

25 June 2019 • By Tim Blanks

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A New Generation of Americans in Paris

Emily Bode, Sander Lak and Spencer Phipps are among the handful of American designers showing in Paris this month. One way or another, they arrive on the Paris catwalk garlanded with expectation, Tim Blanks writes.

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Heron Preston Seeks Evolution on the Paris Runway

18 June 2019 • By Chantal Fernandez

The designer is pushing beyond the streetwear category in fashion’s capital without losing his focus on sustainability. First up: A collaboration with vintage remixer Sami Miró.

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Heron Preston Seeks Evolution on the Paris Runway

The designer is pushing beyond the streetwear category in fashion’s capital without losing his focus on sustainability. First up: A collaboration with vintage remixer Sami Miró.

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Alexander McQueen’s Unhinged Seduction

10 June 2019 • By Tim Blanks

Sarah Burton sought to offer a worthy male counterpart to the poetry of the womenswear collections.

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Alexander McQueen’s Unhinged Seduction

Sarah Burton sought to offer a worthy male counterpart to the poetry of the womenswear collections.

Thakoon Is Back With a New Content-and-Commerce Play

3 June 2019 • By Chantal Fernandez

Thakoon Is Back With a New Content-and-Commerce Play

After a two-year sabbatical following a pause on his Silas Chou-backed namesake label, which is set to return this autumn, Panichgul is launching a personal passion project, Hommegirls, for women who shop menswear.

Op-Ed | Why Rihanna’s Fenty Is The End of the Star Designer

30 May 2019 • By Liroy Choufan

Fenty has pushed the idea of the star designer to its logical conclusion — and breaking point. After all, who needs a star designer when you have a real star?

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Op-Ed | Why Rihanna’s Fenty Is The End of the Star Designer

Fenty has pushed the idea of the star designer to its logical conclusion — and breaking point. After all, who needs a star designer when you have a real star?

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