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.
Kingham has a decade of experience at the luxury e-tailer, having worked as its international womenswear buyer and later fashion and buying director. In the newly created role, she will “define and lead the fashion point of view” for the retailer to better engage with its customers around the world, the company said in a statement.
Kingham will report to Elizabeth von der Goltz, who was named chief commercial officer last month in a series of C-suite appointments made by the company’s new chief executive Ajay Kavan.
Serre, who grew sales by 20 percent in 2023, has been named Pitti Uomo’s next guest designer. She’s using the opportunity to show her men’s collection for the first time.
Hermès’ elusive sales strategy is at the centre of a new legal challenge for the French luxury giant. BoF breaks down the practices under scrutiny and what the suit could mean for the fashion industry at large.
A sharp drop in the label’s Asia-Pacific sales is the latest sign that Chinese luxury demand is cooling.
This week, Kering flagged sales were down 20 percent at its flagship brand, knocking confidence in the group’s turnaround strategy. ‘A more drastic solution is required,’ one analyst wrote.