Shares of Versace Owner Capri Seen Falling 30% If Deal With Coach Owner Tapestry Fails
Since the merger announcement, Capri has reported weaker-than-forecast earnings twice, spurring concern about its performance in the coming quarters.
Giambattista Valli
In Paris, Post-Pandemic Couture
On the first two days of Haute Couture Week, escapism was laced with a heavier side, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Giambattista Valli’s Mediterranean Stroll
The collection was quintessentially Valli with its elegance, attention to detail and well-coiffed Parisian femininity, but it came with the ease of a sketch, or as the designer put it ‘a stroll on the Mediterranean.’
In Paris, Finding Power in a New Femininity
Designers embraced the polar opposites of traditional womanliness and tailored, menswear-inflected power dressing.
In the Garden of Giambattista Valli
The collection was both grand and joyous — part Parisian, part Roman per the designer’s DNA — and it worked very well.
In the Garden of Giambattista Valli
This season, the designer marched forward with youthful élan.
Giambattista Valli: A Man of Extremes
Opting for an exhibition format in lieu of a traditional show, the designer reaffirmed the unique DNA of his maison: a constant face-off between the unremitting precision of pure lines and the frivolity of flowery frills.
Rainbows Aren't Enough: Taking Stock of Fashion's Approach to Pride
This week everyone will be talking about Paris Couture Week, the fate of Forever 21 and Sonia Rykiel, and the end of Pride Month. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
Giambattista Valli Gets Naughty
This season, the designer was in a particularly coquettish mood, but the collection was another exercise in Valli-ism, following a well-loved template.
Giambattista Valli's Sculptural Spirit
The designer channelled the peak 1970s abandon of French couture, but the collection felt present, not nostalgic.
Giambattista Valli’s Unlikely Marriage of Minimalism and Psychedelia
The Yoko Ono-inspired collection reconciled the irreconcilable, drifting from white to intricate prints, and back, with the freshness that's marked the designer’s work of late.
Giambattista Valli's 'Ghetto Girls'
The collection did not make the slightest concession to the streetwear winds that have swept fashion of late, but it felt energetic and upbeat nonetheless.
The Lightness of Giambattista Valli
From Afghanistan to the eclectic interiors of Gabriella Crespi, there was a lot to the mix. But it worked — not least because of the deliberate haphazardness of the way things were thrown together.
The News in Brief
Celine Adds To Fragrance Line-Up
The new scent, Zouzou, is the fashion house’s first new perfume since 2022.
Unilever Sales Rise More Than Expected, Led by Beauty
Unilever Plc sales jumped more than expected in the first quarter as Chief Executive Officer Hein Schumacher pushes ahead with his turnaround plan and shoppers come back to premium brands.
Biden Signs Possible TikTok Ban Into Law; ByteDance Vows Legal Challenge
President Biden signed the bill that gives China-based ByteDance 270 days to divest TikTok’s US assets or face a ban.
Google Postpones Phasing Out of Ad Cookies in Chrome Browser
The Alphabet Inc. company said in a blog post Tuesday that it’s still working with the ad industry and regulators on the plan.
Sales at Italy’s Moncler Up 16% in First Quarter Boosted by China
Overall revenues for the three months through March totalled 818 million euros ($874 million), above a company-provided analyst consensus of 786 million euros.
PZ Cussons to Sell St Tropez, May Exit Africa
Embattled by weak demand and currency issues in Nigeria, the company is looking to slim down in order to return to growth.
EU Parliament Approves New Business Supply Chain Audit Law
EU lawmakers backed the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive by 374 votes to 235 against, with 19 abstentions.