After preserving his fashion empire’s independence for decades, the 89 year-old designer is taking a more open stance to M&A.

Couture Week was a polarised affair, opposing restraint and excess, technique and showmanship, real clothes and wild storytelling, with little in between, writes Angelo Flaccavento.

Milan men’s fashion week was ruled by a return to rationality and rigour, writes Angelo Flaccavento.

BoF editor-at-large Tim Blanks describes the designer and businessman’s life, continuing impact on fashion, mysterious succession plans and newfound vulnerability.

Fashion’s most successful designer is finally in touch with his tender side after a career driven by perpetual dissatisfaction. In an exclusive interview, he looks back on his life and addresses the mysteries of his succession plan.

The closely-held Italian fashion giant reported consolidated revenues of over €2 billion for 2021, meeting its rebound target a year earlier than owner and CEO Giorgio Armani had forecast.

Tradition coursed through the veins of Paris couture week with few outliers, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

The first days of the Paris couture shows offered subliminal reflections of other times and places when things were just as bad as they are now, writes Tim Blanks.