Valentino’s Full-Year Sales Fall 3 Percent
The results help to explain owner Mayhoola’s decision to shake up the brand’s aesthetic direction by hiring former Gucci designer Alessandro Michele.
Paul Deneve
Bits & Bytes | Apple Moves Into Media, Faces Are the New Currency
This week, Apple aims to become a luxury fashion lifestyle and content brand, while faces could turn into digital calling cards.
Workplace & Talent
Power Moves | Chiara Ferragni Named CEO of Her Company, Nicola Formichetti Exits Diesel
This week, blogger-turned-businesswoman Chiara Ferragni takes on the chief executive and president roles at her company TBS Crew, while Diesel’s artistic director Nicola Formichetti will step down at the end of the year.
Power Moves | Chiara Ferragni Named CEO of Her Company, Nicola Formichetti Exits Diesel
This week, blogger-turned-businesswoman Chiara Ferragni takes on the chief executive and president roles at her company TBS Crew, while Diesel’s artistic director Nicola Formichetti will step down at the end of the year.
Former YSL Chief Paul Deneve Exits Apple
The luxury executive joined the tech company in 2013 to work on unnamed ‘special projects,’ which is thought to mean Apple Watch.
Can Anyone Save Lanvin Now?
With revenues sharply down and the departure of its latest artistic director after only 16 months, the world’s oldest continuously running fashion house is facing a downward spiral.
Alber Elbaz Turns Nose for Frederic Malle
Elbaz, for 14 years at the creative helm of Lanvin, France's oldest fashion brand, has created a perfume called Superstitious for the French perfume house Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle.
LVMH Hires Former Apple Executive as Digital Director
LVMH has hired as its new head of digital Ian Rogers, from Apple, as part of the luxury group's drive to more fully embrace the Internet.
Why Has Apple Been Poaching Fashion Execs?
Before the launch of Apple’s Watch, the company made a slew of fashion and luxury hires. But the moves at the notoriously secretive Apple are about more than wearable tech.
Power Moves | Kate Lanphear to Maxim, Rainer Joins Coach, Apple Hires Marc Newson, British GQ
BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.
6 Core Beliefs Behind the New 'Apple Watch'
Today, as Apple unveils its much-awaited Watch, BoF has the early scoop. Here, we explain the new wearable device, Apple’s strategy for turning the product into another blockbuster and its potential impact on the fashion and luxury industry.
Apple Hires Renowned Designer Marc Newson
Apple Inc. hired renowned industrial designer Marc Newson to work on future products, adding a close friend and collaborator of the iPhone maker’s head of design, Jony Ive.
Apple Courts Fashionistas as Smartwatch Expectations Mount
Apple has invited fashion editors and bloggers to its annual launch event in unprecedented numbers, possibly indicating the iPhone maker's plans to debut a smartwatch.
Power Moves | Louise Wilson’s Successor, Apple Hires Saint Laurent and Nike Execs, Rao to Intermix
BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.
Company Snapshot
The former chief executive of Yves Saint Laurent masterminded the launch of the Apple Watch in his time at the tech giant.
The News in Brief
TikTok’s Crackdown on Ozempic Influencers Threatens Weight-Loss Drug Hype Machine
The social media platform will effectively ban most weight loss-related content from appearing on its app starting next month, according to a sweeping new set of community guidelines published on its website last week.
Vivienne Westwood’s Personal Wardrobe To Be Auctioned
A taffeta ball gown with the span of a light aircraft is one of the more magnificent items to go on sale at Christie’s in June as part of an auction of the personal wardrobe of Dame Vivienne Westwood.
Valentino Chairman Bets Quiet Luxury Is Over After Michele Hire
The fashion industry’s era of so-called quiet luxury is over and affluent consumers will want bold designs again, the chairman of Valentino has predicted.
Marcelo Burlon Steps Down as Creative Director of Namesake Brand
Burlon, a former DJ, stylist and PR, founded the Milan-based label as a T-shirt line in 2012, inspired by ‘90s club culture.
Designer Nancy Gonzalez Sentenced to 18 Months in Exotic Skin Smuggling Case
The Colombian designer, whose bags have been worn by celebrities and featured on shows like Sex and the City, previously pled guilty to illegally importing millions of dollars of crocodile and snakeskin handbags into the US.
The Wealthy are Less Willing to Spend on Sustainable Products
Millennial and Gen-Z respondents were among the most likely to pay a premium for environmental-friendly practices.
Express Files for US Bankruptcy Protection, to Close Over 100 Stores
Fashion retailer Express Inc has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States and intends to close more than 100 stores, it said on Monday.