The famously social media-shy designer has launched an Instagram account and will unveil her first collection under her own name via phoebephilo.com.

In the driver’s seat after the abrupt exit of his predecessor, young Belgian Matthieu Blazy aims to reconnect the brand with its Italian pedigree, elevating emotion and handcraft over ‘obsession with technology and newness.’

LVMH’s bet on Phoebe Philo’s new label keeps the star designer in the group’s orbit and gives it a new opportunity to experiment with a digital-first business model.

BoF has learned that the former creative director of Celine is returning to fashion with an eponymous label and minority investment from the world’s largest luxury group.

Amid surging sales, Bottega Veneta needs to keep up the momentum without losing its discreet charm. CEO Bartolomeo Rongone talks exclusively to BoF about the reinvention of the Italian heritage brand and where it’s headed from here.

The creative director and co-founder of his namesake label is prioritising creative freedom and profitability over growth, and still not showing at New York Fashion Week.

H&M’s upmarket sister brand was once a proof point for the Swedish group’s ambitions to diversify away from its core fast-fashion business. But COS executives have struggled to keep pace with a shifting market while managing a troubled internal culture.

The 2008 recession led to a resurgence of minimalism. A similar kind of shift is on the rise now, but the industry’s relationship with trends and consumerism has changed.