What happened to the most promising brand in American fashion?

The move is Amazon's first joint litigation with a luxury fashion brand and Valentino's first with an online retailer.

Star merchandiser Jacopo Venturini, who most recently played a pivotal role in the blockbuster success of Gucci, starts in the new role on June 1.

BoF identifies the 10 most transformative partnerships of the past 10 years.

Designer Pierpaolo Piccioli has reimagined the storied Roman fashion house as an extraordinary hybrid of extravagance and inclusivity, casting black models like Sudanese refugee Adut Akech to bring a modern edge to his couture and send a message to the world.

Business-side executives are becoming brand ambassadors, sometimes surpassing their creative counterparts in public profile.

Pierpaolo Piccioli's insistence on diversity and inclusivity has brought couture down to earth at the same time as he has sent it soaring to heaven.

Fenty has pushed the idea of the star designer to its logical conclusion — and breaking point. After all, who needs a star designer when you have a real star?