Richemont Acquires Italian Jeweller Vhernier
Vhernier is small but Richemont has a history of turning small brands into success stories
Virginie Viard
Top 10 Shows of the Season
BoF’s editors pick the best shows of the Autumn/Winter 2024 season.
Chanel + Manchester = Chanchester!
‘Chanel is never really new — it’s always Chanel,’ designer Virginie Viard tells Tim Blanks as she brings the French megabrand’s celebration of artisanal crafts to the UK’s second city.
Chanel’s Three Pillars for the Future
At The Business of Fashion’s VOICES 2023 gathering, Chanel’s global CEO Leena Nair outlined to BoF founder Imran Amed the vision she’s crafted during her first two years leading the iconic brand.
Paris: The Final Day — Last Women Standing
Miuccia Prada tells her own story at Miu Miu. How much of Virginie Viard’s is in Chanel?
Paris Couture Week: All or Nothing
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.
Chanel Takes Us to the River
Virginie Viard is the latest designer to join in fashion’s pre-Olympic celebration of Paris, both as city and state of mind, writes Tim Blanks.
In Dark Times, Choose Optimism!
Chanel, Miu Miu and Louis Vuitton offered “useful beauty” for Spring 2023, writes Tim Blanks.
At Couture, the Murmuring 30s
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.
The Kids Are Alright
Teen volatility at Vuitton, bare midriffs at Miu Miu, tweedy Chelsea Girls at Chanel… what a time to be young and in fashion!
In Paris, Couture’s Return to Clothes Making
Haute couture, once the realm of unbridled dreams, is getting back to making clothes, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
What’s Legacy Got to Do With It?
Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Valentino fuse past and present in their quest for an uncertain future.
In Paris, Post-Pandemic Couture
On the first two days of Haute Couture Week, escapism was laced with a heavier side, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Company Snapshot
Starting as an intern in 1987, the designer now oversees the house’s artistic direction as the chosen successor of Karl Lagerfeld, who referred to her as ‘my right arm and my left arm.’
The News in Brief
TikTok Sues US Government to Block Divest-or-Ban Law
The company has argued that the law will stifle free speech and hurt creators and small business owners who benefit economically from the platform.
Prada Heir Says the Group Is Open to More M&A
‘We have been and will always be open to considering opportunities,’ Lorenzo Bertelli told reporters Tuesday at the opening of a knitwear factory in Torgiano, Italy.
Zalando Returns to Growth Thanks to Premium Brands
The online fashion marketplace average order value increased to €60.4 ($65) in the first quarter, from €57.3 a year earlier.
Coty Sales Rise 8%, Led by Prestige Beauty
Beauty company Coty beat Wall Street expectations for third-quarter revenue on Monday and said it expects to achieve the high end of its annual targets, riding on steady global demand for its luxury and mass-market products.
Canada’s Competition Bureau Opens Greenwashing Investigation of Lululemon
A complaint by climate-advocacy group Stand.earth prompted the inquiry.
Condé Nast and Union Strike Deal, Avoiding Met Gala Disruption
The new contract includes $3.6 million in wage increases, and eight weeks of severance for laid-off employees, according to a statement from the NewsGuild of New York, the union’s organising body.
Shiseido Taps Six Athletes for Sun Protection Campaign
The Japanese skincare company has recruited the likes of softball player AJ Andrews and Anna Leigh Waters to reach new audiences and grow awareness.