Monica Fuentes 
In the hallowed halls of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, the name Dries Van Noten resonates with a special kind of reverence. Van Noten announced his departure from his eponymous fashion house earlier today. However, the fashion world can be sure his legacy as one of the academy’s most illustrious alumni will … Read more
More than a year after Hermès International won its trademark infringement case against the artist who is known as “Mason Rothschild” for his “MetaBirkins” NFTs, the legal wrangling continues. Hermès had sued the artist, whose given name is Sonny Estival, for creating and selling 100 MetaBirkins — colorful faux-fur Birkin bag-inspired non-fungible tokens — in … Read more
American heritage menswear brand Robert Talbott has named Sebastian Dollinger its new creative director as it looks to embark on a “new era” of luxury menswear. Dollinger was the creative director of Eton for 15 years, helping to steward the Swedish shirtmaker into a leadership position in men’s shirting, and Robert Talbott is looking to … Read more
Marking the end of an era for a beloved and singular designer, a search for a successor to Dries Van Noten quietly commenced in recent months, according to market sources. Contacted by WWD, the acclaimed Belgian designer confirmed he is stepping down in June, after nearly four decades in fashion – and a glorious, slow-building … Read more
In a bid to expand its reach in the two markets, American Apparel has unveiled a dedicated e-commerce site for Australia and New Zealand, where the entirety of its 2024 product line will be available. Prior to this, the brand had been sold primarily through third-party sites and its parent company’s overarching website, Gildan Brands. … Read more
PAINT THE TOWN: YSL Beauté will host a pop-up, immersive experience near Paris’ Place de la République next week to help celebrate the launch of its new lip collection, YSL Loveshine. The collection includes Candy Glaze gloss in stick form and Wet Shine lipstick. Guests will be met in the entry by a large, suspended heart-shaped … Read more
The family-owned Swarovski Crystal Business posted growth of 4 percent to 1,832 million euros for the year 2023 and a 10 percent like-for-like increase amid a slowing luxury market, and a volatile geopolitical and macro-economic environment. The company said in a statement that EBIT before restructuring costs returned to positive territory for the first time … Read more
TO DALLAS WITH LOVE: In the era of hyper-customization, Golden Goose is dropping its latest handbag collection taking its co-creation concept to Neiman Marcus in Dallas. Mounting a pop-up space it calls “bag lab” inside the luxury department store’s North Park location, the shoe label will offer its customers a chance to customize the new … Read more
Borghese, the Italian-inspired beauty and skincare brand, has appointed Dawn Hilarczyk as its new chief operating officer. Hilarczyk has more than twenty-five years of sales, strategic development, and digital experience and was most recently, co-creator and head of global sales, e-commerce, and business development at Noble Panacea, where she led the development and launch of … Read more
LONDON — In an oversaturated fashion market, smaller brands are repositioning themselves to better suit their customers and to keep their brands alive. Silk fashion brand Worme, founded by sisters Melissa and Hannah Collett, is introducing made to order as a new model to their business. “It’s the future for small businesses just in terms … Read more
