LONDON — In light of the 10th anniversary of the Max Mara Teddy Bear coat, the brand unveiled another immersive experience of the Fluffy Residence on Saturday night, this time in London’s Covent Garden. With Christmas around the corner, the space was festive-ready; cue the Christmas tree decorated in fuzzy baubles, surrounded by fluff-wrapped presents. … Read more
French luxury fashion house Saint Laurent has opened a new ‘Centre of Excellence’ for the development and production of the brand’s accessories and leather goods in Scandicci, Florence. The L’Atelier Maroquinerie spans almost 309,000 square feet and will employ more than 500 skilled artisans and technicians as Saint Laurent looks to elevate and develop its … Read more
THE PLAY’S THE THING: Despite her formidable workload as Dior’s artistic director of women’s collections, Maria Grazia Chiuri is moonlighting with a personal project: restoring a historic theater in her hometown of Rome. The Teatro della Cometa, or Comet Theater, went dark during the pandemic and the designer purchased the 250-seat, horseshoe-shaped venue in order … Read more
Mike Ashley’s retail giant Frasers Group is believed to be mulling a potential purchase of the struggling luxury e-tailer, Matches – formerly Matchesfashion. The conglomerate is reportedly in “detailed negotiations” on a deal that could see it take over Matches “within days”, according to city sources for Sky News. The media outlet said that any … Read more
The power of fandom drove fashion forward in 2023, and sparked a renewed frenzy to sign brand ambassadors and dress music stars. Just take a quick look at the fashion week front rows: With Beyoncé, Zendaya and an ever-growing roster of K-pop stars causing chaos, one easily could mistake the runway shows for the Billboard … Read more
Gildan Activewear has announced a support agreement with Coliseum Capital Management, pursuant to which Coliseum will support the company’s full slate of board nominees at each of the 2024 and 2025 annual meetings of shareholders. In connection with the agreement, Coliseum announced that it intends to make an additional investment in Gildan through market purchases … Read more
Over the past 60 years France’s Pinault family has transformed its businesses multiple times. François Pinault, who was 26 back in 1962, began his career trading wood in his hometown of Rennes. He would go on to build his fortune cycling through several industries — department stores, catalogs, electronics and furniture retailing among them — … Read more
Fast fashion giant H&M Group has said that its net sales for the 2023 financial year, spanning December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2023, increased by 6 percent, compared with the year prior. This amounted to 236.014 million Swedish krona (18.08 million pounds). Russia and Belarus were excluded from this total, yet the group reported … Read more
Books surround us, with titles such as Utopia Forever: Visions of Architecture and Urbanism; Sacai A to Z; Kenzo Takada; Edward Hopper. “I have loads at home too. I love collecting books,” he says. A look from Ming Ma’s spring/summer 2024 collection. Photo: Ming Ma Ma graduated from London’s Central Saint Martins art school with … Read more
Highlighted hair, a penchant for espresso martinis, mitochondrial DNA; these are just a few of the many things my mother and I share. I spent my formative years in what felt like the midst of a permanent eye roll when people would ask if we were sisters (something which, as I get older, we’re asked … Read more
