PARIS — Marking its fifth acquisition this year, global marketing and communications group The Independents said Friday it has added Lucien Pagès to its collective of leading agencies. The umbrella entity, founded in 2017 through the merger of Asia-based events organizer K2 and public relations agency Karla Otto, has acquired Lucien Pagès Communication, a PR … Read more
Jonathan Anderson, founder of London-based JW Anderson and creative director of Loewe, has been signed to UTA, the global talent, entertainment, sports and advisory company. The designer’s most recent collaboration was with film producer and director Luca Guadagnino for whom he designed costumes for both “Queer” and “Challengers.” A Northern Ireland native, Anderson, 40, founded … Read more
LONDON — The United Nations of style regrouped on Monday evening at the Royal Albert Hall with the Fashion Awards, whose winners hailed from around the world. The event was more international than ever with Rihanna, Jamie Dornan, Joe Jonas, Glen Powell and Courtney Love in attendance, and home talents including Jonathan Anderson, Grace Wales Bonner, … Read more
Creative tenures in the fashion industry are getting shorter amid a flurry of changes. During the last year alone, heritage brands such as Celine, Alexander McQueen, Givenchy, Moschino, Valentino and Alberta Ferretti saw changes at the design helm. Many attribute this climate of upheaval to economic pressure, lifestyle trends and outmoded business models. Here WWD … Read more
CHARACTER STUDIES: The extras nearly trump the celebrities in Loewe‘s pre-spring 2025 campaign, debuting later Tuesday on the brand’s digital channels ahead of the collection’s launch in stores on Nov. 14. Dirt bikers, ballroom and ballet dancers, bodybuilders, scuba divers, leather daddies and jockeys all jockey for attention in the quirky images, lensed by Juergen … Read more
Almost half of the world’s population menstruates, with the average woman using between 10,000 and 15,000 menstrual products in a lifetime. The environmental impact of disposable products cannot be ignored. Thankfully, more reusable products are reaching stores, and in Hong Kong the choice just grew with the arrival this month of reusable period underwear brand … Read more
As the last stop during fashion month, Paris is always the best place to gauge the direction in which fashion is headed, and for spring 2025, those in the French capital swung back toward what has historically been their strong suit: opulence. From Bergdorf Goodman’s Linda Fargo to Jessica Crawley at the Al Tayer Group, … Read more
American fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger browses through a rail of custom-made suits worn to this year’s Met Gala by K-pop stars Stray Kids, before opening up a tuxedo to reveal a special label. The eight-member South Korean boy group caused an online frenzy when the Tommy Hilfiger brand ambassadors became the first K-pop group to … Read more
Saks and Loewe are teaming up for the first time to unveil an exclusive edit of the Spanish luxury house’s fall 2024 collection, available Thursday on Saks.com and at select Saks Fifth Avenue stores. To celebrate the collaboration, Loewe has taken over the Saks Fifth Avenue New York flagship with immersive visual installations and offerings … Read more
The first Casa Loewe has landed in Seoul. Situated within the South Korean capital’s fashion-forward Apgujeong neighborhood in Gangnam, the 433-square-meter, three-story retail space offers the full range of men’s and women’s ready-to-wear, alongside bags, shoes, small leather goods, eyewear, home scents and other accessories. A series of artist-designed handbags and baskets, including works by Bamboo artist … Read more
