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
Gucci Sabato De Sarno called his collection Casual Grandeur and said it was a sum of his ‘obsessions – tailoring, lingerie, leather, 60s silhouette’ and the Gucci archive. Doubling down on his vision for the brand that he has been developing since 2023, it conjured the Italian Riviera jet-set of the 60s and 70s – … Read more
With the launch of TikTok Shop last year paving the way to sales growth for many brands, the platform’s click-to-buy feature isn’t for every brand. Instead, many of the top-performing, or “most popular,” fashion brands are looking to engage a new audience, including the coveted Gen Z, with this new era of marketing. Here, WWD … Read more
PARIS — Aura Blockchain Consortium has crossed the 50 million mark, hitting a milestone with that many luxury products now registered with the technology. The Switzerland-based group now encompasses 50 members, from the founding five in 2022 which included LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Diesel parent company OTB Group, Prada Group, Richemont’s Cartier and Mercedes-Benz. The … Read more
Flagging a weak macro environment and a wave of recent downgrades, HSBC said Tuesday it now expects only 2.8 percent organic growth for the global luxury goods sector in 2024, down from an earlier forecast of 5.5 percent. In a report titled “Cruel Summer,” the investment bank said it no longer expects a return to … Read more
NEW PHASE: Gucci has named Davide Buzzoni global communications director. He reports to executive vice president and chief brand officer Alessio Vannetti. Buzzoni joins Gucci from Loro Piana, where he served as head of global PR and VIP. Before that, he built his career at Moncler, Prada Group and Burberry. With his extensive experience in … Read more
Prada is introducing an interactive component for its fall 2024 campaign. The design house is unveiling its Miranda July Hotline as part of the fall campaign, titled “Now That We’re Here.” July, the American filmmaker, artist and writer, was enlisted last month to help create the campaign. Images featuring stars like Hunter Scafer, Letitia Wright, … Read more
The Counsellors Office of the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government is taking Taylor Swift‘s concerts as a starting point for research into “commercial performance tourism” with the hope of seizing the opportunity of the performance economy and creating a “Shanghai Model.” For the current Chinese market, a $5 billion “consumer miracle” created by the Taylor Swift … Read more
“Real Housewives of Orange County” star Heather Dubrow seemed immune from Wednesday night’s sweltering air on the rooftop of the Aman Hotel’s Fifth Avenue location. Dressed in a white and black sleeveless Alexander McQueen dress, she looked unfazed by the muggy summer temperature and chatted unhurriedly with guests about her upcoming collaborative collection with Susan … Read more
MILAN — Conversations have been a key driver of Prada’s creative output over the years, frequently mentioned by co-creative directors Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons when discussing their joint design process. For the fall 2024 ad campaign, the concept is embedded quite literally in images by Willy Vanderperre and videos scripted by American filmmaker, artist … Read more
