MILAN — Get customers into the store, pamper them, offer them unique experiences and build their trust. That appears to be the mantra for fashion executives kicking off the year, as Milan Men’s Fashion Week opens on Friday. The fall 2025 menswear schedule looks slimmer this month, and fashion brands remain dogged by uncertainties such … Read more
LONDON — Ever since “The Bear,” the business of luxurious T-shirts has been on a trajectory and brands are banking on the opportunity to add a personal touch to an everyday item. The British brand Sunspel has launched a bespoke T-shirt service exclusively at its new men’s-only store on Jermyn Street. The brand has been … Read more
“Haider” was the name on everyone’s lips walking through the Tom Ford showroom on Thursday in Milan. Haider Ackermann, the house’s new creative director, is already hard at work, presumably figuring out how to imprint his signature lyrical tailoring on his first Tom Ford collection, which will be presented in Paris in February. In the … Read more
MILAN – After unveiling his first collection as creative director of the Tom Ford brand in September last year during Milan Fashion Week, Peter Hawkings is exiting the company. “I would like to express my gratitude to Peter for his exceptional contributions to Tom Ford from the very beginning,” said Guillaume Jesel, president and CEO, Tom … Read more
Zegna has become the latest European luxury label to occupy a retail spot at the five-star Rosewood Miramar Beach resort in upscale Montecito, Calif. The seaside community is home to celebrities including Gwyneth Paltrow, Ariana Grande and Oprah Winfrey as well as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Housed in a small bungalow toward the … Read more
MILAN — The wave of consolidation in Italy’s supply chain is not showing any signs of a slowdown. At a time of uncertainty and volatility marked by the swift downturn in luxury consumption seen since the last quarter of 2023, smaller suppliers in the downstream end of the fashion manufacturing pipeline are at risk of … Read more
Phyllis Pressman, who was part of the family that revolutionized retail by making Barneys New York as much a happening as a place of commerce, died on April 16 at the age of 95. Pressman was under hospice care at her home in Palm Beach, Fla., at the time of her death, according to her … Read more
MILAN — Closing what he considers “a stellar and milestone year,” Gildo Zegna, chairman and chief executive officer of the Ermenegildo Zegna Group, is looking ahead to 2024 with confidence. The group, which comprises the Zegna, Thom Browne and Tom Ford brands, last year more than doubled its net profit, which reached 135.7 million euros, … Read more
Everyone has a so-L.A. moment, probably more than one. For Thom Browne, it was some time in the early 1990s while he was living here, a model/actor inching toward fashion design, when he spotted one of his idols in the bakery aisle of the Sunset Boulevard grocery store Chalet Gourmet. “It was Liza Minnelli,” he … Read more
MILAN — Marcolin is reaping the rewards of the strategy set in motion over the past few years, according to chief executive officer and general manager Fabrizio Curci. Commenting on the Italian eyewear company’s growth in sales and profits, Curci said “we faced these years of great complexity with a clear vision and well-defined objectives, … Read more
