Ganni names ex Balenciaga exec Laura du Rusquec, as new CEO
Ganni, the clean-cut Danish hipster label, has named the former Balenciaga executive Laura du Rusquec to be its new CEO in a significant shift of emphasis at the brand.
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Ganni names ex Balenciaga exec Laura du Rusquec, as new CEO
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Venice Biennale 2024: Between luxury and conflict
Venice Biennale 2024: Between luxury and conflict
Chaos, conflict and the claustrophobia of consumer culture were at the heart of this year’s Venice Biennale, which ironically has rarely seen an opening week more crammed with activations...
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Tod’s triumphs with Art of Craftmanship in Venice
Tod’s triumphs with Art of Craftmanship in Venice
Few brands are as attached to the concept of craft as Tod’s whose creative collaboration, The Art of Craftmanship – A Project by Venetian Masters, opened with panache on Friday night.
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Morabito Paris names Quentin Véron as Artistic Director
Morabito Paris names Quentin Véron as Artistic Director
The house of Morabito Paris has appointed Quentin Véron to be its Artistic Director, giving the noted designer responsibility for all the brand’s collections.
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Jean-Charles de Castelbajac launches limited edition watch with MB&F
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac launches limited edition watch with MB&F
One key test of an artist or designer is whether they have a powerful signature style, which explains the remarkable longevity of Jean-Charles de Castelbajac who on Wednesday launched a...
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Zimmermann plans four-month pop-up in Le Bon Marché
Zimmermann plans four-month pop-up in Le Bon Marché
Think of it as a pop-up with a difference. Cool, cult Australian brand Zimmermann will open a four-month “residency” in Le Bon Marché. Zimmermann’s 300-square-meter shop will run from...
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Women@Dior & UNESCO Global Conference celebrates female empowerment
Women@Dior & UNESCO Global Conference celebrates female empowerment
Dior and UNESCO staged their latest Women@Dior & UNESCO Global Conference Thursday, as over 1,000 women gathered to hear speeches and testimonies from luxury executives, mentees, mentors...
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Breaking News: Valentino names Alessandro Michele new creative director
Breaking News: Valentino names Alessandro Michele new creative director
Six days after ending the quarter century career of Pierpaolo Piccioli at Valentino, the Rome-based house has named ex-Gucci designer Alessandro Michele to be its new creative director.
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Louis Vuitton reveals Olympic trunks as Antoine Arnault mocks Mediapart
Louis Vuitton reveals Olympic trunks as Antoine Arnault mocks Mediapart
Louis Vuitton unveiled its custom-made Olympic trunks that will contain the games’ official torches and medals on Wednesday evening, as LVMH media and image director Antoine Arnault...
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Luxury’s latest retail El Dorado: Promenaden and Steen & Strøm in Oslo
Luxury’s latest retail El Dorado: Promenaden and Steen & Strøm in Oslo
Luxury might be hitting a soft spot internationally, but don’t tell that to the folks who manage the prestige industry in Oslo, where the Norwegian capital is enjoying an impressive boom.
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Vuitton develops bespoke trunks for Olympic medals and torches
Vuitton develops bespoke trunks for Olympic medals and torches
Louis Vuitton has developed a series of bespoke trunks in which to carry and protect the medals and torches of this summer’s upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics.
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Balenciaga : Friends and family gather in latest campaign
Balenciaga : Friends and family gather in latest campaign
Friends and family gather in latest campaign by the house of Balenciaga, as designer Demna includes his mother Ella; his husband, musician BFRND; and even his former professor Linda Loppa.
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Lucibel develops two new light-driven beauty devices
Lucibel develops two new light-driven beauty devices
Lucibel, the French LED technology company specializing in advanced regenerative skin products, has developed two new path-breaking devices, which they predict will revolutionize skin...
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Cartier ambassadors unite in centenary Trinity ring campaign
Cartier ambassadors unite in centenary Trinity ring campaign
Cartier has drawn on a quintet of cool young ambassadors to unite in its latest campaign, a celebration of the centenary of its iconic Trinity ring. It shot the campaign on the salt flats...
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Designer Pierpaolo Piccioli to leave Valentino
Designer Pierpaolo Piccioli to leave Valentino
Piccioli has been creative director of Valentino for over 16 years, for the first eight jointly with Maria Grazia Chiuri, and after that solely in charge, leading the marque to be one of...
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Ralph Lauren planning Fall 2024 collection show on April 29 in NYC
Ralph Lauren planning Fall 2024 collection show on April 29 in NYC
Ralph Lauren has revealed plans to stage his next show in New York, the latest catwalk display by the legendary American designer to be staged outside the city’s official runway season.
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Loewe opens Crafted World exhibition in Shanghai
Loewe opens Crafted World exhibition in Shanghai
The house of Loewe is opening a novel exhibition Crafted World in Shanghai, a combination of celebration of the house’s history, its Spanish heritage, and recent intense commitment to the...
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Louis Vuitton names super sprinter and hip hop musician Timothée Adolphe as latest Olympic ambassador
Louis Vuitton names super sprinter and hip hop musician Timothée Adolphe as latest Olympic ambassador
Louis Vuitton has named Timothée Adolphe, a vision-impaired French super sprinter, as an ambassador in the partnership between LVMH and Paris 2024, this summer’s Olympics and Paralympics...
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The Pinault Collection's 'The world as it goes' opens at the Bourse de Commerce
The Pinault Collection's 'The world as it goes' opens at the Bourse de Commerce
Almost certainly anyone reading this article will have acquired a luxury item produced in the Kering Group. A unique exhibition, 'The world as it goes', allows one to discover how its...
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Dries Van Noten retiring from house he founded, with final show in June
Dries Van Noten retiring from house he founded, with final show in June
Dries Van Noten, one of the most colorful designers of the past four decades, announced Tuesday in a shock decision that he would retire as creative director of the house he founded, with...
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Balmain CEO Jean-Jacques Guevel quits house, in latest departure from Paris maison
Balmain CEO Jean-Jacques Guevel quits house, in latest departure from Paris maison
Jean-Jacques Guevel, who has helmed Balmain as CEO for the past four years, is leaving the house, in the latest departure by a senior executive from the Paris-based maison.
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Jean Paul Gaultier reveals next guest couturier is Nicolas Di Felice
Jean Paul Gaultier reveals next guest couturier is Nicolas Di Felice
Jean Paul Gaultier has chosen Nicolas Di Felice, the creative director of Courrèges, to be the next guest couturier at the Paris couture house. It will show in June.
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Paolo Roversi: An exhibition on the accidental photography master
Paolo Roversi: An exhibition on the accidental photography master
The most interesting new fashion exhibition in Paris this year is a show on photography, a retrospective on Paolo Roversi; his half century long dialogue with great designers and his...
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Ecoalf, led by sustainability, targets €150 million annual revenues
Ecoalf, led by sustainability, targets €150 million annual revenues
A decade ago, sustainability in fashion meant a flimsy PR release about not being fast fashion. Now, a brand like Ecoalf can create a whole environmentally friendly eco-system and turn it...
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Louis Vuitton to dress Annie Leibovitz joining the Académie des Beaux-Arts
Louis Vuitton to dress Annie Leibovitz joining the Académie des Beaux-Arts
Louis Vuitton’s Nicolas Ghesquière has created the outfit Annie Leibovitz will wear when she becomes a member of the Academy of Fine Arts, known as "Les Immortels" in France.
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Dior heading to Scotland for next cruise show
Dior heading to Scotland for next cruise show
Dior will stage its next cruise collection in Scotland, with a runway show on June 3 at historic Drummond Castle, the Paris-based fashion house confirmed on Wednesday.
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Celine riffs on founder and Twiggy in the L’Arc de Triomphe online show
Celine riffs on founder and Twiggy in the L’Arc de Triomphe online show
Celine unveiled its latest collection one week after Paris Fashion Week officially ended and without an actual runway show, but with the spirit of founder Céline Vipiana, and of Twiggy,...
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J.M. Weston co-brands with 3.Paradis
J.M. Weston co-brands with 3.Paradis
J.M. Weston, France’s toniest shoe brand, has created the tiniest capsule collection with 3.Paradis, the happening hipster romantic streetwear label, in an example of very exclusive...
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Deeny’s Dozen: The best 12 fashion moments this season
Deeny’s Dozen: The best 12 fashion moments this season
The four-week marathon of 400-plus shows that began in New York on February 9, ended in Paris this week. Here are our picks of the twelve best fashion moments, Deeny’s Dozen.
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Louis Vuitton names rugby star Antoine Dupont an ambassador ahead of Paris Olympics
Louis Vuitton names rugby star Antoine Dupont an ambassador ahead of Paris Olympics
Louis Vuitton has named French international rugby star Antoine Dupont to be its sporting ambassador for this summer’s Olympics Games in Paris. He will participate in the Rugby Sevens...