De Beers Makes Sweeping Cuts to Its Elite Diamond-Buying Club
The diamond company produced less than 22 million carats last year, down from almost 35 million in 2022.
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Fashion Week
New Sensations at Dries Van Noten
The backing of cosmetics giant Puig means Dries Van Noten is no longer weighed down with the responsibilities of the independent creator. But there's also the passage of time. Older, defiantly not wiser.
New Sensations at Dries Van Noten
The backing of cosmetics giant Puig means Dries Van Noten is no longer weighed down with the responsibilities of the independent creator. But there's also the passage of time. Older, defiantly not wiser.
Fashion Week
At Jacquemus and Hermès, Smoking Hot and Sharp Simplicity
Showing at different ends of Paris, Simon Porte Jacquemus and Véronique Nichanian presented very different visions for today’s men (and women).
At Jacquemus and Hermès, Smoking Hot and Sharp Simplicity
Showing at different ends of Paris, Simon Porte Jacquemus and Véronique Nichanian presented very different visions for today’s men (and women).
Fashion Week
The Transformative Power of Pop at Loewe
Jonathan Anderson's fantasy wardrobe offered so many possibilities.
The Transformative Power of Pop at Loewe
Jonathan Anderson's fantasy wardrobe offered so many possibilities.
Fashion Week
The Future Is Now at Dior
Kim Jones’ ethos is the consummate marriage of creativity and commerce. He knows how to make beautiful things.
The Future Is Now at Dior
Kim Jones’ ethos is the consummate marriage of creativity and commerce. He knows how to make beautiful things.
Fashion Week
At Rick Owens, Confrontational Edge
Rick Owens said he’s over being maudlin or nihilistic. Here, there was joy, and there was defiance.
At Rick Owens, Confrontational Edge
Rick Owens said he’s over being maudlin or nihilistic. Here, there was joy, and there was defiance.
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Flesh and Spirit at JW Anderson
There was an impressive seriousness of purpose in both the collection and the show.
Flesh and Spirit at JW Anderson
There was an impressive seriousness of purpose in both the collection and the show.
Fashion Week
Valentino’s Seductive Incongruities
Now that the menswear pendulum has swung back to a more formal, tailored approach, Pierpaolo Piccioli has found his feet.
Valentino’s Seductive Incongruities
Now that the menswear pendulum has swung back to a more formal, tailored approach, Pierpaolo Piccioli has found his feet.
Fashion Week
The Great Beyond at Louis Vuitton
Virgil Abloh was an architect. Now he needs to learn how to become an alchemist.
The Great Beyond at Louis Vuitton
Virgil Abloh was an architect. Now he needs to learn how to become an alchemist.
Fashion Week
Yohji Yamamoto Fights the System
The designer’s magic is his ability to do his black, punky, deconstructed thing again and again — always the same but always different. Today, it happened again.
Yohji Yamamoto Fights the System
The designer’s magic is his ability to do his black, punky, deconstructed thing again and again — always the same but always different. Today, it happened again.
Fashion Week
At Givenchy, East Meets West
Clare Waight Keller delivered an intensely elegant collection of sharp tailoring, giant knitwear and a bit of functional outerwear inspired by the Maharaja of Indore.
At Givenchy, East Meets West
Clare Waight Keller delivered an intensely elegant collection of sharp tailoring, giant knitwear and a bit of functional outerwear inspired by the Maharaja of Indore.
Fashion Week
At Raf Simons, Transition and Transformation
There was a time when Simons was the most confrontational of designers. But when you’ve lived a little, been knocked around a bit, youthful, fearless theory surrenders to the voice of experience.
At Raf Simons, Transition and Transformation
There was a time when Simons was the most confrontational of designers. But when you’ve lived a little, been knocked around a bit, youthful, fearless theory surrenders to the voice of experience.
The News in Brief
L’Oréal India in Talks to Acquire Beauty Company Innovist
L’Oréal is in advanced talks to acquire a majority stake in Bare Anatomy parent Innovist sources told The Economic Times India.
Zegna Chairman Says War Has Clouded Visibility of Demand in Middle East
The Italian fashion house cautioned the war is reducing visibility on demand in the Middle East, which accounts for 7 percent of its sales, though all stores are currently open in the region.
Glossier Appoints New CMO
Nicole Solorzano, who joins from Ouai, is the Millennial beauty brand’s latest hire.
Macy’s CEO Points to E-Shaped Economy, Signalling Consumer Shift
The mention of a forked economy by the head of America’s largest department store signals a heightened wariness that middle-income Americans will continue to spend at the same pace.
France’s Bid to Suspend Shein’s Marketplace Rejected by Appeals Court
The decision from Paris’ Court of Appeal marked a win for the fast-fashion giant after a scandal over sex dolls resembling children for sale on its site.
Coty Announces Board Revamp
The embattled Covergirl owner has appointed five new independent directors amidst a wider leadership and company shakeup.
Zimmermann Names Roberto Eggs CEO
The Moncler Group executive will succeed longtime CEO Chris Olliver, who is staying on as executive chairman.