Garage Clothing Owner Rides Y2K Fashion to $5.3 Billion Fortune
Andrew Lutfy, CEO and majority owner of Groupe Dynamite, saw his net worth surge to $5.3 billion after a sharp rise in shares following the company’s 2024 IPO.
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Fashion Week
Paria Farzaneh’s Ceremony
The British-Iranian designer’s clothes couldn’t help taking their own stand.
Paria Farzaneh’s Ceremony
The British-Iranian designer’s clothes couldn’t help taking their own stand.
Fashion Week
Virginie Viard’s Chanel Is Taking Shape
So far, it’s the designer’s coquettish and unabashedly Parisian approach that could win her new fans.
Virginie Viard’s Chanel Is Taking Shape
So far, it’s the designer’s coquettish and unabashedly Parisian approach that could win her new fans.
Fashion Week
At Sacai, One World
Chitose Abe’s work has a wilful eroticism that you won’t find anywhere else in Japanese fashion and it was this that ultimately gave her latest collection its groove.
At Sacai, One World
Chitose Abe’s work has a wilful eroticism that you won’t find anywhere else in Japanese fashion and it was this that ultimately gave her latest collection its groove.
Fashion Week
At Thom Browne, Before the Guillotine
If the collection was ridiculously pretty, it was also pretty ridiculous.
At Thom Browne, Before the Guillotine
If the collection was ridiculously pretty, it was also pretty ridiculous.
Fashion Week
At Maison Margiela, From Liberation to Darkness
The show was John Galliano's most accessible distillation of the manifesto he is shaping around his designs.
At Maison Margiela, From Liberation to Darkness
The show was John Galliano's most accessible distillation of the manifesto he is shaping around his designs.
Fashion Week
Junya Watanabe's Transmogrified Trench Coats
The designer's scalpel-sharp dissections made for spectacular reworkings of achingly familiar components.
Junya Watanabe's Transmogrified Trench Coats
The designer's scalpel-sharp dissections made for spectacular reworkings of achingly familiar components.
Fashion Week
Melancholy and Improvisation at Miu Miu
The Prada show was distinguished by its serene rejection of excess. Miu Miu took a more wayward route, with an improvised DIY quality that was fundamental to the collection.
Melancholy and Improvisation at Miu Miu
The Prada show was distinguished by its serene rejection of excess. Miu Miu took a more wayward route, with an improvised DIY quality that was fundamental to the collection.
Fashion Week
Top 10 Shows of the Season
After a fashion month punctuated with true fashion moments, BoF's editors pick the top ten shows of the season.
Top 10 Shows of the Season
After a fashion month punctuated with true fashion moments, BoF's editors pick the top ten shows of the season.
Fashion Week
Life at Its Most Primal at Stella McCartney
A sensuality infused even the more tailored pieces, and even her menswear fell under the spell.
Life at Its Most Primal at Stella McCartney
A sensuality infused even the more tailored pieces, and even her menswear fell under the spell.
Fashion Week
The Verdict on Paris Fashion Week
Sustainability and 70s Parisian chic loomed over a week punctuated by genuine fashion moments at Dries Van Noten, Rick Owens and Balenciaga.
The Verdict on Paris Fashion Week
Sustainability and 70s Parisian chic loomed over a week punctuated by genuine fashion moments at Dries Van Noten, Rick Owens and Balenciaga.
Fashion Week
Gamine Incarnations at Chanel
This collection mightn’t have had the elegance of Virginie Viard’s couture, but it did share its restraint. That suggests a strong, stable future.
Gamine Incarnations at Chanel
This collection mightn’t have had the elegance of Virginie Viard’s couture, but it did share its restraint. That suggests a strong, stable future.
Fashion Week
At Louis Vuitton, Nostalgia for the Future
Nicolas Ghesquière’s Vuitton shows can come across as dry, but this one felt different.
At Louis Vuitton, Nostalgia for the Future
Nicolas Ghesquière’s Vuitton shows can come across as dry, but this one felt different.
The News in Brief
Danone Acquires Protein Drinks Maker Huel in €1 Billion Deal
Huel, which counts actor Idris Elba and TV presenter Jonathan Ross among its investors, has agreed to be acquired by the French consumer goods group in a deal worth about $1.2 billion.
Qatar Investment Authority Eyes 10% Stake in Golden Goose
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is preparing to buy a stake in Italian sneaker maker Golden Goose, Corriere della Sera reported Saturday.
Retailers Push UK to Join US and EU Ending Shein Parcel Loophole
British retailers are pushing the UK government to end a tax loophole that has helped online giants Shein and Temu make significant inroads and gain market share.
Exclusive: Deciem to Relaunch The Chemistry Brand
The Estée Lauder-owned beauty company and The Ordinary parent will relaunch one of its original brands as it moves to rekindle its reputation for incubation.
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.
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.