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
In Milan, the Perils of Looking Back
This season, the schedule was slimmer than ever and the remaining mega-brands reasserted their respective codes for young customers supposedly starving for history. But playing with nostalgia is a dangerous game.
In Milan, the Perils of Looking Back
This season, the schedule was slimmer than ever and the remaining mega-brands reasserted their respective codes for young customers supposedly starving for history. But playing with nostalgia is a dangerous game.
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Male Glamour in Full Effect at Armani
Armani strikes so many fashion cognoscenti as someone who exists outside time, a designer to be given his drily respectful due rather than praise, but there was plenty to enjoy in this collection.
Male Glamour in Full Effect at Armani
Armani strikes so many fashion cognoscenti as someone who exists outside time, a designer to be given his drily respectful due rather than praise, but there was plenty to enjoy in this collection.
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Fendi Takes on Tradition
Silvia Venturini Fendi has always delighted in toying with preconception, and her restlessness means she’ll never buckle under the weight of legacy.
Fendi Takes on Tradition
Silvia Venturini Fendi has always delighted in toying with preconception, and her restlessness means she’ll never buckle under the weight of legacy.
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Tradition as Salvation at Prada
Miuccia Prada turned her latest outing into a comprehensive and riveting education in the history of her house, juxtaposing graphics from previous collections and making mutant combinations.
Tradition as Salvation at Prada
Miuccia Prada turned her latest outing into a comprehensive and riveting education in the history of her house, juxtaposing graphics from previous collections and making mutant combinations.
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Neil Barrett’s Hybrids
The collection was a sharp, sophisticated consolidation of Barrett’s success, but its monochrome severity took its toll and the spectre of repetition reared its head.
Neil Barrett’s Hybrids
The collection was a sharp, sophisticated consolidation of Barrett’s success, but its monochrome severity took its toll and the spectre of repetition reared its head.
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A Marni, a Child at Play
Francesco Risso created a sense of dreamy alt-reality at his latest outing for Marni, but there was a seriousness not just of play but of purpose to the collection.
A Marni, a Child at Play
Francesco Risso created a sense of dreamy alt-reality at his latest outing for Marni, but there was a seriousness not just of play but of purpose to the collection.
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Versace’s Youth Cults
The show didn’t feel like pandering to fashion’s new millennial frontier because there was enough of Versace’s traditional decadent quirk to provide counterbalance.
Versace’s Youth Cults
The show didn’t feel like pandering to fashion’s new millennial frontier because there was enough of Versace’s traditional decadent quirk to provide counterbalance.
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Precise Informality at Zegna
The impeccably tailored and gorgeously tactile collection could have used a dash of chaos.
Precise Informality at Zegna
The impeccably tailored and gorgeously tactile collection could have used a dash of chaos.
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Most Wanted in Milan: Originality
Milanese designers referenced Balenciaga, Raf Simons and Gosha Rubchinskiy a bit too much, but Fendi, Marni and Zegna stood out.
Most Wanted in Milan: Originality
Milanese designers referenced Balenciaga, Raf Simons and Gosha Rubchinskiy a bit too much, but Fendi, Marni and Zegna stood out.
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Made in Armani
The collection encapsulated a pretty accurate index of Armani’s strengths, but the repetitive nature of the designer's presentations often obscures the appealing languor of his clothes.
Made in Armani
The collection encapsulated a pretty accurate index of Armani’s strengths, but the repetitive nature of the designer's presentations often obscures the appealing languor of his clothes.
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Banality and Provocation at Fendi
More Warhol than Wall Street in its typically-Fendi integration of polar opposites, the collection delivered a certain liberating subversion.
Banality and Provocation at Fendi
More Warhol than Wall Street in its typically-Fendi integration of polar opposites, the collection delivered a certain liberating subversion.
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No. 21's Surf Escapism
Alessandro Dell'Acqua is not the most original designer, but he has a wonderful knack for grasping what's in the air and giving it his own catchy interpretation.
No. 21's Surf Escapism
Alessandro Dell'Acqua is not the most original designer, but he has a wonderful knack for grasping what's in the air and giving it his own catchy interpretation.
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.