Frustrated with dating apps, singles are shelling out for high-end matchmaking. “We had our biggest month of sales in the history of the company last month, and we’ve been around for 15 years,” says Adam Cohen-Aslatei, CEO of the US-based matchmaking service Three Day Rule. “Our business is not shrinking.” He is not alone. Demand…
GUCCI KID: Gucci will reveal Monday that it has named South Korean singer Lee Know as its latest global brand ambassador. The appointment is a natural extension of the relationship between the member of K-pop sensation Stray Kids and the brand, since the artist has worn Gucci both at official events and in editorial appearances. Last…
With the exit of Francesco Risso, Marni joins the club of fashion houses having to manage a creative transition. Which of course comes with challenges, such as the overlap of products that have been designed by different creative teams in stores. “When the incoming designers present their debut collections this September, the stores will be…
This past year has been a never-ending game of creative director musical chairs that had us all tossing bets into hats and wondering which talent would end up where. But with the recent confirmation that Pierpaolo Piccioli will succeed Demna Gvasalia at Balenciaga and Jonathan Anderson will take over for Maria Grazia Chiuri at Dior,…
MILAN — The Palazzo Pitti fashion show in the Sala Bianca, held in July 1952, represents an important turning point in the history of Italian fashion, marking its debut on the international scene. But the history of Italian fashion began much earlier. To celebrate the three decades that led to that historic event, the Museum…
Sustainability consultancy Eco Age is relaunching this month as “the voice of future fashion”. The 16-year-old agency behind the Green Carpet Fashion Awards and included former clients such as Gucci, Stella McCartney, Chopard and Diesel, has now undergone an extensive rebrand, “creating an elevated identity that merges conscious fashion with nature-inspired aesthetics”. Having closed last year…
Noah Davis at the Hammer Museum Noah Davis, “1975 (8),” 2013, oil on canvas in artist’s frame, 49 1/2 × 72 1/2 in. Private collection. (Kerry McFate / Courtesy of the Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner) The Hammer Museum presents the first United States institutional survey of figurative painter Noah Davis, highlighting his…
By Bloomberg Published June 1, 2025 As the latest deadline for TikTok to be sold or banned in the US approaches, we’ll find out next month whether the app will continue to be a fixture on American phones or not. See catwalkFendi – Fall-Winter2025 – 2026 – Womenswear – Italie – Milan – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight A decline in fashion…
PARIS – Fashion and philosophy may seem like unlikely bedfellows, but when Alessandro Michele met Emanuele Coccia, they immediately spoke the same language. The creative director of Valentino and the philosopher resumed their long-running conversation on stage for an event at the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris to mark the release of the French edition…
The spring 2026 season is shaping up to be a mega super bowl of fashion, chockablock with designer debuts at many of Europe’s most famous heritage names. Here, a roundup of all the main headline events due to unfurl over the rest of the year: June Luxury titan Bernard Arnault surprised the fashion world —…