COPENHAGEN — Does sustainability stand a chance in a world where it is being increasingly de-prioritized amid shifting government policies, mounting tariffs and more conservative political climates? That was the question attendees grappled with at this year’s Global Fashion Agenda conference in Copenhagen. Organizers acknowledged the mood was “somber,” reflecting rising uncertainty. Attendance was lighter,…
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…
Luxury fashion labels are increasingly reaching beyond the red carpets and exclusive parties of the cinema world, becoming partners with filmmakers and production companies. At the Cannes Film Festival this year, which starts on May 13, labels will be looking to showcase not only their outfits, but also their credibility as investors. Alongside corporate heavyweights…
Fashion’s great game of musical chairs is not only shortening the tenure of creative directors, it has temporarily sidelined some of the industry’s most famous and accomplished talents. Chalk it up to fashion’s relentless hunger for newness, its long-standing obsession with youth — plus a new appreciation for internal mobility, observers say. “The necessity of…
Donatella Versace is giving up the creative reins of luxury fashion label Versace after nearly three decades, effectively ending the family’s hold over the brand founded by her murdered brother. The platinum blonde fixture of Italian fashion, who turns 70 in May, will be succeeded by Miu Miu’s design director, Dario Vitale, in what some…
A painting by Mark Rothko that once belonged to fugitive Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho (commonly known as Jho Low) and which went viral in 2022 because of its resemblance to the Ukrainian flag was sold in Hong Kong on November 11 for HK$252.5 million (US$32.5 million), 30 per cent lower than its previous auction…