For labels like Nouchi’s, it’s become impossible to keep up with the bigger players. Pharrell Williams took over the courtyard of the Centre Pompidou for his Louis Vuitton show, and Anderson’s Dior runway was decorated with two art pieces worth millions, which were directly transported from the Louvre and the National Museum of Scotland. Who…
When Bottega Veneta’s creative director, Louise Trotter, was spotted in Italian tennis player Lorenzo Musetti’s box during his fourth-round match at Roland-Garros a few weeks ago, it was a subtle but notable sign that the love affair between fashion and tennis was reaching new heights. That same week, Musetti, who’s ranked seventh in the world…
TOKYO — Japanese trading house Marubeni has bought a U.S. maker of Japanese-style ice cream and aims to double its sales to $100 million in a few years. Marubeni — which counts Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway as an investor — said on Monday that it acquired all shares of Bubbies Homemade Ice Cream & Desserts in…
From Jonathan Anderson’s debut at Dior to the opening of Demna’s Balenciaga exhibition attended by both Demna and his successor, Pierpaolo Piccioli, Dries Van Noten’s creative director Julian Klausner’s debut men’s show, Paris Fashion Week Men’s heralded fashion’s transition into a new era. Most of the week felt like it was building up to Anderson’s…
Fashion shows rarely run on time, as celebrities, press and buyers navigate the circus of photographers and crowds outside venues. But at Milan Fashion Week (MFW) Men’s this season, shows were surprisingly punctual due to a slightly quieter schedule. So much so that an abrupt start at Emporio Armani had some editors scurrying to their…
Become a Vogue Business Member to receive unlimited access to Member-only reporting and insights, our Beauty and TikTok Trend Trackers, Member-only newsletters and exclusive event invitations. Of course, we’re all waiting for the September debuts, but don’t underestimate this season’s Paris Men’s Week. It may well herald a new era in fashion, not least because…
Barbara Campos is wearing a chic black top and trousers and chunky gold jewellery when we meet — all Joseph, of course — and I can’t help but comment on how deftly she embodies the brand she has helmed since 2018. We’re in the Joseph showroom in southwest London, surrounded by billowing cream curtains and rails…
Proper training is a key bottleneck holding back Amazonian talent, says Ferreira. During its five-month training programme, MI offers budding Indigenous designers full-scale support, from design and tailoring to business, marketing and sales. The programme runs with support from Sebrae, a Brazilian micro and small business support service. “We partner with many experts in their…
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…
Israeli strikes have hit two facilities in Iran that made parts for centrifuges, says the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN’s nuclear watchdog. It identified the facilities as the TESA Karaj workshop and the Tehran Research Centre. “At the Tehran site, one building was hit where advanced centrifuge rotors were manufactured and tested. At Karaj,…