PARIS — Maria Grazia Chiuri is stepping down as artistic director of women’s collections at Dior, where she oversaw a golden age of growth thanks to a mix of commercially successful product and feminist-driven storytelling. Her departure after nine years at the helm opens the door for the brand’s next chapter under Jonathan Anderson, who…
Fashion is learning how to talk — and when to keep quiet — in the “Art of the Deal” age. U.S. President Donald Trump decided he wanted more from the European Union on Friday and recommended 50 percent tariffs on imports starting June 1. While that would be a profit-crushing levy at the border of…
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…
As is now customary, the winner of the sixth leg of the 2025 championship will receive the trophy in a bespoke Louis Vuitton trunk. The trunk is covered in the French brand’s famous Monogram design and bears a hand-painted “V” on the front, in a nod to the shared initial for “Vuitton” and victory. Reflecting…
PARIS — Paris Fashion Week, traditionally the main event of the monthlong show marathon, featured three of the hottest tickets this season, with new designers bowing at Tom Ford, Dries Van Noten and Givenchy. The snag? Only a handful of people were there to see it. Indeed, the trend that got the front row buzzing…