There’s no discounting the appeal of a true movie star — and Anne Hathaway certainly fits that bill. The actress was resplendent in a striking fire engine red vintage Valentino gown when she presented the John B. Fairchild Honor to Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti during the WWD Honors event Tuesday night. The WWD Honors…
PARIS — With a record 15 designer debuts this season, fashion month drew more eyeballs than ever. Fashion search engine Tagwalk said that, with 234 shows for the spring 2026 season, versus 187 for fall 2025, it registered 27 million page views between Sept. 11 and Oct. 14, representing a 28 percent increase season-on-season. Paris…
PARIS — LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton said revenues fell 4 percent in the third quarter, but sales in organic terms rose for the first time this year, signaling there may be light at the end of the tunnel for the beleaguered luxury sector. The industry bellwether said revenues for the three months to Sept….
PARIS — Will 2025 go down in history as another fashion Big Bang? In Paris alone, no fewer than eight brands will stage their first runway shows for women’s ready-to-wear collections under new designers. The industry hasn’t seen this much upheaval since 1997, the last comparable seminal moment in fashion. As Dior, Chanel, Loewe, Balenciaga,…
Fashion meets beauty — again. As concerns over the state of the global economy continue to rise and companies see profits squeezed, in part because of tariffs, fashion and traditional apparel brands are once again leaning into the trusty beauty sector, even as that, too, is starting to show cracks. For the brands in question,…