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At Paris Fashion Week, Bigger Was Rarely Better
Julian Klausner’s Dries Van Noten was the winner of a Paris men’s season where grand statements risked overpowering the fashion, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
In Paris, A World of Fashion Characters
The men’s fashion week that closed in Paris on Sunday served up an array of masculine personas. At times, it worked; at times, it looked like cosplay, reports Angelo Flacavento.
Can Nigo and LVMH Solve the Kenzo Puzzle?
The Parisian label with Japanese roots is struggling to navigate the decline of streetwear and a tricky market for premium apparel brands almost three years into the tenure of creative director Nigo.
Worldview: Chinese Exports Suffer Worst Fall Since Start of Pandemic
This week’s global markets round-up of fashion business news also features Advent to buy Zimmermann in a $1 billion deal, Amyris to shut down Costa Brazil and Onda Beauty and cotton yarn demand stagnant in north India.
Worldview: Chinese Exports Suffer Worst Fall Since Start of Pandemic
This week’s global markets round-up of fashion business news also features Advent to buy Zimmermann in a $1 billion deal, Amyris to shut down Costa Brazil and Onda Beauty and cotton yarn demand stagnant in north India.
In Paris, Purity and Proclivities
The Paris men’s shows were charged with sexual energy, elegance and a nomadic spirit, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
LVMH’s Kenzo Names Nigo as Its New Designer
The Japanese designer who founded A Bathing Ape will be the label’s new artistic director. The brand also tapped a new CEO from French intimates brand Undiz.
Kenzo To Part Ways With Designer Felipe Oliveira Baptista
The former Lacoste creative director is set to leave the brand when his contract expires in June, as LVMH re-examines underperforming units.
Kenzo: Party Like It’s 2021
For designer Felipe Oliveira Baptista, happy days are nearly here again.
Op-Ed | ‘Kenzo Was Really the First Asian Designer’
Kenzo Takada, the first Asian designer to build a major Parisian fashion brand, redefined a historically white space and paved the way for others to follow, recall former Kenzo co-creative directors Carol Lim and Humberto Leon.
Trailblazing Designer Kenzo Takada Has Died
The Japanese designer, best known for his namesake line Kenzo, passed away following complications due to Covid-19. He was 81.