EXCLUSIVE: Gucci to Show Cruise 2027 Collection in New York
WESTBOUND: As reported by Bain & Company, the U.S.A. is buoyed by renewed domestic demand and Altgamma’s 2026 consensus states that North America is expected to grow 4.5 percent with an…
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H&M’s Teamwork Approach to Design Highlighted in New Book
Perhaps more than any other individual in the whirling sphere of fashion, Margareta van den Bosch catapulted high-low dressing. As H&M’s first design director, she led the Swedish chain’s…
Demi Moore, Gwyneth Paltrow Attend Gucci Film Premiere
MILAN — It was a movie premiere, red carpet and screaming fans included, but inside the Milan Bourse where Gucci recreated a movie theater, models mingled with the type of crowd one could…
Demna’s Debut at Gucci: Industry Experts React to ‘La Famiglia’ First Collection
MILAN — The Demna era at Gucci has officially begun. The designer unveiled his first designs for the Italian luxury house on Monday, with the surprise release of a 37-outfit — plus a trunk…
EXCLUSIVE: Demna Redefines ‘Gucciness’: Inside His Debut as Gucci’s Artistic Director
MILAN — “I’m a fighter and I have to prove things to myself most of the time in my life, so the outside expectations become like a side effect.” So said Demna in his first exclusive…
Danielle Slavik, Model for Cristóbal Balenciaga, Dead at 81
Danielle Slavik, a house model for Cristóbal Balenciaga from 1964 until he hung up his scissors for good in 1968, has died in Paris at age 81. Her passing was announced on Wednesday in…
Celebrities Front Row at Balenciaga Fall 2025 Couture: Lauren Sánchez Bezos, Nicole Kidman and More
CELEBRITY CRUSH: At Demna’s farewell show for Balenciaga, you couldn’t move without stepping on someone’s train. Among the celebrities who gathered at the house’s haute couture salon on…
Balenciaga Fall 2025 Couture: A Swan Song That Really Sang
“I was so happy to have this closure after these 10 years,” Demna said after his swan song Balenciaga couture show on Wednesday, where he broke with his custom of never taking a bow by…
Balenciaga’s Destroyed Shoe Evolution: How Demna Made Distressed Sneakers a Luxury Item
In 2022, Balenciaga’s “destroyed” Paris sneaker sparked online outrage. Priced at $1,850, the high-top canvas shoes appeared trashed, shredded, faded and grimy beyond repair. But the…
CEO TALKS: Kering’s Francesca Bellettini
Earlier this year, Kering quietly changed its corporate tag line from “Empowering Imagination” to “Creativity Is Our Legacy.” The new slogan revs up Francesca Bellettini, Kering’s deputy…
Balenciaga Is Selling Both Clean and Worn-Out Versions of Its New $890 Hamptons Sneaker
At this point, there isn’t much uncharted footwear territory for Balenciaga. During his decade at the Paris fashion house, Demna’s creative direction changed the sneaker landscape by…
Inside the Gucci Archive: A Living Legacy of Heritage and Innovation in Florence
FLORENCE – Those lucky enough to visit the Gucci Archive are in for quite a few surprises. A Gucci paper knife? A lighter shaped as a tiny equestrian boot finely detailed with the GG logo?…
Gucci to Unveil Cruise 2026 Collection at Historic Brand Archive
MILAN – Gucci revealed on Thursday that its cruise 2026 collection will be unveiled at the brand’s storied archive in Florence on May 15. The archive is located inside the stately Palazzo…