Northern Exposure: Giuliana Rosset Opens Björk
Fashion entrepreneur Giuliana Rosset is used to ground-breaking challenges, and Björk, the first Scandinavian-cuisine project in Italy, is no exception. Not only is the new watering hole the first Swedish […]
Bright Outlook in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro’s 2013 fall collections look bright and breezy, like the city’s all-year-round tropical climate that’s especially sunny in the drier seasons. Also bright…
China’s Xi Jinping Faces Economic Challenges
BEIJING — With a quietly orchestrated trip to the home of modern China’s big economic experiment this month, China’s next president may be signaling his intent to…
Biotherm Taps the Globe for New Ingredients
PARIS — Biotherm is going deeper and deeper. The L’Oréal-owned brand, which turned 60 this year, is revisiting its origins in the life aquatic by plunging…
Chinese Homegrown Brands to Watch
SHANGHAI — When it comes to fashion in China, the focus tends to be on foreign brands entering the market and quickly expanding here. They tend to overshadow China’s own…
Women’s Trend: Well Red
From rust to ruby, pre-fall footwear takes a warm turn. With notes of merlot and brick continuing on the runways, the season’s standout shoes are playing with sophisticated red undertones.
Bottega Veneta Taps Peter Lindbergh for Campaign
STUDIO SETTING: Bottega Veneta tapped photographer Peter Lindbergh for its women’s spring advertising campaign, which makes its debut in January. Shot at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, the images look […]
J. Crew’s CEO Responds to New York Times’ Op-ed
DEFENDING THE CREW: J. Crew Group chairman and chief executive officer Millard “Mickey” Drexler wasted little time in responding to Delia Ephron’s Dec. 23 op-ed piece in The New York […]
Bills Khakis Gets New Investor
NEW INVESTOR: Private-equity firm Larsen MacColl Partners has taken a majority stake in Bills Khakis. Terms of the deal, which closed Dec. 21, are not being disclosed, according to Michael […]
Former Jones Exec Joins Nygård
JONES EXEC JOINS NYGARD: Felicia Jackson, who headed the private-label design department at Jones Jeanswear as well as the collaboration with Jones Signature for the jeans line, has joined Nygård […]
Christian Louboutin, YSL Suit Dismissed
FINALLY DONE: A Manhattan federal district court entered a final order Thursday confirming that Christian Louboutin has no further claims against Yves Saint Laurent over red monochrome shoes and dismissing […]
Carlos Santana’s Musical Reference
With more than 40 years fronting his own band, Carlos Santana’s place in rock ‘n’ roll is cemented. That the music icon would use jazz, salsa and rock as inspiration […]
