The seasoned executive will assume the role of President of the Americas on July 5, 2017. He also held similar roles at Fendi, Bottega Veneta, and La Perla.
Burberry and the Royal College of Art have established the Burberry Material Futures Research Group, supported by a £3 million grant from the Burberry Foundation.
The return to Paris of the house of Alexander McQueen to present its menswear collection after a break of several years was a major victory for the runway season here.
“We had three models cancel on me and I thought the millennial generation was the one open to everything,” marveled Thom Browne after an epic menswear show, where every man walked in high heels.
His shopping habits, private archives, old record collections and trips to fish markets were some of the inspirations for Sir Paul Smith’s latest collection, and that turned out to be a very good thing.
Loops, stencils and stitching all combined in a hyper graphic collection from Hermès – as the house revelled in its signature DNA for men – insouciant elegance.
There are few hotter designers in the world today than Olivier Rousteing, whose latest show for Balmain was a tour de force of rock-n-roll men’s couture.
Kris Van Assche celebrated his 10th anniversary as creative director of Dior Homme with a highly commercial yet always cool collection that trumpeted his own menswear atelier in Paris.
Subtle, sleek, slick summer style with a sporty twist at Berluti, in a brilliantly staged show before a high-powered audience and the heirs to luxury’s greatest fortune.
The LVMH brand is eyeing a new factory in the US. Bernard Arnault showed interest in opening in the Carolinas or Texas, and Louis Vuitton CEO Michael Burke confirmed negotiations.
In the latest round of accusations of copying levied at major brands, music producer Swizz Beats claims Balenciaga has copied a Ruff Ryder shirt in one of its recent designs.
A key element one seeks in any young designer is a distinctive visual style, which is why one has to admire Hed Mayner, whose Paris debut was bold eruption of deconstruction and devilish cutting.
At New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art -- and amid fur protests -- the American designer stepped into the hot seat to be interviewed by the former CNN host and answer questions that his followers tweeted in advance.
After announcing 80 dismissals in May, the website specialised in hand-made articles said today that 230 jobs will eventually be cut, or 22% of the workforce operational at the end of 2016.
The US website has taken another step toward luxe e-tailing, by launching a section featuring certified, authentic second-hand luxury items, thanks to a partnership with InstantLuxe.com.