In an unexpected move, Louis Vuitton confirmed Tuesday afternoon that musician and entrepreneur Pharrell Williams has been named its new men’s creative director, effective immediately. According to the label, Williams’s first collection for Louis Vuitton will be revealed this June during Men’s Fashion Week in Paris. Pietro Beccari, Louis Vuitton’s newly-appointed chairman and CEO, said in a […]
2023 was shaping up to be a quiet year for mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. retail industry, thanks to volatility and uncertainty in the equity and debt markets. But three big headlines this week might signal a shift in the mood. In 2022, rising interest rates contributed to a weaker dealmaking environment. To help […]
Balmain has once again collaborated with Puma to reinvent a classic sneaker that melds Parisian luxury heritage with basketball. The joint effort saw Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteing aiming his focus on updating the Balmain Court sneaker. For the limited-edition collaboration, the storied French house’s basketball sneakers were transformed with a golden Balmain tongue label […]
Sergio Hudson presented its Collection 11 at New York Fashion Week’s fall winter ’23 season. See all the looks from the runway here. Sergio Hudson Collection 11 Photo : Sonny Vandevelde/sonny photos/Courtesy of Sergio Hudson Sergio Hudson Collection 11
Super Bowl 57 is underway at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., and one of the game’s star quarterbacks has laced up several Air Jordan cleats. Jalen Hurts, who led the Philadelphia Eagles to a 14-3 record during the regular season, opted for a pair of Air Jordan 11 cleats in the first quarter of […]
Balmain has once again collaborated with Puma to reinvent a classic sneaker that melds Parisian luxury heritage with basketball. The joint effort saw Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteing aiming his focus on updating the Balmain Court sneaker. For the limited-edition collaboration, the storied French house’s basketball sneakers were transformed with a golden Balmain tongue label […]
On the eve of the official start to New York Fashion Week, Philipp Plein celebrated the opening of his first Plein Sport pop-up shop in the U.S. on Thursday night. Located at 119 Spring St. in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan, the new store serves as the physical interpretation of the Plein Sport truck, which […]
In the last week, luxury companies have announced divergent results for their most recent quarters. Tapestry, the New York-based parent company of Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman, this week raised its outlook for the full fiscal year 2023 after it beat expectations in the holiday season. Ralph Lauren also beat sales expectations, noting a solid […]
The footwear industry is responding after deadly earthquakes struck various regions in Turkey and Syria earlier this week. As of Thursday, more than 20,000 people were confirmed dead, and more than 70,000 others were injured. In the wake of the natural disaster, Turkish footwear companies and other fashion brands and organizations are helping support relief […]
Launching shoes is no easy feat. Just ask Brandon Blackwood, who remembers hearing disappointing news about his line while standing by a highway in between two towns in Portugal, eating to-go ribs. “If people just knew the adventures that came up to this point. … Those shoes have caused real tears,” he recalled. Despite some […]