For CFCL designer Yusuke Takahashi, the 10th collection of the high-tech knitwear label was a milestone that had him reflecting on “its starting point and trajectories,” he said before the show. In mathematics, that tends to define straight lines. But Takahashi took a more elastic view, inspired by “Lines: A Brief History,” a 2007 book...Read More
Shana Randhava, the executive who spearheaded the creation of Estée Lauder Companies’ investment arm New Incubation Ventures (NIV), has left the company as it undergoes a wave of leadership changes. The LinkedIn account for New Incubation Ventures confirmed her departure on Mar. 3, thanking her for shaping the company’s approach to investments and acquisitions. “While...Read More
Jenny Packham looked to post-Revolutionary France, and 1990s minimalism, for a collection well-suited to these straitened times. Tellingly, there was only one ballgown in the collection and even that had minimal embellishment. The designer said she was interested in “how fashion moved on” after pivotal moments such as the French Revolution and World War I....Read More
MUMBAI — Indian fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee marked his 25th anniversary on Saturday evening with a major runway show that sought to position his label as “India’s first global luxury brand.” The outing — which opened with Bollywood star Deepika Padukone and closed with 90s supermodel Christy Turlington, and drew fashion industry insiders from Bergdorf...Read More
With the holiday season underway, Nike is not making it easy to hold onto your waller. December is shaping up to be a stacked month for Nike sneakers through a combination of brand-new collaborations, call-backs to the 2000s and the fastest-looking version yet of the Swoosh’s record-breaking marathon sneaker. Lil Yachty will kick off a...Read More
CELEBRATING THE ICONS: Italian outerwear label Fay will celebrate its signature garments through a photo exhibition that will be presented in Milan during men’s fashion week running from Jan. 17 to 21. The project was entrusted to photographer Michael Avedon, nephew of Richard Avedon, and to James Dylan, nephew of Nobel Prize-winner singer-songwriter Bob Dylan,...Read More
Cédric Charbit, chief executive officer of Balenciaga since 2016, is to become the new CEO of Saint Laurent, effective Jan. 2. Gianfranco Gianangeli, previously CEO at Maison Margiela and currently chief commercial officer at Saint Laurent, is to succeed Charbit at Balenciaga on the same date. French group Kering, parent of both Paris-based houses, revealed...Read More
Adidas is introducing both a spongey new midsole technology and an early access program that rewards its most loyal customers. As the name suggests, Adidas Zponge is a highly compressional midsole material made out of a hyper-soft and lightweight compound. For its debut, Zponge has been applied at full-length underneath the upper of the Apollo,...Read More
