How Mykita Got to Manhattan
NEW YORK, United States — Here in New York, light and space artist James Turrell’s graded cone of colour (currently on view uptown, in the rotunda of the Guggenheim museum) is on just about everyone’s...
View ArticleDissecting Fashion’s Deal Frenzy
NEW YORK, United States — In the last two years, Prada, Salvatore Ferragamo, Brunello Cucinelli and Michael Kors have all launched initial public offerings, raising billions of dollars in capital by...
View ArticleStripped Bare: Brands Move Toward Transparency and Traceability
LONDON, United Kingdom — Only a few years ago, someone like Bruno Pieters would have been called a stargazing idealist or a charismatic fanatic. Opinions would have varied, but consensus could have...
View ArticleThe Enduring Appeal of Pajama Dressing
NEW YORK, United States — Not long ago, the practice of wearing pajamas during the day was largely confined to college campuses or the exceptional lifestyles of Hugh Hefner and Julian Schnabel. No...
View ArticleMikael Schiller on Acne’s Unexpected Journey
LONDON, United Kingdom — Alongside a thriving wholesale business that ships to 650 global accounts, severely cool Swedish apparel company Acne Studios has grown its network of directly owned and...
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Building Damir Doma
PARIS, France — “I see a big opportunity in the marketplace, there is a certain kind of [customer] fatigue with big brands, which has created room for very individualistic new luxury brands,” Bernd...
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Fashion’s New Stella
MILAN, Italy — In a business of first names — like Miuccia, Raf, Dries, Alber — things are about to get complicated. Meet fashion’s future star, Stella. That would be Stella Jean, who no less than...
View ArticleWipe Out: How Things Got Gnarly for Surfing’s Iconic Megabrands
GOLD COAST, Australia — “You’d see them wearin’ their baggies / Huarachi sandals too / a bushy bushy blonde hair do,” sang the Beach Boys on Surfin’ USA, an album that rumbled through the 1960s as surf...
View ArticleFashion Backpacks, From Mere Trend to Modern Wardrobe Staple
NEW YORK, United States — Two decades ago, it was a simple backpack that first placed Prada squarely on the map, helping to launch the brand as both a fashion empire and a household name. These days,...
View ArticleInside Sephora’s Branded Beauty Strategy
NEW YORK, United States — In the year leading up to the August 9th launch of Marc Jacobs Beauty, developed in collaboration with beauty retailer Sephora, the lauded American designer was generous with...
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Market Pulse | Buying Designers Like It’s 1999
LONDON, United Kingdom — The Savigny Luxury Index (“SLI”) has gained good ground in September and is up by 3.7 percent, outperforming the MSCI World Index (“MSCI”) by over one percentage point, as...
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Building Linda Farrow
LONDON, United Kingdom — With ostrich feathers stippled across the hemlines of skirts and ethereal silk petals appliquéd across sweatshirts, there were plenty of couture-like elements that brought...
View ArticleAnatomy of a Fashion Show Soundtrack
NEW YORK, United States — Prada and Britney Spears. Versace and Nine Inch Nails. Chanel and Jay-Z. All unexpected pairs, perhaps. But each coupling — of fashion and sound — appeared on the runways of...
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A.F. Vandevorst’s Hard-Earned Happy Birthday
PARIS, France — In the July 2000 issue of American Vogue, fourteen designers appeared in a spread photographed by Steven Meisel for a feature entitled “The New Guard,” spotlighting the crop of rising...
View ArticleDowntown Dallas Gets a Fashionable Makeover
DALLAS, United States — It’s no secret that, along with the rodeo, lavish homes and large automobiles, the well-heeled denizens of Dallas, Texas, love fashion. In 2011, the Dallas Museum of Art was one...
View ArticleThe Business of Fashion Books
NEW YORK, United States — No longer dusty tomes on Elizabethan ruffles, empire line dresses and gallant pantaloons, fashion books have left costume history behind and become fashionable. Weighty...
View ArticleInside the Designer Bridal Boom
LONDON, United Kingdom — Greek-born designer Sophia Kokosalaki has been producing custom-order bridal gowns since her London atelier opened its doors in 2000. But it wasn’t until a chance meeting with...
View ArticleSuperPier’s Supercharged Plans For Retail Entertainment Hub
NEW YORK, United States — Last September, during New York Fashion Week, Opening Ceremony founders Carol Lim and Humberto Leon provided a glimpse of the major transformation under way at Pier 57, a...
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Market Pulse | Big Shoes to Fill
LONDON, United Kingdom — Exceptionally, the Savigny Luxury Index (“SLI”) lost ground in October relative to a rise in the MSCI World Index (“MSCI”). Our index was down by 0.5 percent, underperforming...
View ArticleThe Left Shoe Company Blends Old World Craftsmanship with New Tech
LONDON, United Kingdom — The London outpost of Finnish upstart The Left Shoe Company is located in a jewel-sized store in Princes Arcade, a covered shopping arcade that runs between Piccadilly and...
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