Miuccia Prada’s path from activist to top designer

By AFP Published April 10, 2025 As a student in the volatile May of 1968, Miuccia Prada took to the streets of Milan to demonstrate for women’s rights wearing an Yves Saint Laurent suit. See catwalkMiu Miu – Spring-Summer2025 – Womenswear – France – Paris – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight Today, the 76-year-old reigns over a luxury goods […]

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Mytheresa launches immersive shopping experience for Apple Vision Pro

Global luxury e-commerce platform Mytheresa has positioned itself amongst the first luxury platforms to design a shopping app for Apple Vision Pro, with the launch of its exclusive visionOS app this month.  Mytheresa launches immersive shopping experience for Apple Vision Pro. – Mytheresa The Mytheresa app, created in collaboration with Obsess, a leading immersive shopping […]

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Beauty as power above the Brooklyn Bridge

Just when you thought you were going to keel over from all the progressive indie brands making message collections, when along comes Wes Gordon with the classiest show in North America for the house of Carolina Herrera. See catwalkCarolina Herrera – Fall-Winter2024 – 2025 – Womenswear – New York – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight Presented with the grandeur […]

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Kering clarifies the roles of Francesca Bellettini and Jean-François Palus, with the latter confirmed as CEO of Gucci

Translated by Roberta HERRERA Published Feb 12, 2024 Upon the release of its annual results, Kering revisited its new managerial structure, providing more clarity. Last summer, the French luxury group announced the departure of Marco Bizzarri, Gucci‘s CEO since 2015, and his replacement “for a transitional period” by Jean-François Palus, the company’s former deputy CEO […]

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Kering’s Gucci can be revived but it won’t go viral

By Bloomberg Published Feb 9, 2024 Investors are looking for the next turnaround story in luxury. Gucci-owner Kering SA seems like a good fit. See catwalkGucci – Fall-Winter2024 – 2025 – Menswear – Italie – Milan – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight But with the company warning on Thursday that investing in its brands will mean a decline in operating […]

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According to François-Henri Pinault, “Kering does not aspire to become a real estate developer”

Translated by Roberta HERRERA Published Feb 9, 2024 Since the start of the decade, the luxury group Kering has made significant strides in real estate acquisitions, investing hundreds of millions of euros annually. Notable among these acquisitions are the future Gucci flagship on rue de Castiglione in Paris, slated to open its doors in 2026, […]

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net profit down 17% and sales down 4% in 2023

By AFP Published Feb 8, 2024 Luxury group Kering announced on Thursday that net profit would fall by 17% in 2023, to €2.98 billion, and that sales would fall by 4% to €19.57 billion, as the group restructures its flagship brand Gucci. See catwalkGucci – Fall-Winter2024 – 2025 – Menswear – Italie – Milan – […]

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Richard Pinabel takes over as new global brand president

Translated by Cassidy STEPHENS Published Feb 8, 2024 Global beauty giant L’Oréal has appointed Richard Pinabel as global brand president of Armani beauty, succeeding Véronique Gautier who has held the position since 2010. Since January 2022, Pinabel has been the global deputy general manager of Lancôme, a brand which, like Armani beauty, is part of […]

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Gucci’s new designer in focus as Kering plots future growth

By Reuters API Published Feb 7, 2024 Investors will be looking to see if Gucci‘s new creative director Sabato de Sarno can move the needle on the company’s financial performance when its owner Kering reports full-year earnings on Thursday. Gucci’s sales have lagged rivals such as LVMH-owned Louis Vuitton and Dior in recent years, prompting […]

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A promising line-up for February Fashion Week with the return of Vetements

Translated by Cassidy STEPHENS Published Jan 30, 2024 The Chambre Syndicale de la Mode Féminine is unveiling the line-up of its next Fashion Week. The Fashion Week, dedicated to women’s ready-to-wear collections for autumn/winter 2024/25, will be held from February 26 to March 5, with 71 shows and 38 presentations and a total of 109 […]

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