December 21, 2021

The Year of Balenciaga

Demna Gvasalia and I meet in the metaverse, in a glassed-in conference room in an unnamed city. Though the buildings suggest Singapore by way of the […]
October 2, 2020

Fungus May Be Fall’s Hottest Fashion Trend

It may be fashion week in Paris, with showgoers in face coverings parsing runway looks from the latest designer ready-to-wear collections, but several thousand miles away […]
March 11, 2020

Luxury’s Hidden Indian Supply Chain

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February 14, 2020

Shuttered Stores, Fewer Tourists: Luxury Feels Coronavirus Effects

LONDON — Chinese tourists normally flock to Bond Street, home to some of the most expensive retail space in the world. They gather behind the velvet […]
January 8, 2020

Brioni Girds for Men’s Wear Combat

FLORENCE, Italy — Consistency is a tough sell in an age of obsolescence. Say what you will about sustainability, few 21st-century habits die harder than consume […]
January 15, 2018

Putting Apple Watch Experience to Work at Ulysse Nardin

Advertisement Last summer Ulysse Nardin, the Swiss watch brand, hired a new chief executive with an unlikely provenance: Patrick Pruniaux, who had been working at Apple, […]
January 13, 2018

Condé Nast Crafts Rules to Protect Models From Harassment

Advertisement Condé Nast, publisher of some of the glossiest magazines in the world, is changing the way it does business. Prompted by the sexual harassment outcry […]
November 2, 2017

Watches: The Strategy at Girard-Perregaux is on Time

According to Antonio Calce, the chief executive of Kering’s fine watch group, which includes Girard-Perregaux, growing up in Switzerland presents a simple question to children thinking […]
May 9, 2017

On the Runway: Can Coach Create an American Fashion Empire?

Vanessa Friedman ON THE RUNWAY In 2000, a company called Pegasus Apparel Group was founded with private equity money and a big idea: Buy a group […]
November 1, 2016

On the Runway: Will.i.am Moves Wearables Off the Wrist With the Help of Kendall Jenner and Apple

Vanessa Friedman ON THE RUNWAY Wearable technology is finally beginning to go beyond the wrist. “Why should you have to take off your earphones when you […]