How Staud Churns Out Hit After Hit
Much has been made of Sarah Staudinger’s proximity to celebrity. The Staud founder is a well-connected Los Angeles native. Her husband is Hollywood superagent Ari Emanuel, the chief executive of…
How to Survive Menswear’s Sameness Epidemic
Minimalism is all the rage in menswear — no matter where it’s designed. Whether it’s coming from Japanese brands like Auralee, Ssstein and A.Presse; Scandinavian labels such as Mfpen, Our…
Jake Fleming Wants You To Have Fun With Fashion—And Do Your Designer Homework
702 The fashion industry may be filled with content creators—but few know their history and context like Jake Fleming. After studying design and working with influencers, Fleming’s distinctly romantic goth-meets-prep…
The Importance of Minimalism in a Maximalist World
Fashion thrives on creative tension, and in particular on the pull exerted by the opposing forces of maximalism and minimalism. We’re still in a maximalist era, but that makes minimalism…
At Sacai, Chitose Abe Doesn’t Chase the Hype—It Finds Her Anyway
Chitose Abe is sitting at a conference table in a bare-bones office upstairs at the Paris headquarters of her company, Sacai. The building is a Haussmannian-style hôtel particulier with a…
We Asked 14 Interior Designers Where They Shop for Sofas
It’s one thing to impulse buy a scented candle or a set of gingham table linens; but certain home purchases demand a little more deliberation, and none more so than…
Paris Day Three: Jonathan Anderson’s Dior Debut! The Headline That Mattered Most
PARIS — DO YOU DARE TO ENTER THE HOUSE OF DIOR? blared the titles on the short that filmmaker Adam Curtis collaged from a thousand telling titbits as an introduction…
What Is Armani Group Worth? It’s Complicated
MILAN — Giorgio Armani’s will set the fashion industry abuzz with its stipulations that 15 percent of the company he founded 50 years ago be sold to LVMH, L’Oréal, EssilorLuxottica…
Is Saks Selling Bergdorf Goodman?, Miley’s First CR Cover,
42 Is Saks Fifth Avenue Selling Bergdorf Goodman? What’s going on at Saks Fifth Avenue? The retailer is reportedly in talks to sell a 49% stake in Bergdorf Goodman valued…
At NYFW, RaiseFashion and Industry Leaders Chart Pathways From Cultural Relevance to Commercial Success
As New York Fashion Week unfolds against a backdrop of political and economic uncertainty in the US, emerging brands find themselves navigating an increasingly complex landscape where cultural relevance and…