The Depraved Kindness of Rick Owens

MILAN, Italy — Last week was Rick Owens Week in the global fashion media. His first-ever retrospective — highlighting the full range of his creativity, from clothes and accessories to furniture design and visual records of the often extraordinary performance pieces that pass for fashion shows in his …

So, perhaps it’s no surprise that politics also influenced the way in which we talk about fashion. Often times, that included the word “power,” as that noun has just been revealed to be the most-used word of the year in fashion. According to Lyst, which analyzed over 30,000 articles on fashion published …

The cruel hand of death has snatched seasoned fashion writer, editor and critic Keturah Kamugasa. She passed on last … Santa Anzo, a fashion designer I can never tell my life journey without Kamugasa. … I also read a lot of fashion literature, right from books and via the internet, to gather ideas for articles.

MIAMI, United States — As the luxury economy continues to re-orientate itself around experiential and transformative axes, American Express is evolving its longstanding relationship with the fashion industry. Having previously worked closely with New York Fashion Week and Made, today, in addition to …

The fashion industry is turning a corner. Looking towards 2018, there is a new sense of optimism in an industry plagued by uncertainty. And while “uncertain” and “challenging” remain the most common words that executives in the BoF-McKinsey Global Fashion Survey have used to describe the state of the …

In January 2017 I put on a Vetements fashion show that was all based on archetypes of dressing; that show was a revelation for me. A lot of … In fashion that is authenticity; whenever another brand makes a tweed suit, you reference Chanel. …. This article has been condensed and edited for publication.

LONDON, United Kingdom — “The demi-fine customer is looking to accessorise, whilst the fine-jewellery customer is looking to make a significant purchase,” said Elizabeth von der Goltz, global buying director at women’s fashion e-tailer Net-a-Porter, which expanded into demi-fine jewellery in late 2016 …

The house, which has paraded models down the runway wearing luxurious fur coats in the past, joins a growing number of fashion companies looking at alternatives after coming under pressure from animal rights activists and changing consumer tastes. “This decision marks a new chapter as our company …

Retail analytics company Edited, which analyses online sales of over 11,000 fashionbrands and retailers, found that the US luxury industry experienced the highest volume of discounts on Black Friday, with 46 percent of products discounted. (Almost a quarter of those goods were discounted by 40-to-50 …