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Kering shares rise after third-quarter sales beat expectations

Shares in the French luxury group Kering rose sharply on the Paris Stock Exchange on Thursday. This followed the release of its third-quarter sales, which, despite a 10 percent decline, surpassed market expectations. The stock was up sharply by 8.12 percent to 332.35 euros at around 9:25 am CET, in a market that rose by 0.27 percent. “Kering has...

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Milan Fashion Week was a season of reckoning and renewal

Milan Fashion Week this September was as much an event behind the scenes as it was on the runway. The tides of fashion have rarely shifted as abruptly as in 2025, and both the spectacle and the machinery of the industry now unfold under intense scrutiny. According to the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, Italy’s fashion industry generates...

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Video: ‘The Tiger’ presented by Gucci

The short film ‘The Tiger’, presented by Gucci and directed by Spike Jonze and Halina Reijn, premiered in Milan on September 23. It showcases looks from the ‘Gucci: La Famiglia’ collection by new creative director Demna Gvasalia. “The story of The Tiger follows Barbara Gucci, head of Gucci International and chairman of California, as she gathers...

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Gucci: Demna unveils brand's new direction

Gucci's new creative director, Demna Gvasalia, has offered a first glimpse into Gucci's future. On Monday, the designer presented ‘La famiglia’, "the beginning of a new, brazen, sexy, excessive and provocative era", according to a press release. The Gucci ‘La famiglia’ collection explores all the nuances of "Gucciness": the essence of Gucci as a...

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Video: How Demna will bring back Tom Ford's Gucci

Demna's husband briefly posted a photo of himself in vintage Tom Ford-era Gucci, hinting at Demna's potential creative direction for Gucci. This deleted photo sparks discussion on Gucci's struggle for identity, past creative directors, and balancing heritage with modern relevance, all while aiming to recapture the magic of the Tom Ford era.

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Haute Couture AW25: Which shows will influence the fashion of seasons to come?

Among the highlights of Paris Haute Couture Week in July 2025, after Demna's final show for Balenciaga, the autumn/winter 2025/2026 Couture collections paved the way for fashion that is both artisanal and technological. Upcycling was joyfully celebrated by Glenn Martens for Maison Margiela and Germanier. Respect for nature was at the heart of...

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Demna to bow out at Balenciaga in Paris Haute Couture Week

Provocative Georgian showman Demna is to take a final bow after 10 years at Balenciaga during Paris Haute Couture Week, which begins Monday and will also feature a debut for Maison Margiela's new chief creative. Demna, known for his daring work as well as controversies during his decade-long stint at Kering-owned Balenciaga, will unveil his...

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Retrospective: Kering celebrates Demna Gvasalia’s fashion creations for Balenciaga

The ‘Balenciaga by Demna’ exhibition was held at Kering. Open until July 9, 2025, it traced Gvasalia’s journey as creative director of Balenciaga, from 2015 to 2025. The cross-shaped installation had a religious feel. It began with a photocopy of the first email exchange between Balenciaga and Gvasalia, in which the brand stated it was not...

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Big names, little impact: When debuts fluctuate between hype and insignificance

Designer debuts were once a novelty, imbuing fashion weeks with a sense of excitement and newness that only the possibility of a brand’s shapeshifting identity could conjure. Nowadays, however, no fashion week goes by without at least a handful of debuts. And while they should be exciting, their sheer abundance – coupled with the fact that some...

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Demna's story: His journey to the artistic leadership of Gucci

First the gossip in the hallways, then the rumors that spread outside the company at an ever-increasing pace, finally, the press release that launches this or that designer into the Olympus of fashion or throws out the window who, until a few months earlier, was the creative "genius" of the new millennium. But behind this media circus of...

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Gucci names Balenciaga’s Demna Gvasalia as creative director

Kering has found its new creative lead for Gucci. Balenciaga’s Demna, who dropped his last name Gvasalia for professional purposes in 2021, has been appointed as the Italian luxury house’s new artistic director. He will take up the post early July 2025, a press release from Kering has revealed. The group’s decision to turn to Demna leant on his...

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Balenciaga bets on hype with latest Hollywood show

With bags adorned with the label Erewhon, cleverly crafted as an anagram for Nowhere, Balenciaga unveiled its Fall 2024 collection in Hollywood. The inspiration behind Erewhon traces back to a British satire written in 1872 by Samuel Butler, envisioning a fictional place that challenged the prevailing norms of religion, law, and order during...