James Fallon

New York

Editorial Director at Women's Wear Daily (WWD)

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Letter From the Chief Content Officer

2 weeks ago | wwd.com | James Fallon

Dear Reader,Welcome to WWD, where the largest news-gathering organization in our industry continues to provide you with the latest breaking news, in-depth analysis and cultural features from the U.S., Europe, Asia and beyond.
Dream Weavers

2 months ago | wwd.com | James Fallon

We all need to dream - especially these days - and for fans of fashion, there is no greater dream than the couture. Those three or four days in Paris of fantastical designs are the pinnacle of creativity - and proof that fashion can, indeed, at times approach the level of art. The spring 2025 couture season was no exception, with collections by an alphabet of designers - Ashi Studio to Zuhair Murad, stopping by Chanel, Dior, Germanier, Elie Saab, Schiaparelli and Giambattista Valli along the way.
9 Books Inspired By the Spring 2025 Couture Shows in Paris

2 months ago | wwd.com | James Fallon

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. Fashion shows are ephemeral - 12 or so minutes of lavish fantasy and then, poof! Over and done. So, too, is a couture season, which, unlike its month-long ready-to-wear counterpart, unfolds over the course of a concise four or five days. Yet the creative impact of these runways lingers.
The New Saks Global Group Aims to Shake Up Retailing

Dec 26, 2024 | wwd.com | James Fallon

Richard Baker has talked about buying Neiman Marcus Group ever since he acquired Saks Fifth Avenue over a decade ago. Having succeeded at last, now he and his management team have to make the combined group work. The completion of the $2.7 billion deal, announced Monday, comes as Saks continues to struggle, delaying payments to vendors, and as Baker negotiated to lock up the financing.
What Makes Santa Claus a Fashion Icon?

Dec 23, 2024 | wwd.com | James Fallon

“Mocha Mousse” might have garnered Pantone’s 2025 Color of the Year honors, but is anyone really turning heads in a tasteful brown? Statement dressing loves a statement hue, and it doesn’t get much more statement-y than eye-popping red. When it comes to red dressing, one figure stands head and freedman’s cap above the rest. So, settle down, Beelzebub. Move aside, Red Riding Hood. You can’t hold a cinnamon-spiced candle to the King of Crimson, that right jolly old elf himself, Santa Claus.
Key Interior Design Trends: Tradition, Handcrafted Details, Animal Prints — and the Return of Red

Dec 15, 2024 | wwd.com | James Fallon

Long before it finds its way to consumers’ favorite chair or sofa, upholstery fabric makes its debut at the Interwoven textile fair, held semi-annually in High Point, N.C. The fall edition of the show revealed a number of trends, from emerging colors to patterns and materials, likely to shape furniture design and interiors over the coming seasons.
China Insight: Chinamind Next and GFA Hold Global Fashion Summit’s First China Event

Dec 15, 2024 | wwd.com | James Fallon

The 7th CIIE concluded in November with intended transaction values exceeding $80 billion. At the same time, the Global Fashion Summit made its debut in China during the period. The Global Fashion Summit-Shanghai Gala attracted a variety of brands ranging from fast fashion to entry-level and high-end luxury, as well as decision-makers from marketing, retail, and the supply chain.
Sustainability a Major Focus of Leather Manufacturers at Interwoven Fair

Dec 12, 2024 | wwd.com | James Fallon

Style wasn’t the only thing on the minds of leather makers at the recent Interwoven home textile fair in High Point, N.C. The semi-annual show, which brings together upholstery and leather companies with furnishings manufacturers and interior designers, gives buyers a first look at the trends that will shape home design in the coming seasons. And one of the biggest trends at this fall’s show was sustainable leather.
West Palm Beach Sees Retail Real Estate Boom Thanks to Influx of New Residents

Dec 10, 2024 | wwd.com | James Fallon

Lake Worth Lagoon, which separates the island of Palm Beach from the city of West Palm Beach on the mainland, once cut a clear demarcation between the haves and have-nots. But their metaphorical distance creeps closer each year with the island’s geographic limitations and West Palm Beach’s transformation into a happening, waterfront destination for millionaires, and perhaps even billionaires, to live, work and play.
What Would Happen If Marc Jacobs Went to Chanel?

Dec 1, 2024 | wwd.com | James Fallon

A preternaturally gorgeous woman of a certain age falls victim to personal insecurity in a Hollywood industry that prefers its female icons more dewy than distinguished. A delusional, faded screen goddess embarks upon a mad quest to regain the heady thrill of her glory days. On their own, powerful fictional narratives for our entertainment pleasure. Layer in real-life subtext and the intensity swells.