Vikram Alexei Kansara

2 weeks ago | businessoffashion.com | Vikram Alexei Kansara

A downturn in demand for luxury fashion hasn’t stopped brands from making a splash at the latest Salone del Mobile design fair, which opens in Milan this week. If anything, the slowdown has sharpened the industry’s focus on the strata of top clients — critical to luxury’s business this year — who come to town for the spring event.

1 month ago | businessoffashion.com | Robert Williams |Vikram Alexei Kansara

PARIS — Gucci has named Demna its new artistic director, selecting an era-defining fashion provocateur from within parent company Kering’s own creative ranks to fuel its next chapter. Georgia-born Demna has been creative director of Kering’s Balenciaga brand since 2015. There, his penchant for oversized, Goth-inflected sportswear collided with the house’s couture codes to spark a renaissance for the Parisian house.

2 months ago | businessoffashion.com | Vikram Alexei Kansara

Russian designer Gosha Rubchinskiy and the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, two of streetwear’s most influential and controversial figures, are parting ways after a “memorable” year-long collaboration “reached its conclusion,” Rubchinskiy said in a statement. The designer, who oversaw menswear for West’s Yeezy brand, is moving ahead with plans to relaunch his namesake label later this year.

2 months ago | businessoffashion.com | Vikram Alexei Kansara

Russian designer Gosha Rubchinskiy and the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, two of streetwear’s most influential and controversial figures, are parting ways after a “memorable” year-long collaboration “reached its conclusion,” Rubchinskiy said in a statement. The designer, who oversaw menswear for West’s Yeezy brand, is moving ahead with plans to relaunch his namesake label later this year.

Dec 12, 2024 | businessoffashion.com | Robert Williams |Vikram Alexei Kansara

Matthieu Blazy is exiting Bottega Veneta after three years as creative director of the Italian leather goods label, owner Kering confirmed in a statement. Louise Trotter, who will leave her role as creative director of Carven after the brand’s autumn-winter 2025 show, is set to replace Blazy in January. According to industry sources, Blazy is headed for Chanel, whose artistic director for fashion collections Virginie Viard exited the company in June.