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...When the French-born former retail exec was promoted from chief operating officer to chief executive in mid-2019, customers told him “you have a well respected brand, a brand that knows how to do quality...
...When the French luxury conglomerate Kering announced last week that Sarah Burton, Alexander McQueen’s creative director of 13 years, would be succeeded by JW Anderson ready-to-wear head Seán McGirr, a photo...
...I don’t care if a thing is English, French, antique or modern. It’s whatever appeals to my eye. It’s what works. I just care if it tells a story. I’m a romantic.”...
...And then there’s Lamb’s Conduit Street… My favourite building is Oscar Niemeyer’s for the French Communist party in Paris. You enter through a functional-looking office building up on stilts....
...Lauren Indvik is the FT’s fashion editor Find out about our latest stories first — follow @financialtimesfashion on Instagram...
...The last one that I bought is “Bonjour Cava” featuring Miss Lafamilia by Shaybo with her rapping in French and Yoruba and English. The musical aesthetic of drill is like Joy Division, sevenths....
...When Kering, the French luxury conglomerate behind Gucci and Saint Laurent, vowed in late 2021 that it would go fur-free, following similar pledges by dozens of other brands, industry watchers naturally...
...It is an old-fashioned space of pink-and-green trellis carpet and French ormolu, half-concealed by heavy brocade curtains....
...Think Moncler meets Ralph Lauren. The restaurant, however, is modern Italian, presided over by chef Marco Ortolani....
...“I think the rich story of Bottega wasn’t really told yet, as it could have been explained for any other house such as Vuitton or Hermès,” Blazy says, in his strong French accent....
...French luxury group Kering has announced a major management overhaul, parachuting in a transitional leader at Gucci to fix underperformance at its biggest brand and naming two deputy chief executives....
...She is also studying French. “As global CEO, my goal is to ensure that our iconic house continues to be a beacon of inspiration for the next 100 years,” she said....
...The scenery too was more classical, often set outdoors in contrast to the French, who preferred to be painted among their curtains and carpets....
The French maison put on an extravagant Pre-Fall show to woo its high-spending ‘Very Important Clients’
...I keep thinking back to a 19th-century French mirror with a beautifully foxed plate and a silver reeded frame that he had in stock. It is £450....
...He’d be sketching and having several conversations at once in Italian, French, English, German. I was completely dazzled....
...Classicism prevailed too at Chanel, which I watched online because of the French general strike....
...In Aspen, a pop-up opened last week by Revolve Group will stock brands like Balenciaga, Burberry, Ferragamo and Rabanne; it will join established Ralph Lauren and Brunello Cucinelli stores in the Colorado...
...Many have made a business out of resilience, fighting to survive amid the dominance of the French conglomerates by hewing close to their customers....
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...But luxury companies argue they are key to the French economy as big employers, taxpayers and drivers of growth....
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