Taking the Mickey: why is fashion obsessed with Disney?

From the red carpet to Gucci, designers are paying tribute to the mouse and other cartoon classics – but is it good or bad nostalgia?

Alessandro Michele, Michael Kors, Beyoncé, Marc Jacobs, and Thom Browne – the big winners of the 2016 CFDA Fashion Awards

Winners Announced At The 2016 CFDA Fashion Awards. The Womenswear Designer of the Year honors went to Marc Jacobs, presented by Claire Danes. The award for Menswear Designer of the Year was presented to Thom Browne by Alexander Skarsgård. Rachel Mansur and Floriana Gavriel for Mansur Gavriel took home the Accessory Designer of the Year … Read more

Kering Parsons ‘Empowering Imagination’ competition winners

Kering and Parsons School of Fashion for 5th “Empowering Imagination” contest. For the fifth year in a row, Kering luxury group, the French luxury goods holding company owner of Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Brioni, Gucci, Puma, Volcom, Saint Laurent and other high-end brands,  and Parsons School of Fashion rolled out the ‘Empowering Imagination’ design competition. The competition … Read more

Kering 2016 First-Quarter Revenue. Strong performance in Luxury in an uncertain environment

On January 21, 2016, the Corporate Knights’ Global 100 index published at the World Economic Forum in Davos ranked Kering as one of the 100 most sustainable companies in the world. Kering was the only Luxury group featured in the 2016 Global 100 index, and ranked second in the Textile, Apparel & Luxury Goods sector. … Read more

La Moda aiuta il Duomo. The symbol of Milan helped by fashion

Greatest Italian fashion brands, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, Tiffany & Co. luxury jewelry brand and Christie’s auction house join forces to help the famed Duomo di Milano/ Milan Cathedral with “La Moda aiuta il Duomo” initiative. The Gothic cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete. It is the 5th-largest church in the world and … Read more