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Become a Vogue Business Member to receive unlimited access to Member-only reporting and insights, our Beauty and TikTok Trend Trackers, Member-only newsletters and exclusive event invitations.If you think you’ve been busy lately, spare a thought for the team over at Paris’s Grand Palais. Just a fortnight after building a luminous solar system beneath the beaux-arts landmark’s glass roof for Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel debut, on Wednesday, its doors will reopen, its halls transformed into one of the commercial art world’s marquee events: Art Basel Paris.

It-Kids is a series in which Vogue Business spotlights the up-and-coming global talent brands need to know, in partnership with Launchmetrics.In luxury’s recent spate of earnings, a hotspot for growth emerged: Latin America. As luxury executives pay more attention to the region, they need to adjust their marketing strategies to reach local consumers.

Become a Vogue Business Member to receive unlimited access to Member-only reporting and insights, our Beauty and TikTok Trend Trackers, Member-only newsletters and exclusive event invitations.On the closing night of Shanghai Fashion Week, Adidas staged a major fashion show in Old City Hall to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the brand’s Shanghai Creation Centre. From three-stripe, suede reimaginings of traditional Chinese silhouettes like the Tang jacket, to multi-layered performancewear and even three-stripe tailoring and baggy denim. Supermodel He Cong closed the night in a five-metre-long gown marked with the brand’s codes and paired with the new Futurecool X sneakers, all…

Paris-based Spanish designer Arturo Obegero launched his eponymous brand in 2020 and counts Beyoncé, Adele, Lady Gaga and Harry Styles among his clients. But last year, Obegero hit a wall. He had a healthy order book and worldwide stockists, but cash was not flowing. He started to feel like the system was rigged.“The margins we work with as designers become incredibly slim, not to mention all of the advance payments I have to make to my suppliers and ateliers once I receive an order from a retailer,” he says. “Some retailers pay as little as 20 per cent upfront before…

Beyond Cannes, Chanel has partnered with Toronto International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival and Tribeca Festival in New York City. At the latter, Chanel has partnered on a women’s filmmaker programme, Through Her Lens, since 2015, to provide support and mentorship for emerging filmmakers. Celebrating 10 years in September, the programme included an annual three-day workshop for women and non-binary filmmakers, incorporating mentorship and funding opportunities. Also in partnership with the festival, the house hosts an Artist Awards Program (since 2005), which gifts artworks to filmmakers at the festival; a demonstration of the intersectionality between fashion’s engagement with other…

Vogue: How does she come up in the stores?Erdem: You know, when we sat down to figure out what that initial store could be — Philip, not to speak for you, but your approach was quite forensic, wouldn’t you say? Like, what art would she collect? What furniture would she sit on? What carpet would be appropriate for her changing area?Philip: In my mind, she’s a collage of many women who we know and actually wear the brand. So it’s a matter of imagining her environment, building a picture around her. But I think what’s interesting this time around is…

Become a Vogue Business Member to receive unlimited access to Member-only reporting and insights, our Beauty and TikTok Trend Trackers, Member-only newsletters and exclusive event invitations.The news is out: Grace Wales Bonner has been named Hermès’s new creative director of menswear. In an era where every appointment is scrutinised for what it means for the market, the brand and culture, Hermès has made a bold move, shifting its creative leadership for the menswear division for the first time in almost four decades and becoming the first major European fashion house to appoint a Black woman to the role.Wales Bonner, who…

Become a Vogue Business Member to receive unlimited access to Member-only reporting and insights, our Beauty and TikTok Trend Trackers, Member-only newsletters and exclusive event invitations.Grace Wales Bonner is Hermès’s new creative director of menswear. The British designer, 35, who created her namesake menswear brand in 2014 and has a longstanding collaboration with Adidas, will present her debut show for the French house in January 2027, Hermès announced today. She will succeed Véronique Nichanian, who is stepping down after 37 years. Nichanian’s final show will be during Paris Men’s in January, and the house will skip fashion week in June.…

Become a Vogue Business Member to receive unlimited access to Member-only reporting and insights, our Beauty and TikTok Trend Trackers, Member-only newsletters and exclusive event invitations.In a surprising yet strategic move, Kim Jones has been appointed creative director of Bosideng’s newly launched sub-brand, Areal, marking a bold step for China’s largest jacket maker as it seeks to elevate its urban luxury credentials. The appointment, announced in a video today, signals Bosideng’s intent to merge its functional outerwear expertise — windproof, waterproof and insulating — with high-concept design for a new generation of city-dwelling consumers.The partnership traces back to last year,…

While editors were preoccupied with designer debuts this season, for audiences at home, big-name celebrities continue to drive the bulk of social engagement from the Spring/Summer 2026 shows.This season demonstrated that brands of all sizes are tapping talent trends, prioritising the ever-growing influence of Thai actors, of-the-moment TV stars like The Summer I Turned Pretty’s Christopher Briney, and long-term brand ambassadors from Hollywood and K-pop, to drive global reach and high engagement.