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Ahead of a special presentation at Milan Fashion Week Men’s, the CP Company president sat down with Vogue Business to discuss the brand’s post-pandemic boom era and the challenges that ensued.

In the case of Chanel, there were a number of studio collections between the departure of Virginie Viard and the arrival of Blazy, meaning the transition may be smoother as their designs won’t overlap.“Usually, it’s not a clear switch from the outgoing to the incoming designer, it’s a two-step approach. You have got a pre-collection that’s designed by the studio and that’s a palate cleanser [heavier on the carryover, without the injection of the new designer’s vision but sometimes edited by them],” says LuxExperience’s Johnson. “It’s also a pragmatic decision as it often depends on the contracts of the designers…

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.Francesco Risso is to exit Marni after almost 10 years as creative director. The news was shared with Vogue Business this morning by OTB, Marni’s parent company.Risso, who was born on a sailing boat, was appointed captain of the house at a high-stakes moment back in 2016. Despite his initial inexperience as a creative lead, he navigated a fierce initial squall of negative criticism to successfully steer one of Italian fashion’s most quixotically creative labels…

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.British Vogue has launched Vogue Values, an editorial and social initiative that aims to explore the power of fashion as a force for cultural progress, transformation and inclusion.“Vogue Values is about redefining who gets to be seen, heard and celebrated in fashion,” says Chioma Nnadi, head of editorial content at British Vogue. “The goal is not just to talk about change, but to help drive it — in wardrobes, workplaces and communities. This is an…

From Alexander Skarsgård’s thigh-high boots in Cannes to Timothée Chalamet’s courtside outfits watching the Knicks, men’s fashion has been front of mind in recent weeks. Next stop? Florence, where the Spring/Summer 2026 menswear season will kick off at trade show Pitti Uomo on 17 June, followed by Milan (20 to 23 June) and Paris Fashion Week Men’s (24 to 29 June).The menswear trends for SS26 are more sweeping and less prescriptive than those of womenswear, as the trend cycle slows and consumers focus on functionality and personalisation. And so, many of this season’s menswear trends will focus on styling, fit…

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.LVMH Group has announced the winners of its ninth LVMH Innovation Award, which was split into three prizes. LVMH image and environment director Antoine Arnault revealed the three winners at a ceremony in Paris during tech conference Vivatech on Thursday.The “most promising” prize went to French startup Omi, a content creation studio that uses 3D models to create high-quality visuals at a reduced cost. It has previously collaborated with LVMH-owned beauty brand Guerlain. “Working with…

This is my first time applying. A few friends pushed me and said, ‘You need to do this,’ but knowing the challenges that it comes with, I was a little hesitant; the demanding nature of it. I remember seeing it on television once and thinking, ‘Wow, that is amazing’; seeing what they went through was very, very intimidating, but I thought, what’s the worst that can happen? Nothing. I’m still working, I’m still doing all these things so let’s just see. The experience is the most important thing to me; being around other creatives, hearing advice and feedback on how…

“For a generation of audiences who have constantly been fed an almost exclusively media-friendly version of reality, radical honesty feels refreshing. It mirrors how consumers themselves talk online — with transparency, self-awareness and a healthy dose of scepticism,” says Thomas Walters, Europe CEO and co-founder of marketing agency Billion Dollar Boy. He notes that according to a recent Billion Dollar Boy report, 73 per cent of consumers are more loyal to brands they perceive to be authentic.Whether carefully calculated or unintentionally revealing, this wave of candor is reshaping how consumers relate to brands and public figures, alike. But is honesty…

Garment factories in the US have been staffed by immigrants for generations, she says: southern and eastern European immigrants in the early twentieth century, Latin American and Asian immigrants in the twenty-first. “Unlike fashion design, garment production jobs are not glamorous positions to which many Americans aspire, but those jobs have long been rungs on the ladder of the American dream,” Scafidi says.Industry workers are genuinely concerned that, should policy and enactment keep going in this direction, it could very well result in a collapse of the American fashion industry. “Without immigrants, there is a risk that sewing machines will…

Vogue: You are making this first deposit of €2 million in the fund. Have you already approached other entities you work with to tell them about this initiative and maybe encourage them to become members?Absolutely. I can’t disclose who, because it is for them to disclose. But absolutely. Sea Beyond has always been an initiative open to third parties, but maybe the reason that we were leading it was making, if not a barrier, then a reason to prevent others from joining. So, for it to be independent is the best way, I think, for it to attract as much…