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What’s the best way to attract customers today? Have the retail basics changed, or is simple selling the solution? What new factors, from TikTok to AI, should be considered when navigating the retail landscape in 2026?‘How to Sell Now’ answers all of these questions and more, revealing insider insights on the state of selling today — from what people want to shop, to where, when and how. This intimate event will bring together Vogue Business Executive Members to hear the key takeaways from our new ‘How to Sell Now’ report, while aiming to answer questions on next steps. Led by…

Welcome to the Scoop: a weekly email series in which I quiz fashion insiders on the stories of the week. This will be a way for the Vogue Business community to synthesize and reflect on the latest headlines and get a little inside scoop every Friday.This week’s guest is Bettina Korek, CEO of London’s Serpentine Galleries. Having spent the noughties making the LA art scene a thing outside LA, Bettina moved to London for the Serpentine job in 2020. She has been working on a variation of the same theme ever since: namely, to “bring the best of the world…

Saint Laurent has its first deputy CEO, parent company Kering announced on Thursday. Anouck Duranteau-Loeper, who most recently served as CEO of Isabel Marant, will join the brand on July 1, reporting to Saint Laurent CEO Cédric Charbit.“Anouck’s exceptional leadership, product expertise, and strong understanding of luxury brands make her uniquely positioned to help shape Saint Laurent’s next chapter of growth,” Charbit said in a statement shared with Vogue Business.The introduction of the deputy role reflects the continued evolution of the brand under Charbit, who has steered the Parisian house since 2024. Working closely with creative director Anthony Vaccarello, Duranteau-Loeper…

Growing up spending lots of time in Australia, rash guards (aka rashis) were part of the uniform. But once I was old enough to pick out a frilly bikini over a logo-ed water T-shirt, rashis — along with their in-built sun protection — became a thing of the past.Sun-protective pieces — officially known as UPF (ultraviolet protection factor) clothing — have stayed much the same since, with most options landing somewhere between frumpy and ultra-sporty. But as more consumers wake up to the importance of sun protection, the UPF clothing space is beginning to evolve.Halfdays’s new UPF collection might lean more…

Marie-Laure Cérède is Chanel’s new director of the jewelry creation studio, the house announced on Tuesday. Speculation swirled that she would join the company following her departure from Cartier at the end of last year; she will officially join Chanel in October 2026.“Marie-Laure Cérède is one of the most talented, refined, and accomplished creative directors of her generation,” Chanel global executive chair Alain Wertheimer and global CEO Leena Nair said in a joint statement. “Her vision, creative ingenuity, and distinct talent to lead creative studios will shape the next chapter of Chanel’s creative story for jewelry.”The position had been left…

Carven has appointed Kai Nesselrath as design director, succeeding Mark Thomas, who exited the French fashion house in April. Nesselrath will present his debut runway collection during Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027 in October.“A new generation’s perspective on the world feels especially important today,” Shawna Tao, CEO of Carven, which is part of China’s ICCF Group, said in a statement. “The essence of Carven is a fresh and courageous creator’s spirit, and we believe Kai is uniquely suited to interpret and express it.”Born and raised in Rome, Nesselrath joins from Saint Laurent, where he spent almost a decade, rising the…

The webinar is open to all Vogue Business Members. Full access to the ‘How to Sell Now’ report is available exclusively to Executive Members. You can find out more about Executive Membership here.At a time when consumer behaviors, channel strategies and expectations around retail are rapidly evolving, Vogue Business’s latest Executive Member offering, ‘How to Sell Now’, is an interactive guide to selling product in 2026. Spanning Direct-to-Consumer, Multi-Brand and Social Commerce, alongside Brand and Product strategy, the report examines the models, tools, and tactics that define best-in-class performance across luxury and fashion.In this webinar, Vogue Business editorial director Elektra…

Zegna is no stranger to the Chateau Marmont. This past awards season, the brand hosted a pre-Oscars dinner with nominee Stellan Skarsgård, who also starred in a short film produced by the brand, which was filmed at the storied (West) Hollywood haunt. Javier Bardem, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Wagner Moura and Ludwig Göransson — most of whom worked on Oscar-nominated films — also got ready for the awards ceremony in Zegna, at the Chateau.So it’s no wonder Ermenegildo “Gildo” Zegna, executive chair of Ermenegildo Zegna Group, looks so at home by Los Angeles’s Villa Zegna, which has taken over the cottages at the…

Welcome to the Scoop: a weekly email series in which I quiz fashion insiders on the stories of the week. This will be a way for the Vogue Business community to synthesize and reflect on the latest headlines and get a little inside scoop every Friday.This week’s guest is Valentina Suárez-Zuloaga, the creative director of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid (MBFW Madrid). After spending a few years working in e-commerce for Stella McCartney and Temperley London in the English capital, Valentina moved back to her native city in 2018 and founded slow fashion retailer Es Fascinante.A few years later, in February…

Hunza G is gearing up for a summer in the city.The ’80s swimwear brand, relaunched by founder and creative director Georgiana Huddart in 2015, has long established itself through It-figures and summertime hotspots that ooze cultural cool. Founded in 1984, the original Hunza was spotted on Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, as well as Whitney Houston in her “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” video, fast becoming ubiquitous across beaches in Ibiza and the South of France alike. Since 2015, it’s made a similar splash on the likes of Rihanna and Dua Lipa. Now, Huddart is looking to grow the brand…