Posts by Kevin Harson
Matthieu Blazy on Lightening Up and Stripping Down for His Couture Debut at Chanel
PARIS – For most designers, getting handed the reins of an haute couture workshop is like being a kid in a candy store. But when Matthieu Blazy visited Chanel’s craftsmanship hub Le19M for the first time, he left feeling overwhelmed. For his first haute couture collection for the French luxury house, he leaned into the…
Read MoreChloé Pre-Fall 2026: Spontaneity Is the Rule
Chemena Kamali gets a kick out of how the kids in the Chloé studio dress, which emboldened her to take a spontaneous, freewheeling approach to the pre-fall collection — while also reasserting the brand’s longstanding reputation for cool, great-fitting pants. Perhaps it’s not so logical to crop a robust, rib-knit Donegal sweater at the ribcage…
Read MoreAfter Much Speculation, Anta Sports Scoops Up 29% Puma Stake in $1.8 Billion Deal
Anta Sports Products Limited confirmed early Tuesday in China that it inked an agreement with Groupe Artémis, the investment company of the Pinault family, to acquire a 29.06 percent stake in Puma SE in a deal worth 1.5 billion euros, or about $1.8 billion. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2026.…
Read MoreChina Insight: Three Keywords Unveiling China Inc. — and the Trillion-yuan Fashion Growth Drivers Ahead
For global fashion and beauty executives, China’s five-year plans are more than domestic policy roadmaps but function as strategic signals — revealing how capital, innovation and consumption will be guided in the world’s second-largest economy. Last year marked a pivotal inflection point: the final year of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan and the runway toward the…
Read MoreJulie de Libran Couture Spring 2026: At Home With Friends
Julie de Libran has moved — for the purpose of her spring couture show, that is. Usually, friends, clients and editors would convene at her Left Bank home, sitting pêle-mêle on an array of chic seating, including the curvaceous couch the designer created with French architect Charles Zana. It was still here, only this time…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Australian Start-up Gorgeous Nothings Launches Fragrance With Close to 100 Percent Upcycled Ingredients
SYDNEY — After six years working as an indie beauty whisperer Avigon Belle Paphitis is about to hit the go button on her own venture. On Feb. 26, the 36 year-old Melbourne-based industry consultant will launch her new brand Gorgeous Nothings. In development for five years, the company was a 2024 finalist in the Estée…
Read MoreClinique La Prairie Launches Mental Health Program
PARIS – Clinique La Prairie, which specializes in longevity clinics and integrative medicine, is focusing on mental health with the launch of the Life Reset program in its centers in Switzerland and China today. It is billed to help people release stress, support emotional balance and resilience, and reconnect with their inner calm. The program…
Read MoreBottega Veneta’s Jenny Kim Said to Be Joining Dior
MORE DIOR: Christian Dior has moved swiftly to fill a top communications position in the Americas, WWD has learned. According to market sources, Jenny Kim is to succeed Marisa Pucci, who recently exited her role as chief communications and image officer at Christian Dior Americas to join Moncler. It is understood Kim starts next month,…
Read MoreAlix Earle’s Jacquemus Paris Men’s Fashion Week Look Continues Her Subtle Streak of Classic Black Pumps with a Twist
Alix Earle added another black heel to her growing rotation at Paris Men’s Fashion Week on Sunday, attending Jacquemus’ fall 2026 ready-to-wear show in the label’s Tourni pumps. The black leather style followed the outline of a classic pointed pump, cut with a low, curved vamp and finished with a tiny bow at the toe.…
Read MoreJenna Ortega and Charli XCX Bring Sculpted Neutrals in Mugler and Simon Carle to ‘The Gallerist’ Sundance Premiere
Jenna Ortega and Charli XCX lined up in coordinated beige at “The Gallerist” premiere on Saturday, bringing two very different takes on sculpted neutrals to the Sundance Film Festival photo call alongside co-star Natalie Portman. Ortega led the trio in a camel look from Mugler’s spring 2026 collection, styled by Enrique Melendez. The outfit paired…
Read MoreIsabel Marant Men’s Fall 2026: Go West, Young Man
“Sensual and simple” was how creative director Kim Bekker described her collection, which was for free-spirited souls seeking adventure on the open road. The collection was in the spirit of the brand’s spring 2026 show, which was all about solo travel, open spaces and sleeping under the stars. “But it’s definitely ‘his’ wardrobe, with little…
Read MoreMagliano Men’s Fall 2026: Feeling Blue
Hats off to Luca Magliano for eschewing postcard Italy and highlighting the quiet charm of the country’s provincial towns, where not everyone looks like Marcello Mastroianni or wants to channel the fierce, bare-shouldered sensuality of Sophia Loren. Unlike some of his peers, Magliano isn’t into Instagram Italy and those hilarious shots of glamorous old ladies…
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