
Balmain appoints Jean-Jacques Guével as new CEO
Balmain has chosen the successor to Massimo Piombini, who recently left the Parisian label and will be replaced by the current CEO of Zadig & Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Guével.
Balmain has chosen the successor to Massimo Piombini, who recently left the Parisian label and will be replaced by the current CEO of Zadig & Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Guével.
French trade show Tranoï has co-founded a new trade show 'Nova' in Shanghai with the Chinese showroom DFO. The event will hold its first edition in March 2020, during Shanghai Fashion Week.
Following its Viktor & Rolf collaboration, lingerie brand Aubade will continue to infuse its collections with external inspiration and launch a line designed by specialist in Chinese ink...
Bruno Saint Hilaire has failed to find a buyer. It filed for receivership in July, following a period of declining sales and worsening losses, and has now gone into liquidation, with its...
The French label went into liquidation in July, and has been gradually dismantled. It may still rise from the ashes though, and a ruling on the bids for its trademark rights and archives...
After 15 years in the men’s fashion segment, the Belgian brand will discontinue menswear to focus on its more successful womenswear range. Thibaut Van Der Elst has been named new...
IKKS Group opened its first brick-and-mortar store in the U.S. for its children's brand on Los Angeles’ famed Rodeo Drive on October 18. The store was launched as a franchise by French...
SMCP has named Elina Kousourna as the new CEO of its recently acquired menswear brand De Fursac and promoted Flavien d'Audiffret to the executive's former role as the group's strategy,...
As French label Sézane readies the opening of a new Parisian store in the Batignolles area, founder Morgane Sézalory spoke with FashionNetwork.com about her projects and her vision for...
Time to accelerate for Jolies Culottes: only a year and a half after its launch, the online-only French women’s underwear label is riding its value-for-money reputation and recently...
The French cashmere specialist is bolstering its Fall/Winter 2019 collection with an extensive ad campaign, as it launches an ambitious market offensive drawn up by its new owner, Xavier...
French fashion influencer-turned-designer Jeanne Damas has launched two establishments in one, the first boutique for her womenswear brand Rouje and a restaurant, both on Rue Bachaumont...
After leaving France and China, the American fashion chain announced on Wednesday its exit from Japan, scheduled for late October. The departure will see 14 store closures and the folding...
Paris Fashion Week opened on Monday 23 September, and the Première Classe, Woman, Tranoï and Splash trade shows will follow suit at the end of the week, attracting buyers who came to the...
Chinese group Icicle – also the owner of Carven – has opened the first flagship store for the eponymous luxury label outside China, on avenue George V in Paris, proof of its ambitious...
This weekend, at Who's Next in Paris, the French show organiser and Istituto Marangoni are launching a call for applications to Lab Scene, a mentoring programme that will support three...
A few months after the departure of David Hadida, French show organiser Tranoï has appointed a new president, Boris Provost, formerly with Who's Next and Reed Exhibitions, an expert in...
Avnier, Mii, Coralie Marabelle, Elise Chalmin and Noyoco are the labels chosen by the Federation for the new edition of Talents, its mentorship and business accelerator programme to...
Parisian trade show Who’s Next will see some new additions at its upcoming edition from September 6 to 9, including the launch of the fashion event 'Impact' and a partnership with Eurovet...
Audacia, a fund led by Charles Beigbeider, has sold its minority stake in the label A.P.C., acquired in 2012. A.P.C. founder Jean Touitou is now owns 100% of the shares and is not seeking...
Maria Grazia Chiuri, the creative director of Dior’s womenswear, has signed up the former creative director of Schiaparelli, with whom she had previously worked at Valentino.
Exclusive negotiations for the acquisition of lingerie label Maison Lejaby by Stéphane Collaert and Thierry Le Guénic began in spring and have ended successfully. Le Guénic has now been...
The Paris trade court decided to postpone the deadline for submission of offers to acquire the brand until July 18 in order to “give all parties the chance to file” following several...
On Monday, the staff of Parisian label Sonia Rykiel, currently in receivership, voiced their fears for the future, while the Paris trade court is set to rule in July on a still mysterious...
Until now the CFO of Maisons du Monde, Arnaud Louet will join the executive committee of French label Zadig & Voltaire on July 3, alongside founder Thierry Gillier and GM Jean-Jacques...
In September, the organiser of Who’s Next will launch a new show, Impact, alongside its established one, bringing together the industry players that are driving the change towards a more...
The deadline for takeover offers is June 12, but no finalised and significant offers for the label have yet been received, FashionNetwork.com has learnt.
The sale of ready-to-wear brand The Kooples to Swiss group Maus Frères, owner of Lacoste, Aigle and Gant, was approved by the French competition authority on Monday, May 20.
The rumoured launch by LVMH of a global label with pop star Rihanna is now official and imminent. Heralded for this spring, the label is called Fenty, the name of some of Rihanna’s...
The death of the French-Tunisian designer, founder of BCBG Max Azria, was announced on Monday 6 May by his wife.