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Full Circle
Maria Grazia Chiuri made her first visit to Los Angeles in a while for the launch of Fendi’s Croissant bag and talked exclusively with WWD about her return to the house, the art of collaboration, celebrity dressing — and what she would tell her younger...
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Max Headroom
Designers seemed to be all on the same wavelength for spring 2027, with maximalism taking center stage, from exaggerated volumes to ruffles, oversize florals, fringe and three-dimensional embellishments, as seen here in this look from Dries Van Noten....
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TOP 10 COLLECTIONS
10 GIVENCHY “Indeed, with their slicked-back hair and visor shades, her muses exuded polished con dence. That messy old world had better watch out.” — JOELLE DIDERICH
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LADY LACE
As New York Luxury Bridal Fashion Week kicks off, the fall 2027 bride is looking to the ready-towear runways more than ever and, like there, is leaning into new takes on traditionalism including lace constructions, sheer layering and conceptual...
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Tone Town
From the runways to the streets, Paris Fashion Week for spring 2027 delivered a vibrant mix of color and texture. Red, blue and yellow dominated the palette, while ruffles, fringe and embroidery added dimension, bringing fresh and inspired energy to...
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Paris Stars
The Paris spring 2027 collections won buyers’ raves, including Chanel, Dior and Tom Ford, seen here, as well as Dries Van Noten, Celine, Louis Vuitton and more — all making a strong statement about the skirt and maximalism.
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Luca’s View
One year after being named chief executive officer of Kering, Luca de Meo sat down with WWD and discussed his vision of creativity, the value of common sense, and how he’s methodically reengineering the French group. For more on this CEO Talks,
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Shifting Gears
Louis Vuitton’s arresting spring show set incorporated futuristic flying cars, all dressed in Damier checks, under which Nicolas Ghesquière paraded some of his lightest, breeziest fashions yet for the luxury giant, including these two shift dresses in...
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Free as a Bird
Chanel A year ago, Matthieu Blazy stood on the cusp of a new era as he prepared to show his first collection for Chanel. On Monday night, he returned to the Grand Palais a conquering hero, with the year’s most successful brand revival under his...
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Buckle Up!
At Celine, Michael Rider enlivened his chic, often austere clothes with unexpected, eye-catching elements, like a shoelacepuny belt — or one big enough for a wrestling champ, like the one seen here.
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L’Oréal Professionnel Takes a Fashion Focus
PARIS — L’Oréal Professionnel is delving deeper into fashion week, taking the hairstyling lead backstage at four Paris shows this spring 2027 season. “The brand has had a longstanding partnership with fashion,” said Claire Le Bleis, global brand...
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A New Slant
Pierpaolo Piccioli leaned into his “couture as culture” approach at Balenciaga, applying haute techniques — with a light and expert hand — to everyday garments like T-shirts, cargo pants and bomber jackets, yielding a youthful and spirited spring...
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Be Daring
Haider Ackermann showed his most decadent Tom Ford collection yet, with plenty of barely-there styles, as seen here, that were audacious — and fun. The designer said he wanted to be playful “and a bit more dangerous,” but also emphasize dressing with...
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Heating Up
The Dior show Tuesday under sweltering Paris temperatures again highlighted luxury’s need to deal with climate change and Jonathan Anderson heard the message, sending out a spring 2027 collection filled with lighter-than-air jackets, dresses and...
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Creative Arc
Jean Schlumberger’s creative process, from initial sketch to finished jewelry, is on display at Paris’ Musée des Arts Décoratifs, part of a four-year conservation initiative between the museum and Tiffany & Co. to preserve more than 10,000 items...
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To the Max
Maximalism is a key trend on the spring 2027 Milan runways and few did it better than Dolce & Gabbana — indeed, the collection was titled “Stravaganza Siciliana” and jumbled everything from lace and plaid to classic tweeds and jewelbedecked jeans,...
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Crystal Clear
Gucci’s show location was set as a store complete with marble walls, a bas-relief, a rail of clothes and shelves displaying the brand’s accessories. The store is a blueprint for a future Gucci unit and, like this collection, was further evidence of...
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Retailers’ Faves
Buyers gave New York Fashion Week a big thumbs-up, with trends ranging from lots of color to elevated outerwear and fringe, while favorite collections included Khaite, DVF by Henry Zankov, Kallmeyer and Conner Ives, all seen here, as well as Ralph,...
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Don’t Bug Me
That might have been the feeling of many people at the end of New York Fashion Week, but not at Thom Browne’s standout spring 2027 show, which was inspired by the Disney classic “A Bug’s Life” and featured a cast of butterflies, bees, ants and...
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Milan Sparkle
There’s a new House of Dior, this time on Via Montenapoleone in Milan with a three-story space designed by Peter Marino that’s filled with nature, and site-specific furniture and art, like the crystal bust form by Lee Bul seen here. “It’s always a...
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A Sharper Edge
Fforme’s Frances Howie is steadily growing a new American luxury brand centered around clothes, not accessories, and for spring 2027 she sharpened her exacting approach even more, although this time with a greater lightness and a bit more edge, as seen...
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All Hail Herrera
Carolina Herrera is marking its 45th anniversary this year and is seeing double-digit growth thanks to an expanded accessories offering, more daywear and fast-growing fragrance business. But under creative director Wes Gordon, seen here with models,...
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Pulling It Together
American fashion has always been about a pragmatic approach to a woman’s wardrobe — but with a twist — and Tory Burch mined that heritage in a spring 2027 collection that mixed rich textures, colorblocking and eccentric touches, plus standout shoes and...
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Peppy at the Plaza
Preppy still rules but designers are putting a modern spin on the style, and few better than Tommy Hilfiger, seen here at The Plaza with looks from his spring 2027 collection that featured updated iconic designs from his ’90s archives. The dog...
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A New Peak
Moncler on Thursday unveils its largest store in the world, a 23,630-square-foot, two-floor flagship on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan that not only signals the breadth of the brand’s offerings but also its ambitions for the U.S. market. Talk about new...
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Refined Opulence
Ralph Lauren unofficially kicks off New York Fashion Week on Wednesday with its women’s collection show, and the moment arrives as the fast-growing brand continues to be one others want to emulate — and consumers want to wear, as seen here through an...
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Keeping It Real
The Donna Karan brand has always been about smart dressing — clothes a busy professional woman can wear from day into evening — and that remained the design team’s ethos for spring 2027 but with a bit of a softer touch, as seen here in this belted wrap...
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Venice Stars
The Venice Film Festival is in full swing with screenings, award ceremonies and parties galore, and among those being honored or otherwise feted are Ellen Burstyn, George Clooney, Claire Foy, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Renzo Rosso, all seen here. It...
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WHAT TO Watch
Even as U.S. consumers continue to spend, for now, the fashion landscape over the next few months and beyond remains in flux, with U.S. brands looking overseas for growth, a flagging luxury handbag market, the potential of further designer changes and...
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Traveling in Style
“The Classic Run speaks of people who travel in elegance, of innovation, of being in step with the times, and of beautiful cars, so what better country than Italy to restart” the race, asked Pietro Beccari, chairman and chief executive officer of Louis...
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Travis and Tommy
Travis Kelce is ramping up his involvement with Tommy Hilfiger, featuring in the brand’s fall ad campaign as global ambassador and getting set for not only the upcoming NFL season but also a spring 2027 capsule with the designer. “Fashion has always...
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WHAT TO Watch
As summer wanes and the industry gets ready to sprint to the end of the year, WWD this week takes a look at what lies ahead over the next few months, beginning with the latest round of IPOs, the mass market challenge, the state of quiet luxury, a reset...
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Personal Effects
There’s a new area of fashion focus — the neckline — thanks to growing demand for statement necklaces. Collected, curated and deliberately undone, the latest styles mix precious with playful to turn personal adornment into autobiography, as seen here...
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Coach Kahn
The Coach brand has been one of fashion’s biggest success stories but as it marks its 85th anniversary, chief executive officer Todd Kahn, seen here in the company’s showroom in Manhattan, still sees plenty of room for growth — targeting $10 billion in...
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Sporty & Sweet
The Y2K celebrity off-duty look is back in new ways for resort 2027 and WWD spotlights the trend from the contemporary collections, as seen here in Sea’s viscose, rayon and lace top over Alo’s sports bra and Made Some Sportswear’s nylon pants, worn...
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Nancy’s Next Act
After a successful exit from her first brand Briogeo, entrepreneur (and mother to be) Nancy Twine is back with a new hair care venture. Called Soulstice, the masstige-priced brand looks to capitalize on consumers’ willingness to buy cross-channel.
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Michael’s Mates
Fashion week may be looming but Michael Kors wanted to invite a few friends, including Naomi Watts and Katie Holmes seen here with the designer, out East for a quiet dinner at Swifty’s to continue the celebrations of his brand’s 45th anniversary year....
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The Spin Crowd
“Icon” is an overused word, but WWD has covered many people who deserve the title — those who make the worlds of fashion and culture turn. This week’s final installment of archival photos takes a look at a few of them, as seen in this photo from the...
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Friends And Foes
Fashion can make firm friends and create equally firm foes — sometimes they involve the same people — and WWD has through the decades covered both, as seen here in this photo from the Fairchild Archives of author Truman Capote and style icon C.Z....
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Power Play
Washington, D.C., isn’t exactly renowned as a fashion capital, but there have been administrations and moments when the two worlds have blended — think the Kennedys and the Reagans, for instance; social hostesses from Evangeline Bruce to Deeda Blair,...
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All Access
Film and fashion often go hand-in-hand and throughout the decades WWD has profiled famed actors, directors and costume designers as well as visited the sets of iconic movies being made, as seen here in this photo from the Fairchild Archives of Jack...
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Turnaround Tips
Getting a fashion brand back on the growth path is easier said than done — but Coach and Ralph Lauren, looks from which are seen here, have proven it is possible. So what does it take? WWD asked the two brands’ chief executive officers, plus other...
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Big Bag Boys
What’s in the bag? From roomy totes and weekenders to supersized messenger and gym styles, big bags were a key men’s accessories statement for spring 2027, turning them into the hero of the look while offering a compelling entry point into luxury, as...
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Retail Reinvention
Retail is more competitive than ever, but Selfridges CEO André Maeder has a strategy: to evolve the store into a “retail media” platform covering everything from fashion to food, a cinema to fine dining. “We see ourselves as a platform for our...
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Liquid Gold
Water is having a moment. Not just any water — data from NielsenIQ shows that U.S. sales of standard drinking water actually declined 1.3 percent in 2025 — but a more niche subcategory of luxury “better” water. Fueled by the hydration boom, which in...
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What Do Men Want?
Menswear is in the midst of an identity crisis. Today’s market is seemingly splintered into a number of different style tribes. There is still the street customer, but now preppy, younger men are buying suits — and even ties — while the older consumer...
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Fashion Forward
FFerran Torres hasn’t touched a soccer ball since the World Cup final. Now, on a rainy afternoon this week in New York City, the 26-year-old Spanish hero is juggling barefoot for the cameras when it dawns on him: this is the first time he’s been on the...
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Scene Stealers
As Copenhagen Fashion Week becomes a must-stop on the global fashion circuit, its streets have evolved into a showcase for fearless self-expression, where bold color, playful prints and inventive layering reflect the creative energy of the city’s...
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Heating Up
The “beforehand” is now a distant memory: Arnaud is part of “this little show called ‘Heated Rivalry,’” which catapulted the actor into a new level of fame since its arrival late last year. In his portrayal of hockey player Scott Hunter, Arnaud shot...
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Big Apple Beauties
WWD toured three New York City neighborhoods on a Friday evening, capturing the city’s inhabitants as they basked not just in the glow of a post-NBA Championship win, but a more literal golden hour, too. Of course, we stopped to ask their favorite...
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Future Focused
At Sourcing Journal’s Visions of Tomorrow event, Beth Esponnette, cofounder and chief product officer at Unspun, referenced a widely shared cartoon of two cavemen struggling to haul a rock-filled cart with square wheels while a third holds up round...
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Dress Codes
Mixing formal with informal, daywear with evening, and country with city, spring 2027 is about rewriting the rules of dressing. The result is a wardrobe of unexpected combinations and sharper proportions, creating an elevated, sleek approach to...
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Kering Returns to Growth
PARIS — Kering returned to growth in the second quarter, posting its first comparable sales increase in three years as the luxury group started to reap the benefits of chief executive officer Luca de Meo’s turnaround plan. Gucci, the group’s star...
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Full Circle
Estée Lauder is coming full circle with its new launch. The beauty brand, which over the decades has had big fragrance hits with the likes of White Linen, Pleasures, Beautiful and more, is hoping to return to its blockbuster days with the launch of...
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The CEO Pay Peak
Storytelling is an essential part of fashion. Brands live and die by how they’re presented and how successfully they can romance and communicate with the consumer, who ultimately wants some bang for their buck. Turns out, there’s a lot of...
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Coats to the Max
If any brand has a hero product, it is Max Mara, which is marking its 75th year and which has almost defined the coats category with its perfectly cut styles in luxurious fabrics, an example of which is seen here — a resort design photographed at the...
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Soft Serve
In the midst of a European heat wave during the spring 2027 men’s shows, designers — like Dries Van Noten, Soshi Otsuki and Comme des Garçons, seen here—opted for fluid, soft tailoring as one of the season’s leading messages, offering cooler approach...
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Thought Experiment
It turns out the revolution in artificial intelligence requires a lot of good oldfashioned thought by living, breathing humans. The hype around the lightning-fast technology and its real world potential is consuming vast quantities of chief executive...
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Cup Crowd
As Tom Cruise said Sunday, the FIFA World Cup "brought the world together" — from New York/New Jersey Stadium to watch parties at homes globally or, as seen here, in Manhattan's Central Park, where fans convivially showed off their national colors via...
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Riding the Wave
Canadian band The Beaches — Jordan Miller, Kylie Miller, Leandra Earl and Eliza Emman-McDaniel, seen here — are having quite the year: they just performed a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden; their song “Edge of the Earth” has had a resurgence,...
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Couture Street
While there may be incredible looks on the catwalk, Paris Couture Week always turns the City of Light into one of fashion's most compelling runways. Everyone from celebrities to VICs to industry insiders don their finest — and sometimes farthest-out —...
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Fantasy Land
Couture has long been designers’ ultimate expression of fantasy. For fall 2026, they leaned into that with more imagination than ever, from oversized proportions to theatrical volumes, intricate embellishments and inventive materials to dramatic...
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Taking Shape
The fall 2026 couture collections were a feat of engineering as much as fashion, with structure a key theme. Think sharp geometric silhouettes, volumes and proportions that turned construction into the story, including corsetry where new craftsmanship...
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Natural World
Lions, tigers, fish, flowers...oh my! Nature emerged as one of the leading themes across the fall couture collections in Paris, but not in the usual way as designers went way beyond the typical floral embroideries to tap into the sea, wildlife and...
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A Growing Crush
Chanel continues to expand its Coco Crush franchise, which started in jewelry and now expands to fragrance with Coco Mademoiselle Crush Absolu, a project overseen by the brand’s perfumer creator Olivier Polge and its president of fragrance and beauty...
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The Art of Craft
For her first couture show at Fendi, Maria Grazia Chiuri returned to the house’s roots in many ways: she showed in Rome, reprised a 1985 exhibition conceived by Karl Lagerfeld and, above all, emphasized the artisanship of its ateliers with intarsia,...
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Flare Up
Over the years, fashion’s revolving door has spun several designers into houses that might not necessarily align with their natural creative expression. That doesn’t seem to be an issue with Pierpaolo Piccioli at Balenciaga, whose silhouette-intensive...
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Faster Handover
PARIS — The beauty landscape keeps shape-shifting with news that Gucci and L’Oréal have entered into a 50-year exclusive beauty license. This is one year ahead of schedule, as the Italian brand’s fragrance and beauty license was meant to expire with...
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Metal Works
Dior Unless you’re living under a rock, you’ll have heard by now that Dior’s Jonathan Anderson dressed both Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce for their wedding on Friday. Even without any official photo release, the wave of online and social coverage...
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