Articles by Don-Alvin Adegeest
Balenciaga bids farewell to Demna with a couture collection rooted in craft, not controversy
Demna’s final bow at Balenciaga arrived not with spectacle but with subtlety, a word rarely associated with the designer who has redefined the house over nearly a decade. The maison's 54th haute couture collection, shown Wednesday in Paris, was both a personal farewell and a statement of return: to construction, to silhouette, and to the...
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LVMH Reinstates Michael Burke to lead Americas as focus shifts West
LVMH has appointed Michael Burke as Chairman and CEO of LVMH Americas, marking a high-profile return for one of Bernard Arnault’s most trusted lieutenants. Burke will oversee North and Latin American operations, including key brands like Tiffany & Co., Marc Jacobs, and Sephora, as well as growing real estate interests in the U.S. Once thought to...
PeopleJul 8, 2025
A Spanish startup launches AI tool to streamline fashion’s creative engine
A new Barcelona-based start-up, Artiso, has emerged with a bold promise: to digitise and accelerate fashion’s most sacred process - creativity itself. With its AI-powered SaaS platform now officially launched, Artiso aims to streamline the end-to-end journey from initial concept to campaign delivery, targeting the inefficiencies that often bog...
Fashion Jul 8, 2025
Celine signals evolution, not rupture, under Michael Rider
Few debuts in recent memory have been as self‑assured, or as finely calibrated to the realities of the luxury business, as Michael Rider’s first outing for Celine during Paris Men’s Fashion Week on Sunday. Presented co‑ed inside the house’s 16 Rue Vivienne atelier, the collection treated Celine’s heritage as a living archive rather than a museum...
Fashion |Opinion FeaturedJul 7, 2025
Valentino CEO exit looms, raising questions for Kering deal
Speculation is mounting over who could succeed Jacopo Venturini after Valentino confirmed its chief executive has taken sick leave amid reports he is poised to depart. Industry insiders point to Riccardo Bellini, the former Chloé chief who in January became managing director of Valentino‑owner Mayhoola, as a likely internal contender, given his...
BusinessMemberJul 4, 2025
H&M turns to AI ‘digital twins’ in new campaign, as fashion grapples with blurred realities
Fast‑fashion giant H&M has become the latest retailer to put artificial intelligence at the centre of its marketing, releasing a campaign that replaces flesh‑and‑blood models with photorealistic “digital twins” posed against stylised backdrops of cityscapes. The first tranche of images, unveiled on 2 July, forms part of a broader experiment the...
Fashion Jul 4, 2025
Kate Moss’s wellness label Cosmoss collapses, underscoring the volatility of celebrity ventures
Cosmoss, the premium skincare and wellness label founded by supermodel Kate Moss in 2022, has entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation barely two years after launch, according to filings at Companies House. Filed documents show liquidators were appointed at the end of June and a winding-up resolution was passed on 25 June. The business disclosed...
BusinessFeaturedMemberJul 3, 2025
Smythson acquisition signals Oakley Capital’s deeper move into luxury heritage portfolios
Smythson of Bond Street, the 137-year-old British purveyor of leather goods and paper-based luxury, has secured a new chapter in its storied evolution through investment from Oakley Capital. The move positions Smythson within Oakley’s increasingly focused play on heritage-led, high-margin lifestyle brands via its Iconic BrandCo platform. The...
BusinessFeaturedMemberJul 1, 2025
Shanghai Bridal Fashion Showroom bets on value-driven brides as wedding boom cools
The organisers of next month’s Shanghai Bridal Fashion Showroom are leaning on breadth, price segmentation and a dose of soft power to keep China at the centre of the global bridal trade. The fair, which runs 16-18 July at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, will bring more than 200 labels from 14 countries and regions and preview some...
Fashion Jun 30, 2025
Prada criticised in India over sandal design seen as appropriation
Prada has come under criticism in India after unveiling a sandal design during Milan Fashion Week that closely resembles the traditional Kolhapuri chappal, a handcrafted leather slipper with origins in 12th-century Maharashtra. Images of the braided leather footwear sparked backlash from Indian artisans and lawmakers, who accused the brand of...
Fashion Jun 30, 2025