Articles by Don-Alvin Adegeest
Fashion brands brace for China’s export shift
Facing escalating tariffs from the U.S. and political uncertainty, Chinese manufacturers are rapidly refocusing their export strategies, shifting their gaze to Europe, Southeast Asia, and domestic e-commerce in a bid to weather the latest rupture in global trade. According to the Financial Times, exports to Europe surged 12 percent in May, with...
BusinessMemberJun 22, 2025
With a new ad business, has Farfetch found its feet under Coupang?
Farfetch was once the undisputed pioneer of luxury fashion online, a platform that married technological innovation with an insider’s grasp of fashion’s nuanced codes. But following its high-profile acquisition by South Korea’s Coupang at the end of 2023, the company has entered a new chapter, one marked less by editorial curation and more by...
BusinessMemberJun 20, 2025
LVMH feels strain of luxury slowdown as succession questions loom
Bernard Arnault, the 76-year-old titan behind LVMH, is facing one of the most serious reckonings of his tenure atop the world’s largest luxury group. Against a backdrop of falling demand in China, geopolitical trade friction in the US, and mounting internal complexity, LVMH has seen over 220 billion euros erased from its market value since its...
BusinessMemberJun 20, 2025
LCCA partners with Uwill to support creative talent wellbeing
As expectations of student care in creative education changes, the London College of Contemporary Arts (LCCA) has partnered with Uwill, the global mental health and wellness platform, to launch a new campus-wide initiative offering immediate access to counselling services for its 8,000-strong student and staff body. The privately owned higher...
SchoolsJun 19, 2025
Could Hodakova’s Ellen Larsson be Marni’s next creative director?
As rumours swirl around the creative leadership of Italian fashion house Marni, one name has emerged: Ellen Hodakova Larsson, the Swedish designer behind the critically lauded label Hodakova and winner of the 2024 LVMH Prize. WWD first reported Larsson is being considered as a possible successor to Francesco Risso, whose tenure at Marni has been...
PeopleJun 19, 2025
NikeSkims promised disruption, but where is the collection?
In an industry perpetually hunting for its next blockbuster collaboration, few partnerships have generated as much noise, and anticipation, as NikeSkims, the joint venture between sportswear behemoth Nike and Kim Kardashian’s billion-dollar shapewear label, Skims. But despite a bold promise made in February to “disrupt the global fitness and...
RetailFeaturedJun 19, 2025
Why jewellery Is taking centre stage in festival season
As the summer festival season unfolds, the fashion industry once again turns its attention to the proving ground of trend experimentation: the music field. But while wellington boots and crochet tops are a given, it’s jewellery that’s quietly becoming the most expressive—and commercially potent—layer of the look. Pandora UK’s latest study on...
Fashion FeaturedJun 19, 2025
A new report links public funds to labour abuses in Pakistan’s textile sector
A new report from Swedwatch, the Swedish NGO focused on business, human rights and environmental responsibility, has exposed troubling failings in Europe’s procurement framework, failings that are allowing exploitative labour practices in Pakistan’s textile industry to persist, despite stated commitments to sustainability and human rights. The...
Fashion Jun 17, 2025
Can a car guy save Kering? Luca de Meo steps into fashion’s toughest role
When Luca de Meo clocks in as CEO of Kering this September, just days before Milan Fashion Week, it won’t be to tweak a machine humming along smoothly. Instead, the man who breathed new life into automotive brands like Renault and Fiat, walks into a fashion empire in crisis. Kering’s market value has plummeted by over 60 percent since its peak...
Business|Opinion FeaturedMemberJun 17, 2025
US Consumer sentiment rebounds, offering relief to retailers
US consumer sentiment jumped in June by the largest margin since early 2024, signaling a potential rebound in consumer confidence just as the retail sector eyes relief from persistent inflationary pressures and geopolitical trade anxieties. The University of Michigan’s preliminary sentiment index rose to 60.5, an 8.3-point increase over May,...
RetailJun 16, 2025