Articles by Don-Alvin Adegeest
Don-Alvin Adegeest is a consultant and specialist in brand strategy, communication, and design with extensive experience in the fashion and luxury retail industries. Since 2003, he has collaborated with FashionUnited as a senior editor, contributing analysis, interviews, and in-depth reports focused on the international fashion business. His career includes leadership roles at companies such as Hugo Boss or LVMH giving him a deep understanding of the market and the sector’s value chain.
Calvin Klein’s Carolyn Bessette moment is an opportunity PVH didn’t take
When Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy appears on screen in the new television series Love Story: JFK Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, viewers see a fashion moment that once defined an era: slip dresses, camel coats, clean tailoring and an almost monastic restraint. It was the look of 1990s Calvin Klein, the label where Bessette worked as a publicist before...
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Haider Ackermann finds the sweet spot between seduction and restraint at Tom Ford
Everyone once in a while a runway show transcends the season, eclipsing expectations and injecting a genuine sense of excitement into the month-long fashion marathon. That moment came in Paris with Haider Ackermann’s presentation for Tom Ford Autumn Winter 2026. Paris Fashion Week is no stranger to spectacle - see Dior’s spectacular...
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Milan Fashion Week was an era of infinite opinions. Who is fashion really for?
As Milan Fashion Week drew to a close, one thing felt undeniable: everyone is now a fashion critic. Not just the front row. Not just the legacy editors. But analysts, Substack writers, TikTok commentators, luxury consultants, meme accounts and armchair aesthetes alike. The more interesting question is not whether opinions are polarised, they...
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Wuthering Heights rolls out global fashion-led marketing campaign
What appears at first glance to be another prestige literary adaptation has emerged as one of the most extensive fashion and lifestyle marketing campaigns attached to a film release, not seen since Barbie. Wuthering Heights has been supported by a global, multi-category rollout that positions the film less as a standalone cultural product and...
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When the moment is the message: fashion marketing at sports’ biggest stages
Arriving at the top of the escalator in Antwerp’s flagship Zara store, shoppers are met with a mannequin dressed head to toe in white. The look is instantly recognisable. Worn by Bad Bunny during his Super Bowl performance, it went viral within hours. Much of the post-game commentary focused on the estimated “media value” of the appearance, but...
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Pieter Mulier’s arrival at Versace signals a reset for the Italian luxury house
Thursday’s announcement that Pieter Mulier will become chief creative officer of Versace confirms what fashion circles had been whispering for months. The Prada Group and Versace jointly confirmed the appointment, positioning the Belgian designer at the creative helm of one of fashion’s most iconic names as it enters a new chapter under Italian...
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Crocs bets on feeling over function as comfort footwear enters its confidence era
Comfort footwear is no longer having a moment, it is the moment. Recent earnings from Birkenstock and Deckers underline what many retailers already see on the shop floor: consumers are investing in shoes that prioritise wearability, and they are doing so without waiting for discounts. Against that backdrop, Crocs’ newly unveiled global brand...
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AI shopping assistants gain traction, but early missteps risk losing customers
AI is fast becoming part of the online shopping journey, but fashion retailers face a narrow margin for error. According to a new survey of 2,000 consumers in the US and UK, 66 percent of shoppers have already tried, or are open to using, an AI assistant such as ChatGPT or a retailer’s own tool when shopping online. Yet the same research...
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What’s next for Alaïa?
When Pieter Mulier presents his final collection for Alaïa this March, it will close one of the quietest yet most effective creative tenures in recent Paris fashion. Quiet not because it lacked impact, quite the opposite, but because it resisted spectacle in favour of consistency, restraint and a deep respect for the house’s codes. After...
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Adidas expands football marketing in World Cup run-up
As the countdown to the FIFA World Cup 2026 gathers pace, Adidas is laying the groundwork early, rolling out a 360-degree marketing strategy that blends streetwear credibility, experiential retail and football culture, well beyond the pitch. This week, the German sportswear giant announced a collaboration between Adidas Originals and Japanese...
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