The Lyst Index, a quarterly overview of the most popular fashion brands and products worldwide, once again offered insight into what was happening in the industry. The ranking was compiled based on the search behaviour of 160 million shoppers per year, both on and off the Lyst platform, as well as sales data and global social media activity. Q1...
Apr 30, 2025
French fashion giant Dior named the highly-rated designer Jonathan Anderson as creative director of Dior Men on Thursday. Anderson, 40, quit Loewe last month after more than a decade in which he turned around the fortunes of the heritage Spanish brand. The Northern Irish designer -- an influential tastemaker with many A-list fans -- made the...
Apr 17, 2025
Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, the founders of New York-based luxury fashion house Proenza Schouler, are taking over the creative reins of Loewe. The Spanish luxury brand is already finding new creative captains a week after Jonathan Anderson announced his departure. What can we expect from McCollough and Hernandez for Loewe? McCollough...
Mar 24, 2025
The appointment of Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez as creative directors at Loewe, marks the culmination of months of feverish speculation within the industry. The move had been widely anticipated since the American designers announced their departure from Proenza Schouler in January, fueling rumours that they were bound for a major...
Loewe has appointed Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, the founders of the brand Proenza Schouler, as the new creative heads of the Spanish fashion house. McCollough and Hernandez will be responsible for the creative direction of all collections across womenswear, menswear, leather goods, and accessories, Loewe's parent company LVMH announced...
Spanish fashion house Loewe has partnered with luxury cognac brand Hennessy to create a special, limited-edition decanter for Hennessy Paradis. The first partnership between Loewe and Hennessy Paradis, part of the LVMH conglomerate, the collaboration sees the two brands come together to share their mutual appreciation for complex artisanal...
Mar 20, 2025
Madrid – In a major announcement, Jonathan Anderson’s departure from the creative direction of Loewe has been confirmed. He took on the role in 2013, and now, 11 years later, he will pass the baton to a new design lead, who is yet to be confirmed. Anderson successfully renovated and revitalised the legacy of the historic Madrid-based fashion...
Mar 18, 2025
Following persistent rumours that have been gathering momentum in recent months, Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson has announced his departure from the creative directorship at Spanish fashion house Loewe. He had held the position for the past 11 and a half years, during which time he completely revitalised the aura, essence, and...
Mar 17, 2025
As Paris Fashion Week draws the curtain on the month-long womenswear season, the collections—ranging from headline-grabbing debuts (Sarah Burton at Givenchy, Haider Ackermann at Tom Ford) to pointed social commentary (Comme des Garcons, Balenciaga)—reflect an industry in flux. Just as the global fashion economy seemed to have regained its...
Mar 12, 2025
Proenza Schouler, the New York-based luxury fashion house, announced that founders Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez will step down as creative directors effective January 31st. While the fashion industry has been speculating the designer duo is headed to Loewe, with LVMH rumoured to announce Jonathan Anderson is moving to Dior, the news of...
Jan 15, 2025
Nothing is as constant as change – it may sound like a cliché, but the fashion industry proves it year after year, particularly when it comes to its creative directors. While change has long been a defining feature of the fashion world, the creative upheavals of 2024 have been nothing short of unprecedented in their frequency. FashionUnited...
Dec 31, 2024
The luxury industry is in flux, grappling with shifting consumer preferences, economic pressures, and a pronounced slowdown in growth. For many houses, 2024 is not ending on a high note. Sales growth, once propelled by logo-laden accessories and high-visibility branding, is losing momentum as younger, more discerning shoppers increasingly favour...
Dec 24, 2024