Nair is succeeding billionaire co-owner and chairman of privately held Chanel, Alain Wertheimer, as CEO. The luxury fashion house Chanel has chosen Leena Nair, an industry outsider from India and longtime executive at Unilever, to be its new CEO. Nair said in a Twitter post that she was “humbled and […]
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Think of the world’s most stylish people and, until recently, the likes of David Beckham, Rihanna or Kate Moss might have been mooted. But in 2021, according to Google’s Year in Search report, they have been trumped by an unlikely name: Adam Sandler. The 55-year-old actor, known for the 90s […]
Top fashion designer Virgil Abloh, the artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear collection, died on Sunday at the age of 41 from cancer, the fashion and luxury house’s French owner LVMH has announced. Abloh, the American-born son of Ghanaian immigrants who became fashion’s highest-profile Black designer, also worked as a […]
What treasures might the “1{a78e43caf781a4748142ac77894e52b42fd2247cba0219deedaee5032d61bfc9}” pull out of their Christmas stockings on 25 December? This year, there’s likely to be a cashmere baseball cap in the mix. This accessory – distinguished by its lack of logo – is poised to become a sought-after gift for the super-rich, with menswear retailers, […]
Cyber Monday sales may get customers filling their carts, but popular online retailer PrettyLittleThing has been criticized for its promotional stunt of a 100{a78e43caf781a4748142ac77894e52b42fd2247cba0219deedaee5032d61bfc9} discount. Yes, the fast fashion merchant, a fixture among influencers thanks to its trendy pieces and celebrity collaborations, has been giving away free clothes to a […]
Virgil Abloh, the prolific fashion designer known for styling stars like Kanye West and Kid Cudi, died Sunday after a private battle with cancer. He was 41. Abloh’s death was announced in a post to his Instagram account, as well as in a tweet by LVMH, the parent company of […]