Fashion designer Virgil Abloh dies of cancer at 41
November 29, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Virgil Abloh, a leading designer whose groundbreaking fusions of streetwear and high couture made him one of the most celebrated tastemakers in fashion and beyond, has died of cancer.
Tod’s shares soar on $90.5m deal with French group LVMH
April 23, 2021 GMTMILAN (AP) —
LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault and Tod’s founder Diego Dalle Valle are further cementing their 20-year friendship with a deal for the French group to increase its stake in the Italian luxury goods maker...
Germany’s Birkenstock selling majority stake to investors
February 26, 2021 GMTBERLIN (AP) — Germany's Birkenstock, known for its upmarket sandals, said Friday it is selling a majority stake to private equity firm L Catteron and affiliates including Financière Agache, the family investment company of French billionaire Bernard Arnault...
Fendi taps Dior designer Kim Jones to succeed Karl Lagerfeld
September 9, 2020 GMTROME (AP) — Rome fashion house Fendi announced Wednesday that Kim Jones is succeeding the late Karl Lagerfeld as creative director of haute couture, ready-to-wear and fur collections for women...
Homeless activists outside Notre Dame demand ‘a roof too’
April 22, 2019 GMTPARIS (AP) — Dozens of public housing advocates protested outside the gutted Notre Dame in Paris Monday to demand that France's poorest be remembered after donors pledged $1 billion to rebuild the cathedral and its destroyed roof...