Bernard Arnault likes a certain shade of blue — and pale pink, too. Capping off a week in which his luxury empire LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton struck an agreement to buy Tiffany & Co. for $16.2 billion, its wines and spirits division took a majority stake in Château d’Esclans, producer of the prestige rosé […]
MILAN — When Italian retailer Stefania Mode — founded in Trapani, Sicily, in 1971 — this year decided to go through a re-branding exercise to expand its international appeal, it just played with its name, adding the S of Stefania to the word Mode. The result was Modes, the new name of Aldo Carpinteri’s fashion […]
LONDON — The Red Rose dress that walked down the fall 2019 Alexander McQueen catwalk, a voluminous piece made of intricately draped red taffeta, led Sarah Burton to explore the brand’s ongoing love affair with roses and to bring her work together with that of her predecessor, Lee McQueen. The result is “Roses,” an exhibition housed […]
Francesco Trapani has resigned from Tiffany & Co. board, effective immediately. “Mr. Trapani indicated that his decision to resign was not the result of any disagreement with registrant’s operations, policies or procedures or any matter related to registrant, but that he was resigning in order to pursue other opportunities,” according to a U.S. Securities and […]
It was no coincidence that Diana Widmaier-Picasso chose Thanksgiving to launch her latest book, “Picasso and Maya: Father and Daughter.” “That’s why I wanted to celebrate tonight,” said the vivacious art historian, who lived in the U.S. for a few years recently. “It’s a very meaningful holiday.” Giambattista Valli, Coco Brandolini, Ellen von Unwerth and […]