So, here’s what happens after the happily ever after: No firm buyer for Christian Lacroix. Frontrunner Sheikh Hassan Ben Ali al-Naimi, who is close to the ruling family of the…
The CIT Group filed for bankruptcy over the weekend, which again spells more bad news for the fashion industry. CIT was the one of the USA’s largest lenders to retailers.…
I wondered about Integral’s effect on Yohji Yamamoto, Inc.’s future work yesterday, mainly because of the less recent questions surrounding Martin Margiela’s exit from his eponymous label. Critics wondered if…
Tokyo-based investment firm Integral is bailing Yohji Yamamoto, Inc. and Limi Yamamoto, Inc. out. Business as usual, or so it seems. Integral To Buy Yohji Yamamoto Inc Out Of Bankruptcy…
Tonight I’m not on the side of the big bad corporate giants: there is something rather moving about the final whimper of a brand that once had dreams as big…
So, Christian Lacroix has filed for bankruptcy protection (thanks js f.) — is this the end of haute couture as we know it? Luxury’s gone as mass market as it…
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