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Op-Ed | Tapestry-Capri and Pricey Purses Are the Wrong Targets for Trustbusters
It’s handbags at dawn over Tapestry Inc.’s $8.5 billion takeover bid for rival Capri Holdings Ltd. The US Federal Trade Commission on Monday filed suit …
Op-Ed | How Long Can Adidas Surf the ‘Terrace’ Trend?
The popularity of its retro sneakers, as well as its Gazelle, Campus and Handball Spezial shoes, was the main driver of last week’s upgrade to forecasts for …
Op-Ed | Birth Control Has a TikTok Problem
Myths about birth control are as old as the hills. But social media platforms, in particular TikTok and Instagram, are allowing false information to proliferate …
Op-Ed | Puig is Betting We Haven’t Reached Peak Beauty
Puig Brands SA is betting on the Fragrance Index for its multibillion-euro initial public offering. But the owner of Charlotte Tilbury, Jean Paul Gaultier and Nina …
Op-Ed | Tod’s Investors Should Push for Higher Price in L Catterton Buyout
Driving-shoe maker Tod’s SpA always looked like a private company, what with the Italian Della Valle family having a majority. Now it soon might be. The founding …
Op-Ed | With Zac Posen, Gap Needs to Avoid Repeating a Big Mistake
Gap Inc. is aiming for a piece of the runway. The San Francisco-based company, which owns Old Navy, Banana Republic, Athleta and its namesake brand …
Op-Ed | Is It Time to Break Up Luxury Behemoth LVMH?
When Bernard Arnault presents LVMH’s annual earnings on Thursday, investors and analysts will be hanging on to his every word as they try to decipher …
Op-Ed | Avon’s Next CEO Needs to Be a Miracle Worker
LONDON, United Kingdom — Avon Products Inc. is throwing cargo overboard, but its ship is still sinking. The door-to-door cosmetics seller announced on Thursday that …
Op-Ed | The World Just Can’t Get Enough Louis Vuitton Handbags
PARIS, France — Just how many Louis Vuitton monogrammed handbags does the world need? A lot, it seems. Strong demand at the label best known …
Op-Ed | Secrets of the Booming Beauty Business
NEW YORK, United States — The beauty industry is thriving like never before, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at the stock market. Shares of …
Op-Ed | Kylie Jenner Isn’t the Only Reason Ulta Gets Gen Z
NEW YORK, United States — I wouldn’t blame Ulta Beauty executives if they were humming Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” around the office this week. The …
Op-Ed | This Italian Influencer Flew Too Close to the Digital Sun
A year before the pandemic, Brunello Cucinelli, the “quiet luxury” baron who lives in a hilltop town in Umbria, told me he believed that soon, …
Op-Ed | Why I Support New York’s Fashion Act
Two decades prior to the Business Roundtable’s awakening to the merits of stakeholder capitalism, I had the good fortune to serve on the executive team …
Op-Ed | Fashion’s Materials Revolution Is Here to Stay
Over the past 10 years, some $3 billion has poured into innovating the fabric of the fashion industry, driving excitement around next-generation materials like mushroom …
Op-Ed | Circularity Is a Fashionable Fantasy
By the end of the decade, fast-fashion giant H&M Group has committed to double its sales while halving its environmental footprint. To achieve this Herculean …
Op-Ed | Debunking the Quiet Luxury Myth
“Quiet luxury”: it’s the newest fashion trend that’s spreading like wildfire. Or is it? Media reports and countless TikTok videos suggest this style of dressing …
Op-Ed | Yeezy Was Never Going to Save Gap. What Can?
It’s been nine months since Gap Inc. ousted its chief executive officer. Since then, it’s ended a once-promising partnership with rapper Ye (formerly Kanye West), …
Op-Ed | Go Big or Go Hyper-Niche
In late January, after speculation that anyone from Tom Ford to Harry Styles would succeed Alessandro Michele at Gucci, owner Kering revealed that behind-the-scenes Valentino …
Op-Ed | When Sustainable Fashion Does More Harm Than Good
Replace “sustainable” with “less bad” in today’s fashion headlines and you get a more accurate picture of reality: “Less Bad Fashion Trends You Need To …