French luxury goods company Kering has announced the appointment of Cedric Charbit as CEO of Saint Laurent and Gianfranco Gianangeli as CEO of Balenciaga respectively. Both will report to Francesca Bellettini, who will transition to a new role as Kering Deputy CEO in charge of Brand...

French luxury goods company Kering has recruited Stefano Cantino as the next chief executive officer of Italian label Gucci. Cantino, who joined Gucci in May 2024 as Deputy CEO will have a seat on Kering’s Executive Committee and will report to Francesca Bellettini, Deputy CEO of Kering...

French luxury goods conglomerate Kering has named Ewa Abrams as President of its Americas division effective August 1st, 2024. She will report directly to Jean-Marc Duplaix, Deputy CEO, in charge of Operations and Finance, and succeeds Laurent Claquin who was named as its Group Chief Brand...

Luxury group Kering has named Laurent Claquin as its Chief Brand Officer. Effective July 1st, 2024, Claquin will relocate to Paris from New York City to join the Executive Committee and will report to Jean-Marc Duplaix, Deputy CEO of Kering in charge of Operations and Finance. His appointment...

French luxury group Kering has tapped Sean McGirr as Creative Director of British luxury house British luxury fashion house Alexander McQueen. McGirr succeeds Sarah Burton who announced her departure earlier last month after nearly three decades. She was appointed Head of Design for...

Italian label Gucci and its parent company, Kering has announced that Sabato De Sarno will assume the role of Creative Director for the House. The surprise announcement was made in a joint press release Saturday over two months since Alessandro Michele announced he was stepping down as...

Italian luxury goods house Bottega Veneta has appointed Matthieu Blazy as its new creative director with immediate effect. The announcement comes after Daniel Lee abruptly stepped down last week from his role which he had held since 2018. Blazy’s appointment comes as no surprise since...

French fashion group Kering announced that two of its brands Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen have stopped using fur. Both brands will join Gucci and Bottega Benetta, who are also part of the same group and have officially committed to taking fur out of their range for good since quite...

Global Luxury Fashion group Kering has appointed Actress and activist Emma Watson, Businessman Tidjane Thiam, and entrepreneur Jean Liu as Directors. The announcement was made earlier this week and marks its first steps in pursuing a new policy that focuses not only on diversity but also...

Paris-based luxury conglomerate Kering and some of its most well-known brands Balenciaga, Gucci, and Saint Laurent will manufacture face masks for French health care workers and hospitals in the fight against coronavirus. The workshops of Balenciaga, Gucci, and Saint Laurent will begin...

LVMH and Stella McCartney, are teaming up. The world’s largest fashion group announced that it had acquired shares in the British sustainable luxury fashion label after McCartney ended her 17-year partnership with rival Kering which owned half of the company. With this, LVMH will...

France plans to ban the burning of unsold luxury goods in an effort to mitigate the fashion industry’s massive waste problem and sweeping environmental impact. The announcement was made by French Deputy Ecology Minister Brune Poirson during a conference on fashion and sustainability at...

From Kering setting a minimum age for their models to Barbie receiving a CFDA award; here’s your Fashion Week in brief. Ariana Grande + Givenchy The world-renowned pop star was announced as the latest face of the French fashion house. Burberry The British fashion house launched its...