“Hot town, summer in the city,” were the lyrics to B.B. King’s greatest classic, and the leitmotif of an insouciantly chic Hermès collection staged on a steamy Saturday in Paris. See catwalkHermes – Spring-Summer2026 – Menswear – France – Paris – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight Presented inside the Conseil de Surveillance, a temple to French 1930s Rationalist architecture,…
The most fertile imagination in menswear, that would be Craig Green for the uninitiated, staged his latest show in Paris on Sunday, and it was, in a word, sensational. Craig Green spring/summer 2026 collection in Paris – Launchmetrics Riffing through materials, epochs, cultural references and diverse artistic moods to create the most original menswear of…
Harrods’ fashion buying director Simon Longland has been pulling together his thoughts on Paris Fashion Week‘s menswear and in a week when there was “a rare sense of cohesion”, his favourite collections were from Dior, Junya Watanabe, Saint Laurent, and Lemaire. See catwalkDior Men – Spring-Summer2026 – Menswear – France – Paris – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight Longland…
Three creators caught the eye this weekend in Paris for bold aesthetic statements and insights into where men, and menswear, is heading: Willy Chavarria, Kolor, and Riefe. Willy Chavarria: Return to Huron Willy Chavarria returned to his roots, referencing Huron, his hometown in California, in a show that was a counterblast to neo-fascistic intolerance in…
2024 was a year of “transition” within the Clarks business “as internal and external factors created a variety of challenges”, its owner said in its latest results filing at Companies House. Clarks The parent company of the Clarks brand, C&J Clark (No1) Limited has filed its figures for the full 2024 financial period and said…
By Bloomberg Published June 30, 2025 In 2020, Carlo Aragon started the ‘Salomonology’ Instagram page as a fashion moodboard to help him decide whether to invest $150 in a pair of Salomon XT-6s. Cortesía He bought it, liking how the shoes looked “unorthodox.” Others did too — the account now has almost 150,000 followers, intrigued…
By Reuters Published June 30, 2025 Parvus Asset Management, a hedge fund registered in Britain, has raised its stake in Kering, a filing by France’s financial regulator showed on Friday, now holding around 5% of the group’s share capital. See catwalkGucci – Cruise Collection2026 – Womenswear – Florence – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight The filing comes as Kering…
By Reuters Published June 30, 2025 Louis Vuitton‘s latest Shanghai store is not your average luxury flagship. The 30-meter-high, ship-shaped store, “The Louis”, is billed as an experience, and houses an exhibition space and cafe in Shanghai’s downtown Nanjing Road shopping strip. Reuters “The Louis”, which had a grand opening on Thursday, will undoubtedly draw…
By AFP Published June 30, 2025 Jacquemus closed Paris Men’s Fashion Week on Sunday at the Château de Versailles, with a Spring-Summer 2026 collection that drew on his peasant roots. Jacquemus spring-summer 2026 show at the Château de Versailles, June 29, 2025 – AFP GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT After presenting his “Le Chouchou” show there…
French biosourced textile dye specialist Ever Dye has announced the raising of €15 million to finance its move to an industrial scale. Ever Dye The Romainville-based company led this round of financing with Crédit Mutuel Innovation and the Daphni fund, while Ring Capital, EIC Fund and 2021 Next took part in the deal along with…
