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Flying the Flag

Tom Ford Seeking New Creative Director
MILAN — Another luxury brand is seeking a new designer.As houses from Chanel to
Givenchy search for creative directors, the Tom Ford brand on Monday revealed
that Peter Hawkings is exiting the company.
LVMH Adds Value Retail To Portfolio
LONDON — Hammerson, the British real estate developer and owner of major
shopping malls across Europe, on Monday said it has agreed to sell its 42
percent stake in Value Retail, the parent company of The Bicester Collection, to
Silver Bidco Ltd.
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund Wants More of Selfridges
LONDON — Selfridges could finally be getting a boost after its minority
shareholder Rene Benko’s troubled Signa property filedfor insolvency following
the collapse of the holding company in November 2023.
Blackpink’s Lisa Named Louis Vuitton Brand Ambassador
PARIS — It’s official: Blackpink’s Lisa has joined Louis Vuitton as brand
ambassador.The K-pop star set tongues wagging when she attended the French
fashion house’s fall 2024 ready-to-wear show in March.
Gabriela Hearst Is Returning to Paris Fashion Week
Gabriela Hearst, who staged her spring 2021 collection in the French capital, is
returning to Paris Fashion Week for the spring 2025 edition.According to the
provisional calendar released Monday by the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de
la Mode, Ludovic de Saint Sernin, who showed in New York last February as part
of a collaboration with the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, and Y/ Project,
which sat out the fall 2024 runway season to focus on internal investments, are
also returning with Paris runway shows.
Diesel Unveils Seoul Location
MILAN — “It looks like a Diesel cathedral,” said creative director Glenn Martens
about the brand’s new store in Seoul.While he tuned in over Teams from Paris on
Friday, flocks of fans gathered outside the flagship as the newly appointed
ambassador and K-pop star Hoshi did the honors and celebrated Diesel’s third and
most expansive store in South Korea.
Meet France’s Flag Bearers for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
PARIS — It’s already a feat to qualify for any edition of the Olympic and
Paralympic Games. For France’s delegation, there is the added emotion of
competing on home soil for the 2024 edition.
Everything You Need to Know About the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
PARIS — If France’s recent parliamentary elections raised fears the country was
veering toward the far right, organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games opening
ceremony aim to project the opposite image of the country: open, inclusive and
environmentally conscious.
Olympic Uniforms And the Inspirations Behind the Designs
In 1992, Issey Miyake designed uniforms for Team Lithuania to wear during the
opening ceremony of the Olympics in Barcelona — Lithuania was competing for the
first time as an independent nation following the dissolution of the Soviet
Union.
Antoine Arnault on Why Luxury And Sports Make Good Bedfellows
PARIS — Since LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton announced a year ago that it had
signed on as premium partner of the 2024 Paris and Paralympic Olympic Games, the
luxury conglomerate has been involved in every aspect of the sporting
competition.
How Fashion and Accessories Brands Are Tapping Into Paris’ Olympic Spirit
With only days to go to the 2024 Paris Olympic opening ceremony, WWD has a look
at how the international sporting competition and its spirit have inspired
fashion and beauty brands from around the world.
Champs-Élysées Undergoes Wide-ranging Makeover
PARIS — As Paris prepares to welcome millions of visitors for the Olympic Games
and Paralympic Games, the Avenue des Champs-Élysées is ready for its closeup.
The Art of Sport Is On Display in Paris
PARIS — There are Olympic– and Paralympic-related art exhibitions galore in and
around Paris this summer, just in time for the Games to begin.
Books Explore Paris And the Olympic Spirit
As Paris begins its final warm-up ahead of the 2024 Summer Games kicking off on
Friday, two new books will help set the pace.Assouline is offering a dive into
moments of sporting excellence from past Olympic and Paralympic Games while
Louis Vuitton‘s latest city guide provides some of the best addresses to be a
champion at navigating the French capital.
Nike to Create Immersive Experience At Centre Pompidou
In addition to outfitting a large number of athletes for the Paris Olympics,
Nike is partnering with the Centre Pompidou, one of the most storied landmarks
in the city, for a unique celebration of sport and culture during the Games.
Beauty Takes to the Starting Block for the Games
PARIS — The 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games will allow beauty players to
flex their muscles like never before.A confluence of reasons feed into this.
Beauty Goes for the Gold
PARIS — The 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games are an unprecedented
opportunity for beauty brands to amplify their message worldwide through sports
marketing.
Beauty Shopping Is the Newest Olympic Sport
PARIS – Fencing. Swimming. Track-andfield. Beauty shopping.Wait. What?The latter
could indeed be considered an off-calendar sport during the Paris Olympics and
Paralympic Games this summer.
Door Dashers
Charlotte Tilbury has opened its second “Beauty Wonderland” U.S. store, at
Miami’s Aventura Mall. At the shop, consumers can opt into beauty services
including the brand’s one-hour Signature Glow Facial, buy products and consult
with the brand’s makeup artists.
TikTok’s Top-performing Makeup Indies
Call it indie agility.According to data from Dash Hudson, indie makeup brands
are outpacing the total beauty industry in terms of engagement rate and follower
growth on TikTok, averaging 4.
Biotech Firm Debut Is Getting Into The Contract Manufacturing Business
Debut is dipping its toes into the contract manufacturing business, with the
goal of bringing biotech ingredients to the masses.After witnessing an increase
in demand, especially among midsize beauty businesses, the San Diego-based
biotech start-up is launching BiotechXBeautyLabs, a formulation development and
contract manufacturing business for white-label products.
Olaplex’s Biggest Innovation Since Launching Focuses on Curly Hair Types
Olaplex is taking on new hair types in its home channel.The hair care brand is
debuting a salon treatment, and a complementary retail product, with its Bond
Shaping Technology – a new innovation that focuses on curly, wavy and coily hair
textures.
Meet L.A.’s Contrapposto: Where Luxury Meets Personalized Artistry
An American Biologique Recherche? Nick Axelrod-Welk aims to offer just that with
Contrapposto — the cosmetic dermatology clinic in West Hollywood he opened with
his husband and business partner, Casey Axelrod-Welk.
Porto Montenegro Hosts International Fashion Festival
Underscoring the role of exclusive experiences in fanning fashion purchases
today, designers from Paris, Milan and Dubai converged on Montenegro over the
weekend to offer just that.
Kate Upton Hosts New Design Competition Series ‘Dress My Tour’ for Hulu
For the Milan leg of her “Eras” tour, Taylor Swift recently debuted a new
tiger-print Roberto Cavalli minidress, designed by Fausto Puglisi.
Fashion Scoops
Still ClassicBurberry is back for a second installment of its Classics edit with
two new faces.The campaign, shot by Davit Giorgadze, features model Kai-Isaiah
Jamal and Lennon Gallagher, the son of Liam Gallagher, the former lead vocalist
of the rock band Oasis, and British actress Patsy Kensit.

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