RAF SIMONS has spoken about his future for the first time since leaving Dior. The designer, who ended his tenure at the French house last year after just three years in charge, has spent recent months focusing on his eponymous menswear line – although industry talk of another creative director role, most notably at Calvin … Read More →
Luxury brands suing Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba Group Holding Ltd have asked a US judge to be relieved of the obligation to mediate, which they say looks futile after Alibaba founder Jack Mawas quoted in a magazine as saying he would rather lose the case than settle. Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and other brands held … Read More →