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    • Wednesday, 15 February, 2023
      Kering SA
      Kering sales hit by weaker Gucci performance in China and Balenciaga controversy

      Chief executive says luxury group’s sales have picked up since January

    • Friday, 2 December, 2022
      John Gapper
      Balenciaga’s shock tactics look juvenile now

      The brand’s provocations have gone too far with an ad showing children holding teddy bears in bondage gear

    • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
      Fashion
      Balenciaga’s trashed trainers tap into fashion controversy

      Shredded, stained and graffitied, the £1,290 ‘Paris’ sneakers are just the latest example of style’s flirtation with destruction

    • Saturday, 16 April, 2022
      Lauren Indvik
      Is your wardrobe an untapped asset?

      Fashion brands are launching second-hand marketplaces, making it easier for customers to buy and sell past-season merchandise

    • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
      Fashion
      Low-rise jeans? No thanks

      They are unflattering, uncomfortable, and yet for today’s generation, the only good thing about the Y2K comeback

    • Friday, 4 December, 2020
      HTSI
      Balenciaga’s big rethink

      With a new show schedule and selling season, the Kering brand is one of a handful of fashion power players leading the charge for industry change

    • Sunday, 3 March, 2019
      Womenswear Autumn/Winter 2019 shows
      Balenciaga’s brilliant ‘street’ wear looked like everything — and nothing — you’ve seen before

      Balenciaga and Hermès AW19 show reports

    • Sunday, 30 September, 2018
      FT SeriesWomenswear Spring/Summer 2019 shows
      How to stay in the present: Balenciaga SS19 show report

      Demna Gvasalia thinks he knows how to sell tailoring to millennials. Make it feel like a ‘tracksuit’ to wear

    • Sunday, 4 March, 2018
      Life & Arts
      Balenciaga, Comme des Garçons, Noir Kei Ninomiya, Junya Watanabe AW18 review: the theatre of fashion

      There have been many spectacles, but the best dramas in Paris are the ones starring the clothes

    • Friday, 5 January, 2018
      Life & Arts
      Balenciaga’s billion-euro plan

      Creative director Demna Gvasalia and chief Cédric Charbit on the changing luxury landscape — and why the phone charger is the new ballgown

    • Sunday, 1 October, 2017
      Life & Arts
      Show me the money: why the best brands are banking on ideas

      A new-look SS18 Givenchy stuck to the basics, while Balenciaga and Céline were busy with innovation

    • Wednesday, 21 June, 2017
      Life & Arts
      What’s wrong is right at Balenciaga

      Off-duty dads are the unlikely inspiration at Balenciaga, plus SS18 Paris menswear show report of Valentino

    • Thursday, 18 May, 2017
      Life & Arts
      King of couture: the genius of Cristóbal Balenciaga

      Diana Vreeland called him a ‘prophet’ but the designer’s legacy still languishes in the popular imagination. Now, a new show should change that

    • Wednesday, 26 April, 2017
      Personal & Household Goods
      Record sales at Gucci owner Kering see shares jump 11%

      Results reflect changing fortunes for luxury goods sector

    • Wednesday, 26 April, 2017
      Personal & Household Goods
      What luxury: Gucci owner’s shares jump 9% after smashing forecasts
    • Sunday, 5 March, 2017
      Life & Arts
      Demna Gvasalia reworks the house archives at Balenciaga

      The designer’s first couture offering brought a new urgency — and a touch of humour

    • Friday, 27 January, 2017
      Life & Arts
      Paris Menswear AW17 report

      Shows from Dries Van Noten, Balenciaga and more provided a reality check with wearable clothes

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2017
      Life & Arts
      Balenciaga, Valentino AW17 show report: Paris menswear

      Do you miss Bernie Sanders? Next season, head to Balenciaga

    • Sunday, 2 October, 2016
      Life & Arts
      Balenciaga SS17 show report: Paris Fashion Week

      With razor-sharp shoulders and spike-heeled spandex shoe boots — Demna Gvasalia takes the silhouette to the edge

    • Friday, 22 July, 2016
      Life & Arts
      Fashion brands build museums as archives gain value

      Brands are creating valuable archives that show off their history

    • Friday, 11 March, 2016
      Life & Arts
      Lanvin appoint Bouchra Jarrar as creative director

      The French fashion house select an under-the-radar couturier to take the helm

    • Tuesday, 8 March, 2016
      Life & Arts
      Valentino AW16 show report Paris Fashion Week

      Pierpaolo Piccioli and Maria Grazia Chiuri loosen things up at the house of romance

    • Sunday, 6 March, 2016
      Life & Arts
      Balenciaga AW16 show report Paris Fashion Week

      Couture shapes for the modern wardrobe? Demna Gvasalia had it uncovered . . . 

    • Friday, 4 March, 2016
      Life & Arts
      Vetements AW16 show report Paris Fashion Week

      Take me to church: Vetements’ holy orders

    • Wednesday, 2 March, 2016
      Life & Arts
      Maison Margiela AW16 show report Paris Fashion Week

      So many empty chairs, so few designers — the intrigue continues as Margiela kicks off the season’s final week

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