

Elizabeth Paton
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Why TikTok Users Are Blocking Celebrities
A TikTok movement is calling for followers to block famous people over their stances on the Israel-Hamas war. It began at the Met Gala.

Farfetch to Be Acquired by Coupang for $500 Million
The luxury e-commerce platform will narrowly avoid bankruptcy after the buyout from South Korea’s answer to Amazon.

Is Farfetch About to Go Bust?
For years, Farfetch was a tech darling that powered much of online luxury shopping. Now it is teetering on the brink of collapse.

From LSD to I.P.O., Birkenstock Bets Big on Its Global Empire
Once the symbol of the counterculture, lately the darlings of the fashion world, Birkenstock went public in New York.

Sarah Burton to Leave Alexander McQueen
The British designer and successor to Mr. McQueen will leave the label she has led for 13 years after one last show at Paris Fashion...

Chloé Bids Goodbye to Gabriela Hearst
The designer’s departure from the French fashion house is the latest in a string of exits at the top of the luxury industry this year.

Gucci Raid Part of Growing E.U. Antitrust Scrutiny of Fashion
Kering, Gucci’s parent company, said that it was “cooperating” with European Union regulators, who searched the Italian offices of the fashion house this week.

LVMH Shuffles Leadership at Dior and Louis Vuitton, Its Top Brands
The company’s chairman, Bernard Arnault, continues to promote his children to the luxury goods group’s key posts.

In China, Luxury Shopping Faces Ongoing Headwinds
China’s zero-Covid policy has weighed heavily on the high-end market in 2022. In the wake of recent protests, is a recovery in sight?