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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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