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Samantha Conti

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The Sloane Rangers Return

A new generation of image-makers is embracing the classic British style, and at the center of it all is…

Richemont Ends Year on a High, With Double-digit Sales and Growth Across All Categories, Regions

Sales climbed 11 percent at constant exchange to 22.4 billion euros in the 2025-26 fiscal year that ended on…

Flower Fans Gather in London’s Chelsea for the Greenest Show on Earth

Sanderson, Mother and Veronica Beard are among many luxury, design and fashion brands taking part in the…

Boglioli Adds the Soft Touch of Italian Tailoring to New Bond Street in London

The Italian brand known for its deconstructed, garment-dyed jackets looked for years for the right London…

Jodie Comer Is Drama’s Prima Donna

After her incredible success onstage in "Prima Facie," the British actress takes on the quiet, contemplative…

Charlotte Tilbury Adds a Wrinkle to Puig, Lauder Merger Talks

According to the Spanish economic and business publication, Expansión, new contractual demands by Charlotte…

Burberry Bounces Back With Annual Profit, Names William Jackson Chair

Jackson, founder and former CEO of Bridgepoint Group Plc, will replace Gerry Murphy as chair of the company…

Paul Smith Names Zia Zareem-Slade Managing Director in a Milestone Year

Zareem-Slade was most recently chief executive officer of the London fine jeweler Annoushka, and has held…

EXCLUSIVE: Marcia Kilgore Disrupts Again, Opening a Counter for Online Brand Beauty Pie at Liberty

"Sometimes people just want to feel a texture, smell a fragrance, see the color on their skin," said Kilgore…

Jo Malone Responds to Estée Lauder Lawsuit, Files Defense in U.K. High Court

Malone's lawyers argue the perfumer has every right to use her own name, and wonder why the Estée Lauder Cos…

Farfetch Looks to Enrich Customer Experience With Speedier Deliveries

Products bearing a Farfetch First badge will be eligible for a free upgrade to next-day delivery, and come…

EXCLUSIVE: Harvey Nichols Opens a Wellness Floor, With Pilates, Treatments and Functional Smoothies on Tap

The wellness juggernaut has reached the threshold of luxury retail, with Harvey Nichols dedicating its entire…

Looking to Make a Fresh Start, A.P.C. Names Ludivine Poiblanc Artistic Director

Poiblanc's debut collection will land at the brand's Milan showroom on May 20, and in Paris at Rue Madame on…

Peter Jensen’s Grandma Chic Silhouettes Make It to Metropolitan Museum of Art

The designer said he's "happy and newly motivated" after two of his dress designs were chosen for the Met's…

Why Food, Glorious Food, Is Beauty and Wellness’ New Frontier

Investors in the beauty space are craving spinach, cottage cheese and gut-friendly fare.