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Despite disappointing third-quarter results, the fashion behemoth is ramping up store expansion and preparing to launch a new brand.

Nicola Formichetti debuted his new handbag line for Mugler on his spring runway.

Kristen Stewart dressed in a yellow biker jacket and printed black jeans.

Guillaume Henry laced his signature blend of retro elements with the inky colors and delicate curlicues of Art Nouveau.

Martine Sitbon tapped into fashion’s current love affair with the Swinging Sixties with a Mod-inspired collection for Rue du Mail.

She will help grow the company’s namesake fine jewelry brand, as well as Miriam Salat, its high-end contemporary business.

Until now Yu Wenxia has had zero exposure to the luxury world, having grown up on a farm in the Heliongjiang province in northern China.

Models mingled with guests and also appeared in a video projected in a loop.

The designer chose India to inform his spring lineup — yet not of the Bollywood variety.

Executives at The Wall Street Journal were said to have done their best to hold onto her but to no avail.

Asia is certainly in the air this season. So, too, are white, black and an abundance of pajama pants.

The collection was all intensely worked, yet with the end result of a fabulous lightness that relinquished none of the strength of the Balenciaga woman.

The designer was in thrall of flou for her spring show, a torpid parade of trailing chiffon sleeves and billowing, featherweight jersey.

Three of the fashion house’s best-known designers reminisce about their tenure.

Founder and designer Gaby Aghion broke new ground with her innovative approach to fashion and branding.

The president and ceo of Richemont’s fashion division discusses the brand’s history and potential.

Image building at the house has consistently supported the iconoclastic essence of its fashions.

The brand’s scents are nothing if not romantic and floral.

A look back at the house through the years.

The designer is slated to show her third runway collection for the fashion house on Monday.

Ralph Toledano is credited with having masterminded the house’s now full-fledged product range.

Elettra Wiedemann attended the spring show.

“Chloé: Attitudes,” which opens Saturday at the contemporary art museum Palais de Tokyo, captures the essence of a brand with big personality.

In the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, sales at the company advanced 19 percent to 21 million pounds, or $33.6 million.

The French contemporary brand staged a catwalk presentation on the building site of its future hotel.

Inès de la Fressange and Dree Hemingway attended.

Olivier Rousteing showed an early-Nineties play via bold patterns and exaggerated shapes, particularly with strong shoulders.

The designer, who has a proclivity for darkness, was channeling a lighter spirit. The result was nothing short of terrific.

The two companies have signed a definitive merger agreement.

During a preview, Peter Copping said he wanted to put an English slant on the French house.

A higher tax rate, lower gross margins and an increase in expenses hurt the bottom line.

Inside, she discusses her bout with breast cancer, plus her upcoming Broadway musical adaptation of the movie “Diner,” her children and making music.

The designer prefers to populate his runway with options, and this season he funneled them through a Saint Laurent-cum-Eighties lens.

The new men’s eau de toilette, Trussardi My Land, hits stores at the end of September.

Myriad designers have taken the helm,but the carefree nature of the house has always ruled its aesthetic.

The Japanese designer sat down for an interview with WWD at his headquarters in Tokyo just more than a week before his Paris runway show.

Christopher Finazzo, Aéropostale’s former chief merchandising officer, has a date set with a Brooklyn federal court for Nov. 12.

The Danes have paired up to show some of Jensen’s archival pieces alongside Yde’s ready-to-wear collection in Paris this week.

Thursday’s highlights included accessible chic at Balenciaga and a modern kind of sexy at Lanvin.