WWD Special Edition: September 9, 2016

Andrew’s first collection for the brand will bow for pre-fall 2017/18.

The storied Paris department store hopes to become profitable again despite a morose retail environment and falling tourist numbers.

Woolsey was formerly a digital executive at Barneys.

North American shorelines and campus life inspired Tomas Maier’s spiffy spring collection.

Sylvie Millstein focused on wardrobe refreshers that combined French insouciance with the exotic.

Jade Lai harnessed folklore, Frida Kahlo and Mexico City in a vibrant spring lineup.

The designer channeled her inner hippie in a personal, playful spring collection.

Sixties surf culture was the inspiration behind this playful, energetic collection.

Lauren Hutton served as muse for this versatile, effortlessly cool collection.

Laura Vassar and Kris Brock channeled a feeling of “desert calm” in their latest lineup.

Marissa Webb continued to offer her girl a calculated fashion formula: feminine meets masculine.

Seventies folk music festivals inspired the British designer’s print-centric lineup.

Rosetta Getty designed a chic, feminine collection that also offered versatility.

Öhlin/D’s lineup was a modern and romantic evolution for the knit-centric brand.

Artisans from India and Bolivia collaborated in the creation of this comfortable, feminine collection.

Charles Youssef married tech and fashion to create a virtual pastel feast.

Dark heroines inspired the collection’s tension between girlishness and grunge.

Tracy Feith and Winnie Beattie continued their pursuit of the Seventies-vintage, surf culture-obsessed, cool girl on the go.

In this collection inspired by Africa, the focus was on handcrafted details rather than tribal prints.

The designer continued her mission to simplify women’s lives by offering them a core wardrobe — and creative complements.

In this largely uncharted era of “see-it-buy-it-wear-it,” in which some runway fashion is immediately available for consumer purchase, WWD is spot-checking the system. Here’s the first dispatch, today about shopping Tom Ford, online and in-store.

Executives from Gap, Nordstrom, Wal-Mart and more talked out the rapidly shifting industry at a Goldman Sachs conference.

How do the industry pros get it all done? Here, four insiders share their favorite venue, go-to caffeine fix, fashion week beauty routine and nightly curfew during the days ahead.

The financier is said to have looked at buying American Apparel, which is up for sale following its bankruptcy.

Humberto Leon and Carol Lim singled out an iconic brand of their Califorina youth.

Lanvin’s former creative director is to named an Officer of France’s Legion of Honor.

Shane Gabier and Christopher Peters’ spring lineup was an ode to Fifties rock-‘n’-roll angels.

Macy’s sees potential for a more eclectic offering and shopping with fewer “pain points.”

Doutzen Kroes fronts #KnotOnMyPlanet campaign for elephants.

Adam Selman’s spring collection was fit for the girly-girl who’s not afraid to get down.

WWD sat down with Olympic-gold-medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles on stepping up her style at New York Fashion Week.

In its review of Kanye’s Yeezy collection, Vogue called out Donald Trump’s racism instead of critiquing the clothes. Did Vogue go too far?

Designers Nicholas and Christopher Kunz looked to Bedouin culture in South Jordan for their desert-nomad-enamored collection.