Valentino Eyewear to Be Produced by Kering Eyewear

MILAN — The changes at Valentino continue to take place. Kering Eyewear and the Rome-based couture house on Monday will unveil a newly signed global agreement. Kering Eyewear will develop…

Francesca Bellettini is Poised to Become Gucci’s Next CEO: Sources

Kering is zeroing in on a contract to make Francesca Bellettini, one of its most high-profile and accomplished executives, the next chief executive officer at Gucci, WWD has learned. According…

Dakota Johnson’s Lace Naked Dress Made Waves At The Kering Foundation Dinner

With both Margot Robbie and Dakota Johnson co-signing the less is more approach mere hours apart — it’s clear the naked dress trend isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Arriving to…

Salma Hayek and Husband François-Henri Pinault Match Shoes in New York

Salma Hayek and her husband, François-Henri Pinault, arrived at the Kering Foundation’s Caring for Women dinner in New York on Thursday wearing coordinated outfits. The couple, who were the hosts of…

Balenciaga Introduces Perfume Collection and Fragrance Store

PARIS — Balenciaga is delving deep back into fragrance with the launch of a high perfume collection and a boutique to house it. This marks the first scent-related project for…

Bottega Veneta Brings Fragrances to Bergdorf Goodman

Bottega Veneta’s beauty business has its first retail partnership. The range of fragrances, which launched in 2024 after Kering created its beauty division in early 2023, has launched with a…

Pomellato to Unveil Solo Exhibition of Helmut Newton Brand Campaigns

MILAN — Pomellato is gearing up to stage its first solo exhibition of Helmut Newton’s images lensed for the Milan-based jewelry brand. “Pomellato, Helmut Newton & the ’80s” will be…

Kering, Inditex Regenerative Fund Hits 1M Hectares, Opens Tiers to Brands

PARIS — Conservation International’s Regenerative Fund for Nature, the Kering– and Inditex-backed impact fund, has crossed the 1 million hectare milestone and is lowering the threshold for new participants to…

Michael Kors Returns to “Project Runway,” Talks Career & Fashion News

In the latest “Savage Fashion” podcast episode, WWD’s chief content officer Jim Fallon and fashion director Alex Badia sat down with Michael Kors to discuss his fashion-obsessed childhood and ascent to…

Gucci Faces Union Dispute Over 2025 Welfare Benefits Amid Turnaround

MILAN — Italian trade unions are taking aim at Gucci for allegedly breaching promises made to about 1,000 of its employees in Italy on welfare benefits for 2025. The Filcams…