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Timeline: Dries van Noten’s career in a nutshell

The end of an era: Dries van Noten is stepping down as creative director at his eponymous fashion house, and the search for his successor has already begun. FashionUnited presents a little refresher when it comes to Van Noten's career. 1958 Dries van Noten is born in Antwerp into a family of tailors. 1977 Van Noten attends the Royal Academy of...

Business|Beauty

L'Oréal invests in Swiss longevity biotech company Timeline

Global beauty giant L'Oréal, through its venture capital fund Business Opportunities for L’Oréal Development (Bold), has invested in Timeline, a Swiss consumer health biotech company specialising in longevity. In a statement, Timeline confirmed that it raised 66 million US dollars in an “oversubscribed” Series D financing round, including...

Fashion

The story of Gucci: murder, sex and lots of fashion

Hardly any other fashion house has experienced as many ups and downs as Gucci in its hundred-year history. The main characters in this drama: Guccio Gucci, Maurizio Gucci, Tom Ford, Alessandro Michele - as well as sex, drugs, and scandals. On the occasion of the centenary of the House of Gucci, explore the history of the Italian fashion brand,...

Business

Debenhams: A look back at the history of the iconic British retailer

On Tuesday, iconic British department store chain Debenhams announced it would begin winding down its business and closing its 124 stores after last-minute takeover talks fell through. The move, which puts some 12,000 jobs at risk, was the last option for a company hit hard this year by Covid-19, and prior to this year by a fast-changing retail...