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Robert Williams

@RobW_U

Journalist in Paris, correspondent @BoF. Fashion, business, fashion business…. brand

 Paris, France
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Joined February 2015
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Sarah Kent@SarahKNews12 Nov 2021
Is luxury e-commerce about to get a major shake up? Richemont confirms in 'advanced talks' with Farfetch on a YNAP spin-out via @BoF @RobW_U businessoffashion.com/news/l…
Richemont in ‘Advanced Talks’ With Farfetch on YNAP Spin-Out

Richemont in ‘Advanced Talks’ With Farfetch on YNAP Spin-Out

The Cartier owner has been looking for options to turn around or deconsolidate the loss-making e-commerce division. Farfetch could take a major role in providing technology for Richemont brands as...

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Is Richemont up 8 percent on hopes for YNAP deconsolidation or on profit quadrupling? ( EBIT was expected x3 not x4).
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WWD’s Bottega story plays SO fast and loose with sourcing. “Many” different people all used the word “brave”? Multiple incidents were the “last straw”? No indications of how anyone knows what they are saying… I rarely call out colleagues but come on people….
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The Business of Fashion
@BoF4 Nov 2021
Designer Daniel Roseberry has put Schiaparelli back in the spotlight. A corner at Bergdorf Goodman and a series of pop-up shops at Dover Street Market are the latest signs the brand is finally ready to grow distribution beyond its Paris couture salons. bit.ly/31uvF6e
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Julia Chesky@juliachesky3 Nov 2021
Details inside Schiaparelli x Bergdorfs. The people need a home line, I need the white button down (and the homeware) – at Manhattan, NY
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all these brands banning fur has me online shopping for it like there's no tomorrow... am I the only one ?
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Why Are There So Many Basquiat Fashion Collaborations?

Why Are There So Many Basquiat Fashion Collaborations?

The late painter, whose work appeared in Tiffany’s latest advertising campaign, is a fashion favourite. It’s no accident: firms like Artestar broker deals between fashion brands and artists or their...

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When I tell you I think abt this often
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Companies rebranding models as activists so the models can rebrand the companies as sustainable...
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The Guardian
@guardian7 Oct 2021
Thérèse Coffey filmed singing Time of My Life at conference karaoke party – video theguardian.com/politics/vid…
Thérèse Coffey filmed singing Time of My Life at conference karaoke party – video

Thérèse Coffey filmed singing Time of My Life at conference karaoke party – video

The clip of Coffey singing comes as the work and pensions secretary oversees the end of the £20-a-week universal credit uplift, the biggest overnight welfare cut since the second world war

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Businessweek
@BW7 Oct 2021
Some Biden aides are even taking bets on whether Janet Yellen resigns before or after midterm elections in 2022, according to people familiar with the matter trib.al/kEkeFSu

Janet Yellen’s Above-the-Fray Approach Is Put to a Political Test

Quiet authority and expertise worked at the Federal Reserve. But can those same superpowers survive a deeply partisan Congress?

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why are the letters in givenchy so far apart ?
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still not over "the prestigious brand in PANTS"
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By making streetwear and sneakers as important as aa gown, Demna “changed the trajectory of Balenciaga for the long term,” CEO Cédric Charbit told @BoF . Now the €1.5 billion+ house is refocusing the narrative on red carpet and couture. businessoffashion.com/articl…
The Business Vision Behind Balenciaga’s ‘New Era’

The Business Vision Behind Balenciaga’s ‘New Era’

From a couture revival to winning the Met Gala, the Kering-owned brand is white-hot. Ahead of its buzzed-about Paris Fashion Week show Saturday, CEO Cedric Charbit speaks to BoF about the strategy...

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Glenn Martens Diesel panic buying vibes
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the world is on fire but at least we have a 91% plant-based Chanel No. 5 perfume cap
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@Slate28 Sep 2021
It can be hard to see corporate self-care gestures as genuine. slate.trib.al/aZPW8pJ
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news you can use for my brits
Kim Willsher (@kimwillsher1) profile pictureKim Willsher@kimwillsher120 Sep 2021
The countdown begins again. If you are a UK national and were living in France before 31/12/ 2020 and have NOT already done so you need to apply for a new residency permit BEFORE 01/10/2021. 10 days and counting. Application form in English here. contacts-demarches.interieur…
Can't go to the presser but French haute couture federation is unveiling a new strategy to support emerging/creative brands. at least you still heard it here first.
three meals a day- 2pm lunch 5pm chaotic snack binge 10:30pm dinner duh
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