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Monday, December 15

Designer and Luxury

WWD Newsmaker of the Year 2025: Jonathan Anderson

The designer left Loewe, dared to enter Dior, completely reimagined his signature brand — and still found time to costume films and curate exhibitions.

Marketing and Promotion

How 2025 Became the Year of the Luxury VIC

As the sector grappled with its first slowdown in 15 years, brands and retailers pulled out the stops to entertain their biggest spenders.

Business Features

In Tough Times, Brands Romance Chinese Consumers With Culture, Fine Dining and New Experiences

"When a brand fosters a sense of belonging and builds a genuine community, consumers don’t just notice the brand, they want to be part of it,” said Connie Lee, chief executive officer and …

Business Features

Recalculating the Human Equation, AI Lands in Fashion

While an increasingly AI-powered future started to loom when ChatGPT was unleashed, the contours of that future began to come into focus in 2025.

Human Resources

Berta de Pablos-Barbier to Step Up as Pandora CEO Ahead of Schedule

The Jan. 1 transition will also see Jennie Farmer become chief marketing officer, while incumbent president and CEO Alexander Lacik will remain as special adviser until the March 11 AGM.

Human Resources

Ganni Strengthens Leadership With Three New Executives

Marcelo Noschese joins as president, Americas. He was previously at Prada Group.

Designer and Luxury

Leonard and Creative Director Georg Lux to Part Ways

Lux joined in 2021 and remained in place when the French brand was acquired in 2022 by Japanese wholesale and distribution company Sankyo Seiko.