Should Learn: Inside Matthieu Blazy's First Year at Chanel, Bernard Arnault on Running LVMH
These are the tales making headlines in style on Tuesday.
Inside Matthieu Blazy’s First Year at Chanel
Matthieu Blazy has shortly proved successful as Chanel’s creative director, with the model’s earnings up 5% in his first 12 months and style gross sales up 16% within the first half of 2026, in keeping with The Wall Street Journal. Bruno Pavlovsky, Chanel’s president of style actions, additionally famous the success arrived sooner than anticipated. Blazy leads by listening to his groups and the home’s artisans earlier than weighing in, and his work blends craft with a way of pleasure and humanity. {WSJ/paywalled}
Bernard Arnault on Running LVMH
In an interview with WWD after receiving the 2026 John B. Fairchild Honor for Lifetime Achievement, Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of LVMH, says his engineering background taught him to simplify issues, and his household’s commerce in Roubaix taught him to construct for the long run. Arnault notes he’s proudest of making a French, family-run international chief, and credit its success to inventive freedom, respect for craftsmanship and little forms. {WWD/paywalled}
AI-Generated Models Raise Concerns Across the Fashion Industry
Some style manufacturers are asking fashions to signal contracts giving them broad rights to make use of AI on their pictures, in keeping with a Reuters investigation. The unsigned contracts, from manufacturers together with Diesel, Calvin Klein and L’Oréal, sought rights to swap fashions’ faces, create digital clones with out additional pay and practice AI instruments on their pictures. This comes as businesses report fewer bookings and retailers like Zalando flip to AI-generated imagery. {Reuters/paywalled}
Jennifer Lawrence Launches Hair-Care Brand Mes°
Jennifer Lawrence launched Mes°, a hair-care model she co-founded with Jasmina Aganovic, founding father of biotech startup Arcaea. Lawrence is the founder and Aganovic is CEO of the 50-50 enterprise. The model sells on to customers and launches with three merchandise: the Multitask Repair Mask ($52), the Off-Duty Restyling Serum ($44) and the Good Roots Volume Mist ($34). Mes°’s product lineup is designed to enhance hair well being whereas styling and to simplify routines by stretching the time between washes. {WWD/paywalled}
H&M Design Award Returns With Eight Graduate Finalists
H&M introduced Tuesday the eight finalists for its Design Award, which returns this 12 months after a five-year break. The finalists have been chosen from greater than 1,000 candidates from greater than 60 style faculties, spanning Tokyo, London, Paris, Antwerp, Brussels and Florence, and every will obtain €10,000 ($11,144). A jury that features Paloma Elsesser, Ib Kamara and Emma Chopova will choose a winner Nov. 18 at a ceremony in London, the place the winner will obtain €150,000 ($167,178), a 12 months of mentorship and a group produced and offered in choose H&M shops and on-line. {WWD/paywalled}
Travel Retail Beauty Sales Fall 5.6%
Global journey retail gross sales of magnificence merchandise fell 5.6% to $13.8 billion within the first half of 2026 at the same time as passenger numbers hit information. Asia-Pacific gross sales dropped 12.1% on weak spot in mainland China, and the Middle East and Africa fell 3.9%, whereas Europe and the Americas grew. Fragrance was the one main class to develop, up 5.9%, and now makes up 40.1% of magnificence gross sales within the channel. Retailers and types are responding with unique launches, customized providers and airport shops from specialty chains similar to Mecca. {Vogue Business/paywalled}
Holiday Shipping Costs Could Hit Record High
Holiday-season parcel supply costs are on observe to hit a report excessive as diesel prices and adjustments to how carriers calculate gas surcharges increase retailers’ delivery payments. Ground supply costs are forecasted to rise 5.8% within the fourth quarter from a 12 months earlier, and specific supply costs are forecasted to leap 13.8%. Diesel averaged $6.28 a gallon as of Oct. 19, up 65% for the reason that U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28. {Business of Fashion/paywalled}
