JUNE WEIR DIES THE FORMER WWD FASHION EDITOR, WHO NEW YORK 2015 WENT ON TO ROLES AT STRUTTING THEIR STUFF COLLECTIONS FROM KATE SPADE, SALLY LAPOINTE, VOGUE AND HARPER’S LEBRON JAMES CORRALLED SOME NICOLE MILLER AND MORE. PAGES 4 TO 9 BAZAAR, WAS 86. CURRENT AND FORMER NBA PLAYERS PAGE 10 FOR A FASHION SHOW. PAGE 12 WWDWEEKEND, FEBRUARY 14, 2015 ■ $3.00 ■ WOMEN’S WEAR DAILY Stole The Show A detachable fox stole tossed over one shoulder and secured at the waist added a touch of glamour to a slim black jumpsuit. It was just one of the multipurpose features Jason Wu worked into his sleek, smart collection of American COLLECTIONS sportswear. For more from New NEW YORK York, see pages FALL 2015 4 to 9. PHOTO BY GIOVANNI GIANNONI 2x5 (left) 2 WWD WEEKEND, FEBRUARY 14, 2015 WWD.COM Dior Q2 Sales Stand Out Intel CEO Plugs Into Fast A/W 15 come a greater part of the analysis of an event, In Toughening Luxe Sector By ROSEMARY FEITELBERG Krzanich said. Milk Studio-goers will see an Intel RealSense experience, where passersby will ma- HOWEVER OBVIOUS as it might sound, Intel nipulate a 15-foot interactive screen that senses in By MILES SOCHA chief executive officer Brian Krzanich’s fashion- 3-D, depth presence and range of motion. week blitz will be all about networking. While Nike, Under Armour and Tory Burch PARIS — Raf Simons’ modernist makeover at Dior keeps win- On Saturday afternoon, the Silicon Valley ex- are among the brands delving into fi tness-track- ning converts. ecutive will be seeking connections at FAST A/W ing devices, wearables have capacities far beyond The French fashion house reported revenues advanced 12.6 15, a mélange of tech executives, fashion types, in- fi tness and fashion. Referring to the smart-glove, percent to 437 million euros, or $545.8 million, in its second fl uencers and investors checking out and talking Krzanich often considers industrial applications, quarter ended Dec. 31, outpacing many of its luxury rivals. up wearables. For added oomph, the Milk Studio whether one is trying to teach someone on an as- Dior chief executive offi cer Sidney Toledano cited “very event, which New York Knick Carmelo Anthony’s sembly line or how to repair something. The fa- strong double-digit growth” and “excellent” sellout of fashion de- Melo7 Tech Partners is cohosting with Made ther of two teenage daughters, Krzanich said, signs by its Belgian couturier. “The cruise collection, the one we Fashion Week, Katalyst Live, Intel and Accenture, “These things could transform how fast people presented in Brooklyn, was a big success everywhere,” he said. coincides with the NBA’s All-Star Weekend. learn, or how safe they are. So I look at it as this The company also cited dynamism across its leather goods, As for how much of the Anthony hook-up was broad spectrum, and when I show up at fashion accessories and jewelry collections, with all regions contributing tied to his 6.16 million Twitter followers, Krzanich week, what I’m trying to do is connect with these to this “robust” growth. said, “Sure, it’s a factor. We’ve talked to him about innovators to partner with them and show them Profi t from recurring operations in the fi rst half gained 11.1 some of the things he can do to activate those six what’s possible. And I want to know what prob- percent to 120 million euros, or $154.5 million. Dollar fi gures are million followers — everything from having his lems they want solved so that I can go back and converted from euros at average exchange rates for the periods own avatar that tells him how he is feeling before work on those problems.” in question. a game, or using wearables to transmit his vital Intel, the world’s largest chip-maker, is Toledano trumpeted a “very good December” and cited a statistics.” He added that Anthony’s business in- working with, or speaking to, 20 to 30 fashion number of standout products, including Diorissimo and Be Dior terest in merging fashion, sports and technology, and sports companies about wearable partner- handbags, the latter fronted in advertising by actress Jennifer as well as his ability to attract “smart, fashion- ships. Evasive about any specifi cs, Krzanich Lawrence; Fusion embroidered sneakers; Tribal pearl ear- oriented” people was the real draw. said, “There is not a number that is used for the rings; the Archi Dior high jewelry collection by Victoire de “What happens in the fashion world, and in a potential of the business. When we look out in Castellane; and men’s fashions and accessories under designer lot of other worlds that aren’t used to technology, time, whether that’s fi ve years or 10 years, it’s Kris Van Assche. is they don’t know what’s possible. We [at Intel] hard to say, but it’s going to be billions of de- “The only category that’s been responding less is the watches, know what’s possible, but we don’t know what that vices that are connected. I’m not going to talk which refl ects the situation across the market,” he noted. industry wants. We’re trying to bring these two about people we are in talks with.” (He later Toledano cited strong momentum in the U.S. market, and groups together. We know what’s possible — you allowed that executives at Michael Kors and Japan, where Dior staged its pre-fall show last December in tell us what you want,” he said. Oakley have helped to expose him to what tandem with an “Esprit Dior” exhibition that welcomed 160,000 Although FAST A/W 15 will be the fi rst show- they’re thinking about, subsequently broadening visitors. “Since the show, we’re seeing a very strong and positive case of its kind, Krzanich is becoming more his understanding of design.) reaction to the brand by the Japanese,” he said. comfortable with the fashion crowd, due largely The world’s 6 billion-plus population will only Meanwhile, he characterized business in Europe as “good” to Intel’s partnerships with Opening Ceremony, continue to grow, and some will opt to own more and noted “we are positive with the evolution of China.…All the Luxottica, Oakley and other marquee brands. than one wearable for sports or other interests, markets had a very good last quarter and the full year.” An Intel lifer, Krzanich became ceo in 2013. As Krzanich said, “It’s going to be hundreds of mil- Asked about 2015, he said, “we’re confi dent,” mentioning for how much of this quest is personal, Krzanich lions to billions of systems. Our job is to make a string of new boutiques in development, including ones in said in a phone interview, “Sure, I have an agenda them something that adds to your life and not Vancouver, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Miami, Seoul, Frankfurt here. I believe that wearables are going to be one something that burdens you or slows you down.” and Düsseldorf. of the growth areas of the future and this is how Noting that wearables are becoming worldwide Dior said profi ts for calendar year 2014 gained 23 percent to future generations will connect with computing, very quickly, Krzanich said the U.S. and Western 203 million euros, or $269.8 million, while revenues rose 13.2 as well as tablets and PCs. It’s certainly part of the Europe are “on the leading edge,” but China and percent to 1.6 billion euros, or $2.13 billion. At constant ex- vision myself and [president] Renee [James] have Southeast Asia are “coming on fast. We have as change rates, the revenue gain stood at 14 percent, Dior said. tried to bring to the company.” many talks with partners there as we do in the Dior’s performance was revealed as part of the results A 3-D printed “spider dress” that monitors U.S. or Western Europe.” of Christian Dior SA, the holding company for LVMH Moët the wearer’s stress levels and responds to any While aligning herself with the fashion crowd Hennessy Louis Vuitton and the Dior fashion house. encroachment of personal space, a sensor-laden boosted Yahoo president and ceo Marissa Mayer’s LVMH released its results on Feb. 3, reporting a 10 percent smart glove that guides wearers through every image considerably (as well as the company’s jump in fourth-quarter revenues. This compared to a 4 percent step of a tire change (even if they have never stock), Krzanich dismissed the suggestion that his gain in the same period at Compagnie Financière Richemont seen a tire) and RealSense cameras that mea- fashion-week appearance could be along those and an 11.8 percent pace at Hermès International. Kering is set sure depth perception and will clue sports fans lines. “I’m not a public-image kind of person. I to publish its results on Feb. 17. into just how many feet away a ball might be are consider myself a technologist and an engineer,” Dior changed the closing date of its fi scal year to June 30 in among the advancements up for discussion on he said before giving a lengthy description of the 2013, putting its reporting cadence slightly out of sync with sister Saturday. As athletes and their equipment become design development of Intel’s MICA bracelet with company LVMH. more engrossed in smart technology, that will be- Opening Ceremony. June Weir, former fashion editor at THE BRIEFING BOX publications such as WWD and W, IN TODAY’S WWD died following a long illness.