Luxury Fashion Archives

Alexander McQueen History: From Savile Row to a Modern British Luxury House

Written on September 24, 2026 in Brand Empire Stories

Alexander McQueen history makes more sense when it begins with construction rather than spectacle. Long before the dramatic runway shows and museum retrospectives, Lee Alexander McQueen learned how to cut jackets and trousers on London’s Savile Row. He founded his own house in London in 1992, and more than three decades later that tailoring foundation…

Why Is Miu Miu So Popular? Inside the Brand’s 1993-to-2026 Rise

Written on September 15, 2026 in Brand Empire Stories

Last reviewed: September 12, 2026 Miu Miu is popular because its current momentum rests on more than a single viral product or fashion cycle. The brand has spent decades building a recognizable identity separate from Prada, pairing that identity with distinctive products, direct retail expansion and cultural projects that keep its point of view visible…

Fendi History: From a 1925 Roman Atelier to a New Creative Era

Written on September 14, 2026 in Brand Empire Stories

How a Roman family house kept renewing its craft, creative leadership, icons and sense of place across a century. Fendi’s history begins in Rome in 1925, when Adele Casagrande and Edoardo Fendi opened a fur and leather-goods workshop. A century later, the house is still recognizably Roman, but almost every other part of its operating…