Tim Blanks on Balenciaga, Valentino and Louis Vuitton; Birkenstock Targets $9.2 Billion Valuation; Can Sephora Bring Back Beauty Festivals? ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm_imYP0SLaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYnVzaW5lc3NvZmZhc2hpb24uY29tLz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXJfZGFpbHlkaWdlc3QmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249RGFpbHlfRGlnZXN0XzAzMTAyMyZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1ib2ZfbG9nb1cFc3BjZXVCCmUVmKQbZZQlXeJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJA~~ ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm_imYP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly9iaXQubHkvNDdHenlsWFcFc3BjZXVCCmUVmKQbZZQlXeJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJA~~ WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2023 - [Lorenzo Bertelli is restructuring Prada](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm_imYP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly9idXNpbmVzc29mZmFzaGlvbi5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZXMvbHV4dXJ5L2xvcmVuem8tYmVydGVsbGktbGF1bmNoLWJvZi01MDAtY2xhc3Mtb2YtMjAyMy1jb3Zlci1zdGFycy1mYXNoaW9uLWluZHVzdHJ5LWV4ZWN1dGl2ZS8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2RhaWx5ZGlnZXN0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPURhaWx5X0RpZ2VzdF8wMzEwMjMmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9aW50cm9XBXNwY2V1QgplFZikG2WUJV3iUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACQ~) from the inside out as he prepares to take the reins. - Tim Blanks reports from Paris Fashion Week: [Balenciaga, Valentino and Louis Vuitton](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm_imYP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly9idXNpbmVzc29mZmFzaGlvbi5jb20vcmV2aWV3cy9mYXNoaW9uLXdlZWsvYmFsZW5jaWFnYS12YWxlbnRpbm8tbG91aXMtdnVpdHRvbi1wYXJpcy1mYXNoaW9uLXdlZWstd29tZW5zd2Vhci1zcHJpbmctc3VtbWVyLTIwMjQvP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlcl9kYWlseWRpZ2VzdCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1EYWlseV9EaWdlc3RfMDMxMDIzJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PWludHJvVwVzcGNldUIKZRWYpBtllCVd4lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAk). - Sephoraâs first post-pandemic, in-person beauty festival [arrived in a much-changed industry](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm_imYP0TOaHR0cHM6Ly9idXNpbmVzc29mZmFzaGlvbi5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZXMvYmVhdXR5L2luc2lkZS1zZXBob3Jhcy1hdHRlbXB0LXRvLWJyaW5nLWJhY2stdGhlLWJlYXV0eS1mZXN0aXZhbC8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2RhaWx5ZGlnZXN0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPURhaWx5X0RpZ2VzdF8wMzEwMjMmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9aW50cm9XBXNwY2V1QgplFZikG2WUJV3iUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACQ~). - Birkenstock is [seeking a valuation of up to $9.2 billion](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm_imYP0TNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYnVzaW5lc3NvZmZhc2hpb24uY29tL25ld3MvcmV0YWlsL2JpcmtlbnN0b2NrLXRhcmdldHMtOTItYmlsbGlvbi12YWx1YXRpb24taW4tbmV3LXlvcmstaXBvLz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXJfZGFpbHlkaWdlc3QmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249RGFpbHlfRGlnZXN0XzAzMTAyMyZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1pbnRyb1cFc3BjZXVCCmUVmKQbZZQlXeJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJA~~) in its initial public offering. - Plus, if youâve attended a fashion trade show as a brand or retailer, please take [our BoF Insights survey](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm_imYP0QmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3VydmV5bW9ua2V5LmNvbS9yL1NQU1gyVENXBXNwY2V1QgplFZikG2WUJV3iUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACQ~). 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chapter.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm_imYP4QbAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJ1c2luZXNzb2ZmYXNoaW9uLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlcy9sdXh1cnkvbG9yZW56by1iZXJ0ZWxsaS1sYXVuY2gtYm9mLTUwMC1jbGFzcy1vZi0yMDIzLWNvdmVyLXN0YXJzLWZhc2hpb24taW5kdXN0cnktZXhlY3V0aXZlLz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXJfZGFpbHlkaWdlc3QmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249RGFpbHlfRGlnZXN0XzAzMTAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1RSlpTVUdNM0ZSRTdISEM3SkwyN0JUT1VMRSZ1dG1fY29udGVudD10b3Bfc3RvcnlfMV9kZWtXBXNwY2V1QgplFZikG2WUJV3iUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACQ~) [READ MORE](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm_imYP4QbAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJ1c2luZXNzb2ZmYXNoaW9uLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlcy9sdXh1cnkvbG9yZW56by1iZXJ0ZWxsaS1sYXVuY2gtYm9mLTUwMC1jbGFzcy1vZi0yMDIzLWNvdmVyLXN0YXJzLWZhc2hpb24taW5kdXN0cnktZXhlY3V0aXZlLz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXJfZGFpbHlkaWdlc3QmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249RGFpbHlfRGlnZXN0XzAzMTAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1RSlpTVUdNM0ZSRTdISEM3SkwyN0JUT1VMRSZ1dG1fY29udGVudD10b3Bfc3RvcnlfMV9jdGFXBXNwY2V1QgplFZikG2WUJV3iUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACQ~) 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Day](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm_imYP4QhAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJ1c2luZXNzb2ZmYXNoaW9uLmNvbS9yZXZpZXdzL2Zhc2hpb24td2Vlay9iYWxlbmNpYWdhLXZhbGVudGluby1sb3Vpcy12dWl0dG9uLXBhcmlzLWZhc2hpb24td2Vlay13b21lbnN3ZWFyLXNwcmluZy1zdW1tZXItMjAyNC8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2RhaWx5ZGlnZXN0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPURhaWx5X0RpZ2VzdF8wMzEwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09Sk1VM1hRS1pUSkhJVFBFTkxNS05CMldWNVEmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9dG9wX3N0b3J5XzJfdGl0bGVXBXNwY2V1QgplFZikG2WUJV3iUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACQ~) By Tim Blanks ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm_imYP4QhAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJ1c2luZXNzb2ZmYXNoaW9uLmNvbS9yZXZpZXdzL2Zhc2hpb24td2Vlay9iYWxlbmNpYWdhLXZhbGVudGluby1sb3Vpcy12dWl0dG9uLXBhcmlzLWZhc2hpb24td2Vlay13b21lbnN3ZWFyLXNwcmluZy1zdW1tZXItMjAyNC8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2RhaWx5ZGlnZXN0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPURhaWx5X0RpZ2VzdF8wMzEwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09Sk1VM1hRS1pUSkhJVFBFTkxNS05CMldWNVEmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9dG9wX3N0b3J5XzJfaW1hZ2VXBXNwY2V1QgplFZikG2WUJV3iUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACQ~ [Balenciaga, Valentino and Louis Vuitton all have their issues, writes Tim Blanks.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm_imYP4QfAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJ1c2luZXNzb2ZmYXNoaW9uLmNvbS9yZXZpZXdzL2Zhc2hpb24td2Vlay9iYWxlbmNpYWdhLXZhbGVudGluby1sb3Vpcy12dWl0dG9uLXBhcmlzLWZhc2hpb24td2Vlay13b21lbnN3ZWFyLXNwcmluZy1zdW1tZXItMjAyNC8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2RhaWx5ZGlnZXN0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPURhaWx5X0RpZ2VzdF8wMzEwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09Sk1VM1hRS1pUSkhJVFBFTkxNS05CMldWNVEmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9dG9wX3N0b3J5XzJfZGVrVwVzcGNldUIKZRWYpBtllCVd4lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAk) [READ 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