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Miles Socha

International Editor, Europe

Miles Socha serves as WWD Editor, International, based out of the Paris bureau and overseeing Europe's bureaus and network of correspondents. Miles first joined Fairchild Fashion Media in 1995, initially covering the men’s sportswear market at DNR before taking on the designer and denim beats at WWD. He became WWD’s Paris bureau chief in 2000 and its European editor in 2008, A journalism graduate from Ottawa’s Carleton University, Miles began his career at the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, a daily newspaper.

More From Miles Socha

A Show Of Hands

PARIS -- Hermes chairman Jean-Louis Dumas wants us to be nicer to our appendages, so he's proclaimed 2002 "The

Fur Flies As Peta Backs Show

NEW YORK -- Some designers would prefer that the expression, "Keep your enemies close at hand," not be applied

Moufarrige Joins As CEO Of France Luxury Group

PARIS -- With access to some $200 million in funds for brand building and new acquisitions, the France Luxury

LVMH Sees 20% Net Drop

PARIS -- Hit by a "brutal" slowdown in travel shopping, a weak yen and a suddenly perilous market for luxury g…

Lagerfeld Lite

PARIS -- "It's the only game you can play where you win when you lose."

That's how Karl Lagerfeld describes his…

Berge: Editors Have No Taste

PARIS -- J'accuse!

Yves Saint Laurent and business partner Pierre Berge are going out with a bang, blaming tast…

Farewell, Yves

PARIS -- "I today decided to bid farewell to the world of fashion I have so loved."

With those simple words, a…

The Forecast for Feraud

PARIS -- The house of Louis Feraud is on the move, again.

Only six months after naming a new creative director…

The Star Pitch: Does it Work?

NEW YORK -- It's celebrity madness.

An ever-growing core of famous faces surely sell magazines off the racks, b

Galliano to Launch Store, Web Shop and Fragance

PARIS -- Next year is shaping up to be a big one for the house of John Galliano.

WWD has learned that the…

Jil Sander: The End of the Affair

In a stunning move, Jil Sander has quit as chairman and chief designer of the fashion house she founded more…

Koret Takes Over Mr. Jax Fashions

TORONTO -- Koret of California, San Francisco, said Wednesday it had gained control of Mr. Jax Fashions Inc.…

Coping with Wal-Mart in Canada

TORONTO -- Wal-Mart has begun its assault on the Great White North.

The giant discounter is currently liquidati

Canadian Apparel Manufacturers Find Warm Welcome in Mexico

TORONTO -- Although they shared floor space with loudspeakers, food stands and air purifiers, a dozen…