To IPO, or Not to IPO
LONDON, United Kingdom — The initial public offering of stock in Michael Kors, in December 2011, was one of the largest and most successful IPOs in the history of fashion. Shares in the company...
View ArticleWill High Fashion’s Love Affair with Streetwear Last?
LONDON, United Kingdom — As streetwear-inflected details appear on the catwalk with increasing frequency, the high fashion flock has embraced the ascendance of luxury streetwear hybrids like Pigalle,...
View ArticleSwimming Against the Hong Kong Tide
HONG KONG, China – When Konzepp first opened at 50 Tung Street, Sheung Wan was a desolate area inhabited by local craftsmen and small workshops. Since then, it has become one the coolest and most...
View ArticleFor Japan’s Visvim, Old is the New New
PARIS, France — When he was young, Hiroki Nakamura’s mother set him the task of sorting out his closet, purging it of old clothes. As he sat there, sifting through its contents, he wondered what made...
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Market Pulse | The Swiss Tsunami
LONDON, United Kingdom – The Savigny Luxury Index (“SLI”) started the year on a high as it gained almost five percent over the month. It outperformed the MSCI World Index (“MSCI”) by four percentage...
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A Survivalist Streak in Menswear
NEW YORK, United States — Dubbed a “snowpocalypse” by sensational American media outlets, a recent winter storm in the US prompted New York City mayor Bill Blasio to declare a state of emergency, ban...
View ArticleTop 10 Risks for the Luxury Industry
LONDON, United Kingdom — An atmosphere of economic and geopolitical uncertainty combined with currency fluctuations, pockets of social strife and a slowing China present a serious mix of challenges for...
View ArticleFor Fine Jewellers, the Red Carpet Means Business
LOS ANGELES, United States — On February 22, Hollywood’s elite will walk the final red carpet of the season: the 87th Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars. While dozens of television crews will ask...
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Inside Levi’s Comeback Plans
SAN FRANCISCO, United States — Levi’s is the world’s oldest and largest denim brand. The family-owned blue jeans pioneer — founded in 1853 and adopted by everyone from miners, cowboys and railroad...
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Sixty-Six Shades of Skin: Tapping the Multicultural Beauty Market
LONDON, United Kingdom — In the last few months, a succession of less-than-impressive financial results has revealed a global beauty market suffering from bags under its eyes. In February, Avon posted...
View ArticleNavigating a Storm of Currency Volatility
LONDON, United Kingdom — “It is true the US economy has confirmed its recovery, but the Japanese economy continues to be flat and Russia has gone into a strong recession. Growth in China has slowed and...
View ArticleLVMH vs Kering: Which Player is Best Positioned for Growth?
PARIS, France — Louis Vuitton Möet Hennessy (LVMH) and Kering, the French conglomerates that dominate luxury fashion, both operate strong brands in many categories, yet they have crucial features which...
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Can Endless Become the Next Billion-Dollar Jewellery Brand?
MUNICH, Germany — The Danish entrepreneur who brought the juggernaut jewellery brand Pandora to an $1.83 billion IPO in 2010 has a new venture and it’s already staked a claim to be one of the fastest...
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Graffiti Artists Fight Copying by Fashion Brands
NEW YORK, United States — After claims, last year, that Roberto Cavalli S.p.A. appropriated a Sufi Muslim symbol for use in a Just Cavalli fragrance campaign, starring Georgia May Jagger, the Italian...
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Will Genderless Fashion Change Retail?
LONDON, United Kingdom — Alessandro Michele’s womenswear debut for Gucci was, by far, the most anticipated show of Milan Fashion Week. How would Michele attempt to re-reinvigorate Kering’s ailing cash...
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Market Pulse | Steady On Up
LONDON, United Kingdom — The Savigny Luxury Index (“SLI”) continued to rise and gained almost seven percent over the month. It outperformed the MSCI World Index (“MSCI”) by one percentage point,...
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The Secret of Saint Laurent’s Success
LONDON, United Kingdom — “Before the re-launch we had a very small footwear business. Now Saint Laurent is one of our top ten [brands] at Barneys,” said Daniella Vitale, chief operating officer and...
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Fashion Weeks Wage Global Talent Wars
LONDON, United Kingdom — The scales are tipping fast between ‘the West’ and ‘the Rest’ and boy does the fashion industry know it. Never before have the fashion capitals been flush with so many...
View ArticleFrom Fashion Cycle to Fashion Feed
LOS ANGELES, United States — When LA-based designer Yael Aflalo started Reformation in 2009, she planned to move away from the restrictive wholesale model that plagued Ya-Ya, her now-defunct...
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