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The Value of London Fashion Week
Daniel Lee’s refocused Burberry won over plenty of eyeballs, but London’s purpose in the fashion ecosystem is more about incubating rising talents like Dilara Findikoglu and S.S. Daley than earned media value, writes Susanna Lau.
Can You Sell Sexual Wellness Without Sex?
The once-promising sector is now facing setbacks in the US. As mainstream retailers retreat and social media censorship restricts digital marketing, brands are rethinking their approach to retail partnerships and are finding creative ways to navigate the shift towards cultural conservatism.
Used Clothes Pile Up as Ghana’s Kantamanto Market Struggles to Rebuild After Fire
The Jan. 1 blaze destroyed much of the secondhand trading hub where many of the world’s used clothes end up.
Pinaults Double Down on Cruises with Aqua Deal
The family that controls Kering recently bought a majority share in Aqua Expeditions, a boutique luxury cruise line. The push comes as arch rival LVMH, as well as Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons and Aman, invest in ‘floating hotels.’
Can Formula 1 Keep TAG Heuer in the Fast Lane?
The LVMH-owned brand plans to spend nearly 20 percent of sales on marketing this year, new CEO Antoine Pin says, doubling down on partnerships in the fast-expanding world of F1 racing in an effort to keep up growth in a sluggish watch market.
This Week: Transitional Fashion Weeks in London and Milan
With so many brands between designers, the shows will be as much about luxury’s past as its future.
‘Beauty Creates Beauty’: Valentino Founders Tease New Cultural Space in Rome
The palazzo that currently houses Valentino’s archive will reopen in May as a space for art and fashion exhibitions from the Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti Foundation. A show exploring post-modernism “from Bacon to Basquiat” will be its first endeavour.
Saks Needs to Earn Back Brands’ Trust
Relations between the owner of Saks, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman and its vendors are at an all-time low. But both sides need each other more than they’d like to admit.
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Dewiness Is Next To Godliness
If you want to sell a cult beauty product, you’re going to have to evangelize people.
Ray-Ban Names A$AP Rocky Its First Creative Director
The hip-hop artist’s first collection for the EssilorLuxottica-owned eyewear label debuts in April.
Paolo Carzana: London’s Slow Fashion Poet
The Welsh designer’s fledgling label is set to draw a bigger spotlight at London Fashion Week this season.
From Teddy Charms to Bunny Slippers: Behind Fashion’s Cuteness Craze
As consumers seek out products that are both uplifting and unique, brands from Coach to Anthropologie are leaning into whimsical motifs.