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Power Moves | Chambre Syndicale de la Mode Masculine Names Celine CEO President

This week, Celine Chief Executive Séverine Merle has been named president of France’s men’s fashion chamber, while two veterans of Burberry’s board step down.

News & Analysis

Power Moves | Chambre Syndicale de la Mode Masculine Names Celine CEO President

This week, Celine Chief Executive Séverine Merle has been named president of France’s men’s fashion chamber, while two veterans of Burberry’s board step down.


Sustainability

How Can New Technologies Help Make Fashion More Sustainable?

From bioengineered fabrics to innovative packaging solutions, VOICES Salon attendees discuss what measures the industry can take in order to manage growth in a way that is less damaging to the environment. 

Sustainability

How Can New Technologies Help Make Fashion More Sustainable?

From bioengineered fabrics to innovative packaging solutions, VOICES Salon attendees discuss what measures the industry can take in order to manage growth in a way that is less damaging to the environment. 


Financial Markets

The RealReal in Talks with Banks for IPO

The company, valued at $745 million, has sent out a request for proposals to prospective advisors and underwriters to manage the listing this year.

Financial Markets

The RealReal in Talks with Banks for IPO

The company, valued at $745 million, has sent out a request for proposals to prospective advisors and underwriters to manage the listing this year.


Retail

The Year Ahead: End of Ownership

The lifespan of fashion products is being stretched as pre-owned, refurbished, repaired and rental business models continue to evolve.

Retail

The Year Ahead: End of Ownership

The lifespan of fashion products is being stretched as pre-owned, refurbished, repaired and rental business models continue to evolve.


Luxury

Is That Vintage Chanel a Fake? Depends Who You Ask

Luxury resale sites like The RealReal and Vestiaire Collective create an unprecedented opportunity for counterfeiters. Are they doing enough to weed out fakes?

Luxury

Is That Vintage Chanel a Fake? Depends Who You Ask

Luxury resale sites like The RealReal and Vestiaire Collective create an unprecedented opportunity for counterfeiters. Are they doing enough to weed out fakes?


News & Analysis

How to Create the Next Birkin

In the handbag resale market, a few key elements separate the 'It' bag of the moment and an enduring classic.

News & Analysis

How to Create the Next Birkin

In the handbag resale market, a few key elements separate the 'It' bag of the moment and an enduring classic.


News & Analysis

Fans of Philo-Era Céline Turn Heartbreak Into Profit

Philo-designed bags and garb became instant collectors’ items as soon as Hedi Slimane’s radical reimagining of the brand walked down the Paris runway. Luxury resale sites say prices have spiked as much as 30 percent on some items.

News & Analysis

Fans of Philo-Era Céline Turn Heartbreak Into Profit

Philo-designed bags and garb became instant collectors’ items as soon as Hedi Slimane’s radical reimagining of the brand walked down the Paris runway. Luxury resale sites say prices have spiked as much as 30 percent on some items.


Technology

Bits & Bytes | Amazon Launches Storefronts, the Rise of CGI Models

This week, Amazon launches a platform for small and medium-sized businesses, while virtual influencers challenge the status quo of the modelling industry.

Technology

Bits & Bytes | Amazon Launches Storefronts, the Rise of CGI Models

This week, Amazon launches a platform for small and medium-sized businesses, while virtual influencers challenge the status quo of the modelling industry.


Luxury

6 Reasons Luxury Brands Should Embrace the Resale Market

Luxury brands have long insisted that selling products second-hand weakens brand value and encourages counterfeiting. But getting into the game may be worth the associated risk.

Luxury

6 Reasons Luxury Brands Should Embrace the Resale Market

Luxury brands have long insisted that selling products second-hand weakens brand value and encourages counterfeiting. But getting into the game may be worth the associated risk.


News & Analysis

Luxury Resale’s Quiet Reckoning

High-end re-commerce sites like The RealReal and Vestiaire Collective do big business, but the luxury resale market faces challenges ahead.

News & Analysis

Luxury Resale’s Quiet Reckoning

High-end re-commerce sites like The RealReal and Vestiaire Collective do big business, but the luxury resale market faces challenges ahead.