Audemars Piguet to Certify Its Pre-Owned Watches Following Rolex
Whereas Rolex is both a buyer and seller of its second-hand watches through official retail partners, Audemars is setting up a marketplace where sellers set prices.
collaboration
Technology
Zalando Co-CEO on Bringing Data Science to Fashion Retail
AI is critical to how the German fashion giant matches millions of customers with the right product in the right fit.
Luxury
Kim Jones’ ERL Collection: Don’t Call It a Collaboration
Dior Men’s artistic director invited Venice, California-based designer Eli Russell Linnetz to build a capsule nostalgic for the early 1990s, but helped him merchandise it for today.
Technology
The Traceability Tech Aiming to Unlock a More Sustainable Industry
Traceability systems powered by tracking software and Big Data will help brands reach far into their supply chains to understand the entire lifecycle of their products.
Beauty
What Scarlett Johansson and Winnie the Pooh Have in Common
Both are recent entrants in a crowded field of actors, singers and the occasional cartoon character launching beauty lines. Success means creating a product that could stand on its own even without a famous founder.
Luxury
Case Study | A New Model for Building Independent Fashion Brands
Brand accelerators like Tomorrow offer cash, shared services and economies of scale. Can the approach turn high-potential young labels into success stories?
Marketing
Calvin Klein’s New Strategy: Don’t Market the Dream, Market What Sells
As seen in its latest collaboration with skate brand Palace, Calvin Klein’s path forward is focused on highlighting its most successful categories like denim and underwear.
Retail
Coachella and the Business of Festival Fashion Is Back
Big music festivals produce a torrent of content for social media, but the fashion is equally as important, as what influencers wear to Coachella can quickly become a big seller in stores worldwide.
Sports
A New Era of Fashion-Carmaker Collaborations
From Rimowa’s new tie-up with Porsche to Mercedes teaming up with Palace, a new wave of fashion-carmaker partnerships is targeting a younger generation of aspirational consumers.
Luxury
Dries Van Noten’s Empire of the Senses
‘I can’t complain about the business,’ said the designer as he turned a rundown 18th-century mansion in Paris into a Wunderkammer for his latest collection and the launch of his new fragrance and beauty offering.
Retail
Kanye West’s Instagram Ban Is an ‘Unwanted Distraction’ for Gap
The retailer’s Instagram posts are filled with comments asking the company to end its partnership with the musician following his use of a racial slur and concerns over treatment of his ex-wife.
Luxury
Lucky Number 111 for Burberry’s Riccardo Tisci
The Italian transforming Britain’s biggest luxury brand is confident at last: ‘It’s a big company to move, but now I feel the boat is in the water.’
Luxury
Ralph Lauren Unveils Collection for HBCUs Morehouse and Spelman
The brand aims to honour the contributions of Black students to American collegiate style — drawing inspiration from fashion worn at historically Black colleges from 1920 to 1950.
The News in Brief
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Says It’s Taken Control of Hugo Boss
The British retail group has pushed its stake in the German apparel brand above 50 percent in a move that will turn Hugo Boss into a subsidiary of Frasers.
Shein Agrees to Pay $100 Million to Settle US FTC Probe
The settlement, equivalent to 44 percent of the ultra fast-fashion company’s second-quarter profit, is the latest blow amid regulatory and tax crackdowns in Europe and the US that have hampered Shein’s growth.
Kering Drops 12% as Luxury Braces for Tough Winter
The recovery long promised by luxury brands seems nowhere in sight, as the expansion of war in the Middle East, along with China’s tax crackdown on the wealthy, piled further pressure on the world’s biggest luxury conglomerates in the third quarter, and executives buckled in for a tough winter.
UK Retail Sales Fall 0.4% in September, More Than Forecast
Sales fell in September as above-average temperatures hit demand for autumn clothing.
Elle Launches Moroccan Edition
Hitting newsstands in October, the magazine marks Elle’s 51st international edition, published under licence by the Geomedia group.
David’s Bridal Plans Spinoff and IPO of AI Wedding Planning Platform Pearl
Pearl, a subsidiary of David’s Bridal, will own David’s Bridal and license its intellectual property back to the bridalwear brand. David’s Bridal CEO Kelly Cook will serve as Pearl’s CEO.
L’Oréal Sales Beat Expectations as Premium Products Surge
The French giant handily beat expectations on strong demand for hair products at salons and premium skincare from its dermatological division.