Bernard Arnault Joins X as LVMH CEO Fights Off Rumours of Family Disunity
French newspaper Le Monde published a six-part series last week on the tycoon, including alleged tensions among his family members driven by succession.
virtual-fashion
Luxury
Luxury Watch NFTs: Opportunity or Headache?
For high-end watchmakers, the metaverse comes with promise, as well as philosophical and legal challenges.
Luxury Watch NFTs: Opportunity or Headache?
For high-end watchmakers, the metaverse comes with promise, as well as philosophical and legal challenges.
Technology
Creative Agency MA + Group Launches NFT and Metaverse Division
It believes brands will need talent that can create 3D avatars and make NFTs as much as they currently need stylists and photographers to help them craft and communicate their images.
Creative Agency MA + Group Launches NFT and Metaverse Division
It believes brands will need talent that can create 3D avatars and make NFTs as much as they currently need stylists and photographers to help them craft and communicate their images.
Technology
New York Fashion Week Took On the Metaverse, With Mixed Results
As the foundations of this emerging digital world are being laid, brands are in the process of figuring out what works — and what doesn’t.
New York Fashion Week Took On the Metaverse, With Mixed Results
As the foundations of this emerging digital world are being laid, brands are in the process of figuring out what works — and what doesn’t.
China
China’s Parallel NFT Universe: A Guide for Fashion
The NFT opportunity is different in China where tech giants are building a separate blockchain infrastructure driven by a government ban on cryptocurrency.
China’s Parallel NFT Universe: A Guide for Fashion
The NFT opportunity is different in China where tech giants are building a separate blockchain infrastructure driven by a government ban on cryptocurrency.
Technology
What Will It Take for Consumers to Embrace Virtual Fitting Rooms?
Long touted as a solution for e-commerce’s low conversion rates and ballooning returns, AR and AI-powered fit-tech is gaining momentum, but is still facing the same old challenges.
What Will It Take for Consumers to Embrace Virtual Fitting Rooms?
Long touted as a solution for e-commerce’s low conversion rates and ballooning returns, AR and AI-powered fit-tech is gaining momentum, but is still facing the same old challenges.
Retail
The Question No One Is Asking About the Metaverse
Is the metaverse good for the world? Retailers must bake environmental and social awareness into their strategies from the start, argues Doug Stephens.
The Question No One Is Asking About the Metaverse
Is the metaverse good for the world? Retailers must bake environmental and social awareness into their strategies from the start, argues Doug Stephens.
Technology
Will Brands Buy Into a Virtual Version of Rodeo Drive?
There’s a land rush happening in virtual spaces, where developers are grabbing up real estate to build immersive, digital shopping districts they’re pitching as the future of e-commerce.
Will Brands Buy Into a Virtual Version of Rodeo Drive?
There’s a land rush happening in virtual spaces, where developers are grabbing up real estate to build immersive, digital shopping districts they’re pitching as the future of e-commerce.
Workplace & Talent
Who to Hire to Build the Fashion Metaverse
Brands that want to engage with Web3, NFTS and other red-hot tech categories will need to play the long game when it comes to talent acquisition.
Who to Hire to Build the Fashion Metaverse
Brands that want to engage with Web3, NFTS and other red-hot tech categories will need to play the long game when it comes to talent acquisition.
Technology
Op-Ed | Notes From an NFT Sceptic
Nike, Adidas and other big brands have plunged headlong into the latest crypto craze. But companies and their customers may soon discover converting virtual fashion into real-world profits isn’t so easy. Caveat emptor, says The NPD Group’s Matt Powell.
Op-Ed | Notes From an NFT Sceptic
Nike, Adidas and other big brands have plunged headlong into the latest crypto craze. But companies and their customers may soon discover converting virtual fashion into real-world profits isn’t so easy. Caveat emptor, says The NPD Group’s Matt Powell.
Technology
The New Technologies Fashion Schools Are Teaching Students
Students are training in 3D design and data analytics as the fashion industry undergoes a digital transformation and readies itself for an increasingly virtual future.
The New Technologies Fashion Schools Are Teaching Students
Students are training in 3D design and data analytics as the fashion industry undergoes a digital transformation and readies itself for an increasingly virtual future.
Technology
How to Market an NFT
Brands will have to navigate how to reach a new kind of audience in order to make their digital assets stand out.
How to Market an NFT
Brands will have to navigate how to reach a new kind of audience in order to make their digital assets stand out.
Luxury
Balenciaga’s Cédric Charbit on Moving from Hype to Timelessness
Balenciaga CEO Cedric Charbit discussed the brand’s attention-grabbing moments of 2021 and its future in the metaverse.
Balenciaga’s Cédric Charbit on Moving from Hype to Timelessness
Balenciaga CEO Cedric Charbit discussed the brand’s attention-grabbing moments of 2021 and its future in the metaverse.
The News in Brief
CVC Mulls Buying Stake in Jeweller APM Monaco From TPG
CVC Capital Partners is considering buying a stake in the fashion jeweller from private-equity firm TPG Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.
London’s Liberty Doubles Fabric Section as Sewing Booms
The department store has more than doubled the size of its fabrics department and will host crafting classes this autumn as social media drives a surge in activities like sewing.
US Businesses File Lawsuit Challenging New ‘Forced Labour’ Tariffs
Two small businesses, backed by the group that successfully sued over previous tariffs, say the new policy similarly exceeds the president’s authority to tax imports.
Perfume Maker Givaudan’s Sales Beat Estimates, Tariff Paybacks Weigh on Shares
Givaudan’s second-quarter organic sales came in ahead of market estimates on Thursday, but its shares fell 5 percent on litigation costs and tariff repayments.
Trump to Impose Forced Labour Duties on Friday as Temporary 10% US Tariffs Expire
The move is the White House’s latest effort to restore Trump’s campaign vision of a near-global tariff after the US Supreme Court in February struck down his ‘reciprocal’ duties.
LVMH Appoints General Manager of Fragrance
Givenchy executive Yann Musquin will lead the group’s fragrance portfolio, succeeding longtime division head Romain Spitzer.
India Changes Rule in Win for Foreign E-Commerce Companies
In a major win for Amazon, which lobbied for the change, the government will allow foreign e-commerce companies to buy products directly from Indian sellers and sell them to overseas customers.