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Richemont Sales Surge 20%, Setting High Bar for Luxury

The Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels owner smashed expectations on booming US demand ahead of earnings reports at LVMH, Kering, Hermès and Prada later this month.

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Richemont Sales Surge 20%, Setting High Bar for Luxury

The Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels owner smashed expectations on booming US demand ahead of earnings reports at LVMH, Kering, Hermès and Prada later this month.


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Icicle: Capturing Interest in Chinese Brands

Executive president Louise Xu explains how the Shanghai-based quiet luxury label is tapping rising interest in Chinese brands, its novel retail concept and the differences between Chinese and Western consumers.

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Icicle: Capturing Interest in Chinese Brands

Executive president Louise Xu explains how the Shanghai-based quiet luxury label is tapping rising interest in Chinese brands, its novel retail concept and the differences between Chinese and Western consumers.


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Chanel’s Bruno Pavlovsky on Reengineering an Iconic Brand

Chanel’s president of fashion, Bruno Pavlovsky, explains in our latest report ‘Face to Face With Luxury Clients’ how the French megabrand has reignited customer excitement and sales growth since onboarding a new artistic director last year.

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Chanel’s Bruno Pavlovsky on Reengineering an Iconic Brand

Chanel’s president of fashion, Bruno Pavlovsky, explains in our latest report ‘Face to Face With Luxury Clients’ how the French megabrand has reignited customer excitement and sales growth since onboarding a new artistic director last year.


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Face to Face With Luxury Clients

After a prolonged slowdown, luxury is gradually returning to growth, led by the US and China. Drawing on a survey of more than 2,000 clients and dozens of interviews across both markets, The Business of Fashion and McKinsey & Company find in the latest edition in our State of Fashion series a base of customers with increasingly distinct local preferences that nonetheless share an overarching desire for emotional connection.

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Face to Face With Luxury Clients

After a prolonged slowdown, luxury is gradually returning to growth, led by the US and China. Drawing on a survey of more than 2,000 clients and dozens of interviews across both markets, The Business of Fashion and McKinsey & Company find in the latest edition in our State of Fashion series a base of customers with increasingly distinct local preferences that nonetheless share an overarching desire for emotional connection.


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Hermès Opens Bond Street Mega-Boutique

The ultra-luxurious ‘maison’ is a big bet on London’s enduring appeal for luxury shoppers, as the sector struggles to bounce back from a prolonged downturn.

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Hermès Opens Bond Street Mega-Boutique

The ultra-luxurious ‘maison’ is a big bet on London’s enduring appeal for luxury shoppers, as the sector struggles to bounce back from a prolonged downturn.


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The BoF Podcast | Carlos Nazario: The Kid From Queens Who Changed Fashion Imagery

The New York-based stylist and fashion editor joins Imran Amed to discuss navigating the class barriers of early 2000s fashion publishing, the gruelling logistics of image-making and how heritage can become a style point of view.

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The BoF Podcast | Carlos Nazario: The Kid From Queens Who Changed Fashion Imagery

The New York-based stylist and fashion editor joins Imran Amed to discuss navigating the class barriers of early 2000s fashion publishing, the gruelling logistics of image-making and how heritage can become a style point of view.


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Can Luxury Bounce Back? The Bears Are Getting Louder

‘Sell any rally,’ Berenberg says, as Barclays forecasts long-term stagnation. Plus: Burberry’s cautious outlook, Anderson’s Dior cruise show in LA, a renewed focus on placemaking.

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Can Luxury Bounce Back? The Bears Are Getting Louder

‘Sell any rally,’ Berenberg says, as Barclays forecasts long-term stagnation. Plus: Burberry’s cautious outlook, Anderson’s Dior cruise show in LA, a renewed focus on placemaking.


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What’s Happening at Hermès?

The French leather goods powerhouse is losing momentum and may soon face its own ‘Capucine moment,’ writes Luca Solca, drawing a comparison with Louis Vuitton in the early 2010s.

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What’s Happening at Hermès?

The French leather goods powerhouse is losing momentum and may soon face its own ‘Capucine moment,’ writes Luca Solca, drawing a comparison with Louis Vuitton in the early 2010s.


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Why Feathers, Pony Hair and More Are Everywhere in Fashion

The industry, which has by and large abandoned fur, is finding new ways to cater to shoppers hungry for the same sort of luxe texture with fabrics like feather, pony hair and shearling.

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Why Feathers, Pony Hair and More Are Everywhere in Fashion

The industry, which has by and large abandoned fur, is finding new ways to cater to shoppers hungry for the same sort of luxe texture with fabrics like feather, pony hair and shearling.


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How Demna’s Latest Gucci Drop Is Landing With Customers

From online conversation to pricing to early store traffic data, BoF analyses how Kering’s biggest brand is adjusting its strategy, and whether it is working.

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How Demna’s Latest Gucci Drop Is Landing With Customers

From online conversation to pricing to early store traffic data, BoF analyses how Kering’s biggest brand is adjusting its strategy, and whether it is working.


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Exclusive: How Our Legacy Plans to Level Up as Sales Top $50 Million

The fast-growing Swedish label’s ‘consistency has merged with the zeitgeist,’ chief executive Richardos Klarén said, as LVMH fuels retail expansion.

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Exclusive: How Our Legacy Plans to Level Up as Sales Top $50 Million

The fast-growing Swedish label’s ‘consistency has merged with the zeitgeist,’ chief executive Richardos Klarén said, as LVMH fuels retail expansion.


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Opinion: The Epidemic of Nice Clothes

A deluge of inoffensive fashion is what happens when there is nothing left to copy, writes Eugene Rabkin.

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Opinion: The Epidemic of Nice Clothes

A deluge of inoffensive fashion is what happens when there is nothing left to copy, writes Eugene Rabkin.