Prada Revamps Milan Flagship to Cater to Top Clients and New Shoppers
The group is hoping the renovated eight-level complex can generate €100 million in annual revenue, chief executive Andrea Guerra told Reuters.
Luxury
How rapid change is reshaping the tradition-soaked luxury sector in Europe and beyond.
How Dior and Chanel Are Tackling Fashion’s Pricing Problem
France’s biggest couture giants are bulking up their assortments of handbags and small accessories at the lower end of their offer as they seek to reengage customers after years of some of the industry’s punchiest price hikes.
How Dior and Chanel Are Tackling Fashion’s Pricing Problem
France’s biggest couture giants are bulking up their assortments of handbags and small accessories at the lower end of their offer as they seek to reengage customers after years of some of the industry’s punchiest price hikes.
Is the Storm Blowing Over for Watchmakers? Yes and No
It’s a case of winners and losers for Swiss watchmakers, as the strongest brands shoot ahead, widening the gap with their smaller rivals, writes Robin Swithinbank. Plus, Rolex’s LIV Golf tie-up and The Honourable Merchants Group’s pause.
Is the Storm Blowing Over for Watchmakers? Yes and No
It’s a case of winners and losers for Swiss watchmakers, as the strongest brands shoot ahead, widening the gap with their smaller rivals, writes Robin Swithinbank. Plus, Rolex’s LIV Golf tie-up and The Honourable Merchants Group’s pause.
When Taste Is All Over TikTok
Fashion’s ability to sell cultural capital comes under pressure when brand codes are common knowledge and style cues travel at the speed of social media, writes Robert Williams. Does luxury’s signalling power need stronger encryption?
When Taste Is All Over TikTok
Fashion’s ability to sell cultural capital comes under pressure when brand codes are common knowledge and style cues travel at the speed of social media, writes Robert Williams. Does luxury’s signalling power need stronger encryption?
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.
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.
Pieter Mulier Exits Alaïa After 5 Years
As the first creative director to succeed founder Azzedine Alaïa, Mulier rejuvenated the Paris-based brand with highly-refined, sculptural styles, bringing runway drama and spawning commercial hits like the Teckel bag and mesh ballerina flats.
Pieter Mulier Exits Alaïa After 5 Years
As the first creative director to succeed founder Azzedine Alaïa, Mulier rejuvenated the Paris-based brand with highly-refined, sculptural styles, bringing runway drama and spawning commercial hits like the Teckel bag and mesh ballerina flats.
How Jewellery Houses Aim to Stay Ahead In 2026
High jewellery brands including Boucheron, Chaumet, De Beers and Dior showed new collections at Haute Couture week in Paris as they manage so far to ride out geopolitical tensions which have sent gold and silver to new highs while the dollar sinks.
How Jewellery Houses Aim to Stay Ahead In 2026
High jewellery brands including Boucheron, Chaumet, De Beers and Dior showed new collections at Haute Couture week in Paris as they manage so far to ride out geopolitical tensions which have sent gold and silver to new highs while the dollar sinks.
What’s Couture For? Chanel and Dior’s New Designers Make Their Case
Matthieu Blazy and Jonathan Anderson each took different approaches to navigating the inherent tensions of French couture, Robert Williams writes. Plus: LVMH’s results.
What’s Couture For? Chanel and Dior’s New Designers Make Their Case
Matthieu Blazy and Jonathan Anderson each took different approaches to navigating the inherent tensions of French couture, Robert Williams writes. Plus: LVMH’s results.
LVMH Sees Tough Year Ahead as Fashion Sales Struggle
Fourth-quarter sales in the world’s biggest luxury group rose 1 percent, slightly ahead of expectations. Sales fell 3 percent in the key fashion and leather goods division as the sector continues to face sluggish demand. ‘2026 will not be easy,’ chairman Bernard Arnault said.
LVMH Sees Tough Year Ahead as Fashion Sales Struggle
Fourth-quarter sales in the world’s biggest luxury group rose 1 percent, slightly ahead of expectations. Sales fell 3 percent in the key fashion and leather goods division as the sector continues to face sluggish demand. ‘2026 will not be easy,’ chairman Bernard Arnault said.
Luxury Investors Eye Tough Earnings Season After Stock Selloff
Luxury-goods makers are facing investor anxiety and a projected rough earnings season despite earlier hopes for a 2026 recovery.
Luxury Investors Eye Tough Earnings Season After Stock Selloff
Luxury-goods makers are facing investor anxiety and a projected rough earnings season despite earlier hopes for a 2026 recovery.
Opinion: Want That Bargain Rolex? Better Act Fast
After a prolonged slump, the secondary market for luxury watches is recovering, though it remains sensitive to economic instability, writes Andrea Felsted.
Opinion: Want That Bargain Rolex? Better Act Fast
After a prolonged slump, the secondary market for luxury watches is recovering, though it remains sensitive to economic instability, writes Andrea Felsted.
LVMH Investors Demand Clarity on Bernard Arnault Succession Plan
Shareholders of the French conglomerate are expressing growing concern over the lack of transparency regarding Bernard Arnault’s plan for succession.
LVMH Investors Demand Clarity on Bernard Arnault Succession Plan
Shareholders of the French conglomerate are expressing growing concern over the lack of transparency regarding Bernard Arnault’s plan for succession.
This Week: What Bernard Arnault Can and Can’t Tell Us About the State of Luxury
The world’s biggest luxury conglomerate reports fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, and CEO Bernard Arnault will give his annual, often market-moving press conference.
This Week: What Bernard Arnault Can and Can’t Tell Us About the State of Luxury
The world’s biggest luxury conglomerate reports fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, and CEO Bernard Arnault will give his annual, often market-moving press conference.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
Dior and A24 Announce Two-Year Collaboration
The partnership, which will kick off at the A24-owned, New York-based Cherry Lane Theatre, will comprise live events for film and theatre featuring established and emerging creative talent.
Princess Diana’s ‘Revenge Dress’ Comes to Auction at Sotheby’s
The black silk evening dress by Greek designer Christina Stambolian could fetch close to $300,000.
Jonathan Cohen Joins J. Mendel as Resident Designer
The New York-based designer is tasked with reviving the 156-year-old luxury fashion house, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2018.
Signet Lifts View as Cautious Consumers Splurge on Jewellery
The Jared, Kay and Zales owner raised its outlook for the second time this year as demand for jewellery remains resilient even as shoppers pull back on spending elsewhere.
European Luxury Stocks Face a Tough Second Half, HSBC Says
HSBC analysts downgraded LVMH and Burberry to hold as they said the second half of the year looks harder for soft luxury to navigate.
Longtime McQueen Collaborator Shaun Leane Launches New Label
The boundary-pushing jewellery designer, known for the elaborate pieces he crafted for Alexander McQueen in the 90s, is building a bespoke high jewellery and objects label dubbed 12.
UK’s Top Rolex Retailer Sees Strong Growth Fuelled by US Demand
Watches of Switzerland Group Plc is showing little sign of a summer lull with robust US demand and a pickup in its UK business underpinning expectations for strong revenue growth.