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Luxury in India | Published in the Financial Times

MUMBAI, India and SHANGHAI, Chin a - If it's the Monday of Milan Fashion Week, it also means that the Financial Times has published its regular

Everybody's Talking About | Comme des Garcons for H&M

TOKYO, Japan and STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Some H&M collaborations of the past ( Roberto Cavalli , Viktor & Rolf) were more memorable for the pre-launch

The Gap and Zara | A tale of two brands

So it's official. As of the first quarter of 2008, Inditex, the phenomenally successful Spanish fast-fashion conglomerate and parent company of Zara

Japanese Women | From Luxury to Yuru-Nachu

TOKYO, Japa n - So far, 2008 has been a foreboding year for the European luxury houses in Japan. The sub-prime mortgage crisis has reduced credit

Dunhill Ginza | Welcome home

TOKYO, Japa n - "Welcome home." With those words Jun Morimoto, CEO of Alfred Dunhill in Japan, warmly ushered me into the new Alfred Dunhill flagship

Tokyo | The decline of big-brand luxury

TOKYO, Japan - Once upon a time, for big luxury brands, Japan was the largest and most important market in the world. Japanese customers, young and

Qiu Hao and Helen Lee | Diversity in design, comrades in commerce

SHANGHAI, China - While most Chinese are still focused on buying into the prestige and status of international luxury brands, there are emerging

Beijing | 24 hours of fashion

BEIJING, China - My first glance at Beijing's brand new airport (BCIA) was also the first sign of China's stylish transformation since my previous

India's slow Internet march

One look at the current advertising campaign for Hermès, and it's clear that India is on the radar screen of Western luxury brands. But this is not a

Louis Vuitton and Keith Richards | Viral marketing magic