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Market Pulse | Syria Crisis Pours Cold Water Over the Savigny Luxury Index

LONDON, United Kingdom — Despite a string of positive results announcements, the Savigny Luxury Index ("SLI") lost 0.9 percent in August,

News & Analysis

Market Pulse | Syria Crisis Pours Cold Water Over the Savigny Luxury Index

LONDON, United Kingdom — Despite a string of positive results announcements, the Savigny Luxury Index ("SLI") lost 0.9 percent in August,


China

The China Edit | Asian Catwalk Queens, Furla Accelerates Store Openings, Cute Gives Way to Cool, Animal Testing Complicates L’Oréal Expansion

The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.

China

The China Edit | Asian Catwalk Queens, Furla Accelerates Store Openings, Cute Gives Way to Cool, Animal Testing Complicates L’Oréal Expansion

The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.


News & Analysis

Market Pulse | Making a Comeback

Market sentiment has turned back in favour of the luxury sector, driven by solid second quarter results, reports Pierre Mallevays of Savigny Partners.

News & Analysis

Market Pulse | Making a Comeback

Market sentiment has turned back in favour of the luxury sector, driven by solid second quarter results, reports Pierre Mallevays of Savigny Partners.


News & Analysis

The Enduring Appeal of Pajama Dressing

Pajama dressing has become an unlikely but enduring high fashion trend with several years now under its belt and little sign of slowing down. BoF reports.

News & Analysis

The Enduring Appeal of Pajama Dressing

Pajama dressing has become an unlikely but enduring high fashion trend with several years now under its belt and little sign of slowing down. BoF reports.


Technology

Wool and the Gang Raises $2.8 Million, Aims to ‘Reboot Home Manufacturing’

Today, BoF can report that knitwear brand Wool and the Gang has raised a $2.8 million round of funding led by Index Ventures and Wellington Partners.

Technology

Wool and the Gang Raises $2.8 Million, Aims to ‘Reboot Home Manufacturing’

Today, BoF can report that knitwear brand Wool and the Gang has raised a $2.8 million round of funding led by Index Ventures and Wellington Partners.


News & Analysis

The Basics | Part 8 – Marketing

The Basics is BoF’s recurring series on how to set up a fashion business from scratch, developed in partnership with Ari Bloom, a NY-based

News & Analysis

The Basics | Part 8 – Marketing

The Basics is BoF’s recurring series on how to set up a fashion business from scratch, developed in partnership with Ari Bloom, a NY-based


News & Analysis

LVMH Takes 80 Percent Stake in Loro Piana for $2.6 Billion

French luxury conglomerate LVMH has purchased a majority stake in the Italian luxury wool and cashmere company Loro Piana for $2.6 billion.

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LVMH Takes 80 Percent Stake in Loro Piana for $2.6 Billion

French luxury conglomerate LVMH has purchased a majority stake in the Italian luxury wool and cashmere company Loro Piana for $2.6 billion.


China

The China Edit | Whistles to Launch with Lane Crawford, Fast Retailing, Chinese Tourists Embrace Lower-Cost Luxury, Chanel Ousts Vuitton

The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.

China

The China Edit | Whistles to Launch with Lane Crawford, Fast Retailing, Chinese Tourists Embrace Lower-Cost Luxury, Chanel Ousts Vuitton

The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.


News & Analysis

Op-Ed | Why Luxury Brands Should Still Believe in the UAE

Five years after the global financial crisis hit Dubai, the United Arab Emirates is poised to become a super-regional powerhouse, with compelling opportunities for luxury retailers, argues Mortimer Singer of Marvin Traub Associates.

News & Analysis

Op-Ed | Why Luxury Brands Should Still Believe in the UAE

Five years after the global financial crisis hit Dubai, the United Arab Emirates is poised to become a super-regional powerhouse, with compelling opportunities for luxury retailers, argues Mortimer Singer of Marvin Traub Associates.


News & Analysis

Market Pulse | After the Age of Abundance

Sales of luxury goods are slowing and, given the uncertain outlook, investors are taking profits, reports Pierre Mallevays, founder and managing partner of Savigny Partners.

News & Analysis

Market Pulse | After the Age of Abundance

Sales of luxury goods are slowing and, given the uncertain outlook, investors are taking profits, reports Pierre Mallevays, founder and managing partner of Savigny Partners.