Louis Vuitton’s latest Shanghai store is a 30-metre-high, ship-shaped experience called ‘The Louis.’
Louis Vuitton’s latest Shanghai store is a 30-metre-high, ship-shaped experience called ‘The Louis.’
The stakes are high for the designer’s debut at the French megabrand as owner LVMH faces mounting pressure to resolve problem areas in its portfolio.
The stakes are high for the designer’s debut at the French megabrand as owner LVMH faces mounting pressure to resolve problem areas in its portfolio.
Even as luxury fashion brands face declining demand, jewellery sales are booming. The Debrief explores how smaller designers and novel pieces are capturing consumer interest and finding new paths to growth.
Even as luxury fashion brands face declining demand, jewellery sales are booming. The Debrief explores how smaller designers and novel pieces are capturing consumer interest and finding new paths to growth.
The hotel group’s Waldorf Astoria Nile River Experience, set to launch in late 2026, follows similar moves by Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, Orient Express and Aman.
The hotel group’s Waldorf Astoria Nile River Experience, set to launch in late 2026, follows similar moves by Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, Orient Express and Aman.
Jewellery brands have raised prices less than fashion labels, and now benefit from a stronger sense of lasting value.
Jewellery brands have raised prices less than fashion labels, and now benefit from a stronger sense of lasting value.
Luca De Meo’s appointment as the French group’s chief executive is an admission of the seriousness of the crisis the company is facing, as well as a signal of its intent to do something about it, writes Imran Amed.
Luca De Meo’s appointment as the French group’s chief executive is an admission of the seriousness of the crisis the company is facing, as well as a signal of its intent to do something about it, writes Imran Amed.
A new generation of private clubs has commodified elitism, argues Allison Schrager.
A new generation of private clubs has commodified elitism, argues Allison Schrager.
Purveyors of secondhand luxury goods may be losing the fight against increasingly sophisticated counterfeiters. Do customers care?
Purveyors of secondhand luxury goods may be losing the fight against increasingly sophisticated counterfeiters. Do customers care?
Even as demand for luxury goods stalls, Milanese jeweller Pomellato is gaining ground by appealing to self-purchasing women and expanding into high jewellery — a welcome win for Kering as it works to re-energise its portfolio.
Even as demand for luxury goods stalls, Milanese jeweller Pomellato is gaining ground by appealing to self-purchasing women and expanding into high jewellery — a welcome win for Kering as it works to re-energise its portfolio.
With a new Davide De Giglio-backed venture offering ‘bespoke prêt-à-porter,’ the master tailor is once again in the spotlight and will unveil a new collection and retail concept on Friday in Milan.
With a new Davide De Giglio-backed venture offering ‘bespoke prêt-à-porter,’ the master tailor is once again in the spotlight and will unveil a new collection and retail concept on Friday in Milan.
The luxury industry is facing another lost year, according to Bain’s latest luxury update, but investors are being too gloomy on the sector’s long-term prospects, argues Andrea Felsted.
The luxury industry is facing another lost year, according to Bain’s latest luxury update, but investors are being too gloomy on the sector’s long-term prospects, argues Andrea Felsted.
The market is on pace to contract 2 percent to 5 percent in 2025 as consumption remains soft across key categories — particularly leather goods, makeup and watches — according to the latest forecast from Bain & Company.
The market is on pace to contract 2 percent to 5 percent in 2025 as consumption remains soft across key categories — particularly leather goods, makeup and watches — according to the latest forecast from Bain & Company.
Kering’s newly created jewellery division regroups Boucheron, Pomellato, Dodo and Qeelin brands as the company aims to pool resources. The conglomerate is also regrouping fashion brand reporting, shielding smaller labels from investor scrutiny.
War in the Middle East, the luxury industry’s fastest-growing market, threatens to delay a long-expected rebound in demand.
Owner Lanvin Group said it is ‘fully committed’ to the French label’s development under creative director Peter Copping, with CEO Andy Lew in charge of management.
The creative director’s departure after four years was a decision of ‘mutual agreement’ according to the Italian label.
Reed plans to focus on his own brand after three and a half years as creative director for the Puig-owned label.
The transaction gives FSI, a Milan-based private equity fund, a controlling share in the Italian luxury house, as more founder-owned brands turn to investors to fund growth and weather a tough global market.
The contracts allow users to trade on outcomes such as whether an item will surpass a price threshold or predict whether a brand will launch a new model.
Following a last-minute withdrawal from the couture calendar in January, the label, which is majority-owned by Pinault family investment fund Artémis, cancelled a runway outing scheduled for March 6.