Just the right amount of hand-picked luxury marketing news and market intelligence
:: FACETS ::
→ (WWD) Stella McCartney, Veuve Clicquot Create ‘Leather’ From Champagne Waste: Stella McCartney works regularly with a cornucopia of organic materials, from fungi and banana plants to seaweed and rock samphire. Now, she’s adding grape and cork waste to the list, and transforming those materials into bags, and platform shoes. Read more
→ (Wallpaper) Hermès blasts off to ’the silky way’ for breathtaking London event: Behind-the-scenes of Hermès’ ‘Brides de Galaxy’ in London yesterday evening, a jaw-dropping event celebrating the carré silk scarf and its instantly recognisable prints. Read more
→ (Designboom) Real-life Tesla Cybertruck is finally here along with three models and their delivery timeline: Tesla claims that the Cybertruck, an electric vehicle, is faster than a sports car and, depending on the model, can accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 2.6 seconds with a tri-motor variant. Read more
→ (Grazia) 'Inside The Dream': Francis Kurkdjian's Journey To L'Or de J'adore: Francis Kurkdjian had a mission as the new nose for Dior Fragrance: remake its most iconic scent. Now, we see his journey to L'Or de J'adore. Read more
→ (WSJ) Louis Vuitton Doubles Down on Chinese Consumers: With a splashy fashion show in Hong Kong featuring Chinese A-listers, the brand is projecting confidence in one of the world’s largest markets for luxury goods. Read more
→ (British GQ) Gran Turismo and Bulgari join forces to create two watches and a virtual hypercar: In one of the more unlikely collaborations of 2023, the luxury watchmaker gets racy in the gaming world with some limited edition new Aluminum chronographs. Read more
→ (McKinsey & Co.) The State of Fashion 2024: Finding pockets of growth as uncertainty reigns: Fashion companies will face economic headwinds, technology shifts, and an evolving competitive landscape in 2024. However, shifting consumer priorities will continue to offer opportunities. Read more
→ (Jing Daily) ‘Virtual bling’: Photoshopped Chanel, Hermès Birkin bags are China’s latest social media trend: China’s latest fashion wave doesn’t require shoppers to empty their pockets. In fact, all they need is an image editing app, and some savvy Photoshopping skills. Read more
→ (Luxury Society) In Luxury, Is Being Big, Better? Or Are There Other Pathways To Succeed?: And that perhaps, “a responsible balance between production and demand” is exactly how companies and their brands should be approaching their future collections. Because luxury appears to be in a somewhat transitional stage at this point. Read more
→ (WSJ) Shopping for Luxury Online Has Fallen Out of Fashion: Investors are suffering from buyers’ remorse as luxury e-commerce sites lose money. Read more
:: PODCASTS ::
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