On Tuesday, France’s Prime Minister announced a crackdown on the destruction of unsold or returned consumer products that will affect online retailers such as Amazon and luxury goods brands. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said that a ban on destroying non-food goods — such as clothes, electrical…
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Investing in Africa: Why The Continent Should Be On Your Radar
In just two decades, Africa’s position on the global stage has undergone a serious transformation. Many African countries have grown at strong rates, with the continent boasting six of the world’s 12 fastest-growing economies. This diverse continent is home to countless companies that are on the …
Trend Alert! Luxury Brands Are Finally Speaking ‘Streetwear’
In January, the men’s fashion month kicked off in London and with the exception of Burberry, Gucci and Balenciaga — each have opted for co-ed shows presented during the upcoming women’s fashion month — another men’s season has drawn to a close. The most evident shift could be observed in the tran…
Beauty Details from London Fashion Week That Demand a Closer Look
Beauty is all about the details; details which are easy to miss amidst the general frenzy of a fashion show. It’s the clip sweeping a model’s hair from their face, the angle of a cat-eye flick which takes a look from retro to right-now, and the precise lipstick hue selected to complem…
Burberry’s Flagship Store in London Gets a Makeover
Burberry has revamped their flagship store at 121 Regent Street in London in time for the launch of Riccardo Tisci’s first collection for the British fashion house. The store has been divided into individually themed rooms which celebrate the past and future of the British heritage brand through …
Luxury Brands Burn Their Own Goods?
Every winter the Tuscan workshops of Stefano Ricci, a high-end menswear label, box up the year’s unsold products—from cashmere suits and silk ties to finely woven cotton shirts—and send them off on trucks to be burned. Then Stefano Ricci’s accountants get to work claiming a tax credit for the ope…
Luxury Brands Pick Risky Celebrity Ambassadors
Celebrity endorsements can boost a brand’s image among consumers, but new research finds that luxury marketers frequently choose the wrong faces to represent them. More than three-quarters of endorsement deals in the industry are made with individuals who have low approval ratings, reflecting neg…
Chanel Is Rated the Most Emotionally Intelligent Luxury Women’s Brand
The New York-based Luxury Institute recently released its innovative 2018 Emotionally Intelligent Brand Index, featuring annual rankings and ratings for leading luxury women’s fashion brands by affluent U.S. consumers. The Emotionally Intelligent Brand Index methodology was developed using 10 yea…
Graphic Designers Discuss the Continuation of Logo Culture at Gucci and Fendi
Alessandro Michele sent out a few decapitated heads and a baby dragon down the runway last week at Gucci. They accessorized clothes that were dazzlingly representative of the “Frankensteins” we humans have become in the age of the Internet and iPhones, cherry-picking our personal aesthetics from …