Donatella Versace is joining REVOLVE to build an independent beauty and fashion business. Beyond the famous name, the venture tests a model in which creativity, data, influence and commerce begin on the same platform.
Reservations for LVMH’s Journées Particulières open in three waves from September 24. Behind the free visits lies a central challenge: passing on rare craft skills.
Dario Vitale becomes creative director of Emporio Armani and Giorgio Armani Accessories. The appointment turns succession into a strategic test for Italian luxury.
LuxExperience reports a profitable quarter and the return to growth of Net-a-Porter and Mr Porter. Behind the numbers, digital luxury is learning a new discipline.
With Oprah Winfrey's AHA at Sphere Las Vegas, personal development becomes a premium immersive show and a test for the live economy.
At the opening of New York Fashion Week, Ralph Lauren presented a romantic collection inspired by Ricky Lauren. Behind the sensual silhouettes, heritage luxury is learning again how to speak in the present tense.
Gucci's Primavera campaign confirms Demna's decisive phase: less empty provocation, more desire built around product, silhouette and global attention.
Cartier, Bvlgari and Buccellati are pushing jewelled handbags beyond ceremonial accessories. In a slower luxury market, these hybrid objects blend jewellery, leather goods and collectible desire.
Repetto will launch a collaboration with Yohji Yamamoto on September 14. Behind the shoe, a family-owned house is turning dance heritage into global desire.
With Sarah J. Maas's return and the expansion of Fourth Wing, romantasy is becoming a cultural industry that luxury can no longer watch from a distance.
Yayoi Kusama has died at 97 in Tokyo. From New York to collaborations with Louis Vuitton, her work transformed obsession, repetition and immersion into a global language of contemporary art.
LVMH and Kering results show a more fragile luxury market increasingly pulled by the United States, jewellery and fortunes created by artificial intelligence.
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