Is Fosun the Chinese alternative to the French luxury conglomerates? The Chinese group doesn’t want to speak of competing with Kering and LVMH: “Fosun is not looking to compare itself to them or their market position. We have been on the market for three years and are still very young”, commented Joann Cheng, president of […]
Paris astounds with its massive use of leather. The Paris Fashion Week (it kicked off on 24th February 2020 and is about to conclude the day after tomorrow, on March 4) proved once again, day by day, more than ever perhaps, that leather is a canvas on which designers may draw different and stimulating women’s...
Fashion shows say “leather”. And not just them. For major luxury brands and, drop-down, for premium brands collections, leather clothing has become the absolute star. Milan Woman Fashion Week catwalks gave a wide demonstration of this, with a riot of leather for outerwear, dresses, trousers and shirts. The leather total look is no longer an...
Style, accessories, organisation: these are the three pillars of Lanvin‘s relaunch. But it takes time. The premise is that, when Fosun acquired the majority of the brand in February 2018, it was sailing in bad waters. Since Alber Elbaz‘s farewell, commercial performance has collapsed. For this reason, a recovery will take place, but in due […]
Lanvin tries to accelerate its accessories’ business. “I want them to be worth 50% of total revenue before the end of the third year from now”, stated Jean-Philippe Hecquet, CEO of Lanvin. And Italy, of course, could be one of the beneficiaries. The (current) accessories’ web The French brand has been a part of Chinese […]
While facing comebacks, confirmations and replacements, the fashion industry roundabout keeps moving relentlessly. At the same time, it often holds in store a few interesting surprises. Among others, the agreement between Richemont and Alber Elbaz, who, enigmatically, decided to reveal his own plans. Furthermore, Maison Margiela swore in John Galliano as creative director, while Chloé […]
Fosun International are seeking some investors for Lanvin. One and a half years after the buyout of the fashion house, carried out through Fosun Fashion Group subsidiary, the Chinese investment corporation is supposedly looking for a partner to which they would sell part of the fashion brand: their aim is to cash in 100 million […]
Menswear season is at our doors. The month of June will give the change to understand the state of men’s fashion and, more so, of the fashion system of the large international capitals. For now, let’s take our calendars out, the Anglo-Saxon environment doesn’t seem to be in excellent shape, as it is still searching […]
LVMH over LVMH. The largest luxury group in the world exceeds its own expectations by performing better then supposed by financial analysts and puts in writing the awareness that, at least for its 70 brands, the fear of a slowdown within the high-end goods’ market isn’t as realistic as it seemed, most of all in […]
Tod’s keep doing things their way while starting a new stage of the T Factory initiative, “a creative workshop that aims to carry out innovative and unconventional projects”. Focus on a very topical theme, saying farewell to seasons, which we spotlighted in the cover survey in the issue n.3/2019 of our monthly magazine. Looking at […]
9 euros worth of Ticket Restaurant (with which you can pay lunch), per day. 1,350 euro per year as a performance prize. 220 euro worth of Ticket Compliments (with which you can buy just about anything, from groceries to clothing), every 12 months of work. This is what was established in the agreement between CUB […]
Ubrique wants to rise from its own ashes, as phoenix used to do in the past. In fact, companies based in the small leather cluster located in the area around Cadiz, in the south-west of Spain, are striving hard to entice luxury fashion brands: for the records, some fashion houses have already been hooked (according […]
Chinese Icicle group is the new owner of Carven in the end. The luxury fashion brand long story, which has come to an end at last, started in September: by that time, several competitors were supposedly interested in buying out the company, which subsequently got close to bankruptcy. In the end, China worked out the […]
Ten different companies, including Chinese Shandong Ruyi and Fosun allegedly, are ready to buy out Acne Studios. Acquisition is requiring longer time than expected though, as the closing deal, previously scheduled by the end of July, will take place only in autumn. Apparently, Goldman Sachs has overseen, since last January, the transaction to sell Acne […]
PETA ASKS THE BIG INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHERS TO INCLUDE SYNTHETIC MATERIALS IN THEIR DICTIONARIES UNDER THE HEADING “LEATHER”. LA CONCERIA REPLIES INVITING ITS READERS TO THE MOBILIZATION. THE BATTLE OVER THE CORRECTNESS OF TERMS IS A WAR OF CIVILIZATION. RADICAL VEG DO NOT TRANSFORM THEIR MARKETING INTO LAW. THE CASES OF BONDED AND FUR
In Paris, where fashion week is closing today, a great focus on bags and shoes. And ample space for leather. Alexander McQueen has proposed waterproof boots and boots decorated with metal reinforcements. Loewe has used leather for bags (orange or striped maxi shopping bags), shoes, cloaks and accessories: a calla lily in handmade calfskin presented […]
