I find it odd that no one has really talked about On Pedder employing Keiichi Tanaami’s work in its catalogue for Spring/Summer 2012 — is this a common arrangement? The…
I’ve been busy with a wedding (fortunately, or unfortunately, not mine) and a big move to a different city. Still busy settling in; I’ll be back! Meanwhile: Prada to Focus…
So, Labelux has acquired Jimmy Choo for $800 million — but it’s not like Jimmy Choo is back in the house, so this news is as awesome as Maison Martin…
This article came in through e-mail yesterday: All your brand needs is three little words (Mark Ritson). In sharing his experience at Gucci, Robert Polet suggested that each brand’s DNA…
Today Parsons Boy asked me about the old rumour that Diageo was looking to buy MH, of LVMH (The Institution) fame. Nah, Diageo may buy Jack Daniels, but that’s a…
Prada IPOs in Hong Kong I first read about this in the IHT, but there didn’t seem to be much news in the local media. It seems that Prada has…
LA-based label Laugh Cry Repeat: I picked out some of the shots I preferred here: the others looked a bit stiff. Again: sell atmosphere, sell brands, sell stories. I reference…
Ignore the teenage dirtbags. Bloomberg reports that Uniqlo made a mistake in moving towards fashion items, which didn’t sell well. Analysts now state that it should stick to basic items.…
Dee has been sending me updates on the slow battle between LVMH and Hermes for the latter’s shares. Today, Bloomberg reported that the family that owns Hermes has proposed to…
Been meaning to write about the recent EU judgment on LVMH’s action against Google for trademark infringement. This was the focus of my research for a large part of last…
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