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…
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…
Shit. Must get scarf. This comes from the recently launched Cosmic Blossom Collection, which I’ll definitely be checking out soon. Ohkay, sorry all LV-haters out there — I really do…
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…
A Europe-based luxury brand with several product lines (hmm) has signed an agreement with New York city based Applied DNA Sciences to authenticate its products (CNN). The luxury brand remains…
Tokyo-based investment firm Integral is bailing Yohji Yamamoto, Inc. and Limi Yamamoto, Inc. out. Business as usual, or so it seems. Integral To Buy Yohji Yamamoto Inc Out Of Bankruptcy…
Now, don’t get me wrong. I gym to Madonna (and Madonna only, sometimes), and I’m all for the establishment that is Louis Vuitton. But something makes me really uncomfortable with…
I don’t speak much about Hermes, mainly because I am in such awe of it, in case I taint this Establishment with the wrong words. Have to say that this…
Well, well, well– I’d have thought major design houses would stay quiet and count their money during these turbulent times, but here’s something from Fendi: Why Luxury Needs a Recession…
Louis Vuitton shares a quick preview of its new Journeys campaign, featuring astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Sally Ride, and Jim Lovell. Interestingly enough, Neil “Man on the Moon” Armstrong is missing.…
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