By Bloomberg Published August 23, 2026 Europe’s biggest luxury firms are turning a little more positive on the crucial Chinese market, as a fragile spending recovery takes shape in the country. A look by Kering brand Gucci – Gucci Chinese household consumption is stabilising and even starting to rebound in some categories like high-end cosmetics,…
AI-powered video search could disrupt fashion and beauty Oriane.xyz As we reach the tail end of 2025, the next must-have silhouette, handbag or even eyeliner shape does not reach us from the runways of Paris or Milan; it reaches us more quietly through a creator’s bathroom mirror, a selfie on a night out, or a…
Published November 19, 2025 Johnny Coca is leaving his role as director of women’s fashion leather goods and accessories at Louis Vuitton. According to FashionNetwork.com, the LVMH-owned French luxury house has parted ways with the designer after more than five and a half years of collaboration. Johnny Coca Coca, one of the industry’s foremost handbag experts, worked…
China’s $49 billion luxury market is shifting amid a prolonged economic slump. Spending on foreign premium brands like LVMH and Gucci is stalling, while consumers turn to homegrown labels such as Laopu Gold, Songmont, and Mao Geping. Bloomberg’s Shirley Zhao reports. Source link
Rihanna’s luxury fashion gamble has taken a stunning blow. The superstar, known for her empire-spanning ventures in music, beauty, and lingerie, suffered a shocking $36 million loss from her Fenty clothing line, a collaboration with Louis Vuitton. Launched with high hopes in 2019, the brand was forced to close shortly after amid pandemic challenges. Despite…
The Daily Mail, which uncovered the records, said Rihanna’s efforts “flopped” and the business closed down in 2021 because of the pandemic. Reports at the time stated because of travelling restrictions during Covid, hands-on designer Rihanna couldn’t see the atelier in Paris or get to the Italian fashion houses making the products. When the label…
Published October 20, 2025 Delphine Arnault will be given a a Special Recognition Award “for her exceptional contribution to the global fashion industry” at The Fashion Awards in December, the British Fashion Council (BFC) announced on Monday. Delphine Arnault – Photo: Brigitte Lacombe The ceremony, which will take place on 1 December at the Royal Albert Hall…
By AFP Published October 20, 2025 This week’s appointment of Maria Grazia Chiuri at the helm of Fendi does not change the picture: despite their historic role in the fashion industry, women remain largely excluded from creative roles. Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri at Paris Fashion Week on 4 March 2025 – (AFP/Archives – Thomas…
ADVERTISEMENT European stocks rose on Wednesday morning after a string of strong corporate results a day earlier, while equities were also boosted by remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. In Philadelphia on Tuesday, Powell suggested that another interest rate cut could come later this month in the US. In Europe, shares in Netherlands-headquartered ASML,…
By Tassilo Hummel and Mimosa Spencer PARIS -LVMH’s sales increased by 1% in the third quarter, driven by improved demand in China, offering some solace to a luxury goods sector grappling with a prolonged slump. The rise reported by LVMH on Tuesday represents the first quarter of growth this year for the world’s largest luxury…