How much would you pay for something with a Roger Vivier label on it? €415m maybe? That’s what Diego Della Valle’s Tod’s group has just spent. Ok, for that it gets the entire brand, not just a beautifully crafted pair of shoes or a bag. But it still seems like a lot of money for…
It’s official, Marni’s now fully owned by Renzo Rosso’s OTB group. The company founded by Consuelo Castiglioni and her husband Gianni is now being run by Staff International’s Ubaldo Minelli, although the Castiglionis remain creative director and president. Staff is OTB’s manufacturing unit.
India’s digital market is growing and more homegrown business are gearing up to exploit that growth. Styletag.com, the country’s first online curated fashion and lifestyle startup has raised US$7.5m in angel funding from real estate magnate Jitu Virwani.
It’s a challenging time for the luxury sector as profits take a dive due to… well, you know, the usual suspects – Russia, the Middle East, China – all those places that used to be the very reason luxury did so well. So how about Burberry? Well, on Thursday the UK luxury leader said its…
News emerged today that the Yoox and Outnet buying effort will be combined. But with both selling product from previous seasons to a similar set of customers and with the Italian Yoox.com easily dwarfing smaller Outnet.com, can it continue to exist in its current form? Of course, there are differences between the two as well…
Global shipments of earphones and headphones are expected to reach 336m units by 2016, up from estimated shipments of 324m units this year and reaching a value of over $13bn, according to a new report from Future Market Insights. Obviously Dolce & Gabbana are doing their bit to add value to the market with their…
Last week we had H&M launching a Balmain frenzy. And this week? Topshop has launched its ‘resort’ collection. Yes, you read that right. Topshop (you know, bastion of the high street) has launched a resort collection (you know, those oddly-named collections that stratospherically-priced designer ranges offer to show that they can do commercial as well…
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