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NYFW: KidSuper, Diotima, Zankov, and Aknvas
Another glorious day of September weather took advantage of outdoor venues, skyscraper locations, sunbathed lofts, and the famous Apollo Theater.
Fashion

Room to hike Kors prices seen in Tapestry-Capri merger, executive testifies
Fashion holding company Tapestry has room to raise prices and lower discounts on rival Capri's Michael Kors brand if the companies merged, a Tapestry executive testified on Tuesday as regulators sought to block the deal.
Luxury

Fresh from home town debut, Timothy London debuts in Kuala Lumpur
New British-based travel goods brand Timothy London is already heading to Asia, opening the brand's first international flagship store in Kuala Lumpur.
Luxury

BrandAlley hails "breakthrough" in customer services with Scurri partnership
UK off-price premium/luxury brand e-tailer BrandAlley said taking full control of its end-to-end customer services ops has helped deliver “remarkable growth” in the business.
Fashion

The LVMH 2024 prize goes to Ellen Hodakova Larsson
This year the world's leading luxury group's flagship design award goes to Ellen Hodakova Larsson. The Karl Lagerfeld Prize goes to Duran Lantink.
Fashion

The luxury sector is making the most of artificial intelligence
The Comité Colbert and Bain & Co have analysed the growing adoption of artificial intelligence in luxury goods companies. This concerns all players and all functions.
Luxury

Sessùn taken over by Italian investment fund Quadrivio Group
Quadrivio takes a 70% stake in Sessùn via its Made in Italy Fund II. Experienced Capital, which acquired a stake in 2017, is selling it. Founder Emma François-Grasset remains a shareholder with around 30%.
Fashion

Burberry's share price continues to fall as speculation mounts over its future
Burberry’s recent demotion from the elite FTSE 100 share index has been followed by further falls in its share price as analysts speculate over where the brand goes next.
Fashion

Google expands AI try-on tool to dresses, links with Simkhai
Google is expanding its generative AI powered virtual try-on (VTO) tool to the dresses category and has partnered with New York label Simkhai for the event.
Fashion

NYFW Monday: Tory Burch and Coach
Two mega brands were the key focus of Monday’s New York Fashion Week action: Tory Burch, who went very sporty; and Coach, which emphasized post-consumer materials
Fashion

NYFW Monday: Carolina Herrera soars, even as Puig stock tanks
The stock in Spanish luxury company Puig tanked on the Madrid market last week. This Monday in New York, the group’s classiest brand Carolina Herrera soared in a great collection staged a tad ironically on Wall Street.
Luxury

Galeries Lafayette invites select labels to fête its 130th anniversary
The French department store is celebrating its birthday by suspending a party table under its dome, and by introducing a podcast and exclusive products by Isabel Marant, Ami Paris and Marine Serre, among others.
Luxury

Coach-Versace union goes to trial against Biden’s antitrust cop
President Joe Biden’s antitrust enforcers face a new test in a Manhattan courtroom Monday as they push to scuttle an $8.5 billion fashion industry deal in Tapestry Inc.’s proposed acquisition of Capri Holdings Ltd.
Luxury

The Independents absorbs creative agency Kitten Production
The Independents, the company specialising in marketing and communications for luxury and premium brands, has acquired the creative agency Kitten Production.
Luxury

New Farfetch campaign includes diverse cast of models and more
Luxury fashion marketplace Farfetch has unveiled its AW24 campaign as it continues its evolution under new owner Coupang.
Fashion
Net-A-Porter and Mr Porter join forces to relaunch Vanguard
YNAP’s luxury in-season sites Net-A-Porter and Mr Porter have linked up for the first time to expand Net-A-Porter’s mentorship programme, The Vanguard.
Fashion