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NYFW: KidSuper, Diotima, Zankov, and Aknvas

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.  
 
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Room to hike Kors prices seen in Tapestry-Capri merger, executive testifies

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

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.
 
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BrandAlley hails "breakthrough" in customer services with Scurri partnership

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.
 
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The LVMH 2024 prize goes to Ellen Hodakova Larsson

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.
 
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The luxury sector is making the most of artificial intelligence

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

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%.
 
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Burberry's share price continues to fall as speculation mounts over its future

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.
 
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Google expands AI try-on tool to dresses, links with Simkhai

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.
 
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NYFW Monday: Tory Burch and Coach

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
 
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NYFW Monday: Carolina Herrera soars, even as Puig stock tanks

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

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

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 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

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.
 
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Net-A-Porter and Mr Porter join forces to relaunch Vanguard

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.
 
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