Today, we look at a crucial question: do luxury brands, with their ever-increasing collaborations, nurture subcultures, or do they exploit and exhaust them? To answer this question, we’ll trace the mechanisms of luxury branding, the importance of subculture and the impact of two decades of cultural collaborations, to finally reflect on whether these practices enrich or impoverish the cultural ecosystems from which they draw.
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While Jaeger Lecoultre has recalled Jérôme Lambert, its former CEO who joined the Richemont holding company, the Swiss group has made a
Famous for its iconic dive watches and unique craftsmanship, DOXA adds a new string to its bow with the launch of its
At the prestigious IAMWATCH trade show, held in Singapore from October 17 to 20, 2024, Maison Alcée previewed its latest creation: Persée
Faced with a sluggish Chinese market, the Japanese cosmetics giant’s CEO projected weaker earnings prospects for the next two years.
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One month after its French colleague Jacquemus inaugurated its New York flagship, it was Telfar’s turn to cut the ribbon for a
Luxury goods manufacturers are tightening their grip on the industrial chain. Prompted by an investigation in Italy into unscrupulous suppliers, Dior (LVMH)
The Galeries Lafayette group will continue to invest heavily in renovating its existing stores and opening new outlets abroad. A budget of
Printemps department stores are also succumbing to crypto-currencies. This new means of payment, already experimented with by big names in the industry
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Switzerland is in the green in 2023. Swiss watch exports surpassed their 2022 performance by 7.6%, totaling 28 billion euros for the year as a whole. The first half of the year saw growth of 11.8%, followed by a slowdown in the second half with an increase of 3.6%.
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LUXUS MAGAZINE was present in Paris at the Salon du Made in France, which took place from November 8 to 11, 2024 at Porte de Versailles. On this occasion, we met Marc Brunel, General Manager of Alliance France Cuir, the French trade confederation dedicated to the leather industry.
After a successful career in Parisian luxury hotels, as Managing Director of
On the occasion of the major antiques fair, FAB Paris, from November
Charlotte Chehboub is Communications Manager at Collector Square, Europe’s leading reseller of
The Swiss trade show ReLuxury is coming to Paris for the first
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The dream is eternal and knows no limits, and the luxury industry is its most fervent ambassador. However, the sector can only
The dream is eternal and knows no limits, and the luxury industry is its most fervent ambassador. And yet, faced with a
The dream is eternal and knows no limits, and the luxury industry is its most fervent ambassador. However, economic uncertainty and polycrisis
The dream is eternal and knows no limits, and the luxury industry is its most fervent ambassador. However, the climate of economic
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While Jaeger Lecoultre has recalled Jérôme Lambert, its former CEO who joined the Richemont holding company, the Swiss group has made a bolder choice to head Vacheron Constantin. It has appointed Laurent Perves, whose profile is certainly brilliant, but more commercial than technical.
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Famous for its iconic dive watches and unique craftsmanship, DOXA adds a new string to its bow with the launch of its first accessories collection. With cufflinks inspired by SUB watches, the Swiss brand offers a fusion of style and adventure, capturing the essence of its watchmaking creations in a timelessly elegant accessory.
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One month after its French colleague Jacquemus inaugurated its New York flagship, it was Telfar’s turn to cut the ribbon for a new kind of hybrid boutique in the Soho district. For this ex-pure player, long confined to e-commerce sales, this opening reinforces its proximity to its clientele as well as to its African-American and LGBTQIA+ community.
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At the prestigious IAMWATCH trade show, held in Singapore from October 17 to 20, 2024, Maison Alcée previewed its latest creation: Persée Or. The name recalls the mythical Greek hero who defeated Medusa, whose gaze turned anyone who crossed his path into stone. This table clock, a veritable jewel of haute horlogerie, continues the brand’s successes, while pushing back the limits of its concept of participative watchmaking.
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Luxury goods manufacturers are tightening their grip on the industrial chain. Prompted by an investigation in Italy into unscrupulous suppliers, Dior (LVMH) has created an in-house industrial structure, entrusted to a former EssilorLuxottica employee. Gucci (Kering) has integrated three Tuscan tanneries.
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