What are Fashion Collaborations and Why is Everyone Doing It Right Now? Whether it is celebrity-based partnerships or the growing phenomenon of brand-to-brand bonds, collaborations have allowed industry figures to explore new aesthetics and bring together consumer bases. However, it is not easy to merge two house’s DNA and brand images. For this reason, not […]
Virgil Abloh, a multi-hyphenate creative, Founder of Off White and Artistic Director of Menswear at Louis Vuitton, has died from cancer at the age of 41. In a statement shared by LVMH, CEO Bernard Arnault disclosed that Abloh had been privately battling the disease for several years. “Through it all, his work ethic, infinite curiosity, […]
In collaboration with UCL’s Retail and Luxury Business Society, LBSS presents you: The History of Fashion in England. If you want to know how luxury evolved in Italy, go check out RLBS’s site for the other half of the series! Throughout the latest centuries, the United Kingdom has always been a distinctive source of fashion […]
Neapolitan tailoring is much more than a simple tradition, it is a Made in Italy fashion excellence, indissolubly tied to centuries of history and culture that, from the hands of Neapolitan artisans, has come to dress gentlemen from all over the world, from newyorkese lawyers to statesmen, from financial brokers to Hollywood celebrities. Almost 700 […]
Company name: Dolce & Gabbana (D&G) Industry: Dolce & Gabbana is one of the pioneers of the fashion industry in developing exclusive products that can range anywhere from garments, fragrances, and watches. Ownership: Owned by Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana Revenue: €1.38 billion in 2019 Founding date: 1985 Dimension: 5,500 employees HQ: 10 […]
As fashion draws inspiration from everything and anything around us, it is clear that nature has served as the influence for countless collections since the dawn of high fashion. But is fashion’s relationship with nature one-sided? Besides the much-discussed sustainability issue, does fashion serve nature in the same way nature can serve fashion? The answer […]
Founded on April 4, 1924, by a wool fabric merchants’ family, Loro Piana has carved a reputation for fashionable, high-quality woollen fabrics and drapery. Led by Pietro Loro Piana and later his nephew Franco, the company began establishing its reputation as a premium wool and cashmere supplier for a growing haute couture industry and is […]
Company name: Jacquemus SAS Industry: Jacquemus is a luxury goods company focusing on ready-to-wear clothes, handbags and accessories. Ownership: Owned by Simon Porte Jacquemus Revenue: 11,5 M in 2018. Estimated to be between 23-25 million in 2019 Founding date: 2009 Dimension: 60 employees HQ: 69 rue de Monceau, 75008 Paris Brief History Jacquemus SAS was founded […]