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Alpaca wool is known as the “Real Treasure of the Incas” or “Gold of the Andes” because when the Spanish conquistadors reached Cusco, the capital of their empire, they took the gold and silver but ignored what many say was the largest Inca treasure, the colorful and luxurious looms of this camelid fiber, which … Read more
Salvatore Ferragamo debuts an exclusive capsule collection of accessories at the Beverly Hills pop-up shop to celebrate the opening of the Wallis Anneberg Center for the Performing Arts, a new performing arts center poised to be the West Coast’s answer to Lincoln Center of Manhattan in New York City. Creative director Massimiliano Giornetti also … Read more
France’s luxury department store Galeries Lafayette returned to China after 15-year absence. Galeries Lafayette launched a new six-storey shop in Beijing targeting China’s growing middle class. The luxury department store has invested 42 million euros in the new joint venture with Hong Kong fashion distributor IT, and they are aiming to open around 15 outlets … Read more
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world’s leading luxury products group, recorded revenue of €20.7 billion for the first nine months of 2013, an increase of 4% over the comparable period in 2012. Organic revenue grew by 8%. Despite the uncertain economic environment in Europe, LVMH remains confident for 2013. The luxury group also recorded … Read more
Around the world, the retail market rebounded in the first half of the year, with international and luxury brands expanding to new markets and high street properties growing in popularity, according to a new report from Colliers International. The 2013 Global Retail Highlights Report indicates increasing sales around the world, growing rents in highly coveted … Read more
THE “DELIGHT” OF BEING TOGETHER: Marcello Maloberti for Zegna Foundation’s ‘All’Aperto public art program. Italian artist Marcello Maloberti is the artist featured in the 5th edition of the Project All’Aperto curated by Andrea Zegna and Barbara Casavecchia from Zegna Foundation. To breathe new life into the terraces of Centro Zegna, a space now in disuse … Read more