The LVMH Institut des Métiers d’Excellence has expanded to Italy. LVMH Institut des Métiers d’Excellence selects Polimoda as official partner in Italy for leather goods professional training. Tuscany region, a major hub of leather goods production worldwide, is offering funds for an innovative partnership between the LVMH Institut des Métiers d’Excellence (IME) and Polimoda, the … Read more
Whether you are looking for a present for someone who thinks they were born in the wrong decade or someone who actually was born decades ago, retro gifts have a habit of bringing a smile to a lot of different kinds of peoples’ faces. They also make for fantastic collectors’ items to be the envy of … Read more
Brioni has a new CEO. Kering luxury group announced the appointment of Fabrizio Malverdi as the CEO of Brioni, effective 18 April 2017. Fabrizio Malverdi will report to Jean-François Palus, Kering’s Group managing director. Fabrizio Malverdi has held management positions in luxury companies including Dior Homme, Givenchy and John Galliano. From 2016, he was CEO … Read more
Macaron dans le etoiles. Few grams of sweetness out into the galaxy. This week, SpaceX Dragon, the cargo ship of the American private space transportation company SpaceX, brought supplies and a birthday treat to the International Space Station. Besides supplies for the seven experiments developed by Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales/ CNES for the Proxima mission … Read more
40 world-renowned fashion professionals, photographers, buyers, journalists, stylists and models, including Carine Roitfeld, Suzy Menkes and Karlie Kloss are on a new mission to mentor and support emerging design talent. LVMH announced the fourth edition of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers. The 2016 edition saw the Anglo-Jamaican designer Grace Wales Bonner take home … Read more
Schiaparelli luxury fashion maison inducted to fashion’s elite pantheon. The “Commission De Classement Couture Création” of the French “Ministère de l’Industrie”, in its meeting held at the Fédération française de la Couture, awarded the Haute Couture appellation to the Julien Fournié & Schiaparelli Fashion Houses. The two luxury fashion brands joined Chanel, Christian Dior, Franck … Read more