American startup 3DLOOK wins LVMH Innovation Award at Viva Technology 2019

    On the second day of the Viva Technology Show 2019 (May  16-18, Paris, France), Bernard Arnault, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LVMH, and Ian Rogers, Chief Digital Officer of the Group, presented the 2019 LVMH Innovation Award to the startup 3DLOOK, specialized in mobile body-scanning technologies for apparel retail and other industries. … Read more

Beyond the runway: six Australian fashion labels doing things differently

Fashion’s business model is neither sustainable nor ethical in a world of depleted resources. So designers are thinking again

Rewriting fashion: Re-Burberry introduced at Copenhagen Fashion Summit 2019

    At the 10th edition of Copenhagen Fashion Summit 2019 (15-16 May 2019), Burberry shared more about the luxury fashion brand’s commitment to adapting its business to create tomorrow’s heritage. Marco Gobbetti, Burberry CEO announced that the fashion house is committed to a zero-waste mindset and has a goal to become carbon neutral by 2022. … Read more

Gucci owner pledges to stop using underage models

The luxury fashion group Kering, which also owns Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen, makes commitments on model welfare and the environment at the Copenhagen fashion summit

Burberry to close one in 10 stores worldwide

Clothing company refuses to reveal location of the 38 outlets earmarked for closure

Farfetch’s rapid growth exceeds the growth of the online luxury industry

    José Neves, Farfetch Founder, CEO and Co-Chair, announced that the global technology platform for the luxury fashion industry enjoyed excellent growth in first quarter 2019 with Platform GMV rising 44% to $415 million, or approximately 50% growth on a constant currency basis. The rapid growth of Farfetch exceeds the growth of the online … Read more