Economic weakness in key markets dims luxury sales of the top 10 most valuable global luxury brands of the year, says brand analyst company Millward Brown in its 10th Annual Brandz Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands Ranking released this week. Of the 13 categories tracked in the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands … Read more
Care for the planet is becoming more than a whim for a global fashion giant that wants to make sustainability pay
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The Italian fashion partnership rooted in Dolce’s Sicilian style and Gabbana’s graphic inventiveness are unrepentantly bound to family
As the world begins to drag itself out of the global economic crisis, investors are looking for opportunities to achieve a better return than they can expect from the banks or established mainstream stocks and bond markets. It seems likely base interest rates are going to remain low, at least over the medium term, and … Read more
Gucci showed clothes for Wes Anderson bookworms rather than sunbathers. Versace got digital with hashtags. Milan – fashion’s most classic capital – is out to reinvent itself