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Celine Reclaims the Golden Quadrilateral
In the world of high fashion, a store opening is rarely just about square footage. But when Celine secures the most coveted corner in Milan—the intersection of Via Montenapoleone and Via Sant’Andrea—it’s a signal that the brand isn’t just participating in the luxury market; it’s aiming to lead it. Spanning 600 square meters over two…
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How Zegna’s New Structure will Weaponize Thom Browne and TOM FORD FASHION
The Zegna Group’s strategic restructuring, specifically the appointment of Gianluca Tagliabue as Group CEO—the non-family operational professional—is fundamentally designed to accelerate the growth of the Group’s two distinct, yet complementary, luxury brands: Thom Browne and TOM FORD FASHION. The key critical point is that these two acquired brands are at different stages of their growth…
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The Great American Wealth Paradox: Richer Than Ever, But Ready to Flee
It’s official: the United States is still the global Goliath of private wealth. The newly released USA Wealth Report 2025, produced by Henley & Partners — the international leader in residence and citizenship planning — in collaboration with New World Wealth, a respected global data intelligence firm, lays it bare: America is not just wealthy.…
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Rocks, Reuse & Radical Rethinks: What the Kering Generation Award Finalists Signal About the Future of Jewelry
In a sector where sparkle has long overshadowed sustainability, Kering’s Generation Award x Jewelry is doing something audacious: it’s asking us to fall in love with imperfection, reclamation, and resonance. Think less flawless diamonds, more satellite scraps, fractured opals, and musical leather — each telling a story not just of beauty, but of meaning. The…
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Digital Visions: Kering and Google’s Smart Glasses Play with Fashion, Function, and the Future
When haute eyewear meets Silicon Valley’s brightest minds, the result is something between a design revelation and a tech daydream. At least, that’s what Kering Eyewear and Google are betting on with their newly announced partnership to develop AI-powered smart glasses using Android XR. It’s a match made not in heaven, perhaps, but in an…
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Nicola Formichetti at the Helm of M·A·C — What This Really Means for Beauty
Hold onto your highlighters and brace for impact: M·A·C Cosmetics just pulled a wild card from fashion’s most glitter-dusted deck. Nicola Formichetti—style alchemist, Lady Gaga’s former partner-in-creative-crime, and the man who once made meat dresses mainstream—is now the Global Creative Director of M·A·C. And honestly? It might be the shake-up the beauty world didn’t know…