Women’s luxury footwear brand Stuart Weitzman has been acquired by Coach, the New York design house of modern luxury accessories and lifestyle collections. According to Coach, the transaction will complement Coach’s current leadership position in premium handbags and accessories, while immediately adding to the company’s earnings as it continues to make meaningful progress against its brand transformation … Read more
Jo Jones rounds up the 10 best collections at New York fashion week spring/summer 2015, from Victoria Beckham’s military detailing and Tommy Hilfiger’s music festival inspired by ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ to Opening Ceremony’s one-act play starring supermodel Karlie Kloss
Consumers felt entitled to buy luxury again. Top 10 luxury brands The value of top 10 luxury-goods brands surged 16 percent to $111 billion, according to the 2014 BrandZ study published by research company Millward Brown. The luxury category brand value rose 16 percent, following a 6 percent rise a year ago.The strong performance illustrates both … Read more
New boss Godfrey Davis said the company had got it wrong by following its luxury goods rivals in continually putting up prices
Luxury seeks to balance the exclusive and inclusive. Louis Vuitton, Hermes and Gucci are the top 3 global luxury brands of 2013, according to 2013 BrandZ Top 100. Luxury brands became more accessible, collaborative and experiential, says MillwardBrown annual research. On Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and other social media platforms, brands across the luxury spectrum mediated … Read more
The Spanish luxury brand Loewe and the Cruz sisters team up for a handbag design, set to be unveiled in November. Academy Award-winning Spanish actress Penelope Cruz inked a three-year endorsement deal with Loewe in November 2012. It is the second campaign featuring Penélope, this time involving her dancer sister Mónica Cruz. The siblings campaign … Read more