Sam Riley is the new Ermenegildo Zegna Couture man

English actor and singer Sam Riley teaches us the art of personal elegance through a new Ermenegildo Zegna Couture’s autumn/ winter 2014 campaign. Sam Riley, best known for his performance in the 2007 biographical film Control, about the life of Ian Curtis, replaces fellow Brit actor Jamie Dornan. Photographed by creative duo Inez van Lamsweerde … Read more

Global luxury goods sector remains resilient: LVMH tops list of world’s largest luxury goods companies

Global luxury goods sector remains resilient, despite tougher consumer market, according to a new Deloitte report. The world’s 75 largest luxury goods companies generated luxury goods sales of $171.8 billion through the end of last fiscal year (fiscal years ended through June 2013) despite a slowdown in the global economy. The average size of the … Read more

First luxury district inaugurated in Chile

Louis Vuitton, Emporio Armani, and Salvatore Ferragamo among brands to open their doors in Parque Arauco Kennedy.  The city of Santiago has the first luxury district in Chile. Parque Arauco, a leading Latin American shopping mall developer and operator with presence in Chile, Peru, and Colombia, has inaugurated a “Luxury District” in their flagship mall, Parque … Read more

S.E.A. of Luxury – Singapore 2013

The International New York Times’ celebrated international fashion editor, Suzy Menkes, is bringing some of the biggest names in the fashion and luxury industries to Singapore on the 21st and 22nd November for the “S.E.A. of Luxury Conference.” The latest event in the prestigious International New York Times Luxury Conference series, now in its thirteenth … Read more

Maserati Quattroporte Ermenegildo Zegna Limited Edition

2014 Maserati Quattroporte Ermenegildo Zegna Concept The Maserati Quattroporte Ermenegildo Zegna Limited Edition concept car will be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show featuring a unique new look in colour scheme, materials and finish. The car, presented as a limited edition concept, is intended for development into a production version in 2014 and will maintain … Read more

Using digital to drive in-store luxury purchases: Multichannel Retail study

In an attempt to find growth, the companies are, again, turning to multichannel, believing that when channels coordinate, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Although e-commerce continues to register double-digital growth year-over-year, online sales have not matched the hype and vision evangelized over the last 15 years. In the same vein, … Read more