Hermès’ artistic director leaves after four years

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Lemaire, the artistic director of Hermès, has just announced he will be leaving the French fashion house after four years. Now, all eyes are on who will take over next

Maison Hermès says goodbye to Christophe Lemaire and welcomes Nadege Vanhee-Cybulski

Maison Hermès names Nadege Vanhee-Cybulski as its new womenswear designer. French luxury maison Hermès has named Nadege Vanhee-Cybulski as its new womenswear designer. “A native French talent with international experience,” Nadege Vanhee-Cybulski will take the place of the outgoing designer Christophe Lemaire. “We welcome the arrival of Nadège. Her talent and her creative track record … Read more

Hermès Le Bain / Bath time – a new art of living through perfume

Hermès unveils Le Bain. A bath time ritual is as intense, intimate and precious as the act of applying perfume. Hermès reinvented the bathing ritual with an extension of its colognes and Parfums des Jardins fragrances. The French luxury house released its  first line of bath products meant to skip the perfume for the rest … Read more

John Lobb’s first-ever artistic director

Savile Row designer Paula Gerbase named artistic director of John Lobb. Savile Row designer Paula Gerbase is the new artistic director of the luxury shoemaker John Lobb, owned by Hermes. 1205 designer Paula Gerbase is John Lobb’s first-ever artistic director. Gerbase‘s first work for the Northampton-based shoemaker will appear at the London Collections: Men in … Read more

Top 10 luxury brands make exclusivity a priority over ubiquity in 2014.

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