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 … Read more
Chloé Unveils The New Spring Summer 2023 Eyewear Campaign Starring Gigi Hadid. An ode to movement, fluidity and femininity, the new Chloé Eyewear Campaign reflects the brand’s refined and responsible vision through the beauty of modern women and their profound connection with nature. Models Gigi Hadid and Shu Pei are portrayed in the endless horizon … Read more
Group revenue: €9.9 billion, up 23% as reported and up 16% on a comparable basis. Kering’s financial result improved sharply in the first half of 2022. Group revenue in the first half of 2022 grew 23% as reported and 16% on a comparable basis compared to the first six months of 2021. Group revenue also … Read more
Gianfilippo Testa succeeds Emmanuel Gintzburger as Alexander McQueen’s CEO. Gianfilippo Testa appointed CEO of Kering-owned Alexander McQueen. Kering announced the appointment of Gianfilippo Testa as CEO of Alexander McQueen, effective May, 2022. He will report to François-Henri Pinault, the French businessman, the chairman and CEO of Kering since 2005, and president of Groupe Artémis since 2003. Under Pinault’s leadership, the … Read more
Kering acquires family-owned Danish luxury eyewear company. Kering Eyewear acquires the Danish luxury eyewear brand Lindberg, a family-owned Danish eyewear company, renowned and awarded for its exceptional titanium optical frames, design, innovative and patented technology and impeccable craftsmanship. According to Kering luxury group, the high-end brand has a unique positioning and solid growth … Read more
Kering Eyewear will integrate the Manufacture Cartier Lunettes plant in Sucy-en-Brie, France. Kering Eyewear, part of Kering global Luxury group, and the Maison Cartier, owned by Compagnie Financière Richemont, announced a joint project in the eyewear segment. The partnership will create a platform for the development, manufacturing and worldwide distribution of the Cartier eyewear collection. Founded … Read more