Behind the Seams: Unveiling the Costliest Materials in High Fashion

The Lap of Luxury: Exploring the World’s Most Expensive Fashion Materials. When it comes to the world of haute couture and high fashion, nothing screams opulence quite like the choice of materials. Designers are always on the hunt for the rarest and most extravagant materials to set their creations apart. Among the myriad of options, … Read more

Biodesign research: Biggest luxury group to develop new lab-grown fur fibres for luxury fashion

LVMH luxury group collaborates with pioneering research labs to develop new biomaterials. On the occasion of 2022 Earth Day, LVMH, Fendi, Imperial College London and Central Saint Martins, UAL, announced a key strategic collaboration that leverages the potential of design-science academic research to prototype new bio-textiles. This two-year research initiative will develop new lab-grown fur … Read more

Nona Source – a game-changing platform to re-use high-end deadstocks

 

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Nona Source – the first online resale platform of LVMH luxury group brands’ exceptional materials.

LVMH presents Nona Source, the first online resale platform for materials from LVMH Fashion & Leather Goods
Maisons. Designed by experts from LVMH via its DARE intrapreneurial program (Disrupt, Act, Risk to be an
Entrepreneur), Nona Source supports LVMH’s environmental strategy by rethinking sourcing and supporting the circular economy.

A veritable revolution in sourcing, Nona Source offers emerging creatives and brands in Europe access to high-quality fabrics and leathers at competitive prices to encourage creative re-use of materials.

Created by three experts from LVMH – Marie Falguera, Romain Brabo and Anne Prieur du Perray – Nona Source is a startup incubated by LVMH’s DARE intrapreneurial program to accelerate innovative solutions. With their expertise in materials sourcing and digital transformation, they designed a game-changing platform to re-use deadstocks, the “sleeping beauties” stored in the warehouses of exclusive LVMH Fashion & Leather Goods Houses. Developed with a sustainable vision, Nona Source favors local distribution. Because stocks are located in France, the platform will for the time being deliver within Europe (including the United Kingdom).

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An all-digital experience, Nona Source provides an innovative solution for creatives.

The catalogue proposes a wide variety of prestigious materials, from lace to leathers in different compositions, weights, colors and patterns. Only exclusive patterns or branded fabrics are not available. All materials are carefully selected and re-valued at competitive prices. Product characteristics are presented in minute detail thanks to high-quality visuals, videos to translate the touch and feel experience, plus displays on wooden mannequin’s for fall and drape visualization. Thanks to high-fidelity color data and a digital sensorial experience to faithfully characterize these luxury materials, professionals can purchase rolls, skins or panels, depending on available quantities, without cutting or sampling.

Nona Source is a concrete solution to address the challenges and opportunities of circularity, a key pillar of LVMH’s environmental strategy articulated in the LIFE 360 program (LIFE: LVMH Initiatives For the Environment). This future facing creative solution for more sustainable fashion derives its name from one of the three Parcae goddesses of Roman mythology. Nona, the youngest, spins the thread of life, Decima weaves it and Morta cuts it. Nona Source thus embodies the re-use of materials so that the thread is never cut, but on the contrary revitalized with fresh creativity.

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Nautor’s Swan ClubSwan 50 – World Premiere at boot düsseldorf / Düsseldorf Boat Show 2017

With fifty years’ heritage in performance yacht production, Nautor’s Swan has always offered high performance racing yachts to complement its classic range of cruising Swans. With the ClubSwan 50 presented at 2017 boot düsseldorf, Nautor’s Swan presents a yacht that combines performance racing and pure pleasure sailing. The ClubSwan 50, was conceived to officially celebrate … Read more

Speaking about luxury with Valerie Mouawad – co-founder Norma Ishak

We had the opportunity to speak about luxury , precious materials and the timeless elegant  pieces with Valerie Mouawad, co-founder Norma Ishak  – a luxury accessory line that celebrates the individual style and personality of the contemporary woman. How the whole story of Norma Ishak started ? It is a family brand. What are the … Read more