Louis Vuitton opens bold pop-up store on NYC’s Fifth Avenue Five-story location houses a cafe and chocolate shop Updated 16 Nov, 2024 05:38pm
Life & Style Global luxury sales to fall 2% in 2024, among weakest years on record, Bain says MILAN: Sales of personal luxury goods are set to fall 2% this year, making it one of the weakest on record, with... Published 13 Nov, 2024 07:17pm
Life & Style Hermes defies luxury slowdown, reports strong sales PARIS: French luxury group Hermes posted Thursday a jump in third quarter sales, bucking the overall gloom in the... Published 24 Oct, 2024 04:41pm
Life & Style Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor named new Dior brand ambassador French luxury brand Christian Dior has named Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor as Brand Ambassador, it was announced on... Updated 23 Oct, 2024 04:45pm
Life & Style Luxury brand Chanel to sponsor Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race LONDON: French luxury brand Chanel will sponsor Britain’s historic Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race next year in the... Published 22 Oct, 2024 05:41pm
Life & Style As Nike struggles, Adidas must surf Samba wave with caution LONDON: Nike’s ongoing struggles are giving Adidas a chance to keep taking market share from its larger U.S. rival,... Published 08 Oct, 2024 02:11pm
Life & Style Louis Vuitton shows flouncy, layered looks at the Louvre for Paris Fashion Week PARIS: Louis Vuitton womenswear designer Nicolas Ghesquiere showed a lineup of layered looks with short, flouncy... Published 02 Oct, 2024 02:16pm
Life & Style Musical chairs at top as Paris Fashion Week starts PARIS: Paris Fashion Week starts Monday in a swirl of rumours of musical chairs at some of the sector’s most fabled... Published 23 Sep, 2024 04:58pm
Life & Style China-EU trade spat’s next swipe may hit LVMH LONDON: Few Western corporate chieftains command as much attention in China as Bernard Arnault. The 75-year-old boss... Published 23 Sep, 2024 01:56pm
Life & Style How migrant workers, including from Pakistan, suffered to craft the ‘Made in Italy’ label Investigation exposes sweatshop-like conditions at Dior, Giorgio Armani Updated 18 Sep, 2024 05:09pm
Life & Style LVMH names UK designer Sarah Burton Givenchy creative director PARIS: French luxury goods company LVMH named on Monday Sarah Burton, the longtime-Alexander McQueen designer behind... Published 09 Sep, 2024 02:17pm
Life & Style LVMH’s Dior lagged on anti-slavery and sustainability certification PARIS: LVMH’s second-largest fashion brand Dior was until last month behind on disclosures required by UK law about... Published 06 Aug, 2024 01:50pm
Life & Style LVMH sales miss estimates as Chinese market slows PARIS: LVMH sales growth slowed in the second quarter as Chinese shoppers reined in spending on high-end fashion at... Published 24 Jul, 2024 02:49pm
Life & Style Dior nods to sports with jersey fabrics in Paris haute couture show PARIS: Christian Dior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri nodded to sports with an haute couture runway show in Paris on... Published 25 Jun, 2024 02:05pm
Life & Style Pharrell Williams kicks off Paris Fashion Week with Louis Vuitton show at UNESCO PARIS: Louis Vuitton men’s creative director Pharrell Williams took to an outdoor, turf-lined runway at UNESCO... Published 19 Jun, 2024 01:38pm
Life & Style US luxury travel agents so far see underwhelming demand for Olympics NEW YORK: Luxury travel agencies in the United States are so far seeing lackluster demand for the Paris Olympics, as... Published 13 Jun, 2024 05:09pm
Life & Style Italian shoemaker Tod’s to court US lovers of quiet luxury MILAN: An investment firm backed by LVMH is betting demand from wealthy Americans for quiet luxury will ensure its... Published 07 May, 2024 02:30pm
Life & Style Luxury brands lure Chinese shoppers despite slowdown SHANGHAI: Sipping champagne and nibbling fried dumplings, Shanghai’s rich and influential posed by Louis Vuitton... Published 03 May, 2024 05:00pm
Life & Style Giving a second life to fashion’s deadstocks PARIS: At the Nona Source showroom in northern Paris, designers pick through luxurious textiles with ornate names:... Published 20 Apr, 2024 02:06pm
Life & Style Louis Vuitton holds ‘Voyager’ fashion show in Shanghai SHANGHAI: Louis Vuitton debuted its newly-labelled ‘Voyager’ travelling show in Shanghai on Thursday night, showing... Published 19 Apr, 2024 01:56pm
Markets Adidas, LVMH steer European shares higher on earnings relief PARIS: European shares gained on Wednesday after a bruising sell-off in the previous session, supported by healthy... Published 18 Apr, 2024 03:24am
Life & Style Taylor Swift, Christian Louboutin, Magic Johnson newly-minted billionaires: Forbes Forbes World's Billionaires List 2024 boasts record combined wealth of $14.2 trillion Published 03 Apr, 2024 03:03pm
Life & Style Louis Vuitton makes custom trunks for Paris Games flames, medals PARIS: The Olympic and Paralympic flames will each travel in a custom-made Louis Vuitton trunk this summer thanks to... Published 28 Mar, 2024 01:32pm
Life & Style Stella McCartney serves ‘gentle reminder’ on fashion’s environmental harm at Paris show PARIS: Stella McCartney drew her audience to a giant greenhouse in a Paris park for her winter runway presentation,... Published 05 Mar, 2024 02:11pm
Life & Style TikTok make-up influencers spark health warnings PARIS: Pressed by parents to pose in videos with make-up and skincare products, pre-teen girls dubbed “Sephora Kids”... Updated 29 Feb, 2024 09:13pm
Life & Style Vogue to host rare joint fashion show for Paris Olympics PARIS: Fashion magazine Vogue announced Monday it is bringing together some of France’s top luxury brands for a... Published 27 Feb, 2024 05:33pm
Life & Style Spring festival spending on China’s duty-free island hits record SHANGHAI: Shoppers visiting China’s island province of Hainan spent a record 2.49 billion yuan ($346.2 million) on... Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:01pm
Sports Paris Olympics set for gold medal in luxury promotion PARIS: From the podium to athletes’ wardrobes, French luxury goods giant LVMH is planning to put high-end Gallic... Published 13 Feb, 2024 04:55pm
Life & Style Hermes’ shares reach record high as booming sales outpace rivals PARIS: Hermes’, opens new tab shares rose to a record high on Friday after the Birkin bag maker again outpaced its... Published 09 Feb, 2024 02:39pm
Life & Style Viktor & Rolf take a snip at Haute Couture with Paris runway collection PARIS: For their spring summer couture show, Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren, the Dutch design duo behind the label... Published 25 Jan, 2024 01:10pm
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