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ITV to air Asprey documentary

Luxury British brand Asprey is to be the subject of a special hour-long fly on the wall TV documentary to be aired onITV this month. Airing on July 3, ‘Inside Asprey; Luxury by Royal Appointment', will offer viewers a true insight into both the brand’s creative and retail departments, including access to many of the employees including Asprey’s...

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Asprey goes Hollywood

Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have teamed up with luxury British jewelers Asprey on a capsule collection of accessories. Called The Protector, the gold and silver jewelery are inspired by the serpent. The limited edition collection, which was conceived and designed by Pitt and Jolie, has been in the works for more than a year,...

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Asprey, The Jewel Of Bond Street

Asprey, the ultimate authentic British luxury lifestyle house, has opened its magnificent global flagship store, at 167 New Bond Street in London. The 20,000 sq ft of retail space - designed by Lord Foster and decorated by quintessentially British interior designer David Mlinaric - has been two years in the making, costing GBP50million in...

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Asprey executive quits

Asprey jewellers has seen its chief executive, Gianluca Brozzetti, leave the company after six years. Brozzetti has held the post since 2001 and came from LVMH, the world's largest luxury group. On Tuesday Asprey confirmed Brozzetti helped rescue the company from bankruptcy last year, had stepped down. WWD reported the split with shareholders...

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Asprey celebrates 225 th anniversary

British High-Jeweller Asprey is celebrating its 225 th anniversary this year. Last month the prestigious luxury house unveiled its new 'coat of arms', which has been granted to the company in recognition of the 225 years of ongoing commitment for unique craftsmanship and luxury, by the English Col lege of Arms. The 'Coat of Arms' is coloured in...

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Asprey profit unlikely till 2008

The troubled 225 year-old fine jeweller and accessories firm Asprey has revealed that it will probably not realize a profit until 2008, two years after its initial forecast. Chief executive Gianluca Brozzetti predicted that the company, which was saved from administration earlier in the year, would break even within 12 to 14 months. Sales for...

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Asprey appoints new creative director

British jewellery house Asprey has appointed Hakan Rosenius to be its new creative director. Rosenius will join the firm and the fill the newly created position from Paul Smith, where he spent the past 23 years and is currently creative director. At Asprey, the creative roles had originally been divided among a design team that included Hussein...

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Asprey & Garrard persists

British jeweller and retailer Asprey and Garrard are rolling out their business with the help of new investors. After six weeks of "technical administration" the company was given a second chance by New York based private equity firm Sciens Capital and hedge fund Plainfield Asset Management. The two parties have agreed to commit $80-$100 million...

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Asprey sales rise

Conjecture that Asprey has run into trouble has not appeared to distress Lawrence Stroll too much. Speaking to WWD last week, he said: "This is an endurance race, not a sprint. Will we win the endurance race? I don't know. But we certainly haven't entered the sprint race." Stroll is partners with Silas Chou, Edgar Bronfman Jr, Morgan Stanley...