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Luxury travel: Louis Vuitton opens first branded airport lounge in Doha

Louis Vuitton has made its foray into the airport lounge scene with the opening of its first branded lounge in Doha airport with Qatar Airways and Michelin chef Yannick Alléno. The move demonstrates Louis Vuitton’s commitment to expanding its luxury offering to new environments. Setting itself apart from conventional business class or first...

Fashion

Louis Vuitton braves rain on its Italian island paradise

Stresa, Italy - Louis Vuitton valiantly battled pounding rain on an Italian island paradise while presenting its cruise collection Wednesday night, the weather sending celebrity guests underneath umbrellas and dampening a hairdo or two. But when you're the flagship brand within the powerhouse LVMH portfolio, with a guest list that includes...

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Pharrell Williams to set the stage for Louis Vuitton at Paris Men's Fashion Week

Louis Vuitton will unveil its first menswear collection under newly appointed creative director Pharrell Williams. The brand will inaugurate the upcoming men's fashion week in Paris, which is scheduled from June 20 to 25. The next edition will feature a slightly higher number of shows compared to last year, with 42 fashion shows in total, while...

Retail

Louis Vuitton set to open new flagship on Fifth Avenue

As several luxury flagship locations keep popping up on New York’s Fifth Avenue, Louis Vuitton is the next in show, according to the New York Post. The retail hotspot has recently seen the opening of the new Tiffany flagship, and the building of the new 21-story Rolex headquarters is underway. In a similar fashion, the new Louis Vuitton flagship...

Fashion

Louis Vuitton showed its Pre-Fall 2023 collection from Seoul's iconic Jamsugyo Bridge

If there was a sense of unease at Louis Vuitton’s first catwalk presentation in Seoul, South Korea, it was the chill that came from the Han River, which flows through the heart of the city. But more likely it was the immersive set on the iconic Jamsugyo Bridge, designed by Hwang Dong-Hyuk, director of Squid Game, that reflected the incredible...

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Is South Korea luxury's next bet?

South Korea has established itself as a promising market for luxury brands, and is quickly catching up with China and Japan. With its increasing affluence, South Korea has attracted significant investment, which has been boosted by free trade agreements with the European Union. The growth in spending power of its citizens is also a driving force...

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LVMH starts the fiscal year with strong sales growth

Luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton recorded revenue of 21 billion euros in the first quarter of 2023, up 17 percent compared to the same period of 2022. Organic revenue growth was 17 percent. The company said in a release that LVMH had an excellent start to the year, within a geopolitical and economic environment which remains...

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Sloane Street begins 46-million-pound transformation

London landlord Cadogan has begun its 46-million-pound, two-year redevelopment of Sloane Street to create a green boulevard spanning from Knightsbridge to Sloane Square. The two-year programme represents the first major streetscape improvements on London’s iconic street since the area was commissioned by the 1st Earl Cadogan in the 18th Century....

Business

LVMH to propose appointment of Laurent Mignon as new board member

At its next annual general meeting, to be held on April 20, 2023, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton will propose the appointment of Laurent Mignon as new member of the board of directors. Since December 2, 2022, the company said in a statement, Mignon has served as chairman of the executive board of Wendel, one of Europe’s leading listed...

People

Celebrity stylist Law Roach announces shock retirement

Law Roach, the pioneering stylist who’s impact on expressing the zeitgeist through clothes and celebrity dressing cannot be overstated, has announced his shock retirement. Mr Roach, who was responsible for countless of red carpet moments from the Met Ball to the Oscars and the style transformation of celebrities such as Celine Dion, Zendaya,...

Fashion

Louis Vuitton to show cruise collection in Isola Bella

Remember when designers signed a pledge to make fashion shows simpler? To lessen the environmental impact and curb C02 emissions? To reduce unnecessary travel, high expenditure and do away with over the top production? Well, that pledge was signed by only a select few brands at the height of the pandemic, and it seems to be a sentiment of...

Fashion

Eye-light highlight at Louis Vuitton

Futuristic luminous visors were the highlight of Louis Vuitton's womenswear show on Monday at Paris Fashion Week. A front row that included film stars Zendaya, Alicia Vikander and Lea Seydoux, as well as the label's newly minted menswear designer Pharrell Williams, underlined the French brand's current hot streak. Its latest womenswear show from...