June 22, 2012

Video: Louis Vuitton presents 'LA is a Man'

A film by Jean-Claude Thibaut, the second in a series exploring cities around the world, using gender as a lens.

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5/8/2013
Louis Vuitton opens two new Maisons
...Louis Vuitton opened two new “Maisons” in Venice and Munich in late April, located in historic premises that the brand is touting in short viral films.
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4/25/2013
Kering's Gucci and Puma sales disappoint
...LVMH's Louis Vuitton, saw 9 percent sales growth in North America and 5 percent in Japan and its performance was in "high single digits," in China.Last year, Gucci's first-quarter sales were up 15 percent in China...
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4/23/2013
Richemont flags 30 percent rise in full-year net profit
...rival Louis Vuitton said sales in Europe were hit by a drop in demand, particularly from Asian tourists, while China had been sluggish with no sign of improvement.Richemont said it made Tuesday's announcement to...
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4/22/2013
Super-rich close gap between bonds and Bond Street
...Prada, Louis Vuitton and Cartier."The wealthy choose to buy parts of Bond Street like the rest of us buy a tie," said Stephen Hubbard, UK chairman of property consultant CBRE. "The potential for rental growth is...
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4/22/2013
IFM offers degree program taught in English for future luxury managers
...business. A Louis Vuitton window in Shanghai The degree program focuses on the management of luxury, both in branding and communication as well as managing retail networks and knowledge of retail issues. The...
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4/17/2013
Burberry second half boosted by China demand
...brand Louis Vuitton LVMH posted the lowest quarterly sales growth since 2009 at its fashion and leather division, while Italian fashion house Prada SpA has outlined plans to expand in the Middle East and the...
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4/16/2013
eBay’s chicer cousin The RealReal unwraps $14 million from venture...
...Hermes, Louis Vuitton, and Cartier. The goods are sold in 72 hour flash sales for prices at up to 90% off the original cost.For style mavens who can’t afford to shell out thousands of dollars for a Dior dress or...
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4/15/2013
French luxury goods group LVMH posts 6% rise in first quarter sales
...such as Louis Vuitton, Givenchy and Guerlain, on Monday posted first-quarter sales of 6.95 billion euros ($9.09 billion), a rise of 6 percent from the previous three-month period.
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4/15/2013
Furs fly as Chinese consumers drive boom in US mink farming
...on the Louis Vuitton runway in Paris (photo: AFP)That Chinese consumers are clamoring for fuzzy-trimmed backpacks, ermine-edged coats and mink-covered office supplies comes as a welcome respite for the U.S....
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4/15/2013
Australia Fashion Week sashays to new prominence and edginess
...brands like Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Chanel.Australia, which has long had a reputation of easy-going, laid back style, turned up the edgy factor with a move from its long-time home on Sydney's harbour to disused...
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4/5/2013
Prada fourth quarter profit rises to record on strong Asia growth
...LVMH's Louis Vuitton and PPR's Gucci, has been strengthening its position in the Asian luxury market, particularly in Greater China.A crackdown on corruption and ostentatious spending in China from the second half...
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4/4/2013
Tiffany & Co. appoints ex-Louis Vuitton executive as president...
...ns at Louis Vuitton Europe, will be be taking over as president of Tiffany & Co. in France and Benelux, overseenig the opening its its Champs-Elysées store in 2014.
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4/2/2013
Luxury spending in Europe hit by drop in tourist demand
..."And Louis Vuitton, owned by industry leader LVMH, is not alone. Over half of 23 brands surveyed by Reuters at stores in London, Paris and Milan - including Gucci, Hermes and Jimmy Choo - reported lower demand...
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3/27/2013
Louis Vuitton hiked prices on non-leather goods
...Louis Vuitton, the world's biggest luxury brand by sales, has put up the prices of its non-leather handbags in most markets since the beginning of the year, broker HSBC said in a note sent to clients.
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3/22/2013
Puig seeks counsel from former Louis Vuitton CEO
...CEO of Louis Vuitton, joins the Spanish fashion and perfume group Puig as a consultant.
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3/21/2013
Hermès posts highest ever operating margin
...including Louis Vuitton, Givenchy and Moet and Chandon champagne.ak/arp/lc
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3/15/2013
Hermes battle to fend off LVMH gets fresh legal boost
...brand Louis Vuitton and Hennessy cognac.The news means the financial crimes unit of the French police made preliminary checks and found sufficient evidence to turn a preliminary investigation started in October...
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3/13/2013
Small labels lure big bucks in fashion's latest trend
...LVMH's Louis Vuitton, which have seen their sales growth slow in recent quarters, even in vibrant markets such as China.Competition for good designers is such that investments in fashion labels tend to be made at...
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5/14/2013
Topman collaborates with Agi & Sam
...thanks to MAN, a joint venture between Topman and Fashion East.
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5/12/2013
The Kering (PPR) game plan for a Puma relaunch
...right-hand man in this whole story clearly proves.
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5/9/2013
Italian luxury knitwear legend Missoni dead at 92
...happy man who managed to bring his fashion to a global audience," said Milan mayor Giuliano Pisapia."The jumpers and dresses he created have given him eternity," he said, adding that Missoni had "rendered great the...
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5/6/2013
How textile kings weave a hold on Bangladesh
...wealthy man. Over three decades his empire has grown from a single factory to a string of plants that employ 26,000 workers and clock up an annual turnover of about $200 million.
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5/2/2013
Marks & Spencer's womenswear team sees a wave of departures
...sees M&S Man and Woman come under the title of M&S Collections.Following the arrival of Frances Russel as head of womenswear and the recent wave of departures and reorganization, it seems Marks & Spencer is...
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5/2/2013
Pope condemns Bangladesh working conditions as "slave labour"
...given man: the capacity to create, to work, to make his own dignity," he said."How many brothers and sisters in the world are in this situation because of these economic, social and political policies?"In his...
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5/1/2013
PayPal expands further into stores, but Wal-Mart holds out
..."middle man" into the payment process.Wal-Mart's goal is to eliminate middle men, which helps keep prices low, he added.Wal-Mart is working on a rival mobile payment technology called Merchant Customer Exchange, or...
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4/18/2013
Puma names former Adidas man as new CEO
German sportswear giant Puma on Thursday named Bjoern Gulden, a former professional footballer and top manager at rival Adidas, as its new chief executive.
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4/11/2013
Uniqlo operator keeps annual operating profit outlook unchanged
...richest man, Tadashi Yanai, to pursue ambitious expansion abroad, especially in Asia. It has set a target to boost its sales by five times to 5 trillion yen by 2020 and overtake global leader Inditex S.A., operator...
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4/10/2013
France's richest man drops bid to become Belgian
...richest man Bernard Arnault has withdrawn his application for Belgian citizenship, he said in an interview Wednesday, after the move caused a huge outcry in the country.
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4/9/2013
J.C. Penney board comes under fire for CEO switch
...right man for the job or not, some said ultimate responsibility for the company's future now lies with the remaining 10 members of the board of directors, four of whom joined in the last five years.The board said...
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4/8/2013
Paralympian amputee stars in 'diverse' Debenhams ads
...every man and woman to feel able to wear the latest trends, but to make it right for them through style"."The imagery turns its back on the industry norm of young thin models, instead featuring an amputee, three...
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4/8/2013
Hungarian fashion designer murdered
...60-year-old man was found beaten to death by an unnamed assailant early Sunday morning at his home in the Hungarian capital.Tamas KiralyMTI said police sources confirmed the victim was Kiraly. Contacted by AFP on...
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3/28/2013
Monki opens first store in Paris
...Fantastic Man publication – created by the publishing house behind Indie Magazine and Material Girl. As for clothing, the store caters for women and all items are also available to purchase on the brand’s website....
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3/11/2013
Is up the only way for Zara owner Inditex?
...richest man, has used its nimble, Spain-based distribution model which rapidly churns out fast-changing ranges to expand aggressively into emerging markets.Recession-hit Spain now accounts for just a quarter of...
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3/4/2013
Zara founder Ortega leaps to rank as world's third richest man
Amancio Ortega, the co-founder of the Inditex fashion group, leapt over France's Bernard Arnault to become the world's third richest person on Forbes' 2013 annual ranking of billionaires, with an estimated net worth...
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3/1/2013
JC Penney CEO Johnson seen having 6 months to fix troubles
...CEO, the man who built up Apple Inc's retail chain, conceded on Wednesday he made major mistakes in the first year of the turnaround, above all getting rid of the sales and coupons that Penney shoppers want.Ron...
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2/28/2013
Wang goes for 'modern elegance' in Balenciaga debut at Paris fashion
...Burning Man festival in the US state's Black Rock Desert. The annual festival, which takes its name from the burning of a large wooden effigy, has its origin in a summer solstice ritual.Arora's prints progressed...
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