Articles by Herve Dewintre
Supported by LVMH, UK fashion platform Lyst launches French version
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The UK company Lyst, an innovative search engine for online fashion, has announced on Monday the launch of a French version of its platform. Based in London and created by Cambridge University graduate Chris Morton (pictured), Lyst is an innovative social curation platform for online fashion that’s currently being used by more than 70 million...
Is Kering becoming too dependent on Gucci?
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Investors and market analysts love to make alarming predictions about the future of companies they invest in; most of the time to soften the blow of a unavoidable loss. What is causing them to worry at the moment? The success story of Kering's top performing label, Gucci. Some investors are becoming more and more nervous of Kering’s future as it...
Van Noten at Puig: can designers survive without a large corporate backing?
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Dries Van Noten is a distinctive figure in the small circle of high-end fashion. To start, he is one of the few independent designers who have managed to keep his businesses afloat for several decades, without the support of a larger company. Secondly, the Belgian designer manages to stand out in media coverage without buying advertising space...
Has the Vivarte Group been rescued?
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French group Vivarte (André, La Halle, Kookai, Caroll, San Marina, Chevignon, Naf Naf, Besson) is going through a major crisis - one that has been going on since the start of this decade. Patrick Puy, President of the Group, has not beaten about the bush concerning the crisis: he is selling off the group, piece by piece. This strategy is in line...
Baselworld: “The 2018 Event was a success”
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Baselworld is, and remains the world's leading trade fair for watches and fine jewellery. This assessment was confirmed by its 2018 event, which recently closed its doors after seven intense days of activity. Luxury watchmaking has experienced somewhat of a crisis in recent years, with the fall in demand from China, a strong Swiss franc and...
Why are brands putting an emphasis on logos again?
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In July 2016, a rumour was whispered in the fashion world, claiming that Bernard Arnault was disappointed with the results of Nicolas Guesquière who had done wonders at Balenciaga. Guesquière had replaced Marc Jacobs as the head of Louis Vuitton with the mission to breathe its “premium” aura back into the leather goods maker. The rumour was...
District 93 in Paris: the New Fashion Stronghold
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A 45 million euro project, a star architect, a spectacular building. We are not in Dubai or Tokyo, but in Aubervilliers, Paris. It is in this district of Seine-Saint-Denis that the prestigious fashion house Chanel is set to install its new major project in 2020: a brand new site that will group together the fifteen or so small and medium size...
Who is Mr Guo, Lanvin’s new owner?
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Employees of the French designer label Lanvin can breathe easy now. The venerable fashion house is finally emerging from the black hole in which it has been stuck since the departure of Alber Elbaz. At least, this is the gist of the announcement of an agreement signed earlier this month between the fashion house Lanvin, previously owned by...
Istituto Marangoni: 'Fashion is increasingly becoming an agent of change'
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Education was one of the most discussed topics among French fashion professionals who recently gathered at the second Fashion Forum in Bercy. Notably, the French Minister for Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire, insisted on the necessity of having a school in Paris that is able to compete with the most famous establishments internationally. The...
Profile: The man behind the digital transition of LVMH and 24Sevres.com
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PARIS Ian Rogers, like all Silicon Valley insiders, looks like an eternal teenager. Even when he is wearing a bespoke suit, this Indiana-born native continues to resemble a computer whiz kid, a hip-hop and punk rock aficionado, who travelled long distances to Ann Arbor so he could freely use his skateboard far away from the hostile looks of the...