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Louis Vuitton men's opens at South Coast Plaza

Los Angeles - Louis Vuitton men's just added another location in Costa Mesa. Joining South Coast Plaza, the french fashion house open its doors for a menswear clothing shop. The luxury store opened this past week at South Coast Plaza. At the shopping center, Louis Vuitton already has other stores with its collections. Currently, the fashion...

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Vince founders return home to the brand

London - American luxury label Vince is set to welcome its founders Rea Laccone and Christopher LaPolice back on a temporary basis, as the duo have agreed to return to the brand they founded 13 years ago under a two year consulting agreement. Together the duo will oversee Vince's creative direction, product and merchandising, reported the brand...

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How climate change affects the luxury fashion industry

Climate change will specifically affect luxury fashion because the industry is particularly dependent on raw materials, thus already feeling the impact of changes in climate and environment in terms of business disruptions and increasing costs. This finds a new report by French luxury goods holding company Kering and British consultancy Verisk...

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Harmful chemicals also in luxury kids clothes

After a Greenpeace study about harmful chemicals in a wide range of children's clothing and footwear caused an outcry just a month ago – and wrestled a few detox commitments out of leading brands – environmental group Greenpeace International dug further and for the first time, looked for (and found) harmful chemicals in clothing for children...

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Is the sky the limit for luxury fashion?

OPINION_Leaving the question aside if the recent incident in which popular talk show host Oprah Winfrey was refused to be shown a 38,000 dollar bag at an upscale boutique in Switzerland was based on skin colour or simply not looking rich enough, it shows one thing: That hardly anyone bats an eyelid upon hearing the sum that one can spend on a...

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Meissen: from porcelain to luxury fashion

The Meissen manufactory in the East German state of Saxony is probably facing one of the biggest changes in its more than 300-year-old history: The company known the world over as a maker of classy porcelain creations is planning to branch out into luxury fashion. Already a month ago, the company created the “Meissen Couture” label for this...

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Dior banks on Haute Couture in China

French luxury fashion house Dior presented its Haute Couture show in Shanghai on 30th March – for the first time in China since creative head Raf Simons took the reins. The success of the show indicates that it is all set to become an annual event. Around 300 visitors gathered in a revamped warehouse at Shanghai's stunning Bund waterfront. The...