http://www.businessoffashion.com/2008/01/luxury-outlook-coping-with-the-downturn.html The Business of Fashion is the daily must-read for fashion creatives, business professionals and entrepreneurs in more than 150 countries around the world. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:26:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.businessoffashion.com/2008/01/luxury-outlook-coping-with-the-downturn.html#comment-419 Randall Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:08:08 +0000 http://www.businessoffashion.net/2008/01/luxury-outlook-coping-with-the-downturn.html#comment-419 Hi Imran, what a great list, and the timing is perfect. Funny (sad actually) how this list eludes some of the big players more regularly than it should, which reminds me of one of my favorite brands: Dunhill. They've had some meandering ways in the past, some lows - even shuttering all but one of their U.S. stores! (r.i.p. the devoted staff at my San Francisco location). Lately, it seemed things were becoming just a little more tidy, almost focused, as if an editor had come on board. Tidy clues were new fabrications of product that built upon existing ones, a slightly revised shopping site and a basic redesign of the brand site. Fast forward a few months and lo and behold today Kim Jones was formally announced as their new creative director (a first for Dunhill to have this position it seems). I cannot tell you how excited I am about this. Kim is curious, smart, intelligent, optimistic, and quite cool. I am ecstatic that Dunhill was so bold. I don't expect Kim to radicalize Dunhill, but whatever comes forth I'm simply expecting exciting results. Even though you just posted about the end of the 'it' bag, I now want a new Dunhill carryall, but one from the new KJ chapter. Can't wait and see the produce! Hi Imran, what a great list, and the timing is perfect. Funny (sad actually) how this list eludes some of the big players more regularly than it should, which reminds me of one of my favorite brands: Dunhill. They’ve had some meandering ways in the past, some lows – even shuttering all but one of their U.S. stores! (r.i.p. the devoted staff at my San Francisco location). Lately, it seemed things were becoming just a little more tidy, almost focused, as if an editor had come on board. Tidy clues were new fabrications of product that built upon existing ones, a slightly revised shopping site and a basic redesign of the brand site. Fast forward a few months and lo and behold today Kim Jones was formally announced as their new creative director (a first for Dunhill to have this position it seems). I cannot tell you how excited I am about this. Kim is curious, smart, intelligent, optimistic, and quite cool. I am ecstatic that Dunhill was so bold. I don’t expect Kim to radicalize Dunhill, but whatever comes forth I’m simply expecting exciting results. Even though you just posted about the end of the ‘it’ bag, I now want a new Dunhill carryall, but one from the new KJ chapter. Can’t wait and see the produce!

]]> http://www.businessoffashion.com/2008/01/luxury-outlook-coping-with-the-downturn.html#comment-420 Malcolm Harris aka Mal Sirrah Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:19:08 +0000 http://www.businessoffashion.net/2008/01/luxury-outlook-coping-with-the-downturn.html#comment-420 As a designer building an emerging luxury brand (mal sirrah) this post has contained perhaps the most useful information I have read in a very long time. It is complete confirmation that I am headed in the right direction. Thank you for always being the one place that emerging designers can come to for guidance and "real" information. Please keep up the good work. It matters more than you could ever imagine. As a designer building an emerging luxury brand (mal sirrah) this post has contained perhaps the most useful information I have read in a very long time. It is complete confirmation that I am headed in the right direction. Thank you for always being the one place that emerging designers can come to for guidance and “real” information. Please keep up the good work. It matters more than you could ever imagine.

]]> http://www.businessoffashion.com/2008/01/luxury-outlook-coping-with-the-downturn.html#comment-421 lo Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:26:16 +0000 http://www.businessoffashion.net/2008/01/luxury-outlook-coping-with-the-downturn.html#comment-421 what you just said describes one dept store that i love shopping on and offline. Bianca Belleza www.shopbiancas.com . Every brand sold is haute couture, made to measure, bespoke etc. I can shoponline, on my mobile , and offline. Over the top indeed what you just said describes one dept store that i love shopping on and offline. Bianca Belleza http://www.shopbiancas.com . Every brand sold is haute couture, made to measure, bespoke etc. I can shoponline, on my mobile , and offline. Over the top indeed

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