Why Relaunch Old Fashion Houses?

Intelligence

Moynat’s Paris Flagship | Source: chaussure-de-luxe.com

PARIS, France — “Would you like me to tell you about the brand’s heritage?” a velvet-gloved salesman in a bespoke suit asks every visitor who crosses the threshold of the Moynat leather goods store which opened a few months ago on rue Saint Honoré, a step away from the trendy Hotel Costes. An affirmative answer prompts a long and winding story that starts with the inception of the brand in 1849, accompanied by a book of pictures

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Looking Back at SXSW Interactive

Fashion 2.0

AUSTIN, United States — Sometimes described as ‘spring break for geeks,’ the annual SXSW Interactive conference is a 5-day whirlwind of panels, presentations, parties, product launches, ‘hackathons’ and happy hours. This year’s conference was said to have attracted more than 25,000 attendees, ranging from tech entrepreneurs to agency executives, to this progressive Texan city with a budding start-up culture of its own, for what, at

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Why Isn’t the World’s Fashion Capital Producing More Emerging Fashion Businesses?

Intelligence

Cedric Charlier | Source: Courtesy Photo

As fashion month comes to a close in Paris, BoF examines the prospects for the city’s young fashion designers. PARIS, France — In today’s global fashion ecosystem, New York and London are veritable hotbeds of emerging designers. Alexander Wang, Proenza Schouler and Joseph Altuzarra in New York and Mary Katrantzou, Jonathan Saunders and Christopher Kane in London are just a few of the rising names who have been able to

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Market Pulse | China Sneezes, but Confidence Returns

Intelligence | Market Pulse

Savigny Luxury Index February 2012 | Source: Savigny Partners

LONDON, United Kingdom — The Savigny Luxury Index (“SLI”) outperformed with a gain of 6.9 percent for the month versus 2.6 percent for the benchmark MSCI World Index (“MSCI”).  Confidence in the sector returned towards the end of the month, with many of the bigger luxury stocks posting gains after having been flat for most of February. Big news Earlier in the month, China’s announcement that industrial output was slowing had sent

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The Long View | Jeffrey Sachs on the Global Economy and Rebalancing an Unequal World

Intelligence | The Long View

NEW YORK, United States — In the world of development economics, Jeffrey Sachs is a veritable rock star. He is the director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet professor of sustainable development, professor of health policy and management at Columbia University and special advisor to United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon. For over 25 years, he has advised international governments in the developing world — from Africa to

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