Bulgari’s billionaires, Web fashion foray, Top of the world, Fashion over art, Inside Brioni

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Bulgari Brothers, Jewelers To The Stars, Are Billionaires Thanks To Tiny LVMH Stake (Forbes) “In 2011, however, French luxury empire Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) acquired Bulgari in an all-share deal, handing over 3.6% of the conglomerate to the family. Last year, as LVMH’s stock rose, the Bulgaris and nephew Trapani sold a tiny sliver of their stake, reportedly to take care of taxes and other expenses.” Amid U.K.

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H&M’s new concept stores, Miss Wu, Happy returns, Gieves & Hawkes new hire, PPR and Kane rumours

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Amancio Ortega | Source: Reporte Indigo

H&M to launch new concept stores in Spring (Reuters) “World number two fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz will launch an eagerly-awaited new chain of stores targeting women shoppers in the Spring, it said on Wednesday.” Jason Wu’s New Contemporary Label Miss Wu Is Already a Hit (Daily Beast) “Miss Wu is a departure for the designer, now 30, who emigrated from Taiwan at age 9, launched his namesake label in

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From Pitti to Paris, Men are the New Women

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  • White stripes at Prada Spring/Summer 2013 | Photo: Giorgio Constantine/Bontonis
  • Tropical prints at Versace Spring/Summer 2013 | Photo: Giorgio Constantine/Bontonist
  • Fluoro accessories at Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2013 | Photo: Giorgio Constantine/Bontonist
  • Transparent tailoring at Rick Owens Spring/Summer 2013 | Photo: Giorgio Constantine/Bontonist
  • Printed bags at Burberry Spring/Summer 2013 | Photo: Giorgio Constantine/Bontonist
  • Religious iconography at Givenchy Spring/Summer 2013 | Photo: Giorgio Constantine/Bontonist
  • Popping colours at Canali Spring/Summer 2013 | Photo: Giorgio Constantine/Bontonist
  • A flash of yellow at Missoni Spring/Summer 2013 | Photo: Giorgio Constantine/Bontonist

PARIS, France – “Men are the new women,” or so went the refrain of the fashion pack who have travelled from London to Florence to Milan to Paris over the last three weeks, taking in the menswear collections for Spring/Summer 2013. Indeed, according to a recent report by Bain & Company, a consulting firm, the luxury menswear market is growing at almost 14 percent per year, outpacing growth in womenswear by almost double. And, as

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The Milano man, Buyers flock to Pitti, Britain Creates, Mr Porter manifesto, Anna Dello Russo

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Brioni Spring/Summer 2013 | Source: NY Times

All the World’s a Stage (IHT) “If all the world’s a stage, the Milan designers found a way to put simple, modern clothes into different contexts. And Brioni, since it was bought by the PPR luxury group, has burnished its offerings and apparently lowered the age range.” More foreign buyers at Pitti Uomo (Fashion United) “Despite the numbers, which reveal that the Italian fashion industry will end 2012 in the

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Market Pulse | Strong Results Mask Market Jitters

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Savigny Luxury Index November 2011 | Source: Savigny Partners

  LONDON, United Kingdom — As the luxury and fashion sector enters the critical holiday shopping period on the back of strong results for the first half of the year, there are growing signs that executives are worried about what the future holds for the luxury market in 2012. Big news • This has been another month of record results for the luxury sector, with Hermès, Richemont, Ferragamo, Burberry, Tiffany, Prada and Ports all

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