Photo: Wilson ChardyLONDON, United Kingdom — Fabrizio Cardinali will takeover from Eraldo Poletto as CEO of Dunhill on June 1. Prior to his appointment Cardinali was CEO of Lancel, which he joined from Dolce and Gabbana.
Source: RichemontLONDON, United Kingdom — Martha 'Marty' Wikstrom, chief executive of fashion and accessories at Compagnie Financière Richemont, has resigned from her post, the luxury group announced today. Richemont is the Swiss parent company of fashion, jewellery and watchmaking companies including Dunhill, Chloé, Cartier and Piaget.
A Gucci store in Beijing | Source: ShutterstockContrary to numerous reports, broad changes in Chinese consumer behaviour and sentiment — not the country’s much publicised anti-extravagance campaign — are the likely causes of China’s luxury slowdown, says Anne Zhang, a reporter for Chinese business magazine CBNweekly.
Christopher Colfer, CEO, Alfred Dunhill | Source: DunhillLONDON, United Kingdom — In 1893, at the age of 21, Alfred Dunhill inherited his father’s saddlery business in London and slowly but surely transformed it into a global business spanning several categories including timepieces, automobile accessories and clothing. In this way, it was the first global luxury men’s brand, paving the way for brands like Ermengildo Zegna, Dior Homme and Tom Ford to follow in its footsteps
Weaving innovation with history (IHT) “I do like fantasy fashion – but I am a realist too,” says Kim Jones of his much anticipated work for legendary British label, Dunhill. UK economy shrinks 1.5% in final quarter (FT) “Britain fell deeper into recession on Friday after new figures revealed the economy contracted by 1.5 per cent in the final three months of last year,” reports the Financial Times. The
