Anna Trevelyan, Thomas Lohr, Rhea Thierstein, Matthew Holroyd, Simon Cook, Billal Taright, Matthew Josephs, Alex Turvey, Ellie Grace Cumming and Declan Sheils | Photo: Shahriyar AhmedBoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.
'So Dior' at Harrods | Photo: Courtesy DiorLast month, Harrods and Dior celebrated sixty years of joint history with a mega-sized promotion of unprecedented scale. Now that the dust has settled, BoF takes a closer look at the results of the retail extravaganza.
Marigay McKee, Fashion and Beauty Director, Harrods | Source: HarrodsLONDON, United Kingdom — Later this month, Luxury Briefing will hold its 14th Luxury Briefing Conference, an annual gathering of the industry’s great and good in London. Called Future Luxe, this year’s conference will explore the luxury industry of the future and incorporate a new format designed to foster more networking and interaction amongst the attendees. The speakers — including writer Dana Thomas, Soho House CEO
Liberty’s new owner sets out plans for growth (Guardian) “Liberty’s new private equity owner BlueGem Capital, formed in 2006 by a group of former Merrill Lynch bankers… set out its plans for the department store group, which it described as ‘a national treasure’.” Harrods Create Own-Brand Fashion to Revive Sales (Bloomberg) “We have invested in all categories as we saw a white space
Diesel Be Stupid S/S 2010 | Source: The Inspiration RoomTPG agrees 300 mln stg Republic fashion deal (Reuters) “U.S. buyout firm TPG [TPG.UL] is to buy British fashion retailer Republic in a deal worth about 300 million pounds ($445 million) from rival private equity house Change Capital Partners.” Zegna at 100: From the Alps to the World (IHT) “Ermenegildo Zegna — the company that celebrated its centennial Monday during Milan’s menswear week…is the incarnation
