Wall Street sours on Aéropostale, LVMH dazzles, Inflation in China, Technology disruption, A Royal imprint

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Aéropostale: Cheap Clothes, Cheaper Stock (Daily Finance) “Aeropostale thrived during the Great Recession, posting record-high margins as cash-strapped customers loaded up on its cheap-but-stylish tops and pants. However, discounts from teen retail competitors, rising commodity costs, and a few fashion missteps have weighed on the company’s profits lately. After two consecutive disappointing quarters, Wall Street has soured

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Versace takes a stand, Luxury funds outperform, Hangzhou’s savvy, Bow ties boom, The Royal Frock

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Versace Jeans Couture | Source: Denim Therapy

Why Versace is putting workers’ health before style (Independent) “Italy’s style capital has become the unlikely focus of a battle to save some of the world’s poorest textile…Versace… Announced that it was throwing its weight behind a campaign to end sandblasting – a manual process used to produce trendy worn-look denim – but which campaigners claim destroys workers’ lungs.” ‘Luxury funds’ are in vogue (JoongAng Daily)

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Arnault’s evolving empire, SuperGroup hits back, Luxury stocks rising, Consumer choice, The Duchess sells

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Bernard Arnault | Source: Fashion Pile

Bernard Arnault Rethinks the Cult of Fashion Gurus (Newsweek) “Arnault suggests it’s time for change, time to recast his global, glittering, status-laden empire as something else. The watchwords are: intimate, Old World, artful. And the timing feels right… After all, Arnault has learned that rock-star designers come and go. ‘A good product,’ he says, ‘can last forever.’” SuperGroup rebuts

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Reiss’ royal revival, Pringle knitting pretty, Ferragamo plans IPO, PVH beats forecast, Rutson’s Chinese secrets

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Reiss Shola dress, worn by the Duchess of Cambridge | Source: Reiss

Kate Middleton: putting the regal into Reiss (Telegraph) “‘The Reiss dress was perfectly pitched… Britain has the best high street in the world. No one exemplifies the strength of that better than the Duchess of Cambridge.’” Knitting pretty (FT) “As well as giving Pringle a youthful burst of creativity, the Archive Project provides the brand with a reputation for supporting new talent…

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Waiting for the dress, I.T.’s Asian dominance, Chinese luxury heights, Puma raises target, Social opportunities

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Waiting for the Dress (NY Times) “Many believe that Ms. Middleton’s dress, like the bouffant gown Princess Diana wore in 1981, will be a game changer, inspiring replicas or adaptations at every level of the marketplace, some within weeks or even days of its debut.” I.T Is About Brand Management (WSJ) “Sham Kar Wai started selling clothes in 1988 because he couldn’t find the British punk fashion that he liked

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