Galliano under pressure, Kim Jones’ African LV, Of rock and rags, Brazil takes centre stage, London’s luxe MBA

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‘Too Much Pressure,’ Galliano Tells Court (WWD) “John Galliano on Wednesday blamed work-related stress and multiple addictions for a series of public outbursts during which he is charged with uttering racist and anti-Semitic insults at a Paris cafe, but told a French court that he remembered nothing about the incidents.” Out of Africa (IHT) “Kim Jones has started his new role as men’s style director at

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The Survivor, Sizing matters, Brands flock to Hong Kong bourse, Asos’ international push, Artfully courting China

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Marc Jacobs | Source: Wajima

Marc Jacobs: The Survivor (NY Times) “Call him a genius. Call him a junkie, an original, a shameless copycat, a winsome recluse, a brazen exhibitionist. Marc Jacobs has heard it all. And he has absorbed it all with a hard-won equanimity.” One size does not fit all (FT) “Sizing is a national issue: whether fashion brands are upscaling their definition of a size four for the upscaled US consumer, shrinking their

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Digital Scorecard | Amble with Louis Vuitton

Digital Scorecard | Fashion 2.0

Amble with Louis Vuitton video preview | Source: Louis Vuitton PARIS, France — “As I think about Google’s strategic initiatives in 2011, I realize they’re all about mobile,” wrote the internet giant’s chief executive Eric Schmidt in a recent post on the Harvard Business Review blog. “We are at the point where, between the geolocation capability of the phone and the power of the phone’s browser platform, it is possible to deliver

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As seen on screen, Managing materials, Milan bounces back, Vuitton hires to meet demand, Chasing youth in London

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NIck Robertson, CEO of ASOS | Source: Retail Week

Fast fashion for fast consumers (FT) “Critics have consistently tried – and failed – to turn [ASOS’s] growth story into something resembling the tale of the emperor’s new clothes. Online fashion would never take off, they said… In 2007, non-UK sales made up 10 per cent of the company’s annual retail sales. Today, it is 44 per cent.” Materials Girls: Designers Trim Hemlines, Costs (WSJ) “Bad weather in major

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Uniqlo loses its way, Drexler’s secret talks, Jimmy Choo for the boys, Vuitton copycats, Pierre Hardy’s NYC

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J.Crew Autumn/Winter 2010 | Source: J.Crew

‘Superficial’ Fashion Leads Uniqlo Billionaire Astray (Bloomberg) “Tadashi Yanai, Japan’s richest man, used advice from management guru Peter Drucker to build his Uniqlo clothing empire. To pull out of a slump that’s hammered profits and shares, the billionaire is revisiting the lessons.” J. Crew Board Didn’t Have Many Details Ahead of Bid (WSJ) “J. Crew’s chief executive Millard

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