Fantasy island, LVMH and Fabindia, High expectations, HBS fashion tech boom, Celebrity designers

| Daily Digest

Marc Jacobs Autumn/Winter 2012 | Source: NY Times

A Magical Pilgrim’s Path (IHT) “In the sensible world of New York fashion, Marc Jacobs stands alone on fantasy island. And this season, he played his role as agent provocateur and psychoanalyst of style to the ultimate degree.” LVMH’s PE arm buys 8 pct of Fabindia (Reuters) “L Capital, the private equity arm of LVMH, the world’s biggest luxury goods group, has bought the 8 percent stake held by

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Magazine commerce, Mulberry sales up, Asos growth, Chinese couture, Marc Jacobs’ happiness

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GQ and Park & Bond pop-up shop, NYC | Source: Selectism

When mags merge with bags (FT) “GQ is not the only media operation to embrace a more overt commercial role. More and more publications have been trying to establish ecommerce operations in an effort to extend their brands beyond the printed page, and find new sources of revenue in a tough advertising market.” Mulberry enjoys strong festive season, sales up (Reuters) “Luxury fashion company Mulberry Group

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Liz Claiborne’s new name, Indian e-commerce, Marc’s world, Media Land changes, Sarah Mower

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NetEase Premier | Source: Jing Daily

For Liz Claiborne, will new name bring better luck? (MSN Money) “When Liz Claiborne sold its namesake brand to J.C. Penney late last year for $288 million, it became obvious that a name change was in order. The company indeed announced Wednesday that starting in May it would become Fifth and Pacific. The name reflects New York (Fifth Avenue) and Pacific (The Pacific Ocean). It is not a bad corporate name, but it doesn’t

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The perfect match, Marc Jacobs collection stolen, PPR goes green, Abercrombie suffers, Benetton’s provocation

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A Marriage of Economic Convenience (NY Times) “More than a decade since Target first popularized collaborations between high-end designers and mass retailers, and seven years since H&M introduced a collection with Karl Lagerfeld, there is still allure in the concept of cheap and chic… Such collaborations are proving to be both a reliable business model for retailers and a business in themselves.” Marc Jacobs’s

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Spring/Summer 2012 | The Season That Was

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LONDON, United Kingdom — It was a fashion season of extreme weather. After the New York Fashion Week schedule was upended, first by an earthquake and then by the State of Emergency declaration that came courtesy of Hurricane Irene, an unprecedented heat wave in Paris threw buyers, editors and bloggers into a wardrobe tailspin. The American editors were worst off, having packed for the European shows two weeks before Paris with no

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