Week in Review | Chanel CEO Talk, Spotlight on Jin Kay, Building the Team, 3D Printing, BoF’s Landmark Week

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Week in Review October 22-26

CEO Talk | Bruno Pavlovsky, President of Fashion, Chanel (CEO Talk) “Of all the luxury fashion brands in the world, Chanel is perhaps the most famous, as well as the most secretive. I sat down with Bruno Pavlovsky who leads Chanel’s global fashion business to learn more about the workings of this most successful yet secretive of brands, how it maintains impeccable consistency across all of its activities, and why Chanel still

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Robert Duffy’s role, Mulberry shares tumble, Star shopping, Brands as publishers, Aubin & Wills folds

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Robert Duffy by Robin Sinha | Source: Port Magazine

Marc Jacobs: A Conversation with Robert Duffy (Port Magazine) “Ask any creative person trying to make a living from design or art what the hardest part of their working life is and they’ll probably tell you it’s the business side of the company that keeps them awake at night…  So it must have been a relief for Marc Jacobs when he, 28 years ago, met and befriended Robert Duffy.” Mulberry shares tumble on profit

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Celebrating Dame Vivienne, Duffy lawsuit, Oxford Street gets facelift, H&M misses targets, Camilla Bruerberg rising

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Fashion Girls for Japan | Source: Fashion Girls for Japan

Westwood: From outsider to subversive insider (FT) “This coming week marks 30 years since Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren’s ‘pirate’ collection stormed the runway in London with a blaze of sunshine colours and ethnic prints. The show was Westwood’s first swagger on to the catwalk, forging a sophisticated post-punk aesthetic with a billowing new romantic silhouette.” Duffy Sued (Vogue UK) “LVMH

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A burst of colour in Milan, Brands as publishers, Virtual fitting rooms, Richemont rises, Robert Duffy charms Tokyo

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Dolce & Gabbana Autumn 2011 | Source: Style.com

In High Definition Color (IHT) “Orange, marigold, lagoon blue and purple — the start of the Milan menswear winter season has been drenched with color. High Definition vision is the message from designers who seem determined to look forward… and to put a brighter perspective on autumn 2011.” Publishing, Without Publishers (NY Times) “Luxury brands have always advertised in the likes of Vogue, Esquire and

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CEO Talk | Robert Duffy, President, Marc Jacobs International

CEO Talk | Fashion 2.0

Robert Duffy and Marc Jacobs | Source: Twitpic via @robertcduffy

In our latest CEO Talk, Robert Duffy, longtime business partner of Marc Jacobs, speaks to BoF about the power of Twitter. NEW YORK, United States — When Robert Duffy posted his first-ever Tweet on 30 January, saying “Welcome Tweeties,” he had no idea what he was getting into. What happened in the weeks that followed is an excellent lesson for fashion executives everywhere: the best way to understand social media is to

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