Paris Fashion Week | Cavalli’s Clash with the Zeitgeist

| Uncategorized 9 March, 2009

Cavalli insignia projected on new flagship, Paris

PARIS, France — On Saturday night, at the grand opening fete for Roberto Cavalli’s new Paris flagship on ritzy rue St Honoré, they were giving out large, plastic-coated goodie bags in the bold, signature leopard print for which Mr. Cavalli has become known over the years. Most recently, he used this to great success in his collaboration with H&M, which effectively introduced the Cavalli brand and aesthetic to a whole new

Shopping discounts, Tiffany profit drops, Cavalli cleared, Independent retailers’ strategies

| Daily Digest 28 November, 2008

Retailers Offer Big Discounts, and Then Pray (New York Times) Retailers have been offering doorbuster sales before Thanksgiving in order to lure customers in store despite the economic downturn. Tiffany Profit Drops, Cuts Forecast as Sales Fall (Bloomberg) Tiffany & Co. “said profit fell and cut its forecast as sales dropped for the first time in almost seven years amid the global financial crisis.” Cavalli Cleared

Fashion investing | Return of the strategic investor?

| Market Pulse 10 April, 2008

Apax Partners, the London-based private equity firm, has abandoned its bid to take a stake in Escada AG, the embattled German fashion company. Citing deteriorating market conditions, Apax stated that “the recent evolution of the stock price and the weakness of the international financial market do not give a basis for pursuing the project.” This is absolutely the right decision. Not only has Escada become somewhat of