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Hermès To Launch Skincare, Cosmetics

The French luxury house confirmed its big beauty ambitions.
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Power Moves | Glossier Names CFO, Dan Peres Hired to Revive Gawker

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SMCP Expects Slower Growth as French Protests Drag On

The French fashion group, which owns Sandro and Maje, forecast more moderate sales growth in 2019 as street protests rock France and Britain's messy EU exit spreads uncertainty.
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Opinion

Has Luxury Become a Dirty Word in France?

Brands like Dior, Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent have always sold a piece of Paris — the world’s temple to luxury fashion — along with their handbags. But France’s bi-polar relationship with luxury is boiling over once again.
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Rent the Runway Aims to Be ‘Amazon Prime of Rental’

The ‘Netflix for fashion’ platform has raised $125 million in a deal that values the company at $1 billion.
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Cultural Appropriation: Theft or Innovation?

14 July 2017

Some see cultural appropriation as inherently disrespectful, while others see it as vital to creative expression and innovation. Who’s right?

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