The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
The luxury brand, known for its occasion and bridal wear, has appointed joint administrators from Smith & Williamson after failing to find a rescue buyer, the advisory firm said Friday.
The designer label is the latest British brand to buckle under the financial strains caused by the pandemic.
The administrators will now seek to extract what value they can from the company’s assets, including inventory and its e-commerce site. Amanda Wakeley and a core team remain to support these efforts, though a small number of redundancies have been made, Colin Hardman, one of the joint administrators, said in a statement.
The designer has always been an arch perfectionist, a quality that has been central to his success but which clashes with the demands on creative directors today, writes Imran Amed.
This week, Prada and Miu Miu reported strong sales as LVMH slowed and Kering retreated sharply. In fashion’s so-called “quiet luxury” moment, consumers may care less about whether products have logos and more about what those logos stand for.
The luxury goods maker is seeking pricing harmonisation across the globe, and adjusts prices in different markets to ensure that the company is”fair to all [its] clients everywhere,” CEO Leena Nair said.
Hermes saw Chinese buyers snap up its luxury products as the Kelly bag maker showed its resilience amid a broader slowdown in demand for the sector.