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.
Best known for ornate, made-for-the-red-carpet gowns that can cost upward of $10,000, the Lebanese fashion designer has joined the internet giant’s upscale retail play.
Just last week, The Conservatory, opened in 2019 by former Forty Five Ten-owner Brian Bolke, announced that it would be the first multi-brand concept store to join the platform.
Amazon launched its Luxury Stores division in September, with an aim to compete against the likes of Farfetch and Net-a-Porter, selling itself as a more flexible alternative for brands that want to tap into Amazon’s arguably unparalleled back-end technology but also want to control the user experience. Since then, the company has hired fashion industry veteran Trisha Gregory as chief brand officer of its Luxury Stores division, and longtime American Vogue editor Sally Singer as head of fashion direction.
Users must currently be invited to shop the Amazon Luxury Stores, which can only be accessed via the retailer’s app.
The luxury e-tailer could be the latest e-commerce firm to go private amid its worst year as a public company. But Farfetch’s much scrutinised lack of focus could persist outside the public market.
Chanel’s global CEO Leena Nair joined BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed at BoF VOICES 2023 to discuss the vision she’s crafting for the iconic French luxury brand.
The American designer will depart the LVMH-owned fashion house effective January 1st with succession plans yet to be announced.
In partnership with Scott, Audemars Piguet is set to release a limited-edition version of its Royal Oak watch and a capsule collection of co-branded merchandise from the watchmaking house and Cactus Jack Records.