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Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
The designer will show his Spring/Summer 2023 menswear and womenswear collections in Southern California on Oct. 13. The brand said the collection will be presented in a “special fashion experience that will be uniquely Ralph Lauren,” but did not disclose any other details.
Ralph Lauren is the latest in a wave of brands, including Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Dior, to host shows in California.
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The brand’s first in-person show since 2019 hammered home the company’s big idea: that you don’t have to sacrifice prestige, even when you’re selling to the masses.
Joan Kennedy is Editorial Associate at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers beauty and marketing.
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.
The group’s flagship Prada brand grew more slowly but remained resilient in the face of a sector-wide slowdown, with retail sales up 7 percent.
The guidance was issued as the French group released first-quarter sales that confirmed forecasts for a slowdown. Weak demand in China and poor performance at flagship Gucci are weighing on the group.
Consumers face less, not more, choice if handbag brands can't scale up to compete with LVMH, argues Andrea Felsted.