Prada

Brands including LVMH’s Fred, TAG Heuer and Prada, whose lab-grown diamond supplier Snow speaks for the first time, have all unveiled products with man-made stones as they look to technology for new creative possibilities.

This week, designers, collectors and major fashion brands will flock to Milan’s design fair. Also, LVMH reports first-quarter sales.

How did Miu Miu grow by 58 percent last year? CEO Benedetta Petruzzo breaks down the plan that’s powered eye-popping acceleration in a slowing luxury market.

The Milan-based group’s continued acceleration in a slowing luxury market could ease pressure on its new generation of leaders as Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli plan their succession.

But their powerful collection suggests that Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons aren’t naive enough to believe that love is all you need, writes Tim Blanks.