Frédéric Malle Steps Down From Namesake Brand
Frédéric Malle announced on Apr. 18 that he will be leaving his brand Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle at the end of June.
The Danish start-up’s ‘everyday couture’ has earned it a spot on the Paris Fashion Week schedule and a strong following in Asia. Now, it’s gearing up for a new phase of growth.
The brands are among the lead donors to a new fund, which is designed to de-risk and scale high-impact projects so they can attract up to $2 billion in more conventional financing.
The L Catterton-backed label was six months into a global expansion when the pandemic hit. But it is steaming ahead with plans for a number of new global stores, starting with a King’s Road location in London’s Chelsea neighbourhood.
The jewellery brand, once notorious for regularly falling short of profit guidances, is now one of the Nordic region’s biggest corporate success stories.
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The industry association for Danish mink breeders said the government's decision amounted to a death knell for the country's pelt industry.
The Danish jewellery company expects its sales growth to fall between 3 percent and 6 percent this year, an improvement from last year’s 8 percent drop.
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The trade show is also partnering with denim brand Lee and designers Bethany Williams and Duran Lantink for a sustainability-focused special project, curated by Stavros Karelis and Orsola de Castro.
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Weakened customer demand, falling shares and political unrest in Hong Kong have hindered the jewellery brand’s attempt at relaunching.
The jeweller is struggling after new lines failed to entice shoppers, but is buying back older ranges from franchises and slimming down collections to try to improve its performance.
Following poor results in key markets and waning favour from investors, the danish jewellery company has signed a contract with film production company Warner Bros. as part of its two-year restructuring plan.
Emmanuel Macron has called upon Chief Executive François-Henri Pinault to unify the sector.
Frédéric Malle announced on Apr. 18 that he will be leaving his brand Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle at the end of June.
The two brothers join older siblings Antoine and Delphine, meaning that 4 out of Arnault’s 5 heirs now serve on the board. Bernard Arnault, age 75, has placed his controlling interest in LVMH in a stock-share partnership aimed at perpetuating family control.
Billionaire Bernard Arnault said he hopes a planned visit to France next month by China’s Xi Jinping will help smooth trade relations between Paris and Beijing.
Alyson Hogg, who founded the luxury tanning brand in 2003, has reacquired it from Crown Laboratories.
Monthly Swiss watch exports suffered their biggest decline since 2020 as demand for premium and luxury timepieces in key markets including China and Hong Kong plunged.
Asos has said it will take “necessary actions” to transform its fortunes after the fast fashion retailer’s first-half losses widened and sales fell by nearly a fifth.
The effort to force TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd to divest its ownership of the social media platform would quickly become law under a plan outlined Wednesday by House Speaker Mike Johnson.
The French publisher has appointed Tunis-based firm Nissa Editions Group as the local licensing partner and Cairo-based fashion media veteran Susan Sabet as both managing director and editor-in-chief of the new title.