July 29, 2026 · Eva Winterer Kering H1 2026: Gucci Racing and the New Currency of Desire Luca de Meo, chief executive of Kering since September 2025, reported first-half 2026 revenue of 7,220 million euros on 28 July 2026, with a return to growth in the second quarter. Kering pushed prices past …
July 27, 2026 · Eva Winterer LVMH H1 2026: Growing Where Wealth Is Created Cécile Cabanis, chief financial officer of the world’s largest luxury group, described her strategy for the year as an act of recruitment. The clientele figures from the same six months show a single nationality answering …
July 15, 2026 · Eva Winterer The Weave, the Scent and the Fiat 500: Why Kering Sent a Perfumer to Bottega Veneta Lauren Hutton carried an Intrecciato clutch through American Gigolo in 1980, and the leather wore no logo. Romain Spitzer takes over Bottega Veneta on 1 September 2026 after thirty years in a category that sells …
July 10, 2026 · Eva Winterer Beauty Enters Its Pincer Moment: Expression Gives Way to Vitality Value in luxury beauty moves from expression to vitality, from the surface a person shows the world to the biology beneath it. Across 2026 the Western houses own neither the green biotech of East Asia …
Regenerative Luxury, Senses Where Luxury Begins: The Value of Natural Fibre, From the Karoo to Vittorio Veneto
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