Bill Wall

The Luxury & Fashion Biz: 09/03/10 (Of Lanvin, Fast Fashion and Social Media)

September 3, 2010

Pardon me if this week’s round-up comes across as a bit scattered, but I can’t think for all the screaming. You see, fast-fashion chain retailer H&M announced that its latest PR blitz designer collaboration was going to be with Lebanese born Alber Elbaz of uber-riche French label Lanvin. The resulting response among the not-so-riche (yet [...]

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The Artisan Series: Who Are They?

July 19, 2010

While reading the book, “Luxury World” by Mark Tungate, one particular passage, where the author visits the shop of custom & made-to-measure shoemaker Pierre Corthay, stood out for me, and I believe it speaks directly to the recent efforts among marketing professionals to deliberately confuse the boundaries between 1.) mass-production global fashion brands employing low-wage [...]

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Photos: Maison Martin Margiela Untitled

July 12, 2010

One fashion company I would love to have seen retain its independence from the corporate takeover is Maison Martin Margiela. Deliberately “anti-fashion” while being highly fashion forward at the same time, the Margiela brand was known for the unexpected: exposed seams, oversized garments, the use of graphic prints, asymmetric details, creative washes and extreme distressing [...]

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Luxury Industry News: 06/11/10

June 11, 2010

1.) Net-A-Porter Introduces Mr. Porter:“Online retail giant Net-a-Porter have just announced plans to add a menswear site to their empire. The boutique launched its discount sister site The Outnet last year and will now launch Mr Porter . . . Mr Porter will launch in time for Spring 2011 and is expected to go live [...]

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Industry Quick Hits: 05/06/10

May 6, 2010

I’m taking off on a trip tomorrow, so won’t have time for the next few weeks to sit down and bang out the usual luxury business analysis (unless, of course, it just rains and rains and rains in Paris), but before I left, I did want to post a couple of quick links to items [...]

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Luxury Industry News Roundup: 04/23/10

April 23, 2010

1.) Lipstick? What Lipstick? Welcome to the Nail Polish Effect:“Lipstick may no longer be a recession staple as sales in the lip care category were outstripped by those of nail polish in 2009 . . . ‘Cosmetics & Toiletries USA 2009′ revealed that sales of lipsticks and lip glosses declined 5.3% last year, while nail [...]

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Luxury Industry News Roundup: 02/26/10

February 26, 2010

1.) London Fashion week came and went, and now Milan is tossing styles down their runways (ending on Monday), followed by Paris all through next week. Just a few highlights so far: In London, the fashion crowd lost their minds for the Narciso Rodriguez model. 3.) Saks Fifth Avenue Does Better Than Expected:“Luxury department store [...]

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Luxury Industry News Roundup: New York Fashion Week Fall 2010/11

February 19, 2010

This past week was New York Fashion Week, where the high, low and middle of the United States fashion industry meets to show, tell and twitter. Every fashion site/blog in the metaverse has been devoted to non-stop observations, so below are my own personal picks for the trends that came out on top for NYFW [...]

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Reader Email: Is there such a thing as Clive Christian on a budget?

February 14, 2010

Dear Nathan, I’m hoping you may have a suggestion for a scent close to Clive Christian No. 1 for Men. Some sites list the ingredients as: cedar wood, sandalwood, vanilla and amber woods, while others list lime, pink grapefruit, cardamom, Sicilian mandarin, thyme, artemesia, pimento, lily of the valley, rose, jasmine, orris, yang ylang and [...]

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Luxury Industry News Roundup: 01/22/10

January 22, 2010

1.) Menswear Designers Respond to an Uncertain Market:The menswear runway shows just recently wrapped up in Milan and are presently showing in Paris (London and New York will follow). The shows were diverse, but there appeared to be a subtle, underlying theme nonetheless: Give the people what they want! — which translated into collections where [...]

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Bill Wall

The Luxury & Fashion Biz: 09/03/10 (Of Lanvin, Fast Fashion and Social Media)

The Artisan Series: Who Are They?

Photos: Maison Martin Margiela Untitled

Luxury Industry News: 06/11/10

Industry Quick Hits: 05/06/10

Luxury Industry News Roundup: 04/23/10

Luxury Industry News Roundup: 02/26/10

Luxury Industry News Roundup: New York Fashion Week Fall 2010/11

Reader Email: Is there such a thing as Clive Christian on a budget?

Luxury Industry News Roundup: 01/22/10

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