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What Chinese Investors Don’t Get When Buying European Luxury Brands
Leveraging and maintaining prestige is something that requires a special combination of long-term vision, passion, integrity, and the strength not to compromise the brand vision. Read More
Fosun-Owned High-Fashion Label Lanvin Welcomes New Creative Director
China-owned 130-year-old French luxury brand Lanvin named Bruno Sialelli, an industry unknown, to be its new creative director. Read More
Is the Fashion Designer ‘Cult of Personality’ to Blame for the D&G Mess?
The recent Dolce & Gabbana misstep is a leadership issue that should alert luxury brands to reconsider their relationship with celebrity designers. Read More
Can an “Autocratic” Chinese Owner Give Lanvin a Second Life?
Shaw-Lan Wang, Lanvin's major Chinese owner, has agreed to inject cash to support the dying fashion house by the year-end, but can she revive it, again? Read More
Lanvin Loves Beijing…But It’s Not Alone
The reality of the situation is that the Chinese market is not an easy one to crack. If history is anything to go by, it’s a lesson in patience more than anything else. Read More
