At the helm of Hublot (LVMH) since September 2024, Julien Tornare aims to elevate the brand to the level of the five major players in high watchmaking. Doubling manufacturing space, strengthening innovation, recalibrating sponsorships—including withdrawing from the World Cup—and increasing communication around in-house watchmaking expertise: ambitions are high.

For decades, Mexico embodied the manufacturing backyard of North America. But the global reorganization of value chains — coupled with a recent wave of industrial reshoring from the United States — is giving a new face to several border cities, transforming them into emerging hubs of luxury.

Although the global luxury industry contracted by 2% to €358 billion in 2025, and despite the loss of nearly 20 million consumers in the same year, the latest Bain-Altagamma report remains optimistic, with expected growth of 3% to 5% in 2026. What are the signs that support or undermine this forecast? Our in-depth analysis.

In 2000, French entrepreneurs Yannick Gavelle and Nicolas Dubois created the Hôtel & Préférence platform. In 2025, they launched TemptingPlaces Collection, a five-star franchise with a strong brand positioning: contemporary luxury, French flair, and extensive support for hoteliers. Today, they are strengthening their presence in China and, above all, Africa.

An increase in European exhibitors, a tentative market recovery, debates on China and ready-to-wear: Milano Unica 2026, bringing together the best manufacturers of high-end fabrics and accessories, revealed a luxury sector forced to rethink its priorities between financial performance, product value, and cultural responsibility.

As the global luxury market enters a phase of normalization, certain European regions long considered secondary are now emerging as solid and credible growth drivers. Spain, Portugal, and Eastern Europe are shaping a new luxury landscape.

As COP 30 began on Monday in Belém, Brazil, the climate emergency also calls for rapid action to address the environmental impact of the textile industry. To this end, every year, the Textile Exchange Conference brings together all the players in the sector. This year, in Lisbon, Portugal, the theme was ‘Shifting Landscapes’.

The luxury hospitality industry recently appears to be making a decisive shift toward a more sustainable approach. Far from being a mere marketing strategy, these hotels – though still rare worldwide – are rising to the challenge of 360-degree sustainability.

Lisbon Fashion Week, an event with strong growth potential and still little known, highlighted emerging talents to watch closely, whose focus remains primarily on sustainability, innovation and manufacturing know-how.

This summer, an Italian probe uncovered a worrying reality: luxury brands like Armani and Dior have been producing their high-end goods in Chinese-owned sweatshops in […]