The latest figures announcing significant growth in the luxury industry at LVMH and Kering coincide with a disappointing result of China’s GDP. What are the consequences on the sector? Our analysis.

What are the concrete and abstract levers that can be used to make a luxury brand feel authentic? The research by Felicitas Morhart and Lucia Malär mentions the various means available.

Renting rather than buying, this trend is gaining ground in fashion. If the ambition to contribute to the protection of the planet by consuming less is one of the driving forces, it is also the pleasure of wearing prestigious clothes, without spending excessively.

Authenticity represents a cornerstone for luxury branding. But how do consumers actually form authenticity judgements and what dimensions do they base them on? Research conducted by Prof. Felicitas Morhart and Prof. Lucia Malär sheds light on the meaning of authenticity.

A true object of art, blue jeans now have their own international festival. Meetings and exhibitions celebrate the famous blue fabric in Genoa. Indeed, denim was not born in the country of cowboys, but in Italy. Our analysis.

Jack Savoretti, a British author, composer and interpreter whose album Singing To Strangers earned him a global recognition, talks about the symbolic reach of his latest work Europiana, his musical dream, ranked at the top of UK charts.

After the war, humanity is entitled to dream again. Technological discoveries accompany great expeditions. Watchmaking then invents Tool watches, capable of resisting extreme conditions. Our summer series “A time a watch” continues and explores the fifties.

The «Belle Epoque» splendor and its four decades of carelessness forged Engelberg’s reputation, the Swiss alpine resort. Today, many investors are reviving the 1900s glamour.

What if wearing plant-based clothes could make us and the planet healthier? Innovative start-ups, materials companies and luxury labels are collaborating in a quest for more eco-friendly fabrics.

As the world’s second most polluting industry, the fashion industry is waking up to the value found in using existing resources in order to minimise its waste. Upcycling is slowly becoming the new trend emulating the second-hand and vintage market, and the luxury sector, from innovative high-end brands to pioneering independent designers, isn’t short of exciting, eco-friendly initiatives.

Shopping guilt-free and effortlessly is the promise of the new online fashion marketplaces where ecology and aesthetic collide. The ethical fashion market is expected to reach 9.81 billion dollars by 2025.