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.

This year, the young brand from the Clarins group chose to collaborate with the iconic Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne to strengthen its presence in Switzerland. The choice reflects an ultra-selective distribution strategy, as explained by its founder, Dr. Olivier Courtin, from the heights overlooking Lake Lucerne.

As Morocco faces the growing unrest of a Generation Z fed up with pervasive corruption, the country’s privileged youth — largely absent from the streets — appear to have distanced themselves from the struggle. Will Gen Z be the ones to stem the brain drain?

On 21 December, Bangkok is set to take a decisive step forward with the inauguration of the Dib Bangkok Museum, a new institution dedicated to promoting Thai and regional contemporary art on the world stage.

After Art Basel—which will open its very first Art Basel Qatar edition in February 2026 in Doha—it’s now Frieze’s turn, as it prepares to take over Abu Dhabi Art in November 2026. Competition promises to be fierce. At the risk of oversaturation?

Expected to reach more than 1.5 trillion dollars by 2024, luxury tourism is changing: the rise of “aspiring luxury travellers” is redefining the codes of high-end travel and transforming the role of agents into storytellers.

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 […]