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Former Lululemon CEO Christine Day Chose The Corporateneur Path And Founded House Of LR&C

There’s a growing crisis in retail C-suites. Nobody wants the top job. Christine Day, who rose through the ranks at Starbucks to head its Asia-Pacific division and served five years as CEO of Lululemon where she quadrupled company revenues and more than tripled its store footprint, would be a perfect fit for any of the […]

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It’s Disruption Versus Tradition As Louis Vuitton And Gucci Choose New Creative Directors

The fashion world was shaken when Louis Vuitton announced the appointment of pop icon Pharrell Williams as creative director of its menswear division. He will succeed the late Virgil Abloh, who passed away in November 2021. In many ways, Williams is a perfect choice to step into Abloh’s shoes, both being Black Americans steeped in […]

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Out Of Canada Comes Moose Knuckles To Disrupt The Luxury Outerwear Market

In the realm of luxury performance outerwear, two brands stand at the forefront: Canada Goose and Moncler. As formidable competitors in a narrow niche market, they don’t leave a lot of room for a new entrant. Only a certain clientele pays upwards of $1,000 for a down parka when perfectly serviceable ones are widely available […]

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Balenciaga’s Teddy-Bear Ad Pushes Luxury Out Of Bounds

Balenciaga is once again embroiled in controversy on the heels of cutting ties with Kanye West, a.k.a. Ye, over anti-Semitic statements he made. It has been widely vilified for its holiday ad campaign featuring children posed with plush teddy-bear bags wearing S&M bondage gear. The company pulled the ad with an apology on Instagram for […]

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LVMH Ventures-Backed Madhappy Expands Its Business And Mission

Madhappy, the LVMH Ventures-backed fashion company, is blazing a trail for what a 21st-century brand can be and, more importantly, what it can do: make the world a better place one fashion piece at a time. Founded in 2017 by Peiman Raf, his brother Noah, Mason Spector and Joshua Sitt, Madhappy came from the recognition […]

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