Vogue Models a New Reality Series (WSJ)Vogue and IMG join forces to produce a Web-based reality series called Model.Live about models navigating the global fashion weeks. (see preview video above)

Selling $4,000 Jackets in a Slowdown (WSJ)Although Akris defies many luxury brand practices, the Swiss company is performing well.

Chinese demand for luxury drives Richemont (The Telegraph)Due [...]

Something is in the air. Earlier this week, we received a mysterious package in the post from Nokia. Inside, we found a 7900 Crystal Prism phone, complete with a Sapphire crystal and engraved design by French graphic designer Frederique Daubal, who has previously collaborated with Paul Smith and Colette, the iconic Paris fashion concept boutique. [...]

Apax Partners, the London-based private equity firm, has abandoned its bid to take a stake in Escada AG, the embattled German fashion company. Citing deteriorating market conditions, Apax stated that
“the recent evolution of the stock price and the weakness of the
international financial market do not give a basis for pursuing the
project.”
This is absolutely the [...]

About a year ago,  I posted an article entitled, Fashion 2.0: What the Future Holds, laying out some thoughts (and questions) on the future of luxury and fashion online.  Since then, Fashion 2.0 has been one of  the most discussed topics on The Business of Fashion, and the ensuing debate has been thought-provoking, largely due [...]

We have always been big supporters of the Fashion 2.0 revolution that is sweeping across the Internet. But, it must be said that not all of the new sites are adding much value. There are plenty whose value propositions are unclear, whose technology is shoddy and whose business models are overly complex.  To add to [...]

Held each year at the Villa Noailles in the South of France, The Festival International de Mode et de Photographie à Hyères offers up an unparalleled cornucopia of fashion and photographic talent. It has been an invaluable incubator and launchpad for some of fashion’s top up-and-coming names, including Viktor & Rolf, Gaspard Yurkievich, Christian Wijnants, [...]

Our colleagues over at Savigny Partners released their regular newsletter today, demonstrating just how tough things have been for many luxury and fashion stocks in recent months and highlighting an investment opportunity for those who believe in the long-term fundamentals of the luxury market.
The Savigny Luxury Index (SLI) has plummeted by 29% since its peak [...]

Kellogg, the prestigious school of management at Northwestern University in suburban Chicago, has announced plans for a business course on fashion — or at least, how fashion can play a role in industries as varied as fast-moving consumer goods to consumer electronics and home computers. ESSEC, the French business school, has an entire MBA program [...]