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Chanel’s Handbag Pricing Outpaces Rising Inflation Rates
In the last six years alone, Chanel handbags have increased in value by more than 70 percent, according to a new report by Baghunter. The French atelier’s pricing strategy appears to not be determined by inflation, but by factors such as increasing profitability and maintaining Chanel’s illustrious exclusivity. In its “Chanel Bag Values” study, Baghunter…
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Chanel Dominates Cuba with their Cruise 2016 Collection
Chanel continues to continues to show that it is the number one luxury brand in the world. They premiered their Cruise collection in the beautiful city of Havana, Cuba. The collection was colourful, festive and casual. With each subsequent Chanel fashion show even more visually appealing than the last, we can only wonder what next?…
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The Row’s Margaux Tote May Be Just as Beloved as The Birkin, But…
Ever heard of The Row’s Margaux tote? Of course you have! But if you haven’t, then consider this your basic introduction to a bag that may rival the Birkin in status years from now. Ask Google, and you’ll quickly realise that everyone has an opinion on what makes a bag a true luxury item and…
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Digital Passports: The Future of Luxury Goods?
Earlier this month, Italian horology brand, Panerai, announced the upcoming official launch of digital passports for its timepieces on October 3, 2023. The digital passports were developed in partnership with Arianee, a leading digital product passport solution and web3 consumer engagement platform with whom it had worked on an earlier project, the Radiomir Eilean Experience…
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The Superfake Luxury Industry is Evolving — and Booming
In 2021, Chanel announced that it would be restricting sales of its bags in South Korea in what experts said was a move to check hoarding and inflated prices on the secondary market. However, with the rise of ‘superfake’ luxury handbags in Indonesia and elsewhere, it is clear that Chanel, and all other luxury brands…
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Luxury Fashion is Finding New and Exciting Expressions
Do you remember the year Coco Chanel started wearing and designing pants for women in the early 20th century, causing high society to clutch their pearls and gasp in collective horror at such audacious vulgarity? Or, when in 1947, Christian Dior threw this same class into further distress by debuting his ‘New Look’ collection in…
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Quiet Luxury: What Most People get Wrong about the Latest Fashion Trend
We don’t know about you, but it is getting increasingly difficult to keep our eyes still as they have gotten accustomed to rolling each time they come across some new content on the ultimate quiet luxury or stealth wealth style. Maybe because everyone suddenly seems to be watching Succession, or maybe because Gwyneth Paltrow’s trial…
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A Sotheby’s-Inspired Guide to Collecting Luxury Bags
So, you have decided you love luxury bags enough to start collecting them. Where do you start, and how do you build an incredible collection that is the envy of the luxury bag-collecting world? For help, we turned to Sotheby’s, a clear authority in this field. The auction house recently concluded the sale of a…
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Dior in Egypt: Another Luxury Fashion House is bringing their Show to Africa this December
Less than 3 months after Chanel announced that it would be holding its annual Métiers d’Art fashion show in Dakar, Senegal, Dior has also now disclosed that it would be showing its men’s pre-fall collection in Egypt with the pyramids of Giza as a backdrop. Both fashion shows are slated to take place in December,…
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Dolce&Gabbana brings its Beauty Business Home
In April 2021, Dolce&Gabbana partially ended its licensing deal with Shiseido as part of the latter’s attempt to cut costs due to the Covid-19 pandemic. By December of the same year, the deal came to a final halt, leading the Italian luxury fashion house to now announce that it is bringing its beauty business in-house.…