Louis Vuitton on Friday unveiled the first global blockchain designed to help consumers trace the provenance and authenticity of luxury goods, a platform named Aura it has developed in partnership with Microsoft and New York-based blockchain software technology company ConsenSys.
Bernard Arnault, chairman and chief executive officer of parent company LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, said the technology was still in the very early stages, but touted it as a key tool in the fight against fakes.
Executives at the luxury conglomerate, including chief digital officer Ian Rogers, declined to elaborate on the platform, which will be open to all luxury brands without intermediation, with data remaining confidential. Continue reading
China is the Kering-owned brand’s biggest market, and have 18 stores in the Greater China region, including four in Hong Kong, three in Macau. British fashion house Alexander McQueen appointed Chinese actress Nazha to be their first China brand ambassador on Wednesday.
Gigi Hadid Fronts Burberry Campaign For First Ever Monogram Collection can lean into any look. Is it any wonder, then, that Burberry has tapped the model to transform into several characters in its campaign for its first-ever monogram collection?
After months of hype, LVMH and Rihanna’s fashion venture is finally materialising. The superstar is set to present her first collection for the new label, which will be branded Fenty, on May 22 in Paris. The label will span ready to wear, accessories, sunglasses, jewellery and shoes.
One of the most famous buildings in Paris, the Paris Opera, celebrated its 350th anniversary on Wednesday and it went all out.
It’s a green new world full of opportunity for CBD and THC beauty and wellness brands. Cannabis companies are IPOing and heading out on the acquisition trail within a matter of days.
Michael Kors to cut two-thirds of staff at French HQ. In order to justify the redundancy plan, Michael Kors has highlighted the brand’s declining results in France. Indeed, in the first three quarters of fiscal 2019, the company’s operations in the EMEA region saw an 8.8% decrease across both wholesale and retail sales.
What scent would be ideal to describe happiness or how would you scent elegance? Fresh and slightly fruity, with a rind of citrus gently hovering in the beginning the top notes are beautifully embraced with creaminess of rice note and sweetness of water lotus later on.
The Karl Lagerfeld brand will attend the next session of Pitti Uomo with a presentation honoring its late founding designer. That will include a performance by the London-based street artist Endless, and displays of the brand’s spring 2020 collections of men’s wear, women’s wear, footwear, eyewear, denim and beachwear.
Fashion Nova and Cardi B are back together again for a second collaboration. The 107-piece collection is set to launch May 8 and follows their first release in November. An announcement on the deal said the range draws inspiration from the Eighties and Nineties and includes cinched-waist silhouettes, leather corsets and latex. 
Casting a wide net, Chanel has lined up 10 celebrities for its new J12 watch campaign that launches Monday. The approach is intimate, however, offering a peek into their personalities through snippets of conversation about time and life moments punctuated with the occasional flash of the latest version of the ceramic timepiece.
Hermès International clocked a brisk 15.5 percent rise in first-quarter sales, gaining momentum thanks to a lift from the label’s growing popularity in China, as well as an extra boost from currency swings.
Kendall Jenner has made her first investment in the beauty space, an oral-care brand called Moon. Moon is meant to be an elevated take on oral care, with products made from natural ingredients and with upscale packaging. Beach House Group would not comment on financials, but industry sources estimate that the line, in which Jenner is said to have equity, could do $30 million to $35 million in annual retail sales in its first year.
Founded in Frankfurt am Main more than a century ago, Messe Frankfurt has established itself as the world’s largest trade fair organizer with a turnover of more than 715 million euros.
Michèle Obama appeared in an ocher and gold satin pyjamas from Gucci and no from Christopher Kane as the so professionnal French Jounalist, Loïc Prigent said !!!
The multi-tasking entrepreneur and fashion influencer studied law before working as a fashion consultant and editor, and eventually becoming the founder of Jordan Fashion Week (JFW), whose first edition supported by the Jordanian Tourism Board and other public and private sponsors just took place last weekend in Amman at the Kempinski Hotel. 
Flames on the roof of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, 15 April 2019. A fire started in the late afternoon in one of the most visited monuments of the French capital.
The Week Ahead: Will Kering Change Its Tune on Acquisitions? This week, everyone will be talking about Gucci parent Kering’s next move, fashion at Coachella and Allbirds entering China.
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On May 6th, A few famous fashion names could be missing at this year’s Met Gala..Sources said Ralph Lauren, Dior and Calvin Klein have opted out of spending $200,000 or $300,000. on tables this year.
Ariana Grande is transforming her single hit into a beauty line. The singer, who released the pop earworm, “Thank U, Next,” in November and an album of the same name in February, has now filed for a trademark to create a line of beauty products.
Christian Louboutin Beauty has inked a deal with Isamaya Ffrench.Isamaya grew up in Cambridge but at 18, after finishing school, she moved to London. She specialized in 3D design at Chelsea College of Arts and ended up going on to study Product and Industrial Design at Central Saint Martins as well as joining the Theo Adams Company; a London based collective of artists, dancers, musicians, actors and singers.