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Ming Liu

Ming Liu is a contributing writer at The Business of Fashion. Liu is a London based writer and speaker who specialises in luxury. She has held positions at the Financial Times, The New York Times, CNN, and The Wall Street Journal. Liu is the author of the novel "Our Man in China" and has been named one of the most influential women in watchmaking by Revolution.

    Luxury

    Buccellati CEO Nicolas Luchsinger Is Doubling Down on Heritage in China

    Buccellati joins the rush of top jewellery houses flocking to Shanghai with elaborate displays of heritage as it competes with rising local brands, with CEO Nicolas Luchsinger touting family involvement as ‘a big asset.’

    Luxury

    Buccellati CEO Nicolas Luchsinger Is Doubling Down on Heritage in China

    Buccellati joins the rush of top jewellery houses flocking to Shanghai with elaborate displays of heritage as it competes with rising local brands, with CEO Nicolas Luchsinger touting family involvement as ‘a big asset.’


    Luxury

    As Kering’s Fashion Cools, Pomellato Heats Up

    Even as demand for luxury goods stalls, Milanese jeweller Pomellato is gaining ground by appealing to self-purchasing women and expanding into high jewellery — a welcome win for Kering as it works to re-energise its portfolio.

    Luxury

    As Kering’s Fashion Cools, Pomellato Heats Up

    Even as demand for luxury goods stalls, Milanese jeweller Pomellato is gaining ground by appealing to self-purchasing women and expanding into high jewellery — a welcome win for Kering as it works to re-energise its portfolio.


    Global Markets

    Why China’s Gold Jewellers Are the Envy of Global Brands

    With soaring profits and rapidly expanding store networks, ‘heritage-gold’ jewellery brands like Laopu Gold and Lao Feng Xiang are red-hot in China’s otherwise tepid luxury market.

    Global Markets

    Why China’s Gold Jewellers Are the Envy of Global Brands

    With soaring profits and rapidly expanding store networks, ‘heritage-gold’ jewellery brands like Laopu Gold and Lao Feng Xiang are red-hot in China’s otherwise tepid luxury market.


    Luxury

    Why India Increasingly Supplies The World’s Gemstones

    Brands including Chopard and Messika are increasingly open about their reliance on Indian gemstone cutters. In addition to lower costs, the country boasts pedigreed suppliers and craftspeople well-versed in traditional techniques.

    Luxury

    Why India Increasingly Supplies The World’s Gemstones

    Brands including Chopard and Messika are increasingly open about their reliance on Indian gemstone cutters. In addition to lower costs, the country boasts pedigreed suppliers and craftspeople well-versed in traditional techniques.


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    Luxury

    Messika: Inside French Jewellery’s Most Disruptive Success

    By backing up casual designs and edgy, celebrity-fronted campaigns with deep-rooted diamond industry expertise, Messika has built a global jewellery empire. Husband and wife duo Valérie Messika and CEO Jean-Baptiste Sassine share their vision for the brand’s 20th anniversary year and beyond.

    Luxury

    Messika: Inside French Jewellery’s Most Disruptive Success

    By backing up casual designs and edgy, celebrity-fronted campaigns with deep-rooted diamond industry expertise, Messika has built a global jewellery empire. Husband and wife duo Valérie Messika and CEO Jean-Baptiste Sassine share their vision for the brand’s 20th anniversary year and beyond.


    Luxury

    Pearls Are Undergoing a Fashion-Fuelled Revival

    From Miu Miu and Pharrell Williams to skater boys on TikTok, pearls have shaken off their country-club reputation to become markers of personal style.Pearl giants Tasaki and Mikimoto and indie designers like Sophie Bille Brahe prove that jewellers are seizing the moment.

    Luxury

    Pearls Are Undergoing a Fashion-Fuelled Revival

    From Miu Miu and Pharrell Williams to skater boys on TikTok, pearls have shaken off their country-club reputation to become markers of personal style.Pearl giants Tasaki and Mikimoto and indie designers like Sophie Bille Brahe prove that jewellers are seizing the moment.


    Luxury

    Inside Louis Vuitton’s High Jewellery Ambitions

    Artistic director Francesca Amfitheatrof has forged a creative identity for Louis Vuitton’s ambitious jewellery program — whose estimated sales have reached €1 billion — by combining cutting-edge craftsmanship with an unabashed embrace of the luxury giant’s logo and codes.

    Luxury

    Inside Louis Vuitton’s High Jewellery Ambitions

    Artistic director Francesca Amfitheatrof has forged a creative identity for Louis Vuitton’s ambitious jewellery program — whose estimated sales have reached €1 billion — by combining cutting-edge craftsmanship with an unabashed embrace of the luxury giant’s logo and codes.


    Luxury

    How Chopard Seizes the Red Carpet Spotlight in Cannes

    The Swiss brand out-sparkles rivals with a strategy aimed at driving sales as well as image. This year the company dressed Greta Gerwig, Demi Moore and Bella Hadid as well as hosting clients to view (and purchase) its high jewellery range.

    Luxury

    How Chopard Seizes the Red Carpet Spotlight in Cannes

    The Swiss brand out-sparkles rivals with a strategy aimed at driving sales as well as image. This year the company dressed Greta Gerwig, Demi Moore and Bella Hadid as well as hosting clients to view (and purchase) its high jewellery range.


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    Global Markets

    In Japan, Used Luxury Goes Mainstream

    The luxury resale market has lacked easy and trustworthy services. But with the former head of Louis Vuitton Japan heading up one of the country's leading luxury resale platforms, this problem may have been solved. JapanConsuming reports.

    Global Markets

    In Japan, Used Luxury Goes Mainstream

    The luxury resale market has lacked easy and trustworthy services. But with the former head of Louis Vuitton Japan heading up one of the country's leading luxury resale platforms, this problem may have been solved. JapanConsuming reports.


    Technology

    In Japan, Urban Research Experiments with Virtual Changing Booths

    So far, virtual changing rooms have been more of a toy than a true commercial tool. Urban Research could change that. JapanConsuming reports.

    Technology

    In Japan, Urban Research Experiments with Virtual Changing Booths

    So far, virtual changing rooms have been more of a toy than a true commercial tool. Urban Research could change that. JapanConsuming reports.


    Global Markets

    As Competition Grows, Japanese Apparel Chains Go Global

    A spate of Japanese fashion retailers are planning new brand launches aimed at the mass market at home and overseas. JapanConsuming reports.

    Global Markets

    As Competition Grows, Japanese Apparel Chains Go Global

    A spate of Japanese fashion retailers are planning new brand launches aimed at the mass market at home and overseas. JapanConsuming reports.


    Global Markets

    Japan’s Urban Research Expanding

    Opening 50 to 60 new stores per year and driving sales growth above 20 percent, Urban Research, one of Japan's fastest growing fashion retailers, is tapping new opportunities. JapanConsuming reports.

    Global Markets

    Japan’s Urban Research Expanding

    Opening 50 to 60 new stores per year and driving sales growth above 20 percent, Urban Research, one of Japan's fastest growing fashion retailers, is tapping new opportunities. JapanConsuming reports.