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Kering

Luxury group Kering owns fashion, leather goods and jewelry Houses, including Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, McQueen, and Boucheron, among others. Founded in 1962, Kering is headquartered in Paris.

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Sustainability

Can Fashion Stop Greenwashing?

Big brands are changing the way they talk about sustainability following a regulatory crackdown in Europe. But exactly how companies should be required to substantiate their eco-marketing claims remains hotly debated.

Sustainability

Can Fashion Stop Greenwashing?

Big brands are changing the way they talk about sustainability following a regulatory crackdown in Europe. But exactly how companies should be required to substantiate their eco-marketing claims remains hotly debated.


Creative Class

The BoF Podcast | The Genesis of the Modern Luxury Fashion Industry

Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui speak to BoF’s Tim Blanks about their new docuseries, which examines the formation of LVMH and Kering and how designers John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Marc Jacobs and Tom Ford helped bosses Bernard Arnault and François Pinault build a ‘Kingdom of Dreams.’

Creative Class

The BoF Podcast | The Genesis of the Modern Luxury Fashion Industry

Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui speak to BoF’s Tim Blanks about their new docuseries, which examines the formation of LVMH and Kering and how designers John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Marc Jacobs and Tom Ford helped bosses Bernard Arnault and François Pinault build a ‘Kingdom of Dreams.’


Creative Class

How Fashion Went Corporate: Creativity, Commerce and Collateral Damage

Tim Blanks talks to the creators of ‘Kingdom of Dreams,’ a new documentary series on how the corporatisation of luxury fashion made superstars of John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Tom Ford and Marc Jacobs, and built gilded empires for Bernard Arnault and François Pinault.

Creative Class

How Fashion Went Corporate: Creativity, Commerce and Collateral Damage

Tim Blanks talks to the creators of ‘Kingdom of Dreams,’ a new documentary series on how the corporatisation of luxury fashion made superstars of John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Tom Ford and Marc Jacobs, and built gilded empires for Bernard Arnault and François Pinault.


Sustainability

Can Fashion’s Favourite Sustainability Standard Be Saved?

At its annual meeting the Sustainable Apparel Coalition sought to move past a greenwashing controversy that’s exposed the limits of the fashion industry’s efforts at self-regulation.

Sustainability

Can Fashion’s Favourite Sustainability Standard Be Saved?

At its annual meeting the Sustainable Apparel Coalition sought to move past a greenwashing controversy that’s exposed the limits of the fashion industry’s efforts at self-regulation.


Luxury

The Secrets to Kering’s Fashion Success

The group’s focus on luxury fashion has paid off, thanks to bets on bold creativity and the designer, CEO and merchandiser ‘tripods’ it typically installs at its brands, writes Luca Solca.

Luxury

The Secrets to Kering’s Fashion Success

The group’s focus on luxury fashion has paid off, thanks to bets on bold creativity and the designer, CEO and merchandiser ‘tripods’ it typically installs at its brands, writes Luca Solca.


Luxury

How Are Luxury Sales (Really) Holding Up?

Strong growth over the summer has allowed high-end brands to push a bullish message despite a deteriorating macroeconomic picture. But signs of trouble may be starting to show.

Luxury

How Are Luxury Sales (Really) Holding Up?

Strong growth over the summer has allowed high-end brands to push a bullish message despite a deteriorating macroeconomic picture. But signs of trouble may be starting to show.


Luxury

Does Kering’s US-Centric Strategy Still Make Sense?

Luxury brands have gone all-in on America, but the country’s post-pandemic boom may be on its last legs. That, plus what else to watch for this week.

Luxury

Does Kering’s US-Centric Strategy Still Make Sense?

Luxury brands have gone all-in on America, but the country’s post-pandemic boom may be on its last legs. That, plus what else to watch for this week.


Sustainability

Luxury’s Big Resale Experiment Is Just Getting Started

Balenciaga has partnered with tech platform Reflaunt to roll out its own ‘circularity program’ as brands look to prove out a business model that could help support both revenue growth and sustainability goals.

Sustainability

Luxury’s Big Resale Experiment Is Just Getting Started

Balenciaga has partnered with tech platform Reflaunt to roll out its own ‘circularity program’ as brands look to prove out a business model that could help support both revenue growth and sustainability goals.


Beauty

Dior and Chanel Run Their Own Beauty Lines. Why Not Gucci Too?

Kering’s rumoured plan to someday bring its largest brand’s beauty business in house may take years to pull off, but is already sending shockwaves throughout the industry.

Beauty

Dior and Chanel Run Their Own Beauty Lines. Why Not Gucci Too?

Kering’s rumoured plan to someday bring its largest brand’s beauty business in house may take years to pull off, but is already sending shockwaves throughout the industry.


Luxury

Will the Luxury Party Last?

Top luxury brands delivered strong first half results, propelled by a buoyant US market, a return to European travel and a cheap euro, but risks remain, writes Pierre Mallevays.

Luxury

Will the Luxury Party Last?

Top luxury brands delivered strong first half results, propelled by a buoyant US market, a return to European travel and a cheap euro, but risks remain, writes Pierre Mallevays.