Michael Kors
Designer, Michael Kors
The designer and previous Project Runway personality infused his once-bankrupt brand with a clean, sporty glamour and took the company public in 2011.


Super Shrink Me: The Rise of the Mini Handbag
In the last decade, luxury handbag prices have skyrocketed. Now, brands are making smaller versions of iconic styles to win back aspirational consumers.

Super Shrink Me: The Rise of the Mini Handbag
In the last decade, luxury handbag prices have skyrocketed. Now, brands are making smaller versions of iconic styles to win back aspirational consumers.

What Does Burberry's New Strategy Mean for Men's Fashion Weeks?
As fashion brands large and small opt to combine their menswear and womenswear collections, is unifying men's and women's fashion weeks the next logical step?

What Does Burberry's New Strategy Mean for Men's Fashion Weeks?
As fashion brands large and small opt to combine their menswear and womenswear collections, is unifying men's and women's fashion weeks the next logical step?

Can China End the Illicit ‘Daigou’ Trade?
Lowering import tariffs and tightening customs controls are among the Chinese government’s strategies for curbing "selling agents” who trade in luxury goods at lower prices. Will it work?

Can China End the Illicit ‘Daigou’ Trade?
Lowering import tariffs and tightening customs controls are among the Chinese government’s strategies for curbing "selling agents” who trade in luxury goods at lower prices. Will it work?

City Slopes
This season, Michael Kors' men's offering lacked the dream-inducing pizazz of his womenswear.

City Slopes
This season, Michael Kors' men's offering lacked the dream-inducing pizazz of his womenswear.

What Recession? Wealthy Russians Snap Up Luxury Goods
Luxury brands are seeing strong sales even as mass market plunges.

What Recession? Wealthy Russians Snap Up Luxury Goods
Luxury brands are seeing strong sales even as mass market plunges.

Coach Leases Space for Fifth Avenue Store, General Growth Says
Coach Inc. leased space at Manhattan’s 685 Fifth Ave. that will serve as a store for the luxury-handbag maker, landlord General Growth Properties Inc. said Tuesday.

Coach Leases Space for Fifth Avenue Store, General Growth Says
Coach Inc. leased space at Manhattan’s 685 Fifth Ave. that will serve as a store for the luxury-handbag maker, landlord General Growth Properties Inc. said Tuesday.

Michael Kors Beats Estimates After New Accessories Fuel Growth
Kors Holdings Ltd. posted third-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates after e-commerce sales and a new lineup of accessories fueled growth.

Michael Kors Beats Estimates After New Accessories Fuel Growth
Kors Holdings Ltd. posted third-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates after e-commerce sales and a new lineup of accessories fueled growth.

Coach's Less-Bad Earnings May Be Just Good Enough
For any other retailer, a 7 percent year-over-year decline in profit would be nothing to cheer. But for Coach, the results released Tuesday were a good enough indication that it is finally starting to win back its customers.

Coach's Less-Bad Earnings May Be Just Good Enough
For any other retailer, a 7 percent year-over-year decline in profit would be nothing to cheer. But for Coach, the results released Tuesday were a good enough indication that it is finally starting to win back its customers.

Coach Profit Tops Analyst Estimates as New Products Boost Sales
Coach Inc. posted second-quarter profit that topped estimates and raised its full-year earnings outlook after new designs boosted sales.

Coach Profit Tops Analyst Estimates as New Products Boost Sales
Coach Inc. posted second-quarter profit that topped estimates and raised its full-year earnings outlook after new designs boosted sales.

The Luxury Brand Balancing Act
Fashion’s luxury megabrands have long struck a delicate — and highly lucrative — balance between exclusivity and accessibility. But as digital media, globalisation and off-price retailing reshape the industry, are they in danger of losing the balance that made them so successful?

The Luxury Brand Balancing Act
Fashion’s luxury megabrands have long struck a delicate — and highly lucrative — balance between exclusivity and accessibility. But as digital media, globalisation and off-price retailing reshape the industry, are they in danger of losing the balance that made them so successful?
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