Gucci

Luxury retail still a draw in Budapest

source: cijblog (WordPress)

In the last few years, high-profile brands like Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Roberto Cavalli and Burberry have opened locations on Budapest’s Andrássy út. Even with consumers restricting their spending, the latest reported sales have been encouraging, though they’ve likely been fueled mo...

Published Sun, Jun 28

Corporate Style: Part 2 - The Shoes

source: onemansstyle (WordPress)

Another suggestion would be to steer clear of the shoes sold by most “fashion brands” as they are generally a terrible investment. The quality of shoes from such brands as Hugo Boss and Prada are generally very mediocre compared to the price charged. However, some brands, most notably Ralp...

Published Tue, Jun 23

Too Snooty for Social Media?

source: globalcc (WordPress)

Although completely opposite in “class”, (one being a department discount store, the other being a supplier of Italian fashion and leather goods)  BOTH  of these forementioned brands have been around for many years and BOTH have a valued reputation among their target markets.  Notabl...

Published Mon, Jun 15

step into summer with some blue suede shoes

source: freshmess (WordPress)

After a failed attempt at Louis Vuitton where the navy Monte Carlo loafers are not stocked, my search for a pair of blue summer shoes led me to Kamikaze, Oslo’s only purveyor of Italian luxury brands such as Prada, Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana.  Get your Gucci on. Soft suede…

Published Sun, Jun 14

Forget The Economy, It's Full Speed Ahead For Gucci In China

source: whiteflashdiamonds (WordPress)

The luxury shift toward the East continues especially for the larger brands. Gucci recently opened its 28th store in China and plans to open two to four more stores this year in China. In a Reuters article Gucci CEO Patrizio Di Marco said that Gucci wants to have 40 stores in China within the ne...

Published Mon, Jun 8

End Of The Line For Lacroix

source: Forbes

The Gucci Group, the luxury leg of French conglomerate PPR ( PPRUF - news - people ), reported a sales increase of 5% to 855.0 million euros ($1.1 billion) during the same period, with a 21% increase in emerging-market sales. Haute couture, the bread ...

Published Thu, May 28

Fashion's big secret is out of the bag as Beyonce reveals how ...

source: Daily Mail - UK

 UK Seeding lists differ from country to country and label to label, but a lot of the big-brand luxury products - Fendi, Gucci, Versace and the like - are more particular about who they hand out freebies to, than say smaller UK brands. ...

Published Wed, May 27

'Sneakerheads' pay big bucks for rare kicks

source: CNN

Today, Adidas, Nike and Puma compete with luxury brands such as Chanel, Prada and Gucci. The major sports shoe companies also allow customers to design their own shoes. Upstarts such as San Francisco's JB Classics and Japan's Madfoot and KKOK have ...

Published Wed, May 27