What makes a sustainable brand now? The term has acquired such a broad context – it can refer to the use of naturally sourced ingredients, biodegradable fabrics, recycled materials, transparent supply chain, second-hand/vintage pieces… It can be a few or all of those things together. On the other hand, we know that the best sustainable…
When Tom Ford left Gucci in 2003 it was a big shock in the fashion industry, marking the first break up between a luxury brand and a high profile designer in this era dominated by conglomerates. Fifteen years later, the designer musical chair game became almost the norm and along with the constant change of creative directors comes the total brand…
You may have a myriad of reasons for creating your own fashion brand but regardless of the motivations, the most important thing is to build a strong business from day one. To simplify your entrepreneurial journey, here are 5 essential steps that need to be completed before the launching date: Market research: do an extensive…
Along with the many subjective definitions of luxury – from having time to spare to craftsmanship and rarity – somehow, for the past two decades we got used to its global expansion as an industry. Traditional fashion brands were shaken up while others were resuscitated with the same goal: make consumers, especially those in the…
When I started looking for a job after the MA, I must have sent my CV to dozens of places, in less than a month. I didn’t get any feedback apart from those automatic replies and didn’t even get an invitation for an interview. I also contacted many recruiters, some of them replied, a few…
If you are old enough to remember the buzz around CK One perfume, will also remember how Calvin Klein ruled the 90s. From CK Jeans campaigns with Kate Moss and Mark Wahlberg, going through the shows that helped define the minimalist aesthetic of the era, and the memorable Obsession and Eternity fragrances ads, the brand…
Have you ever thought about how many brands we are exposed to on a daily basis? And how many do you really pay attention to? Very few, right? Probably they stand out because of great marketing and communication strategies, the theme of today’s post. In a brief, marketing exists to make consumers relate to the…
Dear Miuccia, I would like to start this letter by saying that you are one of the reasons I have a career in fashion. I was a teenager back in the 1990s, when a new world was revealed through the pages of Vogue – and Prada was one the central characters. That vintage-quirky-intellectual look…
I still remember the news about Tom Ford leaving Gucci, in 2003. It was the first break up between a luxury brand and a high profile designer in this era dominated by conglomerates. It was a big shock because, to me, Gucci was Tom Ford and vice-versa. Over a decade later, this musical chair…
If you have ever stepped into a Paul Smith store probably remembers that feeling of “cabinet of curiosities”: amongst fun objects, photographs, paintings, books etc., one can find tailored suits and smart cut pieces with his unmistakable signature of colourful stripes and irreverent print. The designer embodies the English eccentricity in a way that few others…