In January this year, Patek Philippe announced it will no longer produce the Nautilus Ref. 5711 due to its unusually high demand that basically threatened to obliterate other models. Now, less than a year after, it has announced that Ref. 5711 would be making a brief comeback in a special edition…
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Scarcity and Exclusivity: Chanel Places Purchase Restrictions for Some of its Goods
In a not-so-surprising twist of events, Chanel has informed its clients that it is introducing a purchase limit on some of its popular items like the Classic Flap Bag and the Coco Handle. This limit has also been extended to small leather goods products, limiting consumers to purchasing no more t…
The Top 10 Iconic Hermès Handbags You Should Know
The Birkin needs no introduction – not even to future generations. But do you know that Hermès has other iconic, and equally beautiful, durable bags? And no, we do not mean the Kelly, even though this Birkin cousin is all of these things. If you’ve been trying to get your hands on a Hermès Birkin…
Three Business Lessons to Consider from Most Valuable Luxury Brands 2021
BrandZ/Kantar recently published a list of the most valuable luxury brands for 2021. As usual, Louis Vuitton tops the list with a valuation of $75.7 billion, followed by three brands valued between $30 and $50 billion: Hermès, Chanel, and Gucci. A third group of brands owning single-digit, billio…
Is Activewear the Newest Category in Luxury Fashion?
The just-concluded Olympics was full of significant and historical moments. For starters, it was the ‘Tokyo 2020’ Olympics that took place in 2021. Then, there were the impressive new records set across different sporting categories. But, for the first time ever, a never-seen-before trend emerged…
Breitling and Bentley end their 19-year Partnership in Style
Swiss luxury watchmaker Breitling, and British luxury automaker and marketer, Bentley, have announced the end of their 19-year partnership that has been heralded as the longest ever collaboration between an auto and watchmaker brand. In celebration of this iconic and largely successful partnershi…
Adopt the Luxury Post-Pandemic Playbook To Scale Your Business
The pandemic was a monumental global phenomenon that affected everything from the air to our attitudes towards consumption – luxury or basic – and general living. For the average business, it was a period of critical thinking as they strove to survive and scale. For some, not much has…
Luxury Brands Can Create Extreme Value the Rolls Royce and Hermès Way
With remarkable collaborations between successful global brands such as the Gucci-Balenciaga hack and the Marvel-Audemars Piguet partnership, it is safe to say that 2021 is the year of iconic collaborations. And now, driven by the Japanese billionaire entrepreneur, art collector, and supercar ent…
Luxury Personal Shoppers in Africa Are Experiencing a Boom in Business
With retail most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, both companies and consumers have had to revisit their shopping philosophies. And this also applied to the vast contingent of luxury personal shoppers and high net-worth individuals in Africa, who would otherwise travel abroad for their Louis Vu…
Guilty Pleasures: Yoga Bag and Mat by Hermes
Are you a yogi who is struggling to get away from luxuries? Then, (at the cost being defiant of the very essence of yoga), here’s a piece of premium goodness just for you! We’re talking about the luxury yoga bag and mat by Hermes that may just be your guilty pleasure this season. Coming in at a […