Luxury

Coach luxury handbags have been linked to illegal Amazon deforestation through Brazilian leather supply chains connected to cattle ranching on stolen indigenous land, new investigation reveals. European fashion brands risk complicity in environmental crimes whilst marketing sustainable products to consumers seeking ethical luxury goods.

Italy's fashion industry has signed a groundbreaking accord with authorities and trade unions to combat worker exploitation through a centralised transparency platform, marking a significant step towards ethical production practices in the luxury sector.

Untouched World, a Kiwi lifestyle brand, has won the ‘Fashion Business of the Year’ award from Positive Luxury, home of the Butterfly Mark, and a certification recognising luxury brands demonstrating real change and positive impact on planet and society.

Are Trump’s tariffs reshaping the luxury fashion world? Here’s an analysis of the rapidly-shifting financial landscape for major brands, and the new cultural pressures arising from social media exposes, all against the backdrop of an increasingly uncertain future, also for fashion that is luxe.

AI-generated patterns, fabrics, and even full collections are already being produced, but does this diminish the role of designers, artisans, and craftspeople? Technology isn’t just shaping the future of fashion, it’s redefining the very way we design, produce, and experience it. We’ll all be standing by to see how the fashion world adopts and reinvents itself to fit the needs of this ever-changing environment. A first-person report from the recently concluded Dassault 3D Experience World 2025.

A new study finds that while many consumers have concerns about the immorality and unethicality of counterfeits, they still purchase them knowing it is wrong. But, understanding how people's self-assessed knowledge of luxury goods affects their moral stance toward counterfeits can help shape strategies to combat the scourge.

Luxury brands should prominently display their logo, shouldn’t they? A recent research suggests otherwise.

How can you ascertain whether a luxury purchase will stand the test of time and become an investment piece or a fashion flop? Here are some key factors to consider when making a designer purchase.

The global luxury market, consistent with last year's growth rate, continues its high registering a robust growth of 11–13% at constant exchange rates and a projected 8–10% surge over 2022.

Global geopolitical tensions and macroeconomic uncertainty notwithstanding, the business of personal luxury goods is on a growth trajectory but with increasing pressure to go sustainable.