LVMH presents « Craft the future », its new employer brand signature
In a new exclusive series, LVMH gives voice to its talents to embody its new employer brand signature « Craft the future».
Each portrait highlights the way in which employees craft the future of luxury thanks to the four core values of the Group – innovation and creativity, entrepreneurial spirit, quest for excellence and a sense of commitment. A sense of commitment that guides them in the development of more sustainable practices and products, but also in the transmission to the next generations of the savoir-faire and legacy of its 75 Maisons.
LVMH and its Maisons are a playground where employees can fully express their passion for their métiers in their own way. Distinctive profiles that enrich the Group.
-In the first episode, we meet Cathelijne, who works on the development of LVMH’s sustainable sourcing strategy for raw materials. Her mission: developing best practices to contribute to the Group’s ambitious environmental objectives.
-In the second episode, meet Mathias, Director of Research & Development at Hublot. With his team, he continuously develops materials and mechanisms in the spirit of innovation and creativity of the Maison.
-In the third episode, discover Georgiana’s journey. She is an artisan from Loro Piana who participates in the creation of high-quality sweaters by assembling different knitwear items. She shares her passion for her métier every day by passing on her unique savoir-faire to the next generations.
You can discover 5 more episodes on the LVMH website as well as social media platforms until the beginning of 2022.
Munich Fabric Start Textile Trade Shows cancellations & postponements
MUNICH FABRIC START Spring/Summer 23 taking place from 25th – 27th January 2022, has been cancelled.
BLUEZONE can’t happen in January 2022 as well, but will be moved to 3 – 4 May 2022 as a stand-alone denim and innovation concept on the Zenith grounds in Munich.
“As trade fair organisers, in addition to the major economic risk, we also have a high social responsibility. Due to current developments, we unfortunately have no other option than to cancel MUNICH FABRIC START. At the same time, we see a great opportunity in being able to offer a physical platform for denim and innovations in Munich from 3 – 4 May 2022: BLUEZONE X KEYHOUSE. There, you will find an impressive new format in the style of a blue festival with currently over 90 exhibiting denim mills and innovators.” – Sebastian Klinder
Neonyt and Val:ue January 2022 are cancelled
Due to the increasingly tense Covid 19 situation recurring worldwide, Neonyt, the leading business platform for fashion, sustainability and innovation organized by Messe Frankfurt is cancelled. Neonyt and Val:ue will postpone their physical premiere in Frankfurt to the summer edition from July 5 to 7, 2022, parallel to the other trade fairs of Frankfurt Fashion Week.
As the German government’s council of experts are predicting a worsening of the pandemic situation in Germany, potentially caused by the omicron variant, it is currently not possible for Messe Frankfurt as the organizer of the trade fair formats Neonyt and Val:ue to keep the date for the first staging of the fashion trade fairs in Frankfurt from 18 to 20 January 2022.
In addition to Neonyt, the trade fair Val:ue, newly initiated by Messe Frankfurt as a homebase for quality and lifestyle fashion in the mainstream sector, will also have to postpone its physical Frankfurt premiere until July 2022.
Neonyt will now be held from 5 to 7 July 2022.
Dior Men’s Fall 2022 show pays tribute to Jack Kerouac
The Dior Fall 2022 men’s runway show went on the road to London. Menswear artistic director Kim Jones drew inspiration from Jack Kerouac and his passion for innovation, a theme that resonates powerfully with Maison Dior. The world of On The Road – the American author’s second novel, is referenced in the collection’s different pieces.
From counterculture to culture, the collection merges the finesse of Parisian couture with the modern, casual ease of American sportswear.
Fair Isle knits are intricately embroidered with sequins, and cloqués are woven with the “CD Diamond” logo. The graphics of Dior carré scarves adorn shifts and jackets, each featuring a letter “D” framing a vision of a great American national park, including Yellowstone, Yosemite and Kerouac’s Big Sur.
The runway décor reinvented the legendary manuscript of On The Road, a continuous 120-foot scroll. This tribute to travel and America included a recreation of the library of rare first editions and documents in Kim Jones’ London home, curated by Sammy Jay, Literary Specialist at Peter Harrington rare book dealers.
In this latest collection, the new era of literature marked by Jack Kerouac meets the world of fashion by Kim Jones for Dior.
Farfetch acquires LUXCLUSIF
UK-based online fashion retail platform Farfetch has purchased resale platform LUXCLUSIF for an undisclosed amount.
LUXCLUSIF is a business-to-business (B2B) service provider that enables luxury goods to be acquired, authenticated and sold to and from auctions, retailers, e-commerce platforms and stores worldwide.
Farfetch said it has worked closely with the platform for a number of years, first through its start-up accelerator program and most recently through Farfetch’s resale service, Farfetch Second Life.
Patek Philippe and Tiffany & Co. celebrate 170 years of special relationship
American luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co., founded in 1837, and Geneva watchmaker Patek Philippe, founded in 1839, have shared the same values since their creation: a quest for excellence, a passion for artisanal skills and an unwavering focus on providing impeccable service for customers. Their ties have continually grown stronger since an initial agreement in 1851 that made Tiffany & Co. the first official retail partner for Patek Philippe timepieces in the U.S. market. A limited series of 170 Nautilus wristwatches celebrates the anniversary of this remarkable alliance.
Tiffany & Co. and Patek Philippe have created a number of limited editions since the beginning of the third millennium, all bearing dual stamps for both brands to mark important dates in their alliance. The limited edition launched in 2001 celebrated the 150th year of partnership between the two companies, while the 2009 edition marked the first anniversary of the Patek Philippe Boutique at Tiffany & Co. on Fifth Avenue. Two limited editions were released in 2021 for the fifth anniversary of the boutique. Tiffany & Co. is the only retailer in the world whose name appears on a Patek Philippe dial, making these watches much sought-after among avid collectors.
The 170 Nautilus wristwatches in this anniversary limited edition will be available exclusively at Tiffany boutiques that carry Patek Philippe in New York, Beverly Hills and San Francisco. On December 11, Tiffany & Co. and Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo auctioned off one of the commemorative watches, with 100% of proceeds benefiting The Nature Conservancy, a global environmental organization.
“The Noise of Necessity” event: The story of Campomaggi
This week at Campomaggi’s “The Noise of Necessity” event in Milan, a live story was told, which represented a new way of recounting something essential to the Campomaggi brand, but going beyond that, experiencing it out loud.
Campomaggi is synonymous with craftsmanship and constant experimentation, but also with values that go beyond the idea of producing “fashionable” bags. A way of thinking that values inexperience as much as experience, the beauty of the imperfect, the richness that the signs of time and use leave on objects. Encounters, defeats, mistakes, individual choices, progressive discovery of oneself and one’s abilities, listening to one’s own noise and following one’s own convictions: many choices contribute to create a path of which often only the final success is told. Perhaps, however, the most important thing is hidden in what happened in the meantime, which makes this path a unique life story.
The book Campomaggi is a story in which it is easy to recognize oneself, because everyone has their own Noise of Necessity and it is important to know and listen to it in order to arrive at their own unique realization. Hence the idea of presenting the book through excellent interpretations and voices, starting from the very powerful voice of Roberto Mercadini, author-actor, writer, poet and popularizer who describes his storytelling in this way: “I tell stories (that contain other stories). Sometimes on a stage. Sometimes on video. Sometimes inside a book.”
2022 LVMH Prize for young fashion designers: 9th edition
The applications for the 9th edition of the LVMH Prize will open from 8th December 2021.
Applications must be submitted on the Prize website: lvmhprize.com.
They will close on Sunday 30th January 2022. The semi-final will take place on Wednesday 2nd March 2022.
It will be available for viewing on the Prize website and social networks from Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th March 2022, and will be an opportunity for the Prize Experts and the public to discover and select the competing designers.
LVMH launched the Prize for Young Fashion Designers in 2013. This initiative, open to fashion throughout the world, embodies the commitment to patronage of the Group and its Houses in favour of young talent.
The LVMH Prize is open to designers under 40 who have produced at least two collections of womenswear or menswear, or two genderless collections and is dedicated to designers from all over the world.
It rewards two designers:
-The winner of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designersreceives a 300,000-euro endowment and enjoys a tailored mentorship. The LVMH teams mentor the winners in many fields, such as sustainable development, communication, copyright and corporate legal aspects, as well as marketing, production and the financial management of a brand.
-The winner of the Karl Lagerfeld Prizereceives a 150,000-euro allocation and also enjoys a one-year mentorship by LVMH teams.
Furthermore, each year, in collaboration with fashion schools, the Prize distinguishes three young fashion school graduates. The three shortlisted graduates will be invited to join the design studios of Houses of the LVMH Group for one year. Applications are open from 8th December 2021 to 15th March 2022.
Burberry launches pop-up in Selfridges
Burberry has launched a pop-up called “Imagined Landscapes” in department store Selfridges.
The “Imagined Landscapes” pop-up series was inspired by the brand’s first immersive brand experience in Jeju Island, Korea, where it built a large, “mirrored structure” which explores the brand’s “pioneering spirit and connection to the outdoors.”
The Selfridges pop-up carries a selection of exclusive styles, including casual shirts and knitwear and features images of the label’s outerwear campaign.
The Selfridges pop-up will remain open until January 16 2022.
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