Gucci's 'Diana' handbag secret

The little secret which might have saved Gucci €120 million

Jun 10 • Conrad Quilty-Harper

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Luxury’s harmful secrets

LVMH, Kering, L'Oréal, Hermès and Dior are all falling short on their obligations under France's Devoir de Vigilance law designed to protect workers.

Jun 4 • Conrad Quilty-Harper

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May 2026

China is building its own luxury industry

Even friendly press couldn’t quite say they loved the Ferarri Luce

May 28 • Conrad Quilty-Harper

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Is tear gassing customers bad for luxury?

Swatch CEO's statement on the Audemar Piguet Royal Pop disaster defy belief, LVMH's farcical anti-tax lobbying efforts and James Bond sells Chinese cars…

May 20 • Conrad Quilty-Harper

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Why does the ‘King of Cashmere’ sell so many plastic clothes?

Six questions for the ‘gloriously potty’ Italian billionaire fashion company founder Brunello Cucinelli and the press who cover him

May 13 • Conrad Quilty-Harper

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LVMH considers slimming down

Arnault reportedly exploring selling Fenty Beauty stake, vineyards and other brands, Ferrari deliveries drop, and the roaring trade in fraudulent luxury…

May 6 • Conrad Quilty-Harper

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April 2026

Luxury’s laundry problem

Arnault deflects succession talk again, not one but two fascinating money laundering stories linked to the luxury industry, and Dior tries to sell half…

Apr 29 • Conrad Quilty-Harper

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January 2026

The mafia investigator ruffling Italy's luxury industry

'Paper sings', says Milan prosecutor Paolo Storari. Plus: A bumper selection of analysis and luxury news from over the Christmas break

Jan 10 • Conrad Quilty-Harper

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December 2025

Hermès heir sues Arnault over 'lost' billions

LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault sued by a Hermès heir, Moët Hennessy reportedly reshuffles HR and workers filmed urinating near £130 Christmas turkeys sold in…

Dec 15, 2025 • Conrad Quilty-Harper

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Inside the Fashion Awards: The first test of Laura Weir’s BFC

This year’s ceremony — the first under Laura Weir — offered the most honest snapshot yet of British fashion: awards glitz, fragile infrastructure, and a…

Dec 6, 2025 • Alfred Tong

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November 2025

The great Kering shake-up begins

Luca de Meo's "ReconKering" plan, Trump's Swiss tariff deal disgusts politicians and a grim story about the secondary luxury market's links to money…

Nov 29, 2025 • Conrad Quilty-Harper

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Inside J Craft: the prettiest, toughest, least sensible business in luxury

A chance sighting in Monaco, a disastrous DIY boat experiment and a dying founder’s final wish: how one man became the custodian of the most beautiful …

Nov 22, 2025 • Alfred Tong

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