WWD: Alexander McQueen RTW Spring 2012
“It’s all about femininity and womanhood,” Sarah Burton said after showing her collection on Tuesday evening. “It wasn’t really meant to be fetishistic. It’s about embellishment and celebrating women’s beauty.”
And so she did, with a lineup of exquisite clothes that, despite her protestations, had a strong fetishistic current in their curvature and hyper-focus on the waist and certainly in the elaborately wrought, sometimes menacing, masks.
photos courtesy of WWD
Luxury Daily: The truth about breaking into China
By Rachel Lamb
China is one of the hottest markets on the globe, producing the youngest millionaires out of any other country. However, the nation is vastly different from other demographics and tapping into it is not a simple feat.
The crucial component is remembering that multicultural marketing is crucial and requires in-depth knowledge of the local culture. However, rather than thinking of China as one country, brands need to recognize that each section of China presents different challenges, demographics and reactions to marketing.
http://www.luxurydaily.com/the-truth-about-breaking-into-china/
Luxury stocks fall out of investment style
By Claer Barrett, Retail Correspondent
The premium ratings of luxury goods companies are becoming tarnished by fears of a global economic slowdown, with stocks exposed to emerging markets in Asia falling out of fashion with investors.
Fears of weaker growth from luxury consumers in China have already hit shares in Burberry which have fallen 28 per cent in the past fortnight. Analysts fear that slowing demand from Asia, which accounts for one-third of the company’s revenues, could curb profit growth.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6989dad8-ee6f-11e0-a2ed-00144feab49a.html#ixzz1Zs1q6IdV
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