Daniel Feistenauer
‘For smaller brands to win, they need to be able to propose something different.’ How Hermès Watches joined the watchmaking big league
Blending fine leather with Swiss horology, Hermès Watches has upended the convention that mid-sized players can’t compete with the industry’s six big brands. Here CEO Laurent Dordet shares his plans to boost expansion.
What does it take to make it as a designer today? Paris-based agent Alice Bouleau shares her insights
After years spent scouting designers and artistic directors for major fashion houses, Alice Bouleau has pivoted to helping the creatives that she once headhunted navigate an increasingly turbulent industry.
Printemps has arrived in New York – and CEO Jean-Marc Bellaiche is betting big on experience-led shopping
With French flair and American ambition, can Printemps revive the department-store dream?
Hide and sleek: How Polène quietly took over the contemporary handbag market
A coterie of small, artisanal bagmakers are capturing the luxe market with subtly branded premium-leather pieces sold at very un-luxe prices. We drop in on the best of the new generation to talk handbag economics.
