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insights & intelligence for luxury, beauty & lifestyle marketers
—written by me, David Klingbeil
What will luxury mean in 2050?
The luxury market is changing quickly, with consumers getting more and more impatient about brand engagement.
Luxury brands are known for never rushing to make decisions. However, under the growing pressure of millennial consumers, luxury marketers are forced to make rapid decisions about new product offerings, sponsorships, collaborations and endorsements
This week, HoYeon Jung has become Louis Vuitton's global ambassador, just a few weeks after she's been discovered by the rest of the world in Netflix's TV Show Squid Games. Moreover, Aveda is accelerating its committment to the planet by becoming a fully-vegan brand. Last, Interparfum is imagining the future of beauty by testing an amazon-first strategy for its latest Guess perfume line.
These examples show that luxury marketers need to make decisions swiftly if they want to be relevant. I hope this newsletter will inspire you, surprise you and make you think… What the Luxe?!
Cheers,
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đź’ˇ Products & Trends
- Is the fashion industry ready for the NFT craze?
- Chivas and Balmain partner on luxury limited-edition whiskies
- Aesthetic and Technique as key markers of quality perfumes, according to Francis Kurkdjian
- Discover the hand made candles inspired by Pierre Cardin
- Moncler launches its first ever fragrance line
đź“ş Â Marketing and Advertising
- A look into SĂ©zane's secret sauce
- Squid Game’s HoYeon Jung becomes Louis Vuitton’s newest global ambassador
- TAG Heuer names actor Ryan Gosling as its Newest Ambassador
- Has Hugo Boss won the Fashion Week in terms of social media coverage?
- Virgil Abloh & Mercedes-Benz present Project Maybach
🛍️  Experience & Retail
- Guess men’s latest grooming collection is testing an Amazon-only strategy
- Harrods Is Now Selling Rare, Limited-Edition Sneakers
- How 3D digitized models are changing the fashion production game
- Inside Idle Fish, Alibaba’s Secondhand Luxury Platform
- Adidas partners with Thredup for resale services
đź’Ľ Business & Finance
- Fosun Fashion becomes the Lanvin Group and aims to Build China’s Biggest Luxury Conglomerate
- Desigual introduces four-day working week for all head office employees.
- LVMH acquires Officine Universelle Buly
- The importance of Mindset in luxury
- The Role of Creativity in a Changing World
✌🏼 Misc
- Watch Kim Kardashian's 'Saturday Night Live' Monologue
- Balmain director Olivier Rousteing reveals he's been through a fireplace accident
- Is Kanye West really wearing Crocs now?
Long form content (>1min)
Vogue - Anna Wintour, Margaret Qualley, and Sofia Coppola on the Future of Chanel ( 11m52 )
IWC Watches - The Creation of an #IWCON ( 1m30 )
Christian Dior - Sauvage – THE MELODY OF SCENTS ( 2m25 )
Burberry - Talking Animals – a Burberry film by Marc Isaacs ( 4m14 )
Short form content (<1min)
Aveda - 100% Vegan - Now And Forever | Aveda ( 48s )
Paul Smith - Paul Smith | OUR SIGNATURE STRIPE ( 40s )
Dolce & Gabbana - DGFattoAMano ( 1m )
On top of the regular What The Luxe, I share deep-dives on hot topics in the luxury industry with the Premium subscribers.
Check the full list of Special Reports.
Here are the latest special reports:
- 01 - Luxury & Purpose
- 02 - Luxury & Holidays / Gifting
- 03 - Luxury & Craftsmanship
- 04 - Luxury Private Labels
- 05 - What is luxury?
- 06 - Luxury & Data
- 07 - Luxury & Augmented Reality (AR)
- 08 - 8 Luxury Trends for 2021
- 09 - The State of Luxury Videos
- 10 - Luxury & Podcasts
- 11 - Luxury, Crypto & Blockchain
- 12 - Luxury & Live video
- 13 - Learnings from 100 luxury pandemic campaigns
- 14 - Data & insights guide (part 1)
- 15 - Data & insights guide (part 2)
- 16 - Data & insights guide (part 3)
- 17 - Luxury & Nostalgia
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