LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault, eyeing a couple of modern luxury brands | Guillaume Souvant/AFP/Getty Images
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Since modern luxury companies are killing LVMH’s cash cow, they’ve set up a fund to invest in them.

MLCs are chipping away at mass market luxury. Given the stakes, it would be utterly foolish for LVMH to continue to ignore them. (686 words)

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Is there any 'there' there for sustainable luxury initiatives? | Naadam Cashmere
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Ben Hedlund: “Greenwashing rightly leaves a bitter taste in many people’s mouths.”

A running sentiment is that many companies treat sustainability as a marketing gimmick, or a superficial box to check.

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Everyone's chasing hygge now | Pete Gamlen
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Ana Andjelic: Ironically, the ‘slowness’ movement shows no signs of slowing down.

Being unplugged has become a status symbol. We’re increasingly accumulating simple (pre-Internet) pleasures in place of actual goods. (566 words)

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Reformation's new SF showroom is a mix between Tesla and Bonobos | Reformation
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Regina Connell: “The solution for big retail lies in thinking small.”

Consumer behaviors are shifting, and e-commerce has brought on much anxiety. But a great deal of the damage has been self-inflicted. (1,077 words)

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Autumn morning run session | Tracksmith
Business

Roundup: An ongoing (running) list of Tracksmith’s brandbooks.

Tracksmith continues to release incredible digital brand catalogues. We’ve compiled an ongoing list of every single one dating back to 2015.

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Brule, against a dark and ominous backdrop | BandT
Business

Tyler Brule on Monocle: “We’re changing about 70% of the magazine.”

As the brand celebrates its tenth anniversary, big changes are coming to editorial and design. (653 words)

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You can ingest what's in this (sleek) pharmacy bottle apparently | The Nue Co.
Business

The Nue Co: Aesop, Byredo – and Flintstone chewables – thrown in a blender.

Meet The Nue Co., the first supplements brand taking a true modern luxury approach. (450 words)

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The Jack Erwin showroom in NYC | Jack Erwin
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Nordstrom: Jack Erwin’s New Nationwide Marketing Channel.

Some DTC upstarts are now using wholesale deals as marketing tools. As such, the retailer-brand power dynamic has been turned on its head.

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Neil Blumenthal and Dave Gilboa side by side | Photo credit: Bloomberg
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Warby Parker’s new $15M ‘Optical Lab’: Smart offense or reactive defense?

This goes beyond just making lenses in-house, getting sweet tax breaks, and rubbing shoulders with elected officials.

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Federer swathed head to toe in NikeCourt freshness | Photo credit: Nike
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We’ve Noticed that Tennis is an Untapped Activewear Goldmine.

On the court – and off it – activewear’s smart minds are missing a brilliant opportunity.

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