Webinars
May 2, 2023
A select few high-end brands exhibit “extraordinary restraint” today, resisting the pressure to expand endlessly in favor of age-old luxury values. Image credit: Shutterstock
By Amirah Keaton
As unprecedented rates of growth throw the industry for a loop, LVMH's former head of North America outlines the impacts of an ongoing identity crisis during the sixth-annual digital conference.
{"ct":"3V15dFsnbw61InpUHc1\/\/SXrCh4\/nDjxbDuULTovIXYsUCOf9F8nbis5iGtizcqd3xNrHEdRoHLK+BXSk36SvZfdzjgt3n5\/8Wnkpj1Qg9xz\/N3+zAeDVOk5f8orswwKPSVgKA7CSWunUi0Vzip7wPsYjq1l0c4HtTT8Z0U1IrNW6ZqXAbGWg2H4USaHj9ESKU9SGiLgLST60MlzgAvsQTkMGpK7s5N2GV3qpRhmhJDXHIL964ZgJVTBjQRTIqVkRmsW6luz421BTo69FQU17iTsRZX9hq9zeullittE6+1ET5nTWMC3vTf+bqj5x+td4GXUefHAErtZNDjARl6Ro0FDWUlIYIZYTqbtor3TZnsY2X\/uZ2M40BEedRAsznF+rQrw5VdFf\/q8C3xVNsmqwNX23Hvevti\/DZB0ygER0v06ik\/+QQl0KmOZ4WRBF45TKiCsnVVJt5K79FvjU3ZcP8URRo7t5gfjZDmJ0aPdaBFhBJH9TpJicvpmpnU3dKTMP32AoNAwRQbZi+Uw4hh\/0NDO4NESloJOD0wUeQ\/jjFxekC+Rc92NyBqfAOdns5OzD5ujtMkamXPrVcSSekBN03GBrEPpaZc2udpqRM+\/UM4lJ2p9pfDZb0gOug65A\/+TB7lkLYy6G2e8ZFh67\/eCwVqgxz22CCnvtwwmWMvSloUDmzSe2g5bCodG1ze9oUTdNxgnQkZmnJc3zr2dzzie+wV3rl48zThSFmYuTLwzu7iFtwGDfob8b4sdWPYq7hB1KQDf35Qr5\/T7I7U0\/P7\/\/57itJ\/kRs0xLZFf88u0wj6DymXeuK58EFYHjYAjwQVoCCjciMj5PCQ+3uRSTDe2lZHZ25jYpHXtJH6zn3JkG09qP3qLuRH\/vJoYcHkkZ\/FiJYh2WXd\/jSALeHOLLsCL2mZEtYy5L01rbMTnt75eh1q\/QH6QlJhVMCsYSf8uTH4aeSjXZaeebCK1NfVYSZaSdndNendvuGqoMFxiUo\/9n3bBxSoGyMVuN\/znfUAczUsx\/sQWfwow+kiwwIxtyoKbPX7FE717Tm9l5Hfn96b1Pde93jGfz6jLhCOf44fbh6vGi9acYpEyrYsBZnYOwRoMV9RrMiycOWV4rh1X3+A07tGp6voDj6j2gLWuWtChi0a7eT7ATNzmKB9gK0E9iCJlX9brqpA3cbeaZaA9Ayj7nJ2A2VRWiHV0i91B\/giRY3ToUzfujHFlZBVQD0qwACMea5BfX7xPLy4ViFfVUY+9feIEQr\/C6vZM6pmqgQ4RXPy3Kg4VuvbecqxKBio1bXRd+ndnQOOFRA8jlvauQqSyHvz1wbTQSl0Ga2XItoirVJAidPFDYSd4JYdDJFQGtAbPGrQ8o6EJ3VOrKFyX3aBkJjzactUORRgL5eGkxFIZPTDtz24YOsAbqGFbOdJXr1Nsmg3BODn67HXZsEiEkZIoIR\/ppIMUmYdgZ3XFlnjl31M\/pEUB7rOHEu+fK4saGJPGbNeMPlqV\/\/kLJ1FyE7YDbTXhMaAXY6twfGgJBxxA3xFbPoCR8pahxw6q4rbrPMIdBsy8ErUwf2fX+uiOxgp\/6widXyjnzBSvyeB7wkzD7ExXovkoMAIJzgmr27xjN41wVADXs8OK0O5Brzz0vqhyjAZL2wZA0KwhzI1lf80bBKHRxJFiW2tWsuAmH\/baRVmKstLcbx9WeafcBK3aOe7FUW58WvyauDyPUZr+3mNSy9oU5YKVN6X9RPfrXoAZXQSSo4WjN4Y2PkTi+z7tuAgzzjLssmzkGt+uEMqKr1S5OFc6vBr5yLOgcL6hvPIrYJKM52pYjiD0hen0K3ZKovHWtsUQ7qiHb+lYSqryBHo9LivZKOn8QHBhSZyEq1vAqPoT+tJTiwVcBqmfL9DrQaEBwi41aNolAL03wIaoORoHOHjdAG1Miob8qTNT\/iq45uPgNopSf0hqZsjg2pkZNGKF\/DwSf0tjyL85edKXh0zW++Dp\/Yd8i661\/3UjxpOkAKKcZ8fv3tn\/Od8pNXVbXHcTcFELl8KowtZFRwm3CS5s+TMIdNT76jgTVeQmqc6r\/AinjbF8ggTsehXy0AvLtrmjsVp2z9yhHnHz+5O3oNGLXIf27reO6svU0GhBNwZilt2hpkPTQNjL4lDYQhvFiR2wgOEdzM6jqc\/TtDfql1HjEOcJHop5fvh9qp\/K4mQHuiY9qrEJHhXnTnnx33yiU20sxzLdkvAuBduv2UW3B\/0LzorDpTwBF+7dNCoUgIIpH2DjdwtSTX26v6XVX+l21Ru2XbcSUwA5jNCpgoTj01zJjd5O\/gscQPSRiaI9vzqN3Be4ZcYI00+MtxWRzFiTPKrmaIRZq\/MhVSP2Cgma5xr6cYW6ZiRo7qrhG07HMeScgTQOxVFt9ITYebx+H\/YDfwex3UD+5yxWBhQzr9iibFksQRTCVWMyzxXa9c3b7h4MZ8BWdq9KAQKxLSdlcgbEoKQYCgYFvg3xTskPV0N9A5jhAFnFq4BsN0b7iuJ5n7GiewMlkMLy7m\/HUnnC91UFXYP55pyM6qQ\/\/YnMxI7LqWpB+fqoJARGFJReHM3bcVXMH6fjTkkJ\/sfyjZIovLDVuRkBC1nvMkVzbgjQHI3O9xpHdQWR9CujV81cR3hG9z\/fWFk4CRSs8KMfuRL5flM\/MfdztjCk\/4FTUG70+no2bAAHaf1VVff7XjWqYupkngLPme7JcnkIFZ98+TTMU62rjgTb9jzYQDpNs\/vlBLH9mRNWRTq7EHXoE1vIwqxzjqV9qp15lPAhRH9meqPF+JXuzxtasn9WYw3LUwEN+3f528uJRK+5QA\/7LvxgP+ssFT5g+VAlKQrknJm\/LygOvkUIYQqnTOk8I51qvw0gw1jRQc\/ESPYwUC09+PbJxjFaTnmu59\/\/aGLDsH3lbWD8VVvu2o4b41aelu8g0gv6hqP46uyino4fVbNSONfrqOgfjircGmYaI3N9qpUktJQ3VtSNizWA6cZ3Pk+bQiXBUGb\/sxSKV1g4XOq6AVsqTfvnjfkiwFP0b2IGphAZCUZMYNjafohdDCVWFf1lNHiB+6IczolIZAadFMFOP1Sk2c+kZA\/K+I7A\/5wC2AWR\/qF3VCn60HC662y0n8mO5f7Q2WFKO6QxRfPEWrAjmi60VpWIJwGDqhIDmxVq3EpGT79SXCgtpYzLDbJAIOliFdUISVEUpyyXvIlmL4vsDPhFBXXXYPi6bS6jbeIpeGAElfTVE9tRCsrFjoyKwcR1OzwdNPADBQ60qOGbClKcX+C8Rkt8jkJcI0hJnX3LRKw0u3C\/WCrCe\/1m1hGjFOnC9xbE1OSJMeVPnlxK\/xOGQagDJWIYNb3Ft15gax7auXtc9IoHYC06U09i0sjUfoJ3IgFV6XMFWJOi1PIpyr28ehifru9HEB\/wSXpvGE\/xQi4Vch8g3T6PXPYcqxL5nCjdWPhOk93X\/cDaM7lR3IxQ47e5bGUsjM2JOOaYX9nyrbWAxRBfbRQGzSaj5FGtdLrGQAsvExY1\/jtbUSbfAPv77o3HAkVXYcyI1mQn2mcuf4hMFZGj5QOQxop7Dya7UOCYLvvP\/iGP9EczlrSqIzCxvmwxBJEf1tYn41nNZYrrSrCH0sulgAMEkOOsFKqBNFYStrbJ\/PPI7h2VHnFt0fvw6IQOk+66BFNyvykcVJ5qCkKi8zocViMWWZqbKpXAmwrba0E7C+Zk7Jyp9OweiLiKtSUENAoHCVDGJonq3Otnk9NC80ntPCqcPD5RT8zK2FwFhy\/\/HdB1uq\/EEktJZkG+0f0Fmrx5TFglrp\/M5wvyUjFX34EKFwbqPlRaVCyZTLm8iM1OMbgDLBTKj+53yMcujS160lddfN2bKGBxe7QWIciXcWSB4LjRFsvDGdXyEVNjb4ZDBYgQeBlePBjeVOmsv5HwXEy\/pxX3va8gTlXboRtZBL5CoZysyIKQH6aJM5lm27oYWTwvWMuvvut1YB4ukTX4mKEn75k3JDo2rrXN3+9k1+C+Tqc1wrUTLmI98vfnxxurJp+QNDhrQxzaFUM0E8i9LdhkVf2e9+vGL8\/a1lr27wNVp77nrfDySw+JRumBwnT\/OHWUqrXhc5c9mbf5NFotZlS0d7dPBQnmXufUy+G0iDQU2a3hIVo0JqM6sSNQNHvktjqTevxYdf\/iawx8LvjhxsVN6NQKQs8vRYvV5XOox7TyPblJ5b3OeekAZJA3S181ne24jkQmf+ddOUC2qiHWkeUjAvSJoskstn7Eev+7PMDyhg7b++X15imBf\/6I+vdJdFzCktwCkwxu4pOUIxBYG9B4kH\/XfIzdVRa5Xl8x3hH7m+8b0Bws+1l3s1pESDyjMKxQc+vnSFUFat7ib3x0NE1Qk5sQXOME\/ylgl8TASor6Uh5wpLbPil4wQeHBB3h1YUpqqG8nTDCvMvyTJAjHPlH6wTQl9SZjXlxVzM7O\/iggSPKTn4f+vpHoawwr6mHgeIEJeRQ\/dTQv2ss3bqv5USUF1LBNqHAXi5So+TKdRS7FpF7R\/gveQBbvfkWhGDAJVIx09mEQMyLSTvkHIpGCxp9X\/QiJb74+a8\/zrsiJU5RbRJH8Hb9pwR4XXbrU+JcUvKtb0o7Gu9Kpw2\/QPSJSArw9pdg2fnjZ4HDsbgmbcZst8lnxFxog42UGnQB+r5zH\/NtQ2IOe5fo\/TWAfpW7dPB51kL3ECEfGAOV1MICgiYA4OVlB6W6ZkIlvrNGW6u2Su9kM+GfE1JZXB5DFpj+dnWpuCHXb0UUfw1FVp1NB\/3ks72EkcnOsmtvRwm6DO0Olw1+8SME7MV8Rlyggvp9k4vpdFsfYLW18RvQjW4ABTvH\/MM30NV3VLxFygS0Adu2swMB\/LUrDCgmeQjp5fIYlbC6R++Sbi2Tp2OUHPwcWAj0c+O9NMSial78TggyqO3MMZMH3jlPvmpdhP3V16fPXk\/VWWJAkofZhfuEviyz9c4fz3d6I1lc6Lg3APfs+71izQxzmska0VfYKbZhUXY2qtSoX7yaMNc1KvcEVVccQdIsLo3qId\/nxWlAlryCRE4p\/06nvbNhT+H8C1Db2M9FFDjT0T\/s6G0X6egQor8GbEmNZl50mWU9hsiPU1ACSWK186LYVKDbTGniwvbEAOB2YxhqTufXVldLp0xY9X5Z\/yvCKjx+0AZTj\/xMUr4C\/W2pdwMGS6Dyo5U2hTDjXUXE\/R0NWr0x7DWVXgZcdOxDrY8yTaiJR5UUraK2H73dTB2Tl+UVxx+WP2lVhfYoLOmZrLHkw6qqDRLS\/HZPG5F9esRE0oyiKkEKK2wdymm7a64JppKrfw+BgO1WPjc9QFkZYF2U4cQBHttgooXNHTqh59+M5wUzFmxGCjKg49GcGXqa9ClzoDt8UPGlcL\/y2aEh4mKcdTtaXaYl0kN9Uw2cdwpeDgpsM109aZVVYAANkWbUIvih2U1sdZHhPm3ES55MzktI9C+Xf+kSi2FeUWMeHi4ZeoiotgKUWwR0xZQ5fHiSekdFBmegj1\/CV5LJM+4y5\/iEVLBlI8MQa6WKSWcsA2Ko8eusdWZzjuMduL+vVXZCG0xIHzHhgsTfY4\/JYvxdrNVxybryI8M9KtVQqNvZARMkVZddLryENTwOJzLguvbEimzIFQX4rCqCCCus5922avQl\/q\/hd9bH03QoQRNfZPWwKKiNtWj3g3MR9iZ2jPyddcx5NpFkk0a0WjBoejlO9axDyW+6S9NsuhE9KSvcbzrmfs1KjCu70+ZdQi60xKExAibDyTGoLflSrvNxFrdTVD+wNH0EtoWg3rnx9DcL3muFsXkWD+kiNNW0GRmLUzifw2nS5Xo8OipNUrW2I8Wr9dLCiri41V7XY6\/cuGh0XSS+miXllNNl9+TWzuIi7wpOnxS79uTMu\/fUBPQ\/UO9nakNR7yMxkU6edImWx1raMfS1w4kXbW\/jzQYnUsIt4osPyF5EkpESH+m4J4FTRQEolOdQ5Y3xFCzT9P6O1UWidb0mlrGKeX28A\/UaDsj7zxbzKyqkgRBKcNyaPt1kBa9Oo+ytIAkZeKwe59O9yKcrUAe45DYi+jDWTvOpb5zGd3gBgEH9AzJLhpKx3Cg44AhmHqt4LarnDLeI6ySQ2gqq2V4jLTwAbPNscykvoYMQUYBZzcdsZDxXCAXpqoz5gS48hDvoKXfo0Y1543rjtoopuYpPrBFgFJXD\/YXeYtu0w47ey6JN3UqsPzuTFsUzBs5VU66FnfT7O4me\/F\/r+SisxBXJjipp\/7KNFkHqCxt4+r4fBGDGvA4xy+BHKz+u+aPLt5lOinTWErsYyrteRDJjQq6o4v1Ck9FmS9DYGnozi7oBRiJF7RPBtJLRzklRUXUROdnV+lVb0jIgzQk76NIwQ981ihH7PSQH\/3HmpSC5YMdJTGCYgPHFPRvfHe3QLbA5oErvL7\/lWCkswGDtvx7EnepB1MSYWdzX29DwkIQgEAALQdsQYiLlcbc9YTCCRgXQvXdUdZ9EKrq\/ZW4gSsUC30Ynmdg4wHm33mIUo1qhVLJd9Hlz8wXbrL93ZFHy117jfHIVMFXMqeK+CYOABjsVjPin8ia+KBtwylUPxUsK0gXmzokKXuWMPTvYoXxfl4mf24he3JI+DlaWq4srN+sd1JP2OO6xZ1Vd7Oo\/C\/XjguCbSnB8nzdCHFsuD9rjYde+cxTNaE+TPFtvwiYluKP9zvwEbB7D0DzmuJrAy9Eq43mGyDkCtCoQIHw6rgxm+f1cH7NnUvGkmDnaX53pMMvXMKNxFp9KiAbAOKeRkDTDq7H\/r0dLRtImyKiwG+TNxvmPfkJAaU4B3BGiHDTEorn3iX7Ay51pcI8rnJRoDt+rBHzqulvm1GI0+OrHk14ukzfVfnaoXrb7SiYLN5fT+kbTUNlEASZJs1ZVYOi8qQ8nXQTHh2ZrPCGqTIPH7u9fW7AWfVbbBBut6LrsZci8yuA+CD+KbL9\/\/nTwxCXW0f\/MP860nBTUalMPMvDLRt+Bj7+pHcCHpVI9VcupzIGICOlzzknOegiuvKwB35WmnmmZLyQSMIGIXJbCS6nL14hIFkItgvOcPM1na5X\/z0GQdm4u2j2KL20Dv3a4NEyB8eKzEsbC+Uq\/46qCRM+bJ6pihg3LP6PEptbF0mMOko5WCD3EyDsR9ockDIvOobNnql4nlyc5I0eLaB5Q4YlUh1SQokrdxFAaum0ecYga1lShJRfxoGaVUIWYrEovSAdSYTa+fhtltO\/TocGibPv24yQVbQ39b76rKJybiFnr81zP8t\/AIgjoLWN71\/974xNDAXyrmIlRPXeftHwSZNNRCQTlM0FCMbRMpVHlMxaEKEa8H+uveia44bXSjDm3qdZ2R\/ApPbileYvvZtXaVx\/MMkVWdVVKTO+XS80W+jfUP0kLCnBNzW5u9DSnhCJqSwWiecJrZV78AYic1wxH5ayFWqqB2an3xoXerNImAv92KseuAYawWNLKsWqJM2RV+2Bgb4v9zpy4A+KyoyQFOqeRXByOjr\/gsKVdfhwj0B2dV+W1Vi4VrH4K1BGnXFsdFzqYgntbIVmh7u95YD61JC61NHJsa\/BKKgVIjJQ2pB1YQ9gXyDkChi5Kvwm7BDB5MnAT4EnSrjOvBaQ19WzsW\/35LmCQ9UNyXHd2PqY4Ei9fuf6bfcGf7agm\/AI\/qQAwJHg0HevI\/AiDWnNk581hQqQh4zDOGWWghDFN9Xcge2QiIvEDtVW1hfJzjP8lX07pcX7nGK6F4Dsn4Q2N3\/uylXeBwhW71dcA0iTE1RSjlSTWQtBLydWaAYeEok5dKCBZRSKPyUYOld0W6Stq4fK2Q\/jG+taXND25AkkLB3uVErfyXcCMrz1GEP0MG5hU2EBAixLVKyNK6Axq2ejq803ar2BIXYsppknZlL8IRMnIhG+qD2H3zN9yIckzgvcqwNmtKEp6kzxbheHiBs+M0\/i2QiOg\/4rKTfm5wYXMQv1wuOtS6seQ0MpCFl50wNYwXQbS+7CDYs1PdCbxd9lmc436NSZAQCRXaNLJh6F3p3Yuolk7JKIFkvUF5Zt6yry6AgMWa+bRCZkCA9aRURal3WWFIIbjMYUQ3BnAD\/Wu7OsU\/KXJ3iCfRESGRpHLQSbnVnlzaexta7wf9DNcZj8VOUqUXC6HoARGyLLw+70btBMxPFpcQMDeLf3M+xxG\/Sa+mAh7p+AOLK2uiidkrNvx888hAiOcDoOjqprhErPAks6JNUmOq1km2T9hB+qwqJgsi24Hj5ef5oOQdpqYMKJI3PvzE\/8gfs+Kitq+Uheh7AiXPF8Rvnb7UjbknAkgo0nuxcVp+6wvqToBg\/DP\/SQ9IzPqstXJYXHVC3k7pFK7lg0KqmarX0Q5VNfU0xUX3ojLooKozp13JCgEfIdK\/\/oOzj4TOFCq9T04Rx0N0P7m5MV4aZAyozxfzpgb4xJ57MTwMPczMAfLX3SRfJ7mmPkQBqilNeSBlkQttg1DfQF8Tj7NDrsMS59AVqT1C1MDNyOzdc\/wmzkXhGdDbUIZi0FjbfZdsUOKKhzjukK5vf+hhfagWkNyKn6iHJBmoLYrj7mpV\/mpfDNsUIm1kbCJZrGX42Qvmtf40K0LddKaoUZu47rmZWNFLa7jVSCPbZ0jSJXeO2lODuIlmeIjD0F\/VdozP+tUcCoG63M\/Kb7g5rFzHsUfZ0BhKwVqJq6\/Ec0qM\/b+c\/A3S+u1h+FA6XCG9cVTtqDVO7LUWgpieCpFi3b8uaXe7TRRM2jlXmGQbMh4Oqi3\/seoc+S9wVahR45DmmuDQKIjBjx8G8ZtMv4lPhO8OecMm5TThNvE4zAbM2h1yQmmxhkp\/K1+QJ+Sjnfqg5qtky8pdzmv6XAHmPkTj3W4LvPRA3fD8cgtFnJn91KhQcyRdpNEjlmxm1yfOkTh7aPNzgWMF4BfUrzA1sfGK5nIZCfQmKq6uX45uPFaOPCpYdo93Vrm158ng+rWuPc4IC9vRxQxzk5xK39veWYbBr5dKsZbzRwGk\/ekL2K8Q11XY6uY40IRQsZnq0SrPTai5Z0vPNW573nijzcK6PKyIKq5eAkR9st+ZQqgO\/i0ekuSIrW8cbng+x0Ec4HMKtn+AhGVWnhbzzI3mmdQv\/dNCMvhHeY9eZQy27XTJi8YD7OzyzSoX5KGYClEGmwr86yX96jUqQvtJEzywWMtlRiUe7eOcvxJgwgOwDTIm9jIOiTl\/L+VRIe+T9MBQvynifggepZHxLO1595TZNLdFHJ35Pm\/0sUY6Sg8CR4nA62BO3B45egWi47h+TqiPauix3BwKQeByneN6886ph4HybKN0VUJrLVfh33TvwTK46eZkE67390Z7qzrQd362aeCsPCrsCZQy7i3PadgX49yeZaiwzRlEHepxMKnl3EouQKfh0yj1JFkV9jybtyID1cvYpWAbsAbz7rsBhdO9gI6hPYgRVGoXOkRForke5gWaplrHam6EwRxgmn0PeJBkMm3GXNw82KKokJYB3q0xDvOZcXBaPqvceX30Yp12JebuLVjwTqsPduBwjNzUzkOqHT+aTlSRS+CM3ZZ3Bq+bWYSdBO\/qQiJ30P7EIbuxI+aubCaQFWVlY6\/z\/bC8IpNrXqmWY+P9nDb\/mo+u3baONpl1o3s8A8b1NQxEU56IB5qcWc0uBW48mK\/sWim8Y7vuPois0NLXRTXPbTZXBVaFrXliAGe1qSyk35iwI1fxm+c9IHENLelnz08GiYQ9TeguoOtnXbkn1ABECmFSw7rz+1NgMjfY2QGIeCm0vzkp4FM2KG\/kzw1CODKtn4DdDZ40gavTmDhLYBdKMzomSNqDwuV6jg\/0Fbb13bAhp6ZlaoASt9Pq98uzbq2r7pWCBddMJ5zDa9piLf6Q2iny0nVBCP31+1N5SpaUjuiDl5EX6IgDArnbUE\/1dStWyJNrw7xBkgg6wT+HKszoKkEYtW8g3Peo0ChbNal+LKHc5Z7QJDfOiS5CQMQQuR9vNBXsVyU+Bz384bp0MwecgBqm5T8dg9StCruq5X1hsxBhOFFrEWTVG9IQ9zvkYsIXRecYXisrFNl+09T0Mr3KSKK4MTklPtq1I\/rtyJZERewW8Zd9z6EGmT7rRXQjPFw2E6MkE77MEYemasJe\/0+M+CW7SxCsptygmr2g0TA41CKIPf1AoXG8a08qwJSaKvweUx0Bl8r+mXAGoo4iICmBUs+Dsi\/FbfUSztdDBsibKUCFj2WNDsN133gQyfB+RiLFVjNGpoXRzhfrwbRHsUa8f5gzEWNbcKTpFoIGspxz8q7DHkMSEnadDnRNxaDF4e04p4JELFvI750hFUL\/Tb7t275k4tVJwbEYPQGwYUKrARIQIb8oZg==","iv":"2a9f04d0f4d94a5795bae672b1905220","s":"dd4dfc5ac55d1bab"}
Share your thoughts. Click here