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Commerce
Dolce & Gabbana appoints Stefano Cantino co-CEO following chairman change

The former Gucci CEO steps in to work with chairman and co-CEO Alfonso Dolce as the Italian fashion house’s cofounder Stefano Gabbana resigns from his role as chairman, staying involved in a creative capacity.

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Automotive
Named global ambassador, Priyanka Chopra Jonas shares creative perspective with Bentley

The accompanying campaign, shot documentary style, is one of the first launches from the British automaker‘s new co-creative directors.

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Columns
Culture is luxury’s next competitive edge

Luxury’s next advantage is not more product; it is more meaning.

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Food and beverage
Chandon launches ready-to-serve spritz collection

The development spanned six years and 179 total attempts, led by head winemakers Ana Paula Bartolucci and Pauline Lhote, alongside mixologist Ines de los Santos.

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Commerce
Global deliveries take 15pc hit at Porsche in Q1

The decline is attributed to the elimination of tax incentives for EVs in the United States, the German automaker’s largest global market, following increased production of the all-electric Macan.

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Retail
The 1916 Company sets up shop on Manhattan Beach

The newly opened showroom is the global watch and jewelry retailer’s first location in California.

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Travel and hospitality
Omni Hotels forms lifestyle partnership with sportswear brand Peter Millar

The exclusive collaboration includes the debut of a coffee shop concept and branded suites, the latter of which will launch later this month.

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Apparel and accessories
Launching Radar, Triple S.2, Balenciaga releases ode to ritual

Two new sneaker designs and three notable faces — actress Yao Chen, athlete Hugo Ekitike and pop star Katy Perry — are featured in the French fashion house’s latest campaign, built around each star’s dedication to wellness and ritual.

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Apparel and accessories
Singer Renée Rapp carries Stella McCartney’s Falabella bag forward

Seventeen years on, the British fashion house’s most beloved accessory finds a new spokesperson.

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Education
Cartier, The King’s Foundation create fellowship for fine watchmakers

The French jewelry maison is teaming up with King Charles III’s charity to offer training to recent grads and emerging designers.

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Sustainability
Louis Vuitton announces Regeneration 2030

The French fashion house’s ESG roadmap eyes a reduction of major emissions by 68 percent and the restoration of nearly 2.5 million acres of natural habitats in the coming years.

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Watches and jewelry
De Beers supports Desert Diamonds with bridal addition

To boost the campaign, the group is partnering with New York-based goldsmith Kindred Lubeck, who will produce her first collection of wedding jewelry using the Desert Diamonds line.

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Travel and hospitality
Mandarin Oriental refreshes The Landmark, Hong Kong

Reopening on June 1, the property boasts redesigned guest rooms and suites led by interior architect Joyce Wang, as well as new amenities.

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Research
62pc of HNWIs now worried about geopolitical instability related to Iran war: Altiant

Up from 56 percent in Q4, per the firm’s quarterly Global Luxury and Asset Management Monitor, concern spiked most in the latter half of the first quarter, following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Apparel and accessories
Gigi Hadid fronts new leather goods campaign from Miu Miu

The Italian fashion house is giving its Arcadie and Wander handbags a boost in ads shot by American photographer Steven Meisel.

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Retail
Schiaparelli begins Harrods takeover

The window displays and in-store installations pay tribute to the V&A Museum’s exhibition dedicated to the French design house’s founder.

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Watches and jewelry
Phillips forms exclusive partnership with luxury insurance platform Wondercare

Debuting alongside the global auction house’s ongoing New York Sessions, the deal provides a streamlined process for protecting collector purchases.

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Arts and entertainment
Fondation Louis Vuitton to host Alexander Calder retrospective

“Calder. Rêver en équilibre” will run from April 15 through Aug. 16.

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