Vogue Business – Why Indian beauty is booming
Vogue Business
BEAUTY
Why India’s beauty market is turning heads
By Kati Chitrakorn
Global conglomerates including Estée Lauder, Puig and L’Oréal are setting their sights on India, as a new generation of homegrown brands founded in ayurvedic practices make waves internationally.
SUSTAINABILITY
How can circular fashion businesses quantify their impact?
By Bella Webb
Rental, resale and repair have risen to the mainstream by claiming to be better for the environment than linear fashion models, but attempts to quantify their impact have been criticised. Experts say better data is needed [Member-only].
FASHION
Modern cashmere brands put fresh spin on the quiet luxury staple
By Lucy Maguire
Cashmere is getting an update from emerging brands as younger customers buy in, but competition is putting pressure on production.
FASHION
Peter Do has been named creative director at Helmut Lang
By Jose Criales-Unzueta
The Vietnamese-American designer cut his teeth at Phoebe Philo’s Céline and Derek Lam before launching his eponymous label in 2018.
COMPANIES
Mytheresa sales rise 17% as focus shifts to top-spending customers
By Ezreen Benissan
A dip in aspirational spending slowed Mytheresa’s growth last quarter. Now, the German multi-brand retailer is all in on making sure its top customers are taken care of.
RETAIL
Meet the Kuwait luxury consumer: Savvy, sophisticated and hyper-local
By Sujata Assomull
This week, Oud Fashion Talks returns to Kuwait to spotlight the opportunity for luxury brands in one of the Middle East’s small but mighty markets. Here’s what retailers need to know.
TECHNOLOGY
Generative AI is coming to Google search
By Madeleine Schulz
Google is updating its search function to integrate generative AI capabilities, with the view of reducing shoppers’ research time spent on the search engine.
