Tiffany’s $52,000 Patek watch strategy backfires among elite clients

By Bloomberg Published July 17, 2025 Tiffany & Co., the iconic American jeweler now owned by LVMH, is facing criticism from its wealthiest clients after a controversial sales strategy for an exclusive Patek Philippe timepiece. The limited-edition Nautilus 5711, featuring Tiffany’s signature robin’s-egg blue dial, became a flashpoint in luxury retail, with customers spending millions…

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Chanel to stage Métiers d’Art show in New York

French luxury maison Chanel announced on Thursday its next Métiers d’Art collection will be unveiled in New York on December 2. Courtesy In a brief statement, the Parisian house founded by Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel said, “This choice extends the history that has united Chanel with New York since the 1930s, from Gabrielle Chanel’s first trips across…

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ModaLisboa and PVH Foundation empower young talent with full fashion scholarship

Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published July 17, 2025 With a mission to champion inclusion and elevate emerging talent, ModaLisboa—backed by the PVH Foundation—has wrapped the second edition of its “Tomorrow” program. This year’s standout moment: the awarding of a €15,000 scholarship to Celízia Tavares, a young woman of Cape Verdean descent, who will pursue…

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Footwear Museum unveils global design exhibition ‘Terra Inesgotável’

Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published July 16, 2025 A new exhibition, ‘Terra Inesgotável’ (“Inexhaustible Land”), has opened at the Footwear Museum in São João da Madeira, spotlighting ten years of creative exchange between Portuguese designer Pedro Carvalho de Almeida and Indian designer Abhishek Chatterjee. Running through October 19, the show invites visitors into a…

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