Cristina D’Agostino

Trump’s victory has prompted the wealthiest to rejoice at his tax policies, which are largely in their favour. The luxury goods industry is rubbing its hands and sharpening its arguments to win them over. However, aspirational customers are not coming back. Here’s how.

Paris Photo will return to the Grand Palais from November 7 to 10, marking a significant step for the world’s largest and oldest photography fair. With a renewed interest in fine art photography 2024 auction market saw some record sales despite a slight slowdown.

With a vibrant and diverse artistic scene, a stroll through the trendy neighborhoods of Cape Town and Johannesburg offers a fresh perspective on the country and its youthful spirit. Let’s take a guided tour through the country’s artistic landscape.

From 7 to 29 September 2024, the Images Vevey Biennial invites passers-by to rediscover the city through the prism of ‘(DIS)CONNECTED between past and future’.

In May, Cartier unveiled its Nature Sauvage high jewelry collection in Vienna, an exquisite collection showcasing Cartier’s iconic style in its purest form. Cyrille Vigneron, Chairman and CEO of Cartier, spoke to us just days before he transitioned to his new role as Chairman of Cartier Art and Culture on September 1.

With the brand set to celebrate its 270th anniversary in 2025, Vacheron Constantin is nurturing its vintage models and offers customers wishing to purchase a second-hand Vacheron Constantin watch access to a choice of timepieces inspected and certified by the brand.

On the waters of Barcelona, female sailors battled fiercely to claim the legendary sailing competition, ultimately won by Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli team. On land, the event had a dual objective: to prove that women’s sailing can attract both sponsors and spectators, and for Puig—a global cosmetics and fashion company—to establish itself on the international stage.

Thanks to precious metals, watch industry exports saw a slight rebound in value terms of +6.9% in August 2024 compared to 2023. However, the trend remains negative, with export volumes down by -9.5% in August. In terms of value, China recorded a decline of -5.9% in August, as did Hong Kong, at -11.1%.

As the head of Piaget for the past three years, Benjamin Comar is steering the brand through a period of renewal as it celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. Following the successful launch of a new interpretation of the Polo watch, Comar, who previously drove the success of Chanel and Repossi’s jewelry divisions, faces new challenges ahead.cr

The German holding company JAB Holding, which manages the assets of the German billionaire Reimann family, has sold the Bally brand to the American investment company Regent.

This November, Hermès will showcase its craftsmanship to the public in Zurich, providing an opportunity for visitors to meet the brand’s artisans The goal is not only to highlight the brand’s craftsmanship, from b.ags to scarves, but also to emphasize that each Hermès item is designed to last, crafted according to the highest standards, and produced with substantial investments in local manufacturing.

This summer, The Amundi Evian Championship celebrated its 30th anniversary. The youngest of the five women’s golf Majors, its meteoric rise in the world of sports now allows it to offer a prize money of 8 million dollars.

Hermès continues investing in its particularly buoyant leather goods and saddlery sector. On 13 September 2024, it inaugurated its twenty-third leather goods workshop in Riom, France, and created 280 jobs.

This Thursday, August 22, the first races of the AC75 monohulls are taking place in Barcelona. For four days, the six boats will engage in thrilling duels at sea. Luxury Tribune met up with the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli team, the Italian crew that faced off against Team New Zealand, the winners of the previous edition of the America’s Cup, in the final.

On Monday, August 5, stock markets worldwide plummeted due to disappointing results from US technology stocks and US employment figures, as well as poor signals from the Chinese economy. Luxury goods were not spared.