Day’s wrap: China forced labor, Bottega Veneta, Saks, LVMH Prize and Chanel

March 10, 2020

Garment factories slowly resume production in China amidst the coronavirus outbreak. Image credit: Sheng Lu Fashion

Luxury Daily's live news:

Leading US fashion and retail trade groups speak out against forced labor use in China’s Xinjiang province
Five leading fashion and retail trade organizations have issued a joint statement condemning the alleged use of forced labor affecting ethnic minorities in China’s Xinjiang province.

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Bottega Veneta takes over Saks windows in New York, opens first US shoe shop-in-shop
Saks Fifth Avenue’s New York flagship has given over six windows and visual installations throughout its store to Italian fashion brand Bottega Veneta.

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8 fashion designers make final round of LVMH Prize as jury beefs up with house stars
The company also welcomed to additional judges Virgil Abloh and former Prize finalist, Robyn Rihanna Fenty and Stella McCartney to the jury of the LVMH Prize.

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Chanel rolls out film highlighting quilted pattern to plug Coco Crush jewelry
French fashion house Chanel has debuted a new film to promote its Coco Crush line of fine jewelry that borrows the quilted motif from the equestrian world.

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Keep calm and carry on. Image credit: Posterini

Luxury marketers: Keep calm and carry on
Luxury is particularly exposed this time, unlike the previous recession. Now, everything is jammed up in exactly the spots where luxury is most vulnerable.

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Register now: Women in Luxury conference New York April 15
Register now for Luxury Daily's fourth annual Women in Luxury conference Wednesday, April 15 in New York. Meet with speakers from BMW, Chanel, Piaget, Apple, La Perla, Moët Hennessy, Ritz-Carlton, Mandarin Oriental, Maison Atia, Diamond Producers Association, Forrester Research, Ana Andjelic, Shanker Inc., Accenture, Modern Luxury, Worth, Meredith’s Travel + Leisure, China Luxury Advisors, Sedhom Law Group, Reputation Dynamics, Luxury Portfolio International and LVMH's Starboard Cruise Services.

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Morning's lead story: Cyclicality, coronavirus and luxury consumers

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