Burberry, Hermès, Versace and Christie’s – News briefs

Published: December 16, 2013

Today in luxury marketing – Luxury brand Burberry appeals against cancellation of distinctive house check trademark in China; Perfumer Christine Nagel to join Hermès; Two investors lead race for Versace minority stake; Art auction to test India’s demand for luxury.

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Versace, Barneys, Vertu and Louis Vuitton – News briefs

Published: December 5, 2013

Today in luxury marketing – FSI values Versace at $1.5B: sources; Seven & i Buys Stake in Barneys Japan; Vertu smartphone designer working on a luxury smartwatch; Charlotte Perriand’s lost masterpiece brought to life by Louis Vuitton.

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Versace goes for fame with Lady Gaga print campaign

Published: November 26, 2013

Italian fashion house Versace has officially confirmed Stefani Germanotta, better known as Lady Gaga, as the face of its spring 2014 campaign, a departure for the brand that usually uses models rather than celebrities in print ads.

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Versace inspired by counterfeiting in M.I.A. Versus collection

Published: October 21, 2013

Italian fashion house Versace is tapping the sensibilities of millennials with an email campaign that touts the arrival of its Versus Versace capsule collection in collaboration with British-Sri Lankan recording artist M.I.A., whose real name is Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam.

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