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Building Connection Through Luxury’s Sensory Evolution

Luxury fragrance house Amouage, together with The Business of Fashion, convened leading creatives for an evening of open dialogue on the evolution of the luxury industry — from visual symbol to deeper emotional connection.

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Imran Amed, founder and editor-in-chief at The Business of Fashion, with Renaud Salmon, chief creative officer at Amouage; model Adot Gak with designer Harris Reed; and designers Bianca Saunders and Saul Nash.
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The BoF Podcast | Inside Dries Van Noten’s Venice Manifesto

After stepping back from his namesake brand, Dries Van Noten has opened a foundation in a Venetian palazzo dedicated to craft, beauty, and the things made by hand and soul. BoF's Tim Blanks speaks with the designer about why, in ugly times, making something beautiful is the only real form of protest.

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Dries Van Noten
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Coty’s Perfume Business Takes Another Knock With David Beckham Fragrance Lawsuit

The US beauty firm is facing a lawsuit from the company behind former football star David Beckham’s eponymous fragrance for alleged material breaches of the license agreement, court documents show.

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While Coty generates the bulk of its revenue from fragrances, that business is shrinking as the group is set to lose licences.
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Dries Van Noten’s Next Act

There is no such thing as retirement for the Belgian designer. With his new Venice foundation, he’s blossoming professionally and personally under the influence of La Serenissima.

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Dries Van Noten has embarked on a next act: establishing his own art foundation in a 15th century palazzo on the Grand Canal in Venice.
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