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...And after this I think there was quiet luxury, and I still believe I’m out of trend.” He smiles. “So maybe because I’m out of trend, I’m actually more trendy?”...
...It would be very easy for Véronique Nichanian to show off — both because Hermès is a powerhouse in the truest sense of the word, and because she’s probably the best designer of luxury menswear in the world...
...China M&A volumes have collapsed, and market liquidity on the Hong Kong stock exchange is also drying up. No wonder then that this Bloomberg article blew up in the Hong Kong financial community....
...; and Matthew M. Williams’s Givenchy, where the house’s couture technicians handmade the exceptional selection of suits that opened the show....
...“I’m always telling a story through scent,” he says. “I am either told or I tell myself a story, which is then translated into something that you can smell. But the process never starts with a smell....
...Former Kingfisher chief Véronique Laury is joining the board of British American Tobacco as a director from September 2022. She currently serves on the board of WeWork....
...I’m not sure that any society undergoing that lockdown will be able to grow six, seven or five per cent. So yes, it will be a while before they will return.”...
...Actually, I’m making that prediction right now. Follow @financialtimesfashion on Instagram to find out about our latest stories first...
...I’m suspicious of themes and sub-themes with such large exhibitions — all I really want to see is thought-provoking art curated intelligently....
...Véronique Nichanian, the artistic director of Hermès’ grandly titled “men’s universe”, sighs with quiet exasperation when it is brought up....
...And, naturally, I’m delighted to introduce you to Véronique Nichanian, who, as artistic director of Hermès’ “men’s universe”, is now the longest-serving designer at a brand not in their name....
...Job moves Angelika Gifford has resigned from Rothschild & Co’s supervisory board and will be replaced by Véronique Weill, a former JPMorgan Chase banker....
...Discounters such as B&M or The Range compete on basic items. “The DIY sheds are being nibbled from both ends,” said Mr Slide....
...“I’m not for a minute suggesting that we’re out of the woods . . . [but] I would remind my colleagues there’s no such thing as a free lunch,” he said on Tuesday....
...I’m already working out where to hang one....
...Our M&A team has more....
...I’m too greedy to wait.”...
...“I’m pretty militant about it,” she admits....
...The best gift I’ve given recently was a perfume I created as a gift to my daughter Véronique after the birth of my granddaughter, Bianca....
...So, of course, I said, I’m not going to get rid of 15 per cent of the leather business on my first day. And sometimes there are 10 units of the same bag spread over our 310 stores....
...The target of £500m in additional profit was announced by chief executive Véronique Laury in January 2016, but analysts’ forecasts imply an uplift of less than £300m by 2021....
...During the past three years it has attempted to build out its equity underwriting and M&A advisory with limited results....
...Mergers and acquisitions began to dry up in the fourth quarter of 2018, as financing tightened: that could be a harbinger of bleaker times for M&A bankers, especially if the nervy macroeconomic and markets...
...Ask an outsider Veronique Nguyen Competitive advantages are fragile, so to thrive in the long term, companies have to continue to reinvent themselves, says Veronique Nguyen, an adjunct professor of strategic...
...Welty represents corporate clients and financial sponsors in M&A and private equity transactions....
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