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The future of luxury lies in escapism

By Kathryn Bishop 27 : 05 : 2021 Luxury : Travel : Health & Wellness

Author and analyst Erwan Rambourg is positively bullish about what lies ahead for the sector, sharing insights from his latest book, Future Luxe.

The future of luxury lies in escapism

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Autumn/Winter 2023: The Download

Autumn/Winter 2023: The Download:

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Chinese Outdoor Fashion Market

Chinese Outdoor Fashion Market:

Propelled by Covid, China's surging interest in local outdoor sports hints at new opportunities worth billions of yuan for the fashion...

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State of Luxury: Post-lockdown China:

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Cruise Ship Market:

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Heating up luxury fashion for Gen Z:

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Next-level Luxury Pop-ups:

Brands are experimenting with niche campaign moments and product drops via pop-ups – with the aim of better understanding regional and...

 Luxury : Retail : Advertising
Brand-led Immersive Travel

Brand-led Immersive Travel:

What’s next for rarefied, luxury travel? We speak to brand consultant Joel Bartfeld about his new travel platform, Joel Found, and the...

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Topline Tableware

Topline Tableware:

Younger generations are dusting off tabletop heirlooms, from crystals to silver cutlery, and driving a revival of traditional arts de la...

 Luxury : Food & Drink : Design
Future Forecast 2023: Luxury

Future Forecast 2023: Luxury:

Luxury is once more becoming exclusive, guilded and hyper-curated. It is also about assets that can be traded and traced in digital as...

 Luxury : Fashion : Retail
Airborne Stays

Airborne Stays:

A new category of travel experiences is taking off and catering for a growing appetite for air-scapism – airborne cruises where the...

 Luxury : Travel & Hospitality : Technology
State of Luxury: South Korea

State of Luxury: South Korea:

With rising wealth and digital fluency in its younger demographics, South Korea is well positioned as one of Asia’s most exciting and...

 Luxury : Fashion : Art
Five luxury fashion brands advancing biotechnology

Five luxury fashion brands advancing biotechnology:

Luxury fashion houses are increasingly recognising the potential of biotechnology and experimenting with bio-textiles for a more...

 Fashion : Technology : Luxury
Is this the future of fragrance?

Is this the future of fragrance?:

Genderless, carbon-neutral, synthetic: luxury veterans Enrico Pietra and Rodrigo Caula are building the future of fragrance – with a...

 Luxury : Beauty : Technology
Why brands are building archives

Why brands are building archives:

Once the domain of museums and libraries, consumers and collectors are building – and selling – their own archives. Now, brands are...

 Luxury : Fashion : Technology
State of Luxury: Thailand

State of Luxury: Thailand:

As Thailand works to recapture its pre-pandemic tourism levels, the country is investing to become a premier luxury travel destination.

 Luxury : Thailand : Hospitality
How jewellery is leading the circular economy

How jewellery is leading the circular economy:

Caroline Chalmer, CEO and founder of Finematter, discusses how the jewellery industry is changing in a digital landscape.

 Luxury : Eco Design And Sustainability : Circular Economy
Automotive Accommodation

Automotive Accommodation:

With global car sales in decline, premium automotive brands are entering the property market, using car-branded condos to diversify...

 Mobility : Travel & Hospitality : Luxury
Guilded Luxury

Guilded Luxury:

As the world enters a period of economic downturn, luxury brands are seizing strategies to build long-lasting and enriching...

 Luxury : Travel : Hospitality
Prestige Pets

Prestige Pets:

As dog ownership booms and birth rates decline, fashion brands are getting involved in the lucrative luxury pet economy.

Luxury : Fashion : Society
Haute Couture Market

Haute Couture Market:

New directions in the haute couture market reveal how the traditional sector is still at the forefront of fashion innovation and...

 Luxury : Sustainability : Fashion
How luxury landmarks are reshaping cities

How luxury landmarks are reshaping cities:

To strengthen their cultural relevance during moments of global unrest, luxury brands are renovating historic monuments and refurbishing...

 Luxury : Hospitality : Culture
The State of Luxury: USA 2022

The State of Luxury: USA 2022:

Priorities are changing in the US luxury market as brands seek to court high-net-worth clients with ever-more niche experiences, spaces...

 Luxury : Retail : Health & Wellness
Gated Retail

Gated Retail:

As the race to court very important clients (VICs) heats up, luxury brands are opening private boutiques for their top-spending customers.

 Luxury : Retail : Fashion
Recuperative Tourism Market

Recuperative Tourism Market:

The healthification of the travel and hospitality sector has grown to encompass everything from recovery to medical intervention.

Travel & Hospitality : Luxury : Health & Wellness
Fractional Art Ownership

Fractional Art Ownership:

A new breed of start-up is aiming to democratise access to art ownership, allowing everyday investors to purchase fractions of...

 Luxury : Art : Technology
Assarée wants investors to take aim at dirty gold

Assarée wants investors to take aim at dirty gold:

Wealth advisory service Assarée is setting a new standard in gold investing. CEO Anouk Hilti-Zingg and head of communications Nathalie...

 Luxury : Investment : Finance
Plant-based leathers will redefine luxury

Plant-based leathers will redefine luxury:

Joey Pringle, co-founder of alternative leather manufacturer Veshin Factory, explains how plant-based leathers can disrupt the luxury...

 Fashion : Sustainability : Luxury
Neo-wealth Wears

Neo-wealth Wears:

Luxury brands are setting their sights on the crypto elite, designing accessories that allow people to flaunt their riches in the...

 Luxury : Cryptocurrency : Web3
Five luxury hotels elevating sleep tourism

Five luxury hotels elevating sleep tourism:

From AI-powered mattresses to in-house sleep specialists, high-end hotels are placing next-generation restorative facilities at the...

 Travel & Hospitality : Luxury : Hotels
What’s next for luxury home ownership? Nomadism

What’s next for luxury home ownership? Nomadism:

John Andrew Entwistle, founder of premium travel network Wander, envisages a future when people will roam the world for the same price...

 Travel : Hospitality : Luxury
Generation Z Luxury Market

Generation Z Luxury Market:

Rigorous and savvy in their selection of brands, Generation Z’s research-led approach to luxury is set to redefine value and aspiration...

 Luxury : Youth : Fashion
Streetwear Brokerages

Streetwear Brokerages:

A series of new platforms are transforming fashion’s resale market into a bona fide investment arena, cementing garments as tradeable...

 Fashion : Finance : Streetwear
The State of Luxury Fashion: Italy

The State of Luxury Fashion: Italy:

Italy’s luxury fashion sector is fostering a more collaborative, inclusive and transparent future as it recovers from the impact of...

 Luxury : Fashion : Supply Chain
Seller-generated content will upend luxury retail

Seller-generated content will upend luxury retail:

When celebrities clear out their closets, they sell through Basic.Space, a social commerce platform founded by Jesse Lee that’s...

 Retail : Luxury : Community Commerce
Repurposed Roadwear

Repurposed Roadwear:

Car brands are combining fashion and material innovation to promote sustainable practices in mobility’s green age – without sacrificing...

 Mobility : Fashion : Sustainability
Unpacking luxury’s NFT and metaverse opportunity

Unpacking luxury’s NFT and metaverse opportunity:

Daniella Loftus, a member of Red DAO, describes how non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and digital goods can open new revenue streams and...

 Luxury : Technology : NFTs
Digital Fragrances

Digital Fragrances:

Our sense of smell, once impossible to translate via the internet, is now aligning with our digital habits, thanks to a new wave of...

 Fragrance : Beauty : Technology
Pop Culture Jewels

Pop Culture Jewels:

Jewellery and music are converging, as brands and pop stars use their clout to drive identity-first directions in marketing and...

 Luxury : Identity : Society
Next-generation Watch Market

Next-generation Watch Market:

An industry long steeped in traditional values, the luxury watch sector is undergoing a transformation in an attempt to woo a new...

 Luxury : Watches : Retail
Crypto-cliques

Crypto-cliques:

Amid a big tech backlash, cyber-savvy consumers are gathering in decentralised social spaces that use blockchain to unlock elite...

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Five global experts share what’s next for luxury

Five global experts share what’s next for luxury:

After a tumultuous start to the decade, we explore how the luxury sector is evolving across customer engagement, products and conscious...

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Explore the next global luxury hotspots

Explore the next global luxury hotspots:

Five global locations are offering fresh opportunities in the inter-Covid era, as luxury brands and high-end hospitality put down...

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Fashion Rental Market

Fashion Rental Market:

Fashion rental services are evolving to benefit brands and consumers, providing new revenue streams, peer-led style inspiration and...

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Sportive Affluents

Sportive Affluents:

With active pursuits growing among luxurians, traditional sports are surging in popularity as brands refresh and revive sportswear for...

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Gucci’s Robert Triefus on redefining luxury

Gucci’s Robert Triefus on redefining luxury:

Gucci’s executive vice-president of brand and customer engagement discusses the inter-Covid lessons for luxury – and what The Five...

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Five future paths for luxury collaborations

Five future paths for luxury collaborations:

Historical rivalries are being put aside as luxury firms embrace the benefits of working together, from authentication projects to...

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The future of luxury lies in escapism

The future of luxury lies in escapism:

Author and analyst Erwan Rambourg is positively bullish about what lies ahead for the sector, sharing insights from his latest book,...

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Anti-ostentation Attitudes

Anti-ostentation Attitudes:

From influencer conduct to social media platforms, more considerate luxury marketing is emerging online in which brands are exploring...

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Premium Homeware Market

Premium Homeware Market:

Following a year of pandemic nesting, premium brands are seizing upon homeware to elevate comfort and style, and bring artisanal goods home.

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Five luxury brands exploring longevity marketing

Five luxury brands exploring longevity marketing:

Global luxury brands are exploring slower, lifestyle-led forms of marketing to stand out from the transient and homogenised nature of...

 Luxury : Media : Marketing
Brynn Wallner on future-proofing luxury marketing

Brynn Wallner on future-proofing luxury marketing:

The founder of Dimepiece, a platform educating women about luxury watches, says brands are failing to promote luxury as an investment.

 Luxury : Youth : Branding
Will NFT luxury assets transform consumer values?

Will NFT luxury assets transform consumer values?:

Artist Sebastian ErraZuriz and his studio have created Digital Diamonds, the world’s first crypto gems. But are luxurians ready for a...

 Luxury : Technology : NFTs
Healing Luxury

Healing Luxury:

From fashion to jewellery, Chinese designers are drawing on national pride and traditional approaches to wellbeing to recast luxury’s...

 Luxury : China : Health And Wellness
Five minds changing luxury fashion perspectives

Five minds changing luxury fashion perspectives:

Around the world, a series of individuals are driving new directions for luxury, from the championing of African artisans to transhuman...

 Luxury : Retail : Technology
How luxury car brands can navigate an electric future

How luxury car brands can navigate an electric future:

The car has always been a mark of independence, freedom and status but as innovation and attitudes to mobility evolve, what future...

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How football can kick luxury brands into shape

How football can kick luxury brands into shape:

False 9 is on a mission to elevate and promote the modern football player and club – with a close eye on luxury brands.

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Augmenting Automotive Retail

Augmenting Automotive Retail:

In the pandemic age, luxury car retail is driving in a new direction, turning to virtual experiences and anti-sales showrooms to win...

 Luxury : Retail : Automotive
Transforming pollution into greener diamonds

Transforming pollution into greener diamonds:

Future luxury goods could lie in unexpected places, says Aether Diamonds, a company turning pollution into glittering stones.

 Luxury : Sustainability : Manufacturing
The brands rethinking premium drinks packaging

The brands rethinking premium drinks packaging:

Sustainable packaging for alcohol is becoming more sophisticated as premium brands push sustainability through innovative, eco-friendly...

 Drinks : Packaging : Sustainability
Fragrance Futures Market

Fragrance Futures Market:

Convenience-led homebody lifestyles are forging new paths for fragrance brands, as formulations become beneficial and marketing moves...

 Fragrance : Luxury : Beauty
Ephemeral Hotels

Ephemeral Hotels:

With experience-collecting guests concerned about their travel footprint, hoteliers are now helping to alleviate their worries by...

 Hospitality : Travel : Luxury
Luxtainment

Luxtainment:

As spending moves online, luxury brands are exploring new content marketing opportunities that combine entertainment with expertise and...

 Luxury : Retail : Entertainment
Champagne Futures Market

Champagne Futures Market:

With 2020 poised to be a vintage year, champagne producers are grappling with the challenge of Covid-19 and a consumer base seeking less...

 Luxury : Drink : Alcohol
Second-hand Brands

Second-hand Brands:

Brands are taking back control of their second-hand stock and launching dedicated platforms and spaces to sell pre-owned products.

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How tech is transforming artisanal luxury in India

How tech is transforming artisanal luxury in India:

Indian luxury expert Deepali Nandwani discusses the state of luxury in India, from Covid-19’s impact to downsized weddings and goods on...

 Luxury : Retail : Fashion
Whisper Networks

Whisper Networks:

Luxury brands are focusing on invitation-only, experience-led micro-communities to uphold an aura of exclusivity in the

Luxury : Media : Technology
Omnilux Lifestyles

Omnilux Lifestyles:

The luxury experience of the future will no longer rely on tactile human-to-human moments, but anytime attainment, anywhere in the...

 Luxury : Hospitality : Travel
Heritage Refashioned

Heritage Refashioned:

At a time of greater brand transparency, the luxury sector is looking inwards to address and change the meaning of heritage beyond its...

 Luxury : Fashion : Black Lives Matter
China Luxury Retail Market

China Luxury Retail Market:

As its economy bounces back, China is becoming the global gauge for luxury retail, powered by revenge spending, patriotic mindsets and...

 Luxury : Retail : China
The next luxury market? It’s the virtual world

The next luxury market? It’s the virtual world:

Unmatereality is a Singapore-based studio digitising and gamifying luxury fashion. Its founder Andy Ku discusses his plans for the era...

 Luxury : Fashion : Technology
The rise of resilience residences

The rise of resilience residences:

Shelter and safety are aligning with luxury living as designers create high-end homes for a future affected by climate change and disasters.

 Luxury : Future Cities : Sustainability
Rural Luxury Market

Rural Luxury Market:

City living is losing its allure as affluent consumers look to the countryside for a more stable and idyllic lifestyle.

 Luxury : Home : Sustainability
Studio Stores

Studio Stores:

Faced with declining footfall and fallout from coronavirus, retailers are reclaiming their stores as multimedia hubs for content creation.

 Retail : Media : E-commerce
The premium spirits defying world borders

The premium spirits defying world borders:

With consumers unable to travel and discover local tipples, distillers are creating elevated spirits that can transport drinkers to...

 Luxury : Drinks : Spirits
We must rethink hotel design for a brave new world

We must rethink hotel design for a brave new world:

Luxury hotels are being challenged to swap opulent interiors for considered spaces and hygienic materials in order to future-proof the...

 Luxury : Hospitality : Travel
Luxury Cars On Demand

Luxury Cars On Demand:

High-end car manufacturers are adopting subscription-based services in order to offer levels of convenience that stretch beyond...

 Automotive : Luxury : Digital
The digital future of Fashion Weeks

The digital future of Fashion Weeks:

The impact of Covid-19 and growing climate concerns are pushing luxury and fashion brands to technology that digitises the runway and...

 Fashion : Luxury : Retail
In future, the only luxury will be a clean conscience

In future, the only luxury will be a clean conscience:

Walpole CEO Helen Brocklebank discusses its recent Sustainability Manifesto, luxury brand stewardship, shared goals and a home...

 Luxury : Sustainability : Manufacturing
Voyage Apparel

Voyage Apparel:

Clothing and accessories brands are catering for Liberated Luxurians with new collections and services for ever-more peripatetic...

 Luxury : Fashion : Travel
Experiential luxury malls

Experiential luxury malls:

Shedding their teen hangout reputation, retail centres are being given an experiential upgrade as operators set their sights on affluent...

 Luxury : Retail : Architecture
The spaces making zero-waste dining luxurious

The spaces making zero-waste dining luxurious:

Chefs and restaurateurs are proving that zero-waste can be high-end with a raft of new eateries representing the next generation of...

 Food : Waste : Sustainability
Anti-aspiration Advertising

Anti-aspiration Advertising:

Luxury brands are using prosaic moments and everyday people in their communications to appeal to a new generation of unostentatious...

 Luxury : Advertising : Campaign
The future of hospitality is contemplative spaces

The future of hospitality is contemplative spaces:

Design Hotels founder Claus Sendlinger on how physical spaces can alter urban consumers’ sense of being in times of haste and...

 Hospitality : Hotels : Travel

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