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Charles Stewart and the art of getting people through the door
A former banker now runs Sotheby’s. His most revealing challenge is persuading people that an auction house is somewhere they can simply walk into.
Philippe Benacin and the art of borrowing a name
A student assignment led Philippe Benacin into perfume. Four decades later, the Interparfums co-founder is turning a Paris address into a fragrance house of its own.
Imran Amed took the password off. Fashion started reading.
A failed designer incubator left Imran Amed with a blog and a habit of asking questions. From a London sofa, he began building The Business of Fashion - and a different place for himself in the industry.
Jean Madar leaves room for the next scent
He arrives at work without fragrance, ready to try the next one. After four decades with Interparfums, Jean Madar still makes a business of giving other people’s names a new identity in a bottle.
Violetta Group knows who gets the sample
A luxury brand needs an introduction. Then it needs someone to answer the stylist. Inside the agency connecting European fashion, American attention, and the surprisingly practical business of being seen.
Jill Beraud
Jill Beraud is an American consumer brand executive who has spent more than three decades building and running some of the best-known names in retail, beauty, luxury and beverages. She began in brand management at Procter & Gamble, ran her own New York advertising agency, then spent 13 years at Limited Brands, where as Chief Marketing Officer of Victoria's Secret she helped grow the label into a multi-billion-dollar business and also led marketing across Bath & Body Works, Express, Henri Bendel, C.O. Bigelow and Limited Stores. In December 2008 PepsiCo created the role of worldwide Chief Marketing Officer for her, reporting to Indra Nooyi; there she pushed the company away from Super Bowl spending and into the $20 million Pepsi Refresh Project, and later ran the Starbucks and Lipton joint ventures. She went on to serve as CEO of Living Proof, EVP of Global Retail Operations at Tiffany & Co., and CEO of the luxury jewelry house IPPOLITA, before co-founding the plant-based functional beverage company Sh'nnong. Fast Company named her one of its 100 Most Creative People in Business in 2013. She has sat on the board of Levi Strauss & Co. since 2013, was re-elected in April 2026, chairs the Fashion for Good board, and has served on the World of Children Board of Governors since 2009.
Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein is an American global fashion house founded in 1968 by designer Calvin Klein and business partner Barry Schwartz. Known for minimalist design, denim, underwear, fragrances and provocative advertising, the brand elevates everyday essentials to iconic status. Now owned by PVH Corp., Calvin Klein products generate roughly $9 billion in global retail sales annually and are sold across apparel, underwear, fragrances, accessories and home through wholesale, retail and digital channels worldwide.
Kering
Kering is a French global luxury group that owns and develops a portfolio of Houses in fashion, leather goods, jewelry and eyewear - including Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Boucheron, Pomellato, Qeelin and Ginori 1735, plus Kering Eyewear and Kering Beaute. Controlled by the Pinault family through holding company Artemis, Kering grew out of a lumber and retail company (PPR) and reoriented itself entirely toward luxury, positioning creativity and sustainability at the center of its strategy.
Michael Kors
Michael Kors is an American accessible-luxury fashion house founded in 1981 by designer Michael Kors. Known for jet-set American sportswear, its signature Saffiano-leather handbags, watches and ready-to-wear, the brand sells through hundreds of retail and outlet stores worldwide, wholesale partners and a growing e-commerce business. Now the anchor brand of parent Capri Holdings, Michael Kors accounts for roughly 70% of the group's revenue and targets style-conscious, aspirational consumers who want luxury design at a more attainable price point.
The Business of Fashion
The Business of Fashion (BoF) is a London-based global media and intelligence company covering the fashion, beauty and luxury industries. Founded by Imran Amed in 2007 as a blog written from his flat in Notting Hill, BoF has grown into an authoritative platform that combines agenda-setting journalism, paid professional memberships, data and advisory work through BoF Insights, online masterclasses, the BoF Careers job marketplace, and marquee events like BoF VOICES and the BoF 500. The Financial Times led its Series B round in 2019, and the company reaches readers and members in more than 200 countries.
John Paul
John Paul is a Paris-based premium concierge and customer-loyalty company that operates white-label services for luxury brands and enterprises. Founded in 2007-2008 by David Amsellem, it pairs human concierges with a proprietary CRM platform to manage the relationships brands have with their most valuable clients and employees. After merging with US rival LesConcierges in 2015, it was acquired by AccorHotels in 2016 and now runs as a business accelerator inside the Accor group, serving clients such as Visa, Hyundai, Orange and luxury houses across automotive, finance, fashion and travel.
McLaren Artura
The McLaren Artura is a plug-in hybrid supercar that marks McLaren Automotive's first step into a new era. Powered by an all-new 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 paired with an axial flux electric motor, it delivers 691bhp through an 8-speed dual-clutch gearbox while weighing just 1,498kg. Built on the brand-new MCLA carbon fibre chassis manufactured in-house at McLaren's Sheffield composites centre, the Artura blends electric-only urban cruising with explosive supercar performance - 0-62mph in 3.0 seconds and a top speed of 205mph.
Bugatti Tourbillon
The Bugatti Tourbillon is a 1,800-horsepower hybrid hypercar that succeeds the iconic Chiron, featuring a naturally aspirated 8.3-liter V16 engine paired with three electric motors. Limited to 250 units and priced at EUR 3.8 million, it represents Bugatti's bold step into electrification while preserving the analog soul of mechanical watchmaking.
Mercedes-Benz EQB
The Mercedes-Benz EQB is a battery electric compact luxury crossover SUV that takes the practical, boxy silhouette of the GLB and replaces the combustion engine with a silent electric powertrain. It is one of the few compact EVs to offer an optional third row, making it a rarity in the electric space for growing families.
Toyota Crown
The Toyota Crown is a bold reinvention of Japan's most storied nameplate - a fastback crossover-sedan that blends sedan elegance with SUV practicality, hybrid efficiency up to 42 MPG, and available 340 hp performance. Returning to the US after a 51-year absence, the 16th-generation Crown starts at $41,440 and challenges European luxury sedans with Toyota reliability and genuine design daring.