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An unemployed UX designer, Lei had taken it upon herself to create the perfect work bag. Today, Lei is the 28-year-old CEO and founder of Freja, a New York-based company that sells work totes, shoulder purses and travel accessories. A 'really, really slow' startIn February 2019, Lei was a soon-to-be-unemployed graduate student at Cornell University preparing for a job interview in New York. She tried pairing three different work bags with her outfit, and none of them worked. "It was really, really slow for the first two years," says Lei.

Persons: Jenny Lei, She'd, Lei, —, Freja, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Celine, Loewe, Sandy Liang Organizations: CNBC, Cornell University Locations: Hoboken , New Jersey, New York, Bryant, Brooklyn, Guangzhou, China

☆ New Vogue exhibition on runway shows reveals how this humble walkway changed fashion forever
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

And if you did miss them, both these revolutionary runways are part of a new London exhibition, “Vogue: Inventing the Runway,” at the Lightroom. Projected onto the venue’s 39-foot-high walls, a mixture of backstage and runway footage transports viewers into the epicenter of fashion history. Alexander McQueen's Spring-Summer 1999 show, featuring a duo of spray-painting robots, has gone down in fashion history. Coco Chanel would watch the her own fashion shows from the mirrored staircase in her apartment building in Paris. The Vogue exhibition at the Lightroom chronicles the history of the runway, using backstage and runway footage to immerse the audience.

Persons: you’re, Alexander McQueen’s, Chanel, ”, Chioma Nnadi, “, Alexander McQueen's, Paul Vicente, John Galliano’s, Margiela, ’ Pont Alexandre III, Saint Laurent’s, Bella Hadid’s, Alex Consani strutting, Pharrell Williams, Louis Vuitton, Julien De Rosa, Charles Fredrick Worth, ” Dr, Kate Strasdin, dressmakers, Lucy, Lady Duff, Gordon, ‘, I’ve, ’ ”, Karl Lagerfeld, David Fisher, ” Strasdin, Gabrielle “ Coco ” Chanel, tucking, — Marie, Kate, Ashley Olsen’s, Coco Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld’s, “ Voss, Anna Wintour’s, Justin Sutcliffe, McQueen, Dior —, Nnadi, It’s Organizations: London CNN, Vogue, British Vogue, Getty, England’s Falmouth University, CNN, “ Locations: ”, British, Saint, Paris, Pont, Pont Neuf, AFP, Worth, New York

☆ China's KFC and Pizza Hut CEO said she spends hours watching her customers eat
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementChina's KFC and Pizza Hut CEO said that she sits and watches her customers eat. Joey Wat, the head of KFC and Pizza Hut in China, has an unusual approach to designing new products: She sits in restaurants for hours, watching her customers eat. Wat is the CEO of Yum China, the company that owns KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and other fast-food brands in the country. According to Yum China, KFC is China's most popular fast-food chain, with over 11,000 outlets in the country. Representatives of Yum China didn't respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: Jason Buechel, LVMH's Bernard Arnault, Joey Wat, Wat, Fortune, Sam Walton, Laxman Narasimhan, foodie, Buechel, Bernard Arnault, Celine, Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Alexandre Arnault Organizations: Pizza, KFC, Yum, Taco Bell, Global, New York City, Walmart, Starbucks, Foods, Tiffany, Bloomberg, Business Locations: China, Yum China, New York, Austin

☆ Luxury brands forgot about Gen Z. They can't afford to make that mistake again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But now it appears that some luxury brands have forgotten that aim. Dukas/Getty ImagesRay of Buttermilk said that some luxury brands have been hesitant to explore collaborations as a means of engaging Gen Z consumers because they fear losing their luxury allure. The future is vintageLuxury players might be kicking themselves for alienating Gen Z consumers, but Gen Zers never forgot about luxury. But secondhand's success isn't bad news for primary luxury brands, Escribano said. Bar certain luxury products like Hermès Birkins handbags, secondhand luxury is by and large cheaper and retains a level of exclusivity, she said.

Persons: Bain, Louis Vuitton, Z, Gen Z, There's, Claudia D'Arpizio, Blanca Zugaza Escribano, Gen, D'Arpizio, LVMH, Prada, Sabrina Carpenter, Marleen Moise, Getty, Jamie Ray, Escribano, Gen Z's, Thomaï, They've, Gen Zers, Z's Organizations: Louis, Prada, Bain & Company, Industry, Bain, Business, NYU's Stern School, Gen Locations: Hermès

☆ Bernard Arnault, the world's richest person, appoints son to CEO role at LVMH amid leadership shake-up
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bernard, CEO and chairman of LVMH, is the world's richest person with a $158.5 billion net worth. Related Video 5 ways Elon Musk shook up Twitter as CEOAlexandre Arnault and Bernard Arnault in 2016. Representatives for LVMH, Arnault, and Guiony did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider. The new appointments also drum up speculation about who will succeed Bernard as LVMH's CEO. The Arnault family has been compared to the Roy family, the subjects of the HBO drama, "Succession."

Persons: Alexandre Arnault, Moët Hennessy, Bernard Arnault's, —, Bernard Arnault's multibillion, LVMH, Bernard, Christian Dior, Bernard's, Alexandre, Elon Musk, Bernard Arnault, Donato Sardella, Louis Vuitton, Jean, Jacques Guiony, Guiony, — Alexandre, Frédéric —, Delphine Arnault, Dior Couture, Antoine Arnault, Antoine, Jean Arnault, Roy, Roy family's Organizations: Service, company's Sustainability, LVMH's, Product, Communications, Tiffany, LVMH, Business, Reuters, Christian Dior, HBO, New York Times Locations: LVMH

☆ Burberry launches urgent turnaround plan to save the brand
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementBurberry's CEO Joshua Schulman says the brand is undergoing an urgent "course correct." The strategy aim comes as the luxury brand reports revenue plummeted 22% in its interim results. Things have gone from bad to worse at Burberry, the beleaguered British luxury brand. Dubbing the strategic shift "Burberry Forward," the market has responded positively, with shares rising 14% in early trading on Thursday. Cara Delevigne is a longtime Burberry brand ambassador and stars in one of its new campaigns.

Persons: Joshua Schulman, Burberry, Schulman, Jelena Sokolova, I've, Louis Vuitton, Cara Delevigne, Lexie Moreland, Barry Keoghan, Jonathan Akeroyd Organizations: Burberry, Morningstar, Getty, British, Moncler Locations: British, WWD, China

☆ Taylor Swift mixed high and low fashion brands for her latest $100,000 gameday outfit
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Her quiet-luxury ensemble included a Versace blazer, matching skirt, and Victoria's Secret corset. Taylor Swift's outfit mixed four Versace pieces with an inexpensive top from Victoria's Secret. David Eulitt/Getty ImagesTo emphasize the quiet-luxury aesthetic of her red and black outfit, Swift also sported $1,990 leather boots and carried a $2,190 tote, both from Versace. Related storiesAlongside sparkling diamond studs, Swift wore an $800 pair of David Yurman heart-shaped earrings made from garnet stones. Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesTotaling $102,590 — not including a few unknown jewelry pieces — Swift's latest look is one of the most expensive outfits she's worn all year.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Louis Vuitton, —, tweed, Taylor Swift's, David Eulitt, Swift, Jamie Squire, David Yurman, Effy, Blake Lively Organizations: Service, Arrowhead, tote, Versace

☆ Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are still method dressing
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —While some might be growing weary of celebrity method dressing — the styling phenomenon that sees actors match their red carpet garb to their latest movie role — character-based fashion shows no sign of stopping. In the run up to the release of Luca Guadagnino’s erotic tennis drama “Challengers” this spring, star Zendaya wore almost exclusively white and lime green looks — often adorned with literal tennis balls. Now, it’s Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s turn. TheStewartofNY/WireImage/Getty ImagesOne of the pair's earliest examples of method dressing took place at the Paris Olympic Games in July. Gilbert Flores/Variety/Getty ImagesPerhaps, if we’ve reached the peak of method dressing, the trend might evolve to become more subtle, playful and less restrictive.

Persons: Margot Robbie, Andrew Mukamal, Greta Gerwig’s, Barbie, Luca Guadagnino’s, Zendaya, Lady Gaga, Harley Quinn, Celine, it’s Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande’s, ”, Matthew Stockman, Erivo, Louis Vuitton, Grande, Glinda, Elphaba, Thom Browne, they’ve, Jonathan, Gilbert Flores, we’ve, Jonathan Bailey, Prince Fiyero Organizations: CNN, Museum of Modern Art, Paris Olympic Games, Los, Academy, Los Angeles, Variety Locations: London, Erivo, New York, Los Angeles

☆ Chanel stages dreamy resort collection in Hong Kong
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Stephy Chung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The fashion house staged its two runway shows — one in the afternoon, and one at night — at the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI). Anthony Kwan/Getty ImagesDesigned by the brand’s artistic director Virginie Viard, before her departure in June, the collection featured dozens of looks. Anthony Kwan/Getty ImagesThe runway was spread across two floors of the Hong Kong Design Institute. But the label’s decision to restage the presentation in Hong Kong signals the brand’s continued efforts to court Asian clientele amid a wider luxury market slowdown. Anthony Kwan/Getty ImagesBack in June, Viard announced she was exiting Chanel after serving as its artistic director of fashion collections for five years.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN — Chanel, ”, Penélope Cruz, Chow Yun, Angela Yuen, Chanel, Anthony Kwan, Virginie Viard, Yuen, Benjamin Voisin, Billy H.C, Kwok, Louis Vuitton, Viard, Karl Lagerfeld’s Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Design Institute, Reuters, Chanel Locations: Hong Kong, Hong, French, Marseilles, France, China

☆ China's Singles Day shopping festival is more than halfway over. Here's how consumers are spending
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

China's e-commerce giants stopped reporting Singles Day GMV in 2022 during the pandemic. Singles Day GMV this year as of Oct. 30 was 845 billion yuan ($119.1 billion), according to research firm Syntun. Subsidies boost appliancesHelping boost sales this Singles Day are China's subsidies for trade-ins of home appliances, launched in late July. They predict 4% to 5% growth in Singles Day GMV, with sales in the home appliance category supported by the trade-in program. "Something that kind of came out of nowhere, into all of a sudden really, really big numbers."

Persons: Alibaba, Jacob Cooke, JD's, ByteDance's Douyin, Cooke, Louis Vuitton, we've, UOB Kay Hian, JD.com, Dave Xie, Oliver Wyman, Xie, There's, Liang, Chiikawa, Taobao, Tmall Organizations: Visual China, Getty, Alibaba, Technologies, CNBC, Louis Locations: Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China, BEIJING, Asia, Alibaba, British

☆ Japanese shoppers are entering their spending era. Not all luxury brands stand to benefit.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Luxury sales in Japan surged due to a weakened yen and increased tourist spending. Brands like Hermès are thriving there by aligning with Japanese values of subtlety and quality. Rasmus Jurkatam/Getty ImagesBut in Q3, both LVMH and Kering reported a slowdown in luxury spending in Japan. Still, while the tourist spending may have faded somewhat, experts say Japanese consumers are emerging from a frugal era and spending on luxury themselves. But the Japanese aren't just splashing their cash anywhere — a bitter pill for some luxury brands to swallow.

Persons: —, Amrita Banta, Kering, Rasmus Jurkatam, Jelena Sokolova, Daniel Langer, Martin Roll, Birkin, Banta, Louis Vuitton, Roll, Langer, " Langer Organizations: Brands, Service, Research, Gucci, Morningstar, Pepperdine University, McKinsey, Prada Locations: Japan, China, India

☆ A chalet girl at one of the world's most luxurious ski destination shares what the winter wonderland for the wealthy is like. Take a look around.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Monica Humphries | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A few winters ago, India Hogg witnessed that luxury firsthand when she spent six months working there as a chalet host. India Hogg and the five-star chalet she worked in for six months. She told Business Insider she was en route to Courchevel 1850 for a six-month job as a chalet host, also known as a chalet girl. During her free time, she was often on the slopes, exploring the luxe ski resort, and sharing her life as a chalet girl on Instagram and TikTok. Hogg's routine as a chalet girl involved more dirty toilets than shopping bags.

Persons: India Hogg, TikTok, Hogg, There's Louis Vuitton Locations: India, London, Courchevel

☆ These are the telltale signs of a fake Hermès Birkin, according to a vintage luxury expert with 20 years of experience
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A vintage expert with 20 years of experience says there are telltale signs to spot a fake Hermès Birkin. Here's what to look out for when picking out a vintage Birkin. I've learned strategies that help me identify specific things about luxury bags, from their model to configuration, just by looking at a piece. Here are tips on detecting if the vintage Birkin you're eyeing is authentic. Edward Berthelot/Getty ImagesIf you have a Hermès Birkin, you will know that the way the leather is treated gives it an almost perfumed smell.

Persons: Birkin, —, Koyaana Redstar, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, I've, Kelly, Hermès, Counterfeiters, Hermès Birkin, Dario Cantatore, they've, That's, Birkin suede, Edward Berthelot Organizations: telltale, Service, Luxe, eBay, Rebag Locations: Los Angeles, New York, Hermès

☆ The NFL's $1,000 branded designer jackets are the latest sign of fashion's newfound love affair with sports
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

New York low-key women's fashion brand Veronica Beard just launched a collaboration with the NFL. On Sunday, the NFL announced a partnership with Veronica Beard, a low-key luxury fashion brand in New York founded in 2010 by sisters-in-law Veronica Miele Beard and Veronica Swanson Beard. AdvertisementMany luxury brands are increasingly courting sports fans as an untapped source of revenue. The luxury fashion industry can't rely on sports to be its saving grace long-termHowever, Pedraza said, not all collaborations reap big rewards. "There's a bit of a lack of innovation on the part of some luxury brands," he said.

Persons: Veronica Beard, —, Veronica Miele Beard, Veronica Swanson Beard, Veronica, Dickey Jackets, Renie Anderson, Taylor Swift, Serdari, Swift, LVMH, Bernard Arnault's, Red Bull, Louis Vuitton, Bernard Arnault, Victor Boyko, Milton Pedraza, Pedraza, — Gen Zers, millennials —, they're, Mary Organizations: NFL, Service, Business, NYU's Stern School, Formula, Bloomberg, Paris FC football, Red, Paris Olympics, NBC, Luxury Institute Locations: York, New York

☆ Al Pacino says he went from $50 million to broke, joining a long list of stars who've experienced money troubles
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Al Pacino went from a $50 million fortune to almost nothing in the bank, he revealed in a new book. The "Scarface" actor spent too much, ignored his finances, and had an accountant who ultimately went to prison. AdvertisementAl Pacino went from $50 million to broke by spending too much, ignoring his finances, and using an accountant who ultimately went to jail for fraud. In a scene somewhat reminiscent of a mob movie, Pacino set up a meeting with the studio's boss and asked him to back down. "I had $50 million, and then I had nothing.

Persons: Al Pacino, Pacino, Adam Sandler, —, who've, Sonny Boy, they'd, Donnie Brasco, he'd, there's, Al's, Jack, Jill, Michael Jackson, Mike Tyson, Diego Maradona, Dennis Rodman, Charles Barkley, Shay Shay, Louis Vuitton, Dior Organizations: Service, MGM Studios, MGM, New Yorker Locations: Europe

☆ Social media's favorite fake rich kid opens up about his online persona — and his new real-life job
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Aris Yeager shot to fame by parodying a spoiled, rich European caricature on social media. Yeager recently told Business Insider about his online persona. You may have seen the 24-year-old Belgian-American, better known as "The European Kid," at some point on your social media feeds. But the conflation between Yeager's and Louis' life goes further than being mistaken for billionaires' sons. "I could be a Formula 1 driver," Louis told Sainz in a video earlier this year.

Persons: Aris Yeager, Yeager, —, Louis, Fabrizio Brienza, Bernard Arnault, Louis Vuitton, Alexandre Arnault, Yeager's, Moritz, he's, Carlos Sainz Jr, Anne Hathaway, Shaun White, Sainz, I'm, Philip Davis, Lefty, Storytime, Thomas Repelski, Davis Organizations: Service, New York City, Dior, TF1, Google, Hamptons, Northeastern University, Milano Locations: New York, Europe, TikTok, French, Saint, St

☆ LVMH had a rough week. That's a bad sign for the luxury sector.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . LVMH, the largest of the luxury conglomerates, announced its third-quarter earnings this week, and the results were grim. AdvertisementWhile personal luxury sales in China grew by more than 37% each year from 2019 through 2021, that annual growth is not expected to hit more than 4.2% through 2028, according to EMARKETER data. AdvertisementEMARKETER's Canaves pointed to the collaborations and moves toward streetwear that helped some brands emerge from the last luxury slump. Of course, any expansion into new categories should not take attention from handbags and clothing, the revenue drivers of luxury brands.

Persons: LVMH, —, Louis Vuitton, Salvatore Ferragamo, Goldman Sachs, Gucci, Hermès, Jean, Jacques Guiony, Adam Cochrane, Chanel, Canaves, Guiony, Birkin, Deutsche Bank's Cochrane, Cartier, Brunello Cucinelli, Rambourg, Louis Organizations: Service, Revenue, Louis, Burberry, Business, Deutsche Bank, Gucci, Deutsche Bank's, Chez Locations: China, Asia, Japan, COVID, streetwear, Paris

☆ The Greats: Florence Welch, Lorna Simpson, Jonathan Anderson and Theaster Gates
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( The New York Times | Lauren Groff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +37 min

The musician Florence Welch, photographed in London on July 5, 2024. For nearly two decades, Florence Welch’s songs have offered a mythic view not only of pop music but of the glories and rages of being a female artist today. When I rang the Camberwell, South London, doorbell of Florence Welch, I held a tribute: “The Penguin Book of Spiritual Verse” (2022), edited by Kaveh Akbar. Exacerbating the mixed craving for and fear of having a baby and what it would mean for her art, Welch feels the intense pressure of aging as a female performer. Art begins in the body; art is limited by the limitations of the body; at some point, art exceeds the body and can live beyond the scope of flesh.

Persons: Florence Welch, Valentino, Luis Alberto Rodriguez, Vanessa Reid FLORENCE, Florence Welch’s, Inanna, Enheduanna, Jane Hirshfield PROPHETESS, “, Kaveh Akbar, I’ve, Welch, they’re, enormity, Madame Blavatsky, ”, Fleetwood, Taylor Swift, William Morris, Evelyn Welch’s, Vanessa Reid, Welch wouldn’t, who’ve, Nick Cave, Patti Smith, Stevie Nicks, Tom Waits, Jeff Buckley, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, ” Welch, Ganavya Doraiswamy, who’s, Welch’s —, Doraiswamy, Uyir, Federico García Lorca’s, it’s, Shakespeare, Mozart, Toni Morrison, Lorca, It’s, Jack Antonoff, she’s, Chanel, Nick Welch, Sebastians, she’d, dryly, Bugsy Malone ”, Grace, squats . Welch, Isabella Summers, hasn’t, didn’t, Fiona Apple, Kate Bush, Regina Spektor, Annie Lennox, Joanna Newsom, Sinead O’Connor, thrall, ’ She’s, Gustav Klimt, who’d, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, She’d, Dave Grohl, Scott Fitzgerald’s, Thomas Bartlett, Nico Muhly, Yoko Ono, Sufjan Stevens, Nick Carraway’s, Jay Gatsby, —, hadn’t, spiraled, Louis Vuitton, John, John Singer Sargent, Sargent, Miss Elsie Palmer ”, I’d, “ I’ve, Britney Spears, Dolly Parton, ” I’d, de Wilde, ” de Wilde, Julia Margaret Cameron, Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, Loie Fuller, Ellen Terry, Lady MacBeth ”, ’ ” Welch, they’d, King ”, King, Elvis Presley, revel, Ovid, Apollo, preternaturally, Anthony Turner, Thom Walker, Afra Zamara, Jack Symes, Sam Hearn, Daiki Tajima, Federico Covarelli, Emily Rose Lansley, John Allan, Samanta Falcone, Ollie Kariel, Pip Long, Karen Avenell, Andreea Georgiana Rădoi, Sam Wright Organizations: Machine, YouTube, Enheduanna, University of Bristol, Smiths, Big, Camberwell College of Arts, Foo Fighters, American, Theater, Antonoff, Tate, John Singer, Jolly, Art, Digital Locations: London, FLORENCE, Camberwell, South London, Florence, Florida, ”, Camberwell —, British, Tamil, Spanish, Strasbourg, dyscalculia, Toronto, squats ., Cambridge, New York City, Tate Britain, American, “

The musician Florence Welch, photographed in London on July 5, 2024. When I rang the Camberwell, South London, doorbell of Florence Welch, I held a tribute: “The Penguin Book of Spiritual Verse” (2022), edited by Kaveh Akbar. Chanel coat, price on request, (800) 550-0005; Valentino tights (worn underneath), $1,000; and Welch’s own dress, headband and jewelry. An aversion to definition is a great gift to an artist like Welch. Art begins in the body; art is limited by the limitations of the body; at some point, art exceeds the body and can live beyond the scope of flesh.

The musician Florence Welch, photographed in London on July 5, 2024. When I rang the Camberwell, South London, doorbell of Florence Welch, I held a tribute: “The Penguin Book of Spiritual Verse” (2022), edited by Kaveh Akbar. Chanel coat, price on request, (800) 550-0005; Valentino tights (worn underneath), $1,000; and Welch’s own dress, headband and jewelry. Exacerbating the mixed craving for and fear of having a baby and what it would mean for her art, Welch feels the intense pressure of aging as a female performer. Art begins in the body; art is limited by the limitations of the body; at some point, art exceeds the body and can live beyond the scope of flesh.

☆ How Florence Welch Turned Rage Into Power
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Lauren Groff | The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +37 min

The musician Florence Welch, photographed in London on July 5, 2024. When I rang the Camberwell, South London, doorbell of Florence Welch, I held a tribute: “The Penguin Book of Spiritual Verse” (2022), edited by Kaveh Akbar. Exacerbating the mixed craving for and fear of having a baby and what it would mean for her art, Welch feels the intense pressure of aging as a female performer. In the latter part of the song, Welch raises her voice in a long howl of rage. Art begins in the body; art is limited by the limitations of the body; at some point, art exceeds the body and can live beyond the scope of flesh.

The musician Florence Welch, photographed in London on July 5, 2024. For nearly two decades, Florence Welch’s songs have offered a mythic view not only of pop music but of the glories and rages of being a female artist today. When I rang the Camberwell, South London, doorbell of Florence Welch, I held a tribute: “The Penguin Book of Spiritual Verse” (2022), edited by Kaveh Akbar. An aversion to definition is a great gift to an artist like Welch. Art begins in the body; art is limited by the limitations of the body; at some point, art exceeds the body and can live beyond the scope of flesh.

☆ Netflix airing NFL games on Christmas will be the streaming giant's biggest test for its next area of growth
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . In today's big story, Netflix's earnings report comes as Wall Street wonders if the king of streaming can keep its crown . Business Insider's Lucia Moses outlined investors' key questions about Netflix ahead of its third-quarter earnings call this afternoon. The NFL is coming to the streamer this Christmas, with Netflix showing two games on the holiday.

Persons: —, Leapmoter, Chelsea Jia Feng, Business Insider's Lucia Moses, Alain Tascan, Jamie Squire, — Peacock, BI's Peter Kafka, There's, Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, Mike Kemp, Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, iStock, Rebecca Zisser, Harris, Elon Musk's, Elon, Tyler Le, it's, Amy Powell, El, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, Milan Sehmbi, Amanda Yen Organizations: Business, Service, EV, Netflix, Epic Games, NFL, NBA, Getty, Louis, BI, Trump, House, SpaceX, Elon Musk's, California Coastal Commission, Paramount, NATO Locations: Europe, Swedish, California, Hollywood, El Mayo, Sinaloa, New York, London

☆ Luxury stocks slide as LVMH disappoints and Wall Street eyes few signs of stronger China demand despite stimulus
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Kelly Cloonan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Dior and Louis Vuitton parent pointed to weak consumer demand in China. Wall Street analysts say recent stimulus measures likely won't be enough for spending in China to rebound. The company pointed to overwhelmingly weak demand in China, with organic sales in Asia (excluding Japan) falling 16%. The company gave vague forward guidance, and analysts on Wall Street say the country's recent stimulus won't be enough to reverse the weak demand. China's latest stimulus package, unveiled late last month, has aimed to prop up the country's weak consumer demand and struggling property sector.

Persons: LVMH, Hermes, Dior, Louis Vuitton, —, Christian Dior, Jean, Jacques Guiony, Guiony, We've Organizations: L'Oreal, Wall Street, Service, Wall, Citigroup Inc Locations: China, Asia, Japan

☆ It looks like the glory days of luxury are over for LVMH, at least for now
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

LVMH reported a 3% decline in sales in its most recent quarter. The drop is driven by decreased demand from Chinese consumers, affecting luxury sales. AdvertisementFrench luxury conglomerate LVMH, the world's largest luxury company, reported a 3% year-on-year decline in sales in its most recent quarter. On Wednesday, LVMH shares fell by nearly 7% in early trading, driven by waning demand from Chinese consumers, who were once key spenders of European luxury goods. Some Chinese luxury consumers have been flocking to Japan to take advantage of lower prices caused by the country's currency downturn.

Persons: LVMH, —, Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior —, lockdowns, Jean, Jacques Guiony Organizations: Service, Louis, National Development, Reform Commission Locations: Beijing, China, Covid, Asia, Japan, United States, Europe

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