Bloomberg held its second annual “The Year Ahead: Luxury” conference on Thursday, looking at the trends across luxury sectors such as travel, auto and fashion.
And unsurprisingly, sustainability is “the word that’s on everyone’s lips,” as Chris Rovzar, editorial director at Bloomberg Pursuits, referred to in his opening remarks.
After, to the bane of the news-hungry attendees in the room, Alessandro Bogliolo, president of Tiffany & Co., was strict to “concentrate on the legacy” of the brand, not veering from his talking points, although Carol Massar anchor of Bloomberg BusinessWeek was laudable in her persistence to try to get more on the rumored LVMH acquisition.
Earlier this month, WWD spoke with Bogliolo, detailing the brand’s 182-year-old history and the executive’s strategies for growth.
And unsurprisingly, sustainability is “the word that’s on everyone’s lips,” as Chris Rovzar, editorial director at Bloomberg Pursuits, referred to in his opening remarks.
After, to the bane of the news-hungry attendees in the room, Alessandro Bogliolo, president of Tiffany & Co., was strict to “concentrate on the legacy” of the brand, not veering from his talking points, although Carol Massar anchor of Bloomberg BusinessWeek was laudable in her persistence to try to get more on the rumored LVMH acquisition.
Earlier this month, WWD spoke with Bogliolo, detailing the brand’s 182-year-old history and the executive’s strategies for growth.
Alessandro Bogliolo at Bloomberg’s “The Year Ahead: Luxury” conference.
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After Bogliolo was out of the spotlight, the full focus was on sustainability with a panel comprised of Jennifer Hyman, chief executive officer and cofounder of Rent the Runway; Matt Scanlan, ceo and cofounder of Naadam; and Cara Smyth, Glasgow Caledonian University New York vice president and founder, The Fair Fashion Center who recently spoke at LVMH’s “Future Life” series last month.
For Scanlan, the