https://www.scmp.com/rss/516303/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Gloria Tso Gloria Tso From Brussels to Beijing to Hong Kong and beyond, few European luxury brands have built as strong a presence in Asia as Delvaux, the world’s oldest luxury leather goods maison. Spearheading much of that formidable growth in the region is CEO Jean-Marc Loubier, who isn’t interested in using stiff economic terms to talk about the business. The long-standing luxury visionary instead refers to consumers as “clients” and reimagines Delvaux’s accessories as architectural icons of the brand’s nearly... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3343670/style-edit-delvaux-ceo-jean-marc-loubier-brands-living-legacy-and-new-hong-kong-flagship?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3343670/style-edit-delvaux-ceo-jean-marc-loubier-brands-living-legacy-and-new-hong-kong-flagship?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Feb 2026 02:08:17 +0000 Vincenzo La Torre Vincenzo La Torre When Remo Ruffini acquired Moncler in 2003, down jackets were utilitarian basics relegated to the back of the closet. Ruffini – back then an under-the-radar entrepreneur from a family in Como’s textile and clothing trade – has been single-handedly responsible for transforming a functional wardrobe staple into a de facto status symbol that is the clothing equivalent of a high-end handbag. The current chairman and outgoing CEO of Moncler, Ruffini didn’t set out to build an empire when he took over... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3342585/how-remo-ruffini-made-moncler-luxury-powerhouse-grenoble-winter-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3342585/how-remo-ruffini-made-moncler-luxury-powerhouse-grenoble-winter-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Feb 2026 22:00:16 +0000 Reuters,Cherry Liu Reuters,Cherry Liu French luxury group Kering has named Francesca Bellettini, 55, as chief executive of Gucci, replacing Stefano Cantino after he spent only nine months at the Italian fashion brand. Placing Bellettini directly in charge of Gucci, which she previously oversaw from Paris as deputy Kering CEO, marks chief executive Luca de Meo’s first major move since taking the helm last week. Bellettini had been deputy CEO in charge of brand development since 2023, alongside Jean-Marc Duplaix, who Kering said... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3326085/who-guccis-new-ceo-francesca-bellettini-who-was-previously-saint-laurent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3326085/who-guccis-new-ceo-francesca-bellettini-who-was-previously-saint-laurent?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:00:21 +0000 Vincenzo La Torre Vincenzo La Torre Italian luxury tycoon Diego Della Valle has been extolling the virtues of “Made in Italy” since he joined his family company back in 1975, when it was an anonymous firm making quality footwear for luxury brands. He eventually turned it into one of the most respected names in luxury: Tod’s. His global ambitions were clear from day one. After fully taking the reins in 1979, Della Valle named the company J.P. Tod’s (later changed to the simpler Tod’s), believing that the English-sounding name would... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3316930/tods-and-schiaparelli-owner-diego-della-valle-impact-trumps-tariffs-eu-ais-inability-replace-true?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3316930/tods-and-schiaparelli-owner-diego-della-valle-impact-trumps-tariffs-eu-ais-inability-replace-true?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Jul 2025 11:00:11 +0000 Josiah Ng Josiah Ng “I have no pressure,” says Jean-Claude Biver, “except the pressure of time [and] the need to be successful. That’s already a lot of pressure, but it’s a positive pressure.” It is hard to imagine that many pressures – including the pressure to succeed – remain for someone like Biver, who almost requires no introduction. In a career spanning half a century, Biver is known for deftly resuscitating several brands you may have heard of. In the wake of the quartz crisis, he bought and revitalised... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3311945/former-tag-heuer-ceo-jean-claude-biver-starting-his-eponymous-luxury-watch-brand-jc-biver-taking?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3311945/former-tag-heuer-ceo-jean-claude-biver-starting-his-eponymous-luxury-watch-brand-jc-biver-taking?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 May 2025 06:33:31 +0000 Vincenzo La Torre Vincenzo La Torre If you were to come up with a list of brands that cater to discreet connoisseurs, Italian leather goods house Valextra would be right up there. Founded in Milan in 1937, the house has a loyal following among worldly and cultured luxury lovers who usually discover the brand by chancing upon its Milan store, which has become a destination unto itself for visitors to the city. That “if you know, you know” attitude was a key element of Valextra’s appeal long before those five words became a popular... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3310083/xavier-rougeaux-ceo-valextra-explains-subtle-allure-milan-leather-goods-brand-famous-its-whispered?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3310083/xavier-rougeaux-ceo-valextra-explains-subtle-allure-milan-leather-goods-brand-famous-its-whispered?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 May 2025 04:00:13 +0000 Vincenzo La Torre Vincenzo La Torre Aman, the luxury hospitality company established in Phuket in 1988, needs no introduction. “Amanjunkies”, as the brand’s loyal fans are known, love to boast about the number of resorts they have visited and to share insider tips about them. They can take home a piece of the Aman lifestyle with Aman Essentials, a line of products ranging from fragrances to ready-to-wear, which are also available at Harrods in London. The line is the brainchild of Kristina Romanova, a former model, avowed skincare... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3307709/style-according-amans-kristina-romanova-busy-executive-appreciates-her-cartier-tortue-watch-harrods?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3307709/style-according-amans-kristina-romanova-busy-executive-appreciates-her-cartier-tortue-watch-harrods?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Apr 2025 05:00:07 +0000 Ferragamo chairman Leonardo Ferragamo has a busy few months ahead. A second-generation descendant of the family behind the Florence-based leather goods label, Leonardo started working at the company at the young age of 20 and has been instrumental in expanding Ferragamo’s presence globally, including in Hong Kong and China. He is now tasked with the challenge of appointing a new CEO for the storied Italian house, one of the few independent luxury brands left in a landscape dominated by... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3299072/ferragamo-chairman-leonardo-ferragamo-competing-luxury-groups-lvmh-what-hes-looking-new-ceo-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3299072/ferragamo-chairman-leonardo-ferragamo-competing-luxury-groups-lvmh-what-hes-looking-new-ceo-and?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Feb 2025 04:00:19 +0000 Earlier this year, luxury group Richemont announced that long-time Van Cleef & Arpels CEO Nicolas Bos would leave his post at the storied Parisian jeweller to become group chief executive, overseeing all Richemont brands and regions. One of the largest luxury groups in the world and the undisputed leader in the hard luxury sector, Richemont is the company behind illustrious names such as Cartier, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Piaget, Vacheron Constantin and Buccellati, to name a few. Bos’ appointment is... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3286782/new-richemont-group-ceo-nicolas-bos-his-25-years-van-cleef-arpels-and-now-stepping-oversee-cartier?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3286782/new-richemont-group-ceo-nicolas-bos-his-25-years-van-cleef-arpels-and-now-stepping-oversee-cartier?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Nov 2024 21:00:11 +0000 Prada scion Lorenzo Bertelli has been at the family company since 2017, and while he has kept a low profile, the former racing driver has brought major change to the house that his great-grandfather founded in 1913 and that his parents have transformed into a global powerhouse over the last four decades. The son of designer Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli, who is now chairman of the board, Lorenzo is chief marketing officer and head of corporate social responsibility at the Prada Group,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3284480/pradas-drive-towards-sustainability-ocean-literacy-lorenzo-bertelli-son-fashion-legends-miuccia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3284480/pradas-drive-towards-sustainability-ocean-literacy-lorenzo-bertelli-son-fashion-legends-miuccia?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:00:21 +0000 Everything old is new again, or so they say. Just ask renowned etiquette guru, author – and now – beauty brand co-founder, Sara Jane Ho, whose entire personal brand has been founded on making manners cool once more, using etiquette inspired by British royals and ancient Chinese proverbs. The founder of China’s first-ever finishing school, she later found global fame with her hit 2022 Netflix series, Mind Your Manners – also the name of her book, released earlier this year. Now another practice... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3272878/introducing-antevorta-sara-jane-hos-feminine-care-brand-inspired-traditional-chinese-medicine-your?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3272878/introducing-antevorta-sara-jane-hos-feminine-care-brand-inspired-traditional-chinese-medicine-your?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Aug 2024 04:00:19 +0000 When Charles Leung moved from his native Hong Kong to Paris almost two decades ago, to join LVMH-owned jeweller Chaumet, little did he know that one day he would be taking the top job at the illustrious Parisian maison. Founded in 1780 and based in Place Vendôme, the heart of high jewellery making and a focal point for Parisian luxury, Chaumet has a storied history, supplying tiaras to royals including the likes of Joséphine Bonaparte, Napoleon’s wife. After a period of relative dormancy in the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3268403/style-edit-meet-chaumets-new-head-charles-leung-first-asian-ceo-lvmh-brand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3268403/style-edit-meet-chaumets-new-head-charles-leung-first-asian-ceo-lvmh-brand?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Jul 2024 02:00:18 +0000 Isabel Marant, the fashion label that has come to define modern French style for a generation of women, is turning 30 this year. Three decades in business as an independent brand in an industry dominated by large luxury groups is not an easy feat. By building a strong foundation and sticking to her vision, its namesake founder – Isabel Marant, the woman whose personal style is as admired and copied as her creations – has shown that it can be done. So what’s the secret sauce to Isabel Marant’s... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3265608/isabel-marant-30-years-fashion-finding-laid-back-parisian-style-and-sticking-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3265608/isabel-marant-30-years-fashion-finding-laid-back-parisian-style-and-sticking-it?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Jun 2024 04:00:10 +0000 Renzo Rosso is a rarity in the fashion industry: a self-made founder. And not just any founder. He is the man behind Diesel, the denim label that Rosso – born into a farming family in the Veneto region of northern Italy – established at the age of just 23 in 1978. While Rosso is mainly known for Diesel, over the last two decades he has been quietly building Italy’s sole truly global fashion group: Only the Brave (OTB), the company behind brands including Maison Margiela, Marni and Jil... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3265595/how-diesel-founder-renzo-rosso-became-italys-fashion-king-marni-maison-margiela?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3265595/how-diesel-founder-renzo-rosso-became-italys-fashion-king-marni-maison-margiela?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Jun 2024 04:00:10 +0000 The daughter of designer Brunello Cucinelli, known as the “king of cashmere”, Carolina is the co-president and co-creative director of the fashion label her father founded in the Italian region of Umbria in 1978. Since getting more involved in the design side of the business, she has injected a dose of femininity into the label, which for years had been more popular among stylish men. That’s no longer the case, with female celebrities such as Kristen Stewart and Kim Kardashian embracing the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3264384/brunello-cucinellis-designer-daughter-carolina-knows-style-fashion-heiress-reveals-her-top-sources?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3264384/brunello-cucinellis-designer-daughter-carolina-knows-style-fashion-heiress-reveals-her-top-sources?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 May 2024 02:00:11 +0000 Women who like to dress from the feet up know that they can always rely on the whimsical creations of shoemaker Roger Vivier. No matter the vagaries of fashion – maximalism one day, minimalism the next, and with quiet luxury the trend du jour – the French label founded in 1937 is the go-to brand for shoes that add sparkle, often quite literally. Lavish embroidery, architectural shapes, crystal appliqués, ornamental buckles, vivid colours and shiny materials such as satin are just a few of the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/article/3245559/roger-vivier-creative-director-gherardo-felloni-his-hands-approach-redefining-womens-footwear-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/article/3245559/roger-vivier-creative-director-gherardo-felloni-his-hands-approach-redefining-womens-footwear-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 Dec 2023 05:00:16 +0000 Fear of God is something of an exception as the only American luxury brand to successfully go global in recent years. Except for a few household names like Ralph Lauren – and designers such as Tory Burch and Thom Browne – very few US labels have managed to build strong businesses outside their home country. New York Fashion Week, once a hotbed of young talent, has seen much better days. While there are still success stories coming from the city, they tend to have little to no presence... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3243757/how-fear-god-became-rare-us-luxury-brand-success-story-founder-jerry-lorenzo-talks-taking-essentials?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3243757/how-fear-god-became-rare-us-luxury-brand-success-story-founder-jerry-lorenzo-talks-taking-essentials?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Dec 2023 04:00:12 +0000 You may know Chopard as a purveyor of show-stopping stones and one-of-a-kind diamonds but the Swiss maison, founded in 1860, originated as a watchmaker and only started making jewellery in the 1980s. It was then that a teenage Caroline Scheufele, today the artistic director and co-president of Chopard, began to get involved in the company that her parents Karl and Karin Scheufele had acquired in 1963, as she explains in an interview on a recent trip to Hong Kong. One day she drew a little clown,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/jewellery/article/3242532/style-edit-how-chopard-elevates-high-jewellery-using-ethical-gold-celeb-approved-red-carpet?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/jewellery/article/3242532/style-edit-how-chopard-elevates-high-jewellery-using-ethical-gold-celeb-approved-red-carpet?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Nov 2023 02:00:17 +0000 The CEO of Chanel said she got about 7,000 emails and letters from women and girls praising her appointment, she told The Wall Street Journal earlier this week. The French luxury retailer appointed Leena Nair as its second female boss in its 113-year history in January 2022. “I’ve been the first at every job I’ve done. The first woman, the first brown person, the first Asian, the first Indian – but I don’t want to be the last, and I am going to try and make it easier for those who come after... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3232960/chanel-ceo-leena-nair-was-first-every-job-shes-done-woman-asian-indian-and-received-thousands?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3232960/chanel-ceo-leena-nair-was-first-every-job-shes-done-woman-asian-indian-and-received-thousands?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Sep 2023 01:00:18 +0000 It’s a rare day that passes without a headline about Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, or any number of the other flashy and seemingly press-loving billionaires. That rumoured cage fight between Musk and Zuckerberg was a melee for media attention. (Most recently, a slew of MMA champs reportedly offered to coach Musk, even though Zuckerberg has since dubbed the fight challenge “not serious”). And Jeff Bezos can regularly be spotted on his US$500 million yacht with fiancée Lauren... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3231788/8-most-secretive-billionaires-world-revealed-marvels-isaac-perlmutter-who-was-fired-disney-chanels?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3231788/8-most-secretive-billionaires-world-revealed-marvels-isaac-perlmutter-who-was-fired-disney-chanels?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:00:09 +0000 Among the richest men in the world, Bernard Arnault took the throne from Elon Musk earlier this year – before the Tesla and SpaceX CEO snatched back the title a few days ago, per Forbes. When it comes to ladies, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers has topped the charts for years. But Arnault and Bettencourt Meyers have one thing in common: they’re both bosses of a beauty empire – LVMH and L’Oréal, respectively. The beauty sector, defined as skincare, fragrance, make-up and hair care, generated around... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3230512/10-richest-beauty-billionaires-2023-net-worths-ranked-lvmh-boss-bernard-arnault-and-loreals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3230512/10-richest-beauty-billionaires-2023-net-worths-ranked-lvmh-boss-bernard-arnault-and-loreals?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Aug 2023 16:10:09 +0000