Why Do Luxury Brands Make Beauty Products?
Fragrance and beauty let a fashion house sell its name to millions who will never buy the handbag, and fund the runway that keeps the name worth buying.
An editorial on modern power, brand behaviour, intellectual property, and market architecture.
Estd 2026
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Fragrance and beauty let a fashion house sell its name to millions who will never buy the handbag, and fund the runway that keeps the name worth buying.
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Personalisation promised to show everyone what they wanted. In luxury, it risks showing everyone the same thing.
Luxury clients expect their tailor to keep a secret. They expect the same of the CRM, and regulators increasingly agree.
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