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Sophie Doran

Sophie Doran is currently Senior Creative Strategist, Digital at Karla Otto. Prior to this role, she was the Paris-based editor-in-chief of Luxury Society. Prior to joining Luxury Society, Sophie completed her MBA in Melbourne, Australia, with a focus on luxury brand dynamics and leadership, whilst simultaneously working in management roles for several luxury retailers.

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Creative Strategist, Digital

Sophie Doran is currently Senior Creative Strategist, Digital at Karla Otto. Prior to this role, she was the Paris-based editor-in-chief of Luxury Society. Prior to joining Luxury Society, Sophie completed her MBA in Melbourne, Australia, with a focus on luxury brand dynamics and leadership, whilst simultaneously working in management roles for several luxury retailers.

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Luxury Timepiece Brands Using Craftsmanship in Video

The second in our series of listings, exploring how various luxury sectors are using craftsmanship and video to best express their savoir faire

RETAIL5 min read

The Latest Investments: Bruno Cucinelli, Sonia Rykiel & Net-a-Porter

Net-a-Porter prepares to launch in China, through its acquisition of Adrienne Ma’s e-commerce platform Shouke, as Bruno Cucinelli prepares an IPO for the Milan bourse

CONSUMERS5 min read

Behind the Bonus: Discretionary Income and Luxury Spending

Wall Street has trimmed 2011 discretionary pay, political pressure forced RBS chief Stephen Hester to forgo his £1 million bonus, but what does this all mean for luxury spending?

DIGITAL10 min read

Music: The Next Luxury Frontier?

Why have so few luxury brands dared to take musical marketing beyond catwalk DJ’s, musicians as ambassadors or zeitgeist-relevant accompaniments to advertising?

CAMPAIGNS6 min read

The Latest Hotels, Mumbai, Moscow & Riviera Maya

Luxury hotel brands get creative when it comes to differentiation, incorporating travelling photography exhibitions, perfume butlers and studio visits into their offerings

LEADERS4 min read

A Calm Confidence for Haute Horlogerie

Optimism prevailed at the 2012 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, despite macroeconomic uncertainties, supply constraints & potential slowdown in Asia

CONSUMERS6 min read

Luxury Society Market Guides: UAE, UK & USA

The second in our series of state-of-the-industry reports, focusing on the products, drivers and affluence that characterise the luxury industry in various regions Following the launch of our local market…
CONSUMERS11 min read

A Year of Opportunity in Luxury M&A: Patrice Mueller

Patrice Müller, partner at Ipolitis & Hubertus, delves beyond global economic uncertainties to suggest that 2012 will be a year of real opportunities in luxury M&A

LEADERS5 min read

The Latest Appointments, Pucci, Tod’s & Girard-Perregaux

The Latest Appointments at David Yurman, Sonia Rykiel, Michael Kors, Anya Hindmarch, Saks Fifth Avenue, Jean Paul Gaultier, De Beers and The Row

DIGITAL6 min read

The Future of Fashion Week, Decidedly Digital

KCD’s Digital Fashion Shows platform wins the approval of editors and designers, but does it pose the potential to negate the need for the press?