Ritu Upadhyay

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Ritu Upadhyay

While many luxury brands were chasing the latest trends, Alessandro Sartori made a radical decision at Zegna: “stop changing.”The artistic director’s counterintuitive strategy has transformed the Italian house from a traditional seasonal fashion player into a champion of what he calls “elevated workwear” — garments that look effortless but are constructed with the same 72-hour bespoke techniques used for the brand’s finest suiting.

1 week ago | wwd.com | Ritu Upadhyay

DUBAI - The Gulf region saw 6 percent growth in luxury sales to $12.8 billion last year, in sharp contrast to global markets, which saw a 2 percent decline. New market data released by Chalhoub Group reveals the region's luxury ecosystem is one of the strongest globally, powered by the beauty segment's explosive growth, sustained tourist spending, and aggressive retail expansion that defied the headwinds hammering luxury markets from New York to Shanghai.

1 week ago | environmentjournal.ca | Ritu Upadhyay

When Grounded Engineering Inc. (Grounded) first started exploring digital tools to support their environmental services team, they weren’t looking for a revolution—just efficiencies, in line with one of their key pillars, #AlwaysEvolving. Like many environmental consultants, they were juggling large volumes of data, increasing regulatory demands, tight deadlines, and a legacy of manual systems built on spreadsheets, static PDFs, and email chains.

2 weeks ago | wwd.com | Ritu Upadhyay

RIYADH - Istituto Marangoni will open its doors in Riyadh this August, becoming the first international fashion school with a permanent campus in Saudi Arabia. The Milan-based institution's arrival comes as Saudi Arabia's fashion retail market expands rapidly, with local industry data showing it's on track to reach $32 billion by 2028. This growth reflects changing consumer behaviors in the Kingdom, where a young population increasingly embraces both global brands and emerging local designers.

2 weeks ago | wwd.com | Ritu Upadhyay

When Moonglaze became the first Saudi beauty brand to launch at Selfridges - selling out within minutes - founder Yara AlNamlah was moved to tears. "It affirmed that we don't need to adjust our identity to be recognized globally," she said. Meanwhile, Sara Al Rashid has expanded her cosmetics brand Asteri to nine retail locations across the Arabian Peninsula in a little more than two years.