Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A.S. v. Westgate Discount Mall, Inc. et al: A Landmark Win in the War Over Counterfeits
Counterfeiting is not a foreign concept in the fashion world. It’s a multi-billion-dollar menace that has long plagued the industry. Still, it continues to…
Breakfast at Tiffany’s with Tweed & Technology: A Legal Lens on AI in Luxury Fashion Retail
A Fashionable Encounter: Artificial Intelligence Meets the Atelier In a world where high-end fashion experiences are delivered through virtual screens and right at the…
Green is the New Law: Fashion, Virtue, and the Ecomark Bureaucracy
The Ecomark Rules, 2024, apply to seventeen major categories of consumer goods, ranging from soaps and paper to textiles and electronics, under a voluntary…
Is Fashion Really Fun Again? The Revival of Expression and the Fall of Quiet Luxury
For the past few years, our wardrobes resembled a muted art gallery, dominated by beiges, greys, and navy, epitomising the so-called “quiet luxury” trend…
Clothing in The Metaverse: Navigation Trademark Issues
The metaverse is an exhilarating frontier of possibilities, where style intersects with future technology in a dynamic, experiential world. The metaverse, a combination of…
From Atelier to Audit: Loro Piana’s Judgement
“Made in Italy is not a passport to morality.” July 2025: Some people in Milan will not remember this month for its summer sales,…
The Right of Publicity vs. AI Influencers: Who Owns a Digital Likeness?
In this new era of AI, a new generation of influencers has emerged, smarter, sleeker, algorithm-driven, and entirely virtual. AI-generated influencers and digital personalities…
Fashion Weeks and Event Law: Liability, Sponsorship, and Performer Rights
Fashion Weeks in Paris, Milan, New York, London, or even newer fashion capitals such as Mumbai and Shanghai, are not just another glossy display…
GIs of Time: How the World’s Watchmakers Turn Geography into a Trademarked Tick
This is the geography of timekeeping: when the law itself becomes a watchmaker, measuring not seconds but a sense of place. As a child,…
The Rise of Luxury Resale from the Lens of Sustainability, Legal Challenges, and the Path Ahead
The luxury resale market involves buying and selling pre-owned high-end goods, such as certain designer bags, watches, and apparel, as well as collectables like…