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The Other Arnault, New Status Symbols, India's Note Ban Hits Fashion [View on Web]( [Add to contacts]( [New reader? Subscribe]( [BoF]( THE DAILY DIGEST TODAY'S MUST READ [What Snap’s IPO Will Reveal About the Shifting Shape of Status]( BY Lauren Sherman [As Snap’s IPO mints a mountain of new millionaires, what will their spending reveal about changing luxury consumption patterns and the state of status in 2017?]( [Read more]( TOP STORIES [How Direct-to-Consumer Brands Are Disrupting the Global Eyewear Business]( BY Limei Hoang [Brands like France’s Izipizi, South Korea’s Gentle Monster and America’s Warby Parker are shaking up the eyewear market with direct-to-consumer models.]( [Read more]( [Saint Laurent Told to Modify Ad Campaign After Uproar in France]( BY Reuters [The ads caused uproar on social media where people called on Saint Laurent to withdraw them.]( [Read more]( [A Primal Spell at Alexander McQueen]( BY Tim Blanks [Sarah Burton's masterful embroideries have never felt quite so in tune with the soul of the collection — one of the most unforgettable of the season.]( [Read more]( NEWS BRIEFS [Puma and Under Armour Trade Places]( [Puma's profits are reviving and its shares are surging — a mirror image to its similarly sized US rival, which is reeling from a sales slowdown and a stock slump.]( [South Korea's Lotte Reports Store Closures in China Amid Political Stand-Off]( [The Lotte closures are the latest in a series of incidents affecting South Korean companies in China after cyber attacks and a ban on sales of travel tours to South Korea.]( [Careers Counsel | 4 Lessons From Nasty Gal, The Most Effective Way to Persuade Someone]( [Careers Counsel is a weekly roundup of the most helpful and inspiring advice for boosting your career.]( [DAILY DIGEST Fashion News from Around the Web]( 1 [Another Arnault Takes Charge]( ["Unlike his siblings, Alexandre Arnault has landed atop a brand after only three years of behind-the-scenes work at his father’s behemoth holding company."]( New York Times]( 2 [Amazon and Pinterest Threaten to Shake Up the Search Ad Market]( ["Google continues to dominate search advertising, but ad buyers say they welcome the competition."]( Street Journal]( 3 [As Note Ban Hits Fashion Street, Brands to Extend End-Of-Season-Sales till Holi]( ["Low consumer confidence in the aftermath of the November 8 currency swap announcement has prevented brands from liquidating last season's stocks."]( Economic Times]( 4 [The Radical Roots Of DIY Fashion Have Never Been More Relevant]( ["Handmade fashion flourished during the 1960s and 1970s, mainly as a response to political unrest. Is it possible to be that radical today?"]( Company]( 5 [Vying for the LVMH Prize: Young, Gifted and Important to Know]( ["They had come from all over the world for a chance at the fourth LVMH Prize, which offers 300,000 euros (about $316,000) and a year of support and guidance from within the company’s professional ranks."]( New York Times]( FROM THE ARCHIVE [Karl Lagerfeld, Mr Multitasker]( BY Imran Amed [BoF meets fashion’s consummate multitasker, Karl Lagerfeld, who manages to balance his work for Chanel, Fendi and his own brand, as well as a steady stream of photography and illustration commissions, by cultivating a zen-like detachment from his work.]( [Read more]( [Subscribe Were you forwarded this email? To subscribe to this newsletter, click below.]( for Free]( [BoF CAREERS - FEATURED JOBS]( [Assistant Accessories Designer]( [Hill and Friends]( London, United Kingdom [Performance Marketing Executive - Display]( [Farfetch]( London, United Kingdom [Production Manager]( [Galvan]( London, United Kingdom [Senior Garment Tech/Quality Manager]( [River Island]( London, United Kingdom [Director, Global Store Design, Estee Lauder]( [Estée Lauder Companies]( New York, United States [Junior Social Media Manager]( [Chloé]( Paris, France [View All Jobs]( Follow Us [The Business of Fashion]( [Sponsorship & Advertising]( [About]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [Add to Address Book]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [Edit Newsletter Subscriptions]( The Business of Fashion Moray House - 6th Floor · 23-31 Great Titchfield St London W1W 7PA · United Kingdom