The Luxury Minute by Jing Daily

Since joining Manolo Blahnik in 2009, Kristina Blahnik, the founder’s niece and from 2013 the firm’s CEO, has been leading the family-run business into new markets while honoring its creative heritage.“When you embark on joining a family business, you have to build your own identity within that,” says Blahnik. "This business is a member of my family. It comes with highs and lows, but we work through them because we’re together."Under her leadership, Manolo Blahnik has refined its creative direction and consumer engagement, and streamlined its wholesale strategy. This helped manifest the brand’s first store in China, at Shanghai’s Plaza 66, which opened in November 2024. A year on, the store has become a touchpoint for the brand, allowing it to meaningfully engage with a customer base that had historically relied on international travel to purchase its designs.Recorded after the opening of the Victoria & Albert Museum’s exhibition on Marie Antoinette, where Manolo Blahniks play a leading role for their appearances in Sofia Coppola’s movie, Blahnik reflects on why the family business continues to resonate culturally as much as commercially.Visit jingdaily.com and subscribe to our newsletter to get the real signals behind trends in Asia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Kliger, CEO of LuxExperience and former head of Mytheresa, shares his journey in the luxury e-commerce realm. He discusses the importance of a consistent, customer-first strategy that drives loyalty rather than a focus on immediate revenue. Kliger explains his innovative approach to acquiring distinct retailers to cater to diverse customer bases and the emotional motivations behind luxury purchases. He also highlights how Mytheresa’s curated offerings help avoid choice overload while boosting average order values and adapting to evolving global markets.

In the inaugural episode of The Luxury Minute by Jing Daily, Edoardo Zegna chronicles his personal trajectory as chief marketing, digital, and sustainability officer at ZEGNA. As a fourth-generation member of the founding family, Edoardo reflects on how the Milan-based fashion house is doubling down on his great-grandfather’s legacy, transforming Oasi Zegna — a century-old reforestation project — into a blueprint for global luxury success.“I will have done my job fully if in 10 years, somebody would say, ‘Who is Zegna? Zegna is the slowest brand in the world,'” says Edoardo Zegna. ”I think it’s the most romantic and luxurious compliment that one can give to us.”In this episode, Edoardo Zegna joins Jing Daily’s editor-in-chief Enrique Menendez in Dubai to discuss post-IPO realities, radical slowness as an antidote to fashion's quick hit obsession, and maintaing heritage while expanding to global markets.Visit jingdaily.com and subscribe to our newsletter to get the real signals behind trends in Asia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.