Taro Ishida news and archive

Flagship store in Dubai: The Strategic Shift from Digital Success to Brick-and-Mortar

Following on from the success of our digital flagship, the decision-making process to open our first flagship boutique is as much strategic as it is symbolic. Over the past year, we have undertaken market visits in Milan, Paris, London, Barcelona, Las Vegas, and Dubai. In this newsletter, our Chief Business Development and Co-Chief Legal Officer...

FashionPress Release

NFTs: luxury retail’s new frontier

Luxury lawyers Maria Luigia Franceschelli and Ghada Qaisi Audi examine the viability of digital and ‘phygital’ asset strategies in an evolving luxury world. NFTs have triggered tremendous interest among brands for the past few years. The concept of owning a digital object that can be sold, traded or taken somewhere else was not possible before...

FashionPress Release

Taro Ishida: Reaching the “pinnacle of excellence” with luxury high heels

Inspired by a fascination for “the way a woman’s demeanour, attitude and persona” transforms while wearing heels and driven by a passion for the psychology of brand building, designer Taro Ishida founded his eponymous brand in 2019. Balancing the act between creative obsession and entrepreneurial ambition, he has brought forward collections that...