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It’s been a shaky few months in the world of luxury, with several brands talking of a slowdown and others short of leadership. As I write, Chanel is still yet to announce a successor to Virginie Viard, who left earlier this summer, and Givenchy was without a designer for many months before Sarah Burton was appointed creative director this week….

