Structured brand system studies examining positioning hierarchy, creative governance and operational coherence across luxury maisons.

These analyses complement the intelligence reports, demonstrating how strategic frameworks translate into applied brand evaluation.

Rafael Carlesso Rafael Carlesso

Gucci: Brand System Framework

A strategic reading of Gucci's brand system under transition. Archive codes as operating components, positioning hierarchy under creative discontinuity.

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Hermès: Continuity Over Hype

The governance model behind the most consistent luxury house. How continuity, craft authority and refusal of trend cycles sustain pricing power. By Rafael Carlesso.

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Loewe: Material Intelligence

Craft as strategic differentiator. How material innovation and artisanal positioning create a distinct competitive logic within the LVMH portfolio.

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Prada: System Study

Intellectual rigour as brand architecture. How Prada's conceptual consistency translates into commercial resilience and cultural authority.

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