The luxuxry apparel brand Loro Piana is committed to using exclusive fibers, taking measures to ensure rigorous traceability for all its raw materials, while relying on a directly controlled vertically-integrated supply and production chain.



Now, the maison has decided to make its savoir-faire even more transparent, and, on the occasion of the opening of its new boutique in Palo Alto, California, has announced a new digital certification service with Aura Blockchain Consortium, in order to guarantee the authenticity, traceability and excellence of its luxury products.

Loro Piana store, Palo Alto, USA
Photo: Loro Piana
Loro Piana store, Palo Alto, USA
The new Paolo Alto store is selling twenty garments made of The Gift of Kings, a very precious exclusive wool quality from select exemplars of Merino sheep raised by generations of expert breeders in Australia and New Zealand. By scanning the QR code on their labels customers can verify the authenticity and traceability of the item, telling its unique story, from the farm to the store.

 



Customers can also register ownership of their purchase, which, in keeping with a legacy-tracing approach, can only be passed down from generation to generation after the transmission of the certificate of ownership.




Starting in mid-March and from the s/s 2023 collection onwards, this innovative, transparent digital certification will be extended to new products made of The Gift of Kings available in all Loro Piana stores around the world.

Loro Piana The Gift of Kings
Photo: Loro Piana
Loro Piana The Gift of Kings
Aura Blockchain Consortium was established in 2021 by five leading luxury groups–LVMH, Mercedes Benz, OTB, Prada Group and Richemont. The luxury groups have joined forces to address the shared challenges of communicating authenticity, responsible sourcing and sustainability in a secure digital format.

 



Aura Blockchain Consortium is a non-profit association based in Switzerland with the purpose to promote socially responsible, sustainable, and customer-centric business practices throughout the lifecycle of luxury products by leveraging blockchain and other technologies.

 



By promoting the use of a single global blockchain solution open to luxury brands of all sectors worldwide, the platform provides consumers with additional information, services, transparency with the aim to raise the customer experience to a new level.

 



 

 

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