February 2010

Luxury Industry News Roundup: 02/26/10

February 26, 2010

1.) London Fashion week came and went, and now Milan is tossing styles down their runways (ending on Monday), followed by Paris all through next week. Just a few highlights so far: In London, the fashion crowd lost their minds for the Narciso Rodriguez model. 3.) Saks Fifth Avenue Does Better Than Expected:“Luxury department store [...]

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Extra News (Because You Should Know): 02/24/10

February 24, 2010

I’m presently so swamped in global Fashion Week related information (London just finished and the herd is thundering on to Milan) that the other relevant and related bits of Luxury Industry info are getting pushed off the table (bad Fashion Week, bad! No biscuit!). But below is a smattering of happenings, progressions, events and reports [...]

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Photos: The Different Company Oriental Lounge

February 22, 2010

The Oriental fragrance category is one of the primary categories in perfumery, much like red, yellow and blue are the basic building blocks for all other colors. For perfumery, the four basic categories (according to the Michael Edwards fragrance wheel) are: Fresh, Floral, Woody and Oriental. I asked several of my best perfume pals how [...]

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Luxury Industry News Roundup: New York Fashion Week Fall 2010/11

February 19, 2010

This past week was New York Fashion Week, where the high, low and middle of the United States fashion industry meets to show, tell and twitter. Every fashion site/blog in the metaverse has been devoted to non-stop observations, so below are my own personal picks for the trends that came out on top for NYFW [...]

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The New ‘Anything Goes’: Peter Som Fall 2010

February 15, 2010

We’re smack in the middle of New York Fashion Week, and the show that’s received some of the most positive buzz (so far) has been the Peter Som collection — a daring, vibrant display of color, texture and pattern that was like 1970′s bohemia meets the Park Avenue cocktail-party: You got your tie-dye on my [...]

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Reader Email: Is there such a thing as Clive Christian on a budget?

February 14, 2010

Dear Nathan, I’m hoping you may have a suggestion for a scent close to Clive Christian No. 1 for Men. Some sites list the ingredients as: cedar wood, sandalwood, vanilla and amber woods, while others list lime, pink grapefruit, cardamom, Sicilian mandarin, thyme, artemesia, pimento, lily of the valley, rose, jasmine, orris, yang ylang and [...]

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Luxury Industry News Roundup: 02/012/10

February 12, 2010

1.) Fashion Industry Mourns the Death of Designer Alexander McQueen:“Top British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who dressed stars from Sarah Jessica Parker to Rihanna to Nicole Kidman in bold shapes and colors, was found dead in his home Thursday, a spokesman for his company said. Though his reputation for controversy earned him the titles ‘enfant [...]

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Alexander McQueen: 03/17/69 – 02/11/2010

February 11, 2010

British designer Alexander McQueen was found dead in his home this morning, throwing the major players in the fashion world into shock right at the time that the new round of women’s runways shows are about to kick off for New York’s Fashion Week. He was only 40 years old. McQueen was set to debut [...]

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PR in the 21st Century: or ‘How to Fumble the New Media’

February 10, 2010

Dear PR Rep: When you emailed me out of the blue and stated: “We’d like to offer you a bottle of this new fragrance to review”, and included a photo attachment of said new fragrance in bottle: then it was bound to be a bit of a head-scratcher as, a few days later, I retrieved [...]

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Quick Sniffs: Thierry Mugler Angel Liqueur de Parfum, Cartier La Treizieme Heure XIII and Xerjoff XJ 17/17 Homme (plus Xerjoff Shooting Stars Uden & Kobe)

February 8, 2010

THIERRY MUGLER ANGEL LIQUEUR DE PARFUM: Like bobbing for fruitchoulis in a vat of vintage port. Massive, tenacious and perversely yummy in a “Help! My perfume is stalking me!” kind of way. I happily steeped in its sweet, cherry-wood and booze infused fumes all day. Robin at Now Smell This writes: “It’s recognizably Angel from [...]

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