June 2010

Photos: Etat Libre d’Orange + Tilda Swinton ‘Like This’

June 28, 2010

Celebrity fragrances have always annoyed the h*ll out of me. I hold little interest in smelling like a famous person, and even less in smelling like what a marketing team has decided this famous person can adequately sell to the public (i.e. me). Antonio Banderas? Forget it. Beyonce? Not for me. Fifty Cent? Please stop. [...]

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Luxury Industry News: 06/25/10

June 25, 2010

1.) Gucci vs. Gucci — A Tug of War Over the Family Name:“Elisabetta Gucci’s plan to open a global chain of hotels under her name may be blocked by the luxury goods company founded by her great-grandfather . . . ‘Gucci wants to make clear that it has no relationship to Elisabetta Gucci Hotels and [...]

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Vote For Katie Puckrik!

June 23, 2010

I just learned that Katie Puckrik (of ‘Katie Puckrik Smells‘ fame) has entered the Oprah.com “Your Own Show” contest, where entrants submit videos of their ideas for a talk or reality show they’d like to host. Katie’s concept is all about exploring the world of the senses, from perfume and fashion to travel and cuisine. [...]

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Luxury Industry News: 06/18/10

June 18, 2010

1.) Get Your PH.D. In Designer Fashion Fave Lady Ga-Ga:“The (web)site, Gaga Stigmata, is a collection of musings and art about Gaga, including submissions comparing the ‘Bad Romance’ video to the work of Stanley Kubrick and a look at the legacy of Michael Jackson in Gaga’s work . . . ‘When people dismiss Gaga’s art [...]

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Photos: Honoré des Prés “New York Collection” Love Coco

June 16, 2010

What is love? If you’re an 80′s era pop singer, it’s a brooding exercise in new wave fashion and sketchy hairstyling, but if we’re to accept the vision of all-natural, organic perfume brand Honoré des Prés, love is a coconut. But not just any coconut! This one is special — a sunbaked memory of coco-nuttiness [...]

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Annick Goutal Distribution Deal: Beauté Prestige International will handle marketing and distribution for the Annick Goutal brand in the U.S.

June 14, 2010

If you’ve been noticing the patchy availability of Annick Goutal products from retailers like Bergdorf Goodman and Nordstrom, you don’t need to fret any longer. PR Newswire has reported that Beauté Prestige International USA will be handling Goutal marketing and distribution duties in the U.S. for at least the next two years, and will keep [...]

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Luxury Industry News: 06/11/10

June 11, 2010

1.) Net-A-Porter Introduces Mr. Porter:“Online retail giant Net-a-Porter have just announced plans to add a menswear site to their empire. The boutique launched its discount sister site The Outnet last year and will now launch Mr Porter . . . Mr Porter will launch in time for Spring 2011 and is expected to go live [...]

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Video Ad Campaign: Solange Azagury Partridge

June 9, 2010

I received a shiny metallic silver invite in the mail a few days ago, announcing the grand opening of a Solange Azagury Partridge jewelry boutiqe on London’s trendy Bond Street — the same street where a splashy new Louis Vuitton megastore recently opened its doors. Katie Puckrik and I stopped into the New York Azagury [...]

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Photos: Thierry Mugler Womanity

June 7, 2010

When the Clarins Fragrance Group + Thierry Mugler (pronounced “Moo-Glay” or “Moo-Glair“, depending on your proficiency with the French “r”) brand launched the Womanity site back in March of this year, the marketing chatter was all about creating an online community for women that allowed for a comfortable space where women could feel free to [...]

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Luxury Industry News: 06/04/10

June 4, 2010

1.) Why Luxury Brands and Celebrities Don’t Always Mix:“What I wonder is if Lady Gaga sits in her spacious first class seat as she flies from location to location with a glue gun and a bag of studs working on her handbag-art-project. You know, with anyone else I would be shocked, but this is Lady [...]

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