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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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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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Fashion Industry News Roundup: 07/31/09

July 31, 2009

1.) U.S. Recession Is Worse Than Previous Estimates Stated:“The first 12 months of the U.S. recession saw the economy shrink more than twice as much as previously estimated, reflecting even bigger declines in consumer spending and housing, revised figures showed. The world’s largest economy contracted 1.9 percent from the fourth quarter of 2007 to the [...]

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Fashion Industry News Roundup: 05/29/09

May 29, 2009

1.) Thierry Mugler Returns to the Fashion Stage for Beyonce:“Although Mugler took his last bow on the catwalk after his July 2000 couture show and the fashion line bearing his name became unviable and was closed down completely three years later, his influence has never been stronger. From cyber-chic metallic leggings and body-con dresses to [...]

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Fashion Industry News Roundup: 05/08/09

May 8, 2009

1.) The Lagerfeld Twitter of the Week: Speaking of which, the new full-length Chanel No. 5 ad-film has been released — it’s directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (the director of ‘Delicatessen‘ and ‘City of Lost Children‘). It features the Chanel logo prominently, and showcases the classic bottle design of No. 5: Watch their beautiful logo punctuated [...]

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Fashion Industry News Roundup: 05/01/09

May 1, 2009

1.) A teaser for the new Chanel No. 5 campaign: And more of a peek (in French, and featuring Audrey Tautou): 2.) Cartier Cuts Back Hours on Workforce:“Richemont, the world’s second-largest luxury goods group behind LVMH, is cutting working hours at its main Cartier factory as the economic slowdown dampens demand for pricey timepieces . [...]

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Fashion Industry News Roundup: 04/08/09

April 8, 2009

1.) Your Guide to the New Fashion Lingo for a Crumbling Economy:“Austerity chic: Also known as “recession chic”, “credit crunch chic” and the “new frugality”. Basically it’s the description given to the general mood in fashion of less bling, more consideration . . . using a phrase like “austerity chic” can also be a particularly [...]

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Fashion Industry News Roundup: 03/26/09

March 26, 2009

1.) Catwalks in Paris and Milan Do the Timewarp:“Just like their counterparts in New York, designers in Milan and Paris have plundered (the 80′s) in a remarkable homage to linebacker shoulders, tunics-over-tights, peplum jackets, poufs, pumps and the color purple . . . expressing the shoulder phenomenon not just with padding, but with buttresses, extensions, [...]

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Fashion Industry News Roundup: 03/04/09

March 4, 2009

1.) Dubai-based Istithmar Insist That Barneys Is Not For Sale:“David Jackson, chief executive officer of Istithmar . . . acknowledged that the chain is in choppy water due to some financial messiness and the lack of a CEO . . . (but) When asked about reports of payment delays, Jackson emphasized Barneys “has met all [...]

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Nez a Nez Parfums Paris Atelier d’Artiste and Costume National 21

January 15, 2009

NEZ A NEZ PARFUMS PARIS ATELIER D’ARTISTE: Nez a Nez has the daring (or gall, I can’t decide which) to take vetiver, tobacco, patchouli, raspberry, coffee and vanilla and throw it all in the same pot, resulting in an extraordinarily odd fruity-patchouli. Totally recherché (i.e. “overrefined; forced”), but the type of woman who would wear [...]

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