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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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Bulldog Gin

March 17, 2010

Louise gave us a bottle of Bulldog Gin as a gift. I love the packaging — the studded “collar” around the bottle’s neck; the steel dog tag; the clean, bold font. So I thought I’d share: I visited the website today, and it looks like they’ve already changed their bottle design from the opaque black [...]

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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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Photos: L’Artisan Parfumeur Al Oudh

December 22, 2009

God bless Bertrand Duchaufour for finally making a fragrance that I like. I’ve been whimpering out in the cold these past 21 months, scratching at the door of the Duchaufour Appreciation Club to no avail, but with the introduction of Al Oudh for L’Artisan Parfumeur, I’m no longer the wretched Duchie outcast I once was [...]

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Photos: Le Labo Poivre 23

December 9, 2009

Katie Puckrik succinctly describes Le Labo Poivre 23 as “peppermill overkill” while Lee from Perfume Posse shifts into imagery voice hyperdrive and writes that Poivre 23 is “a pepper of wonder; the sort of pepper the first traders must’ve sniffed and felt the wingstrokes of angels in the rhythm of their fast-beating hearts.” Okay, well, [...]

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Fashion Industry News Roundup: 11/28/09

November 28, 2009

1.) Black Friday Numbers Spark Cautious Hope for Retailers:“Although malls around the country reported a rush of shoppers and filled parking lots throughout Black Friday, total sales for the day only saw a slight – and not a robust – improvement over last year . . . ‘Friday’s relatively strong performance isn’t always a bellwether [...]

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Fashion Industry News Roundup: 11/20/09

November 20, 2009

1.) It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Men World:“Rumors have been swirling that Janie Bryant, the stylist of the critically acclaimed Mad Men series–with the backing of AMC–is planning to roll out an entire fashion collection based on the 1960′s clothes worn by Don and Betty Draper on the show . . . Well, [...]

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Quick Sniffs: By Kilian Back to Black Aphrodisiac (plus Serge Lutens Fille en Aiguilles and Mazzolari Ambra)

October 13, 2009

BY KILLIAN BACK TO BLACK (Aphrodisiac): after the volume level on the lauding and praising died down a bit over Frenchman Kilian Hennessy’s surprisingly adept interpretation (well, surprising to me, at least) of the Middle Eastern incense genre with his limited edition Pure Oud release, the company debuted Back to Black, the eighth brick in [...]

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Monday Morning Notes: Vanity Bash

October 12, 2009

Somehow I got (willingly) roped into co-planning a party for Louise and friends that will have me playing an educator’s role in outlining the basic fashion and beauty trends for Fall 2009 for a group of busy Seattle mothers and working women. It’s easy enough to sit in front of a computer and type away [...]

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Photos: M. Micallef Aoud Gourmet

September 7, 2009

Back in February, I took a bite from the M. Micallef Aoud Gourmet buffet, and I liked what I found: “This is exactly what aoud needed — a spoonful of gourmand to help the medicine go down. The somewhat sharp and prickly initial phase of the complex aoud scent is both rounded and warmed by [...]

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Luxury Industry News: 06/11/10

Bulldog Gin

Luxury Industry News Roundup: 02/012/10

Photos: L’Artisan Parfumeur Al Oudh

Photos: Le Labo Poivre 23

Fashion Industry News Roundup: 11/28/09

Fashion Industry News Roundup: 11/20/09

Quick Sniffs: By Kilian Back to Black Aphrodisiac (plus Serge Lutens Fille en Aiguilles and Mazzolari Ambra)

Monday Morning Notes: Vanity Bash

Photos: M. Micallef Aoud Gourmet

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