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The Artisan Series: Betsy Bensen (Part 1)

September 8, 2010

When people talk of fantastic contemporary handcrafted works of startling beauty and incredible value, they’re often referring to exquisite (and “exquisite” is about the only appropriate description in this regard) pieces of jewelry by the likes of Joel Arthur Rosenthal (dubbed “the Faberge of our time” by Diane Von Furstenberg), Cartier, Bulgari and Buccellati, works [...]

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Saddleback Leather: New and Improved (Part 2)

September 6, 2010

The word “artisan” to describe consumer brands has lately become as ubiquitous in PR copy as the word “luxury” — it’s gotten to the point where you can’t swing a faux-mink wrap in a crowded e-shop without hitting one or the other, if not both. For instance, I ran across a recent article that used [...]

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The Luxury & Fashion Biz: 09/03/10 (Of Lanvin, Fast Fashion and Social Media)

September 3, 2010

Pardon me if this week’s round-up comes across as a bit scattered, but I can’t think for all the screaming. You see, fast-fashion chain retailer H&M announced that its latest PR blitz designer collaboration was going to be with Lebanese born Alber Elbaz of uber-riche French label Lanvin. The resulting response among the not-so-riche (yet [...]

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The Luxury & Fashion Biz: 08/20/10 (Of Hermes scarves, Mass-Market Unique and Ads for Ads)

August 20, 2010

1.) Hermes Shakes Off Its Heritage, Joins the Street-Style Bloggers: “Hermes and its scarves are as iconic a pairing as Chanel and its twinsets, but while both are usually associated with high luxe and ladylike glamour, one look at the new fashion website Hermes has just launched will show you an urban cool side to [...]

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About Nathan Branch

July 30, 2010

“Americans…are American. They’re a tough crowd, you have 10 seconds to charm them, and if not, you’re dead.” — Pascaline Wilhelm I’m a freelance communications consultant presently located in Seattle, Washington. I write about products and events that interest me, but mostly about the global luxury and fragrance industries, and design in general. You can [...]

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Design It Yourself: Custom Keds (2)

February 1, 2010

So I received the kids’ versions of the Custom Keds on Friday, and they’re colorful, cute and fun as can be, though I misread the sizes and thought that “4Y” meant “4 years old” instead of “4 Youth” — don’t ask me why in the world I thought a shoe would be sized according to [...]

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Design It Yourself: Custom Keds

January 24, 2010

So when I posted the “DIY for the New Year” bit a few weeks ago, one link I neglected to include was the Custom Keds page at the Keds website. Not that a pair of “custom” Keds is fully custom (as in “made to measure”), but they do offer the ability to upload your own [...]

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DIY for the New Year: Websites that let you Design It Yourself

December 28, 2009

On December 16th, I watched a segment on the Fox Business channel with Laura Kofoid, one of the co-founders of a new website called Laudi Vidni (“individual” spelled backwards) that allows consumers to design their own handbags, working with eight basic shapes and forty different colors of leathers/fabrics that can be combined for a seemingly [...]

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Photos: Ineke Field Notes From Paris

November 22, 2009

The sixth fragrance in the Ineke alphabet series, Field Notes From Paris is a welcome evolution in style from the San Francisco based perfumery. I ordered the Ineke Deluxe Sample Collection back in November of last year (the sample collection didn’t include Field Notes From Paris, as the fragrance hadn’t yet been created) and Evening [...]

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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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design it yourself

The Artisan Series: Betsy Bensen (Part 1)

Saddleback Leather: New and Improved (Part 2)

The Luxury & Fashion Biz: 09/03/10 (Of Lanvin, Fast Fashion and Social Media)

The Luxury & Fashion Biz: 08/20/10 (Of Hermes scarves, Mass-Market Unique and Ads for Ads)

About Nathan Branch

Design It Yourself: Custom Keds (2)

Design It Yourself: Custom Keds

DIY for the New Year: Websites that let you Design It Yourself

Photos: Ineke Field Notes From Paris

Fashion Industry News Roundup: 11/20/09

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