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The Artisan Series: Mandy Aftel (Part 3)

August 1, 2010

Scheherazade Daneshkhu wrote in a June, 2010 Financial Times article that, due to the present recession and its effects on the consumer psyche, global luxury brands were rethinking their previous embrace of ostentatious bling — scrambling to reposition their image by hanging contemporary art in their boutiques and running advertisements that called attention to a [...]

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Luxury Industry News Roundup: 04/16/10

April 16, 2010

1.) Survey Says the Right Brand Names Matter More Than Ever:“The importance of a brand of an item of clothing jumped 14% in the survey, with 28% now saying that brands are ‘more’ or ‘much more’ important to them … Five years ago, fewer than 3% thought brands and logo were more important . . [...]

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Scentsless in Detroit: How the Asthma Trigger Has Been Used to Trump the Positive Benefits of Fragrance in the Workplace

March 16, 2010

On Monday, the LA Times posted the following article, which must have cut like a knife through the entire contemporary fragrance industry: Lawsuit settlement means no more perfume, aftershave or other scents for Detroit city workers — “Change is in the air for Detroit city workers. Officials plan to place warning placards in three city [...]

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Farmacia SS. Annunziata dal 1561 Vaniglia del Madagascar and Social Creatures Frankfurt Kitchen

March 31, 2009

FARMACIA SS ANNUNZIATA DAL 1561 VANIGLIA DEL MADAGASCAR: For starters, the name of this perfume is entirely too long. How in the h*ll are you really supposed to answer should someone ask you what perfume you’re wearing? “Oh, this? It’s Farmacia SS Annunziata dal 1561 Vaniglia del Madagascar. You like?” Halfway through, the other person [...]

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The Sunday Sensitivity Edition (or “Getting the Red Out: Part 1″)

March 29, 2009

Most people I know can use pretty much any decent skin cleanser, treatment, moisturizer, etc. and be fine with it. Their face soaks it up, takes it in and moves on through the rest of the day without a hitch. If this describes you, then cherish the time you don’t have to spend thinking about [...]

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