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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 Artisan Series: Andy Tauer (Part 3)

August 24, 2010

Andy Tauer has come a long way since he released his first perfumes, Le Maroc Pour Elle and L’Air du Desert Marocain, to the public in 2005. Not counting special editions and limited releases, he now has twelve fragrances to his name, with Carillon Pour un Ange seeing a recent pre-release, plus Une Rose Vermeille [...]

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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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The Luxury & Fashion Biz: 08/13/10 (Of Lagerfeld, logos and zero waste)

August 13, 2010

1.) Is It Time for Karl Lagerfeld to Retire? “As a lover of brands and someone who has worked for a decade for some of the biggest luxury houses as a consultant, I always gain inspiration from a local Church of Chanel. But in recent months, I must confess a growing sense of disappointment at [...]

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The Luxury and Fashion Biz: 07/23/10 (of Lacroix, price hikes, world trade and why Preppy still sells)

July 23, 2010

1,) New Lacroix Designer Wants to Do Couture *and* Target: “Christian Lacroix’s new designer, Sacha Walckhoff, who now helms the label without Lacroix, is trying to pull the company out of debt and modernize it a bit. Lacroix’s passion may have been couture, but that won’t sustain a label nowadays. Many high-end designers looking to [...]

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The Artisan Series: Who Are They?

July 19, 2010

While reading the book, “Luxury World” by Mark Tungate, one particular passage, where the author visits the shop of custom & made-to-measure shoemaker Pierre Corthay, stood out for me, and I believe it speaks directly to the recent efforts among marketing professionals to deliberately confuse the boundaries between 1.) mass-production global fashion brands employing low-wage [...]

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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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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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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: Are Luxury Brands Just Shuffling Deck Chairs on the Titanic?

May 28, 2010

The Urban Dictionary defines “shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic” like this: “Actions taken solely for the feeling (or the appearance) of doing something about an unavoidable situation; actions that not only accomplish nothing but *blatantly* accomplish nothing.” And as I was catching up on the several weeks of news in the luxury brand world [...]

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

The Artisan Series: Andy Tauer (Part 3)

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

The Luxury & Fashion Biz: 08/13/10 (Of Lagerfeld, logos and zero waste)

The Luxury and Fashion Biz: 07/23/10 (of Lacroix, price hikes, world trade and why Preppy still sells)

The Artisan Series: Who Are They?

Luxury Industry News: 06/25/10

Luxury Industry News: 06/18/10

Luxury Industry News: 06/11/10

Luxury Industry News: Are Luxury Brands Just Shuffling Deck Chairs on the Titanic?

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