WWW.NATHANBRANCH.COM
"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 reach me via email at: nathan@nathanbranch.com -- I use a challenge/response spam blocking service (Spam Arrest), so you'll need to verify yourself when you receive the challenge email, otherwise I'll never know you tried to contact me.
For physical mail, send any letters/correspondence to:
Nathan Branch
7683 SE 27th Street
PMB 273
Mercer Island, WA 98040
USA
You can also find me on Facebook and Twitter, and you can access a full collection of my photographs on Flickr.
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Recent Entries
- The Artisan Series: Mandy Aftel (Part 2)
- The Artisan Series: Mandy Aftel (Part 1)
- 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?
- The Luxury and Fashion Biz: 07/17/10 (Of Burberry, Armani, ethics and cultural moments)
- Photos: Maison Martin Margiela Untitled
- The Luxury & Fashion Biz: 07/09/10 (or, "Of Haute Couture, the China Problem and Getting Creative")
- The Artisan Series (Vol. 1): What Does It Mean?
- Luxury Industry News: 07/02/10 (Let's Hear It For the Girls)
- Photos: Etat Libre d'Orange + Tilda Swinton 'Like This'
- Luxury Industry News: 06/25/10
- Vote For Katie Puckrik!
- Luxury Industry News: 06/18/10
- Photos: Honoré des Prés "New York Collection" Love Coco
- Annick Goutal Distribution Deal: Beauté Prestige International will handle marketing and distribution for the Annick Goutal brand in the U.S.
- Luxury Industry News: 06/11/10
- Video Ad Campaign: Solange Azagury Partridge
- Photos: Thierry Mugler Womanity
- Luxury Industry News: 06/04/10
- Thierry Mugler Womanity (a brief glimpse)
