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Men’s Only Luxury Boutique
Just as some educators believe that single-sex classrooms are better for learning, some luxury brands are finding that single-sex boutiques boost the bottom line. (Newsweek) Click here to read more
Japan Among the Hippest Fashions
Japan’s street fashion is the envy of Western designers, but most of Tokyo’s clothing designers have not figured out how to cash in on the city’s fashion sense. (NYTimes.com) Click here to read more
Jump to a virtual runway
Ralph Lauren leaps into the virtual world as its brand Rugby showed their holiday collection in an online only fashion show. Costing less than $50,000 to produce, the show is expected to attract over 40 million page views. (Time) Click here to read more
MBA for the Luxury Industry
After a rough ride during the height of the financial crisis for the luxury industry, business schools are saying management education programme focused on luxury is even more relevant to industry professionals than it was in the past. (Ft.com) Click here to read more
The Business Of Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga is the music industry’s new business model. Listen to Gaga’s songs and you might imagine it’s Britney Spears in a track suit. But watch the video and you’ll see a work of conceptual porn. (Forbes) Click here to read more
What the wealthy get for Christmas
Despite the recession, the super luxury market is still booming. What are the billionaires are giving each other this year?
(Times Online) Click here to read more
Technology in fashion
Most designers today embrace a variety of technology applications. Christopher Bailey of Burberry and Frida Giannini of Gucci explain how technocompetence has become part of their creative worlds. (New York Times) Click here to read more
Style bloggers take centre stage
Front row at Milan fashion week, sits Bryan Grey-Yambao, more known as Bryanboy to the 215,000 unique users who visit his blog each day (British Vogue magazine, by comparison, sells just over 200,000 copies a month) (Financial Times) Click here to read more
Online museum for fashion house Ferragamo
Italian fashion house Salvatore Ferragamo has taken a museum detailing its history and culture online, allowing young designers to add their creative touch to its shoe models. (Times Live) Click here to read more
A recession-era twist in Haute Couture
New name in fashion, Rent the Runway, is changing the face of high end couture by allowing members to rent designer garments for only one-tenth the price making exclusivity is available for all. (New York Times) Click here to read more
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