Fashion

Louis Vuitton – Luxury Luggage Brand

Louis Vuitton was always the synonym with luxury in travel luggage. Their trunks and garment bags screamed business class and surely were not given the rough treatment unlike the luggage of the ordinary folks on Transatlantic flights. That is if they were not loaded onto a private jet.

Popularity: 21% [?]

October 2, 2007

Karl Lagerfeld Designs a New Collection of Denim

Karl Lagerfeld, the man behind some of the most influential designs ever since the 80s has decided to go mainstream this year.

Popularity: 20% [?]

September 23, 2007

Luxury Bag for Fall – Clutch by Marc Jacobs

If there is one bag that you should get your hands on this coming fall then it is the day clutch bag designed by Marc Jacobs.

Popularity: 8% [?]

September 6, 2007

Mikhail Gorbachev is the New Face of Louis Vuitton

The former Soviet leader is to appear in an ad campaign for the French luxury label, along with Steffi Graf and her husband, Andre Agassi, and Catherine Deneuve, said a statement Thursday from Vuitton, a division of the LVMH group, Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA.

Popularity: 10% [?]

August 4, 2007

Luxury Image Increases Burberry Sales

Pushing its luxury brand image and a “more centralised creative direction” made Burberry’s 150th year of trading a success, with strong performances across all divisions pushing underlying annual profit up 12%.

Popularity: 12% [?]

May 25, 2007

Puma Becomes Luxury Brand

French luxury goods group PPR, owner of Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, has agreed to buy a 27.1-percent stake in German sportswear manufacturer Puma and launch a full takeover offer for the group, the two companies said on Tuesday.

Popularity: 12% [?]

April 11, 2007

Jacques Courtin-Clarins Dies at 85

Jacques Courtin-Clarins, the founder and chairman of the Clarins Groupe, a French company that produces luxury skin-care products and makeup under the brand names Clarins, Thierry Mugler, Azzaro and Stella Cadente, died on March 23 at his home outside Paris. He was 85.

Popularity: 9% [?]

April 6, 2007

Kenzo to Debut in Indian Luxury Market

Genesis Colors, popular for its high-end fashion label Satya Paul, is in advanced negotiations with LVMH Group for bringing luxury apparel and perfume brand Kenzo to India.

Popularity: 9% [?]

March 29, 2007

Luxury T-Shirt Makes You Feel Powerful - Luxury Institute

Milton Pedraza, chief executive of the Luxury Institute, a research company that focuses on the top 10% of the country’s wealth, said some people are more able to justify spending $275 on a t-shirt than others.

Popularity: 7% [?]

March 19, 2007

DFS Launches Luxury Shopping Website in China

DFS Group, one of the world’s largest luxury travel retailers launches Galleria.com.cn to compete in China’s online luxury shopping sector.

Popularity: 11% [?]