Tag: luxury
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Expensive but worth it: Cle de Peau’s The Serum
A bit ago, I went to get a facial. I listed dry skin as one of my concerns. The aesthetician took a look at my face and remarked that she didn’t think I had dry skin. I wonder if this is the product that fooled her. I had been using this Cle de Peau serum…
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Taking notes from Neiman Marcus’s diversity success
Diversity, or rather the lack of it, has been a major across industries. Neiman Marcus, the luxury department store, just may have cracked an effective strategy to get there. In an interview with Vogue Business, Eric Severson points out that companies need to have strategies to reach their diversity and equity goals. As the Neiman…
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More troubles for Farfetch
If you are into luxury online shopping, you are likely aware of Farfetch. If that is not your jam, just know that it is an online retail platform that has been struggling a lot lately. And it only continues to get worse. With a history of recent financial struggles and lack of profit, it purchased…
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What goes around comes around, indeed: Chanel wins case against reseller
It happened. Chanel won its case against reseller What Goes Around Comes Around. The jury in the New York district court sided with the luxury brand on all four causes of action -trademark infringement, unfair competition, false advertising, and false association. – A key issue in this case was that Chanel alleged that WGACA sold items…
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I kept thinking about those NB44 ambassadors
Carlos Hank Guerreiro- up and coming equestrian show jumper for Mexico Jaime Camil -actor Pasha Goodarzi- freshman San Jose State University basketball player If you are not aware, this is the list of the ambassadors for the exclusive menswear line, NB44. I have to admit, it was bothering. One of these things is not like the…
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This men’s clothing subscription is so exclusive
You have heard of Stitch Fix, you might have even noticed their recent push to market to men more aggressively. Let me assure this is not that. NB44 offers perhaps the most exclusive clothing subscription there is. For starters it requires an application, which includes variations of “Your Highness” as a title option. The luxury…
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The first big fashion law case of 2024 is Chanel vs secondary reseller What Goes Around Comes Around
2024 just started and it is already time for another fashion law case. This time it is Chanel against the luxury reseller What Goes Around Comes Around (WGACA). This is what Chanel alleges WGACA has done: When it comes to counterfeits, I’m still trying to understand why this is tricky. It should be cut and…
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How is the food at the Lotte New York Palace hotel?
While I stayed at the Lotte New York Palace in New York, I took full advantage of the daily breakfast credit I received thanks to the American Express Hotel Collection. I considered having breakfast one day at the restaurant, but I didn’t want to go through the hassle of making a reservation, as that was…
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A stay at Lotte New York Palace
Upon looking at the map of the particular area in Manhattan, 5th avenue and Madison, I got curious about the Lotte New York Palace. The hotel was right across the street from St Patrick’s Cathedral and close to the famed Saks 5th Avenue. Curiosity got the best of me, and I made sure to book…
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The Loewe x Suna Fujita collaboration is just the whimsy I need this holiday season
I saw a picture of the Loewe bag and smiled. Stitched into the material is an image of a child hanging from a tree with a panda at his fit. Together the pair helped to make the O of Loewe font embroidered on to the tote. It was so whimsical and fun, exactly what the…
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