Word: armanied
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...other writers. On the one hand, traditions of literary purity will be offended: "I am shocked! Shocked!..." On the other hand, garret-dwelling, check-bouncing, alimony-dodging authors will find that a light-bulb has popped on in their minds. Where's the harm in mentioning that Raskolnikov favored Armani suits? In letting it slip that Rhett Butler splashed on a little Brut, or that Jake Barnes wore Guccis in order to feel at home among the Eurotrash...
Feng Xiaogang does not dine on shark's fin or camel's hump. He does not wear Armani tuxes to awards galas or parade around with bejeweled women on each arm. "I am a regular guy," Feng says, his tongue swelling his cheek as it seeks out a remnant of dinner from between his molars. "I just happen to make movies instead of, say, working in a factory...
...from Genoa, but negotiate the fare in advance). Ask the driver to take you to the main square, Piazza Martiri dell'Olivetta. Start your visit with a coffee or cocktail at La Grippa, a waterfront bar well situated for watching handsome strollers drawn by such nearby shops as Armani and Celine. But don't linger too long. Head for the town's friendly information office at Via Roma 35, just behind the piazza, and get maps for a bracing walk along the shore. A short path, 20 minutes each way, will take you past the church and castle...
...almost every brand that is trying to unstuffy itself will insist that what the company is doing is not about fashion. They do this partially for the benefit of Wall Street--fashion is cyclical and temporary, and the marketers need to convince investors that their brand will be Armani or Ralph Lauren, never really going off the boil. So how to reposition Coach, a purveyor of high-quality if not sex-drenched handbags, whose turf was being mowed by more fashion-aware companies, such as Kate Spade, and by other designers who were beginning to do handbags...
...almost every brand that is trying to unstuffy itself will insist that what the company is doing is not about fashion. They do this partially for the benefit of Wall Street-fashion is cyclical and temporary, and the marketers need to convince investors that their brand will be Armani or Ralph Lauren, never really going off the boil. So how to reposition Coach, a purveyor of high-quality if not sex-drenched handbags, whose turf was being mowed by more fashion-aware companies, such as Kate Spade, and by other designers who were beginning to do handbags...