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...this special supplement to TIME magazine, we take an in-depth look at global millennial consumers, from thobe-wearing MTV producers in Dubai to Hermès Birkin-toting jewelry designers in Beijing. Suffice it to say, this generation doesn't feel that it needs to "earn" luxury. Yachts, vacation homes and tech gadgets are all on its proverbial "to do" list...
...Hermès Birkin The prized Birkin ($6,500 and up) requires at least...
...changed Hollywood history. The movie was produced by Carlo Ponti and was to be distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the stately old lion of American film studios. But the industry ratings board wouldn't give the picture a seal because, during a photo-shoot romp, the model Jane Birkin allowed the briefest display of pubic hair. Instead of trimming the scene to the board's specifications, MGM honored Antonioni's version of the film, invented a subsidiary, Premier Productions, and sent Blowup out under that logo. The film was a surprise hit and ushered in the era of permissive American...
...fashion-conscious women, every season has an It handbag. Shopping blogs, lunch hours and entire episodes of Sex and the City are devoted to discussing the waiting lists, long lines and bribes to key salespeople often required to get an early shot at the most sought-after Birkin, Marc Jacobs, Balenciaga or Fendi baguette. So when the newest must-have tote, designed by British bag guru Anya Hindmarch, went on sale in England in April, it wasn't terribly unusual that devotees began lining up at 2 a.m. or that all 20,000 coveted pieces were gone...
...That kind of crazed demand for a hot accessory is nothing new, but this particular must-have accessory certainly is. The most coveted bag of the year is not a Birkin or even one of Hindmarch's own luxurious metallic bags, but a humble $15 canvas tote meant to lug groceries and embroidered with the phrase "I Am Not a Plastic Bag." And not surprisingly, the bag's sudden success and good intentions have generated a fair amount of backlash...