Word: chic
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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TOKYO Prada's pink suede pocket-style bag ($1,490) is the top seller at the chic Aoyama Center...
MIAMI Cavalli-clad women flock to the Hogan boutique in chic Coral Gables to snap up the Butterfly (small, $690), one of Halle Berry's favorites...
...easyGroup is launching a chain of no-frills easyHotels in early 2005. And Simon Woodroffe - the man behind the YO! Sushi conveyor-belt eateries - is opening Yotel, cramming luxury into tiny, 10-sq-m rooms, inspired by Japan 's "capsule" hotels, for $135 a night. "It's budget chic," says Yotel exec Gerard Greene. "There are designer hotels everywhere, but not everyone can afford them." Britain may be the best European locale for hoteliers to cash in. The occupancy rate in London has jumped 10% this year; average room rates are up 8%. "There's still a lot of upside...
After dropping out of the Fashion Institute of Technology, Ripley decided to make a go of overstocked couture at a discount. She got her father to co-sign a 30-day, $30,000 note, which she used to buy 300 chic but so-last-season pieces. Then she resold them on eBay at a 225% profit...
With six-figure revenues and a steady stream of customers--from ladies who lunch to college women who crave cheap chic--Ripley has developed her business by throwing special events and selling clothing from up-and-coming designers like Zac Posen, vintage couture from Miami's Sasparilla boutique and costume jewelry. To bolster her national exposure, Ripley is launching an e-commerce site in September...