Word: dior
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...brands love India. Jimmy Choo and Gucci are just the latest makers of luxury goods to target India as the next hot growth market, joining Herm?s, Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Piaget, Tiffany, Moschino and others. Last October, Chanel launched its brand by organizing an exhibition and haute couture extravaganza in New Delhi's tony Imperial Hotel with models flown in from Paris. That same month, Swatch Group introduced its Breguet watches (average price: $30,000) to India, which it hails as one of the world's most enticing growth markets. In January, the Indian government gave upscale retailers...
Power What counts at Sephora is the descente: the six shelves, top to bottom, that allow one brand to dominate a vertical display area. To figure out which brands rule in France, forget marketing studies. Just check the Sephora wall, where Chanel and Dior grab a whole descente, plus half of a neighboring one, totaling nine shelves in the women's scents department. Lancôme and Yves Saint Laurent tie for second place, with eight shelves. The ones at eye level are the most productive, and that's where you'll find a new fragrance launch or a company...
HONG KONG Local celebrities Deniso Ho and Li Xiao Ran covet pastel shades of Christian Dior's Addict Pearl Shine lip gloss...
...Dress Dolce & Gabbana embroidered lace dress, $5,950 (dolcegabbana.it); James Robinson diamond pendant and bracelet; Bing Bang gold necklace and bangles. Opposite page: Dior by John Galliano organza dress, $21,620 (800-929-DIOR); In God We Trust gold necklace
...will launch an Indian edition next year. Every rock act of note plays Bangalore: the Rolling Stones were here three years ago and U2 will perform in the autumn. Chanel spent several hundred thousand dollars on a single evening's festivities to announce its entry into India, and Christian Dior, Giorgio Armani, Gucci and the others are on their way. Nor is the traffic one-way. Indian companies are now expanding abroad. The Tata Group, the country's largest conglomerate, recently announced huge investments in South Korea, and its Taj hotel chain has just taken over New York City...