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...business is becoming so institutionalized that, for the second year, Ubell-Meyer is teaching a class called ?The Art of the Goodie Bag? at Manhattan's Fashion Institute of Technology. Even hostesses of small private parties call her. ?There's all this pressure to have a gift bag at every party?nonprofits, profits, everything,? she says...
...Gift bags are a world in which few, really, can imagine the pressure. But they are already a relic, having evolved into the gift lounge. At Sundance this year, the gift lounge?and Keanu Reeves' shocking decision not to take anything from?it got more press than any of the festival's movies. Distinctive Assets makes the lounges cool places to hang out, with amenities such as a bar, video games, cigars, a pool table and a masseuse. ? We're somewhere for the talent to go while they're waiting to go onstage,? says DA's president, Lash...
Hilary De Vries, whose last book was about publicists, has a new novel called The Gift Bag Chronicles. ?It's kind of sad. It's greed on display,? says De Vries. And the virus, she says, has spread beyond celebrities. ?There are tons of reporters who won't go to events if the bag isn't up to snuff. If they show up, the publicist can say this media outlet was here. And they can hand that list to the corporate client.? I have finally found a class I can teach at journalism school...
PARIS Jaeger-LeCoultre's Reverso Grand Automatique ($15,000) is a popular gift...
...MARNI JUNGLE-PRINT DRESS. ?It would be a beautiful gift for someone.? $876, from the spring 2006 collection...