Word: gucci
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...willing to pay for something that they need, or something that they want very badly. A Blackberry is a status symbol of sorts. It is certainly a device which has utility. The iPhone shares those elements and is also a much more powerful symbol of the owner's prestige. Gucci with a touchpad...
...wear or carry a single appealing object for the length of the movie. This is oddly comforting. We're officially 14 months into this recession, and many of us are not just tightening belts but swearing off shopping altogether. Confessions, perhaps inadvertently, assures us that being deprived of Gucci boots can be a good thing...
...quickly a new story can be written may depend largely upon the Chinese people becoming a whole lot better at consuming more and saving less. But, while the authoritarian government continues to pull the strings in many parts of society, Beijing cannot simply order citizens to buy Gucci for the good of the country and the world. Chinese save much of what they earn because the government has yet to provide the web of social services available in other countries. China's national social security system and government health-insurance schemes are drastically underfunded, and moreover don't cover...
VANCOUVER In the financial district, Gucci's leather briefcase ($1,995) sells because it is elegant and work-appropriate...
...worked in the fashion world outside of college. His favorite designers include Nicolas Ghesquière for Balenciaga and Alber Elbaz of Lanvin. “Their stuff is really original while still being marketable,” he says. An internship in the buying department of fashion label Gucci proved unrewarding because it didn’t allow Parent to exercise his artistic inclinations, but he enjoyed his work in Shanghai with designer Lu Kun. As a result, Parent has one condition for his future career: “I need it to be creative...