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Pockets of resistance to Western ways of spending remain. "Older people cannot understand why you would spend as much on a handbag as you would on a piece of jewelry, which will increase in value," says Mafatlal, who adds that fine jewelry will always remain important in India. Today's younger women want accessories that can live up to their jewels, hence Mafatlal's insistence that Valentino, given the designer's taste for decorative accessories, be the first brand in MLP's portfolio...
Whodunit? Federal prosecutors say they have videotape of a secretary at Coca-Cola, Joya Williams, sneaking classified materials from the company's Atlanta headquarters in her handbag. Co-conspirators Ibrahim Dimson and Edmund Duhaney allegedly helped her try to sell what she had to Pepsi...
...pride is starting to actually lure some designers to relocate in Chicago from the coasts. Orlando Espinoza moved his business here from Los Angles six years ago. And Joëlle Minassian, who designed for Versace and Gianfranco Ferre in Italy, returned to her hometown in December to launch a handbag business. "Chicago has a lot to offer," she says. "New York is a great city, but I think Chicago is more forgiving and there's more space to grow. There's so much talent here that's been overlooked...
Sometimes I look at Kate Moss and I wonder if I can achieve the feats that she achieves on a regular basis—cutting 20 lines of cocaine in 45 minutes, bagging Pete Doherty, and touting her child in a Prada handbag. But most importantly, I look to her as inspiration for one of the hardest things that a woman can do in these troubled times: wear skinny jeans. Skinny jeans are probably the most ponderous and troublesome item in the modern woman’s closet. In theory, they seem chic, wearable and utterly surmountable. In actuality, they...
...chief used to be known on Fleet Street as "the abominable no man" now promptly returns phone calls. The Queen's Christmas broadcast no longer has her staring straight into the camera, but uses video clips to illustrate her points. Her Majesty even carries a cell phone inside that handbag. All in all, Prince Andrew says, "I think this organization is very good at change management. We live it, we work it all the time. Change is an almost continuous process" - so much so, "that it's almost imperceptible...