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Despite SARS, economic slumps and currency crises, believe it or not, luxury still sells. Time asked reporters in 19 cities around the world to find out what's flying out of their local high-end department stores and designer boutiques. The results are hardly scientific, but they give you a good idea of international fashion preferences. In Singapore, for example, luxury consumers don't like fur (it's too hot); in Sweden the affluent buy Pucci printed down vests for a dose of color on those long, dark winter nights. Only New Yorkers would pay $240 for a pair...
Lopez from the block, with her mass-market appeal, may not at first be an obvious choice for a high-end luxury-goods brand, but Alas explains, "We were thinking of every big-name model, and no one had the right persona." During a meeting with Vuitton's artistic director Marc Jacobs, it happened that all three had thought of the same woman, and when they contacted her, Lopez said yes. "We wanted to do something where it's not about the little details; it's about a strong, powerful yet charismatic woman. She's pretty, but not pretty...
...Petrossian, a luxe caviar-centric restaurant in Manhattan, is offering five caviar workshops at $135 a shot. Once a month, from September through January, participants will learn caviar basics, partake in cooking demonstrations and, of course, taste-test. While some foodies are getting their fill, others are purchasing the high-end treat and wearing it on their face. La Prairie's fall makeup line, Skin Caviar Concealer and Foundation ($150), is this season's self-indulgent must have. The concealer sits hidden in the cap of the foundation jar, and the attached mini-brush ensures smooth application. La Prairie also...
...Drew Barrymore, as befits one of the film's producers, has a backstory: once she was lost to addiction and male exploitation; now she's found both inner strength and martial artistry. All right, all right, you can't quite imagine Elle Woods ever being addicted to anything but high-end shopping, but you get the idea...
After his fruitless talks with Ellison, Conway kept looking for a partner, and found it in J.D. Edwards. Their businesses were widely regarded as complementary. PeopleSoft tended to sell to high-end firms, J.D. Edwards to the middle market. Four days later, Ellison announced his competing bid for PeopleSoft. Coincidence? Conway thinks not. "If we were ever looking for confirmation that the J.D. Edwards merger was right for the industry," he says, "Larry provided...