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...Diego hand-stitching the driving shoes himself. Many of the families in his factory have been with the company for several generations, at least since Dorino, Diego and Andrea's father, set up shop in Casette d'Ete in the 1940s and later began manufacturing shoes for private-label department-store brands in addition to designers like Calvin Klein and Azzedine Alaïa. Dorino's father Filippo was a local cobbler whose workbench still sits in a corner on the second floor of the factory as a kind of reminder of the family's more humble beginnings...
...Private Label Sephora's brand is its most profitable. It includes bath, makeup and skin-care products. The private label emphasizes choice and mass-market prices. On Aron's visit, the brand's display boasted 83 shades of lipstick, compared with 39 at the Gemey-Maybelline stand...
WITH THE REOPENING of its New York City flagship store on Madison Avenue, above, Swiss leather-goods label Bally celebrates 155 years in business. To mark the occasion, the company has mounted an exhibition of shoes from the Bally Museum as well as historical images from the 1800s. Bally has also created a limited-edition shoe collection that will be sold exclusively at the store. The shoes, inspired by models from the '30s and '50s, feature handmade signature details such as leather piping and perforation. Says CEO Marco Franchini: "Our archive has served as inspiration to many designers...
...white leather sofa that looks a lot like a couch you would find in a shrink's office?which is fitting, since Rich is a therapist of sorts. His official title at Marc Jacobs is director of public relations for stores?he decides what to buy for the label's six U.S. shops?but the most important part of his job is counseling the designer's celebrity devotees on what to wear...
Business-jet provider Privatair began operating private-label flights for Lufthansa, Swiss and KLM four years ago, but the first full-fledged airline, Eos, took off last fall from New York City's J.F.K. to London's Stansted. Its customized Boeing 757s have just 48 "suites," including lie-flat bed seats. Eos partners with London-based concierge firm Quintessentially to offer services to passengers from boarding until 24 hours after returning home, and its frequent-flyer points have a fixed cash value. Eos will even book customers on other airlines, paying for tickets with points from their accounts?a first...