Word: prada
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...parallel universe: it has the energy of the megapolis across the border, the patented southern Chinese get-ahead ethos and a towering respect for the power of a buck. But thanks to loose laws, loose women and dirty officials, you can get anything you want: cheap labor, even cheaper Prada bags, pirated DVDs, ecstasy pills, one-night stands. (And people from across the border spent $846 million last year, 10% of Hong Kong's total retail trade.) But once inside this looking- glass world, nothing is quite the genuine article. The Louis Vuitton bags are made in Guangdong; many...
...from designers selling to retailers to stocking their own directly operated stores has changed the face of the shopping landscape. Some of the world's greatest architects are now designing stores. Rem Koolhaas, who won architecture's Nobel Prize equivalent last year, the Pritzker, is conceptualizing the New York Prada store, which sits beneath the Soho Guggenheim Museum. Christian de Portzamparc, who won the Pritzker in 1994, designed the LVMH tower on New York's 57th Street. So when Gucci took over Yves Saint Laurent, creative director Tom Ford knew that the first task was to bring the brand...
...fashion items for fall? On the runways of Milan and Paris last month capes, fur hats and over-the-knee boots were the accent items that will separate the serious fashion devotee from the merely stylish. Capes, either short and swinging or long and luxe, were featured at Prada, Fendi, Louis Vuitton and Chanel. Big fur hats, with or without tails trailing down the back, showed up at Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Blumarine and Louis Vuitton. And the boots? Try Roberto Cavalli, Celine, Chanel, Dries Van Noten, Dolce & Gabbana and, well, just about anyone. The trick...
...your own initials are enough." The first boutique opened in 1974 on Manhattan's Upper East Side. In 1980 when Lauren Hutton starred as a rich New York housewife in American Gigolo, her bag was Bottega. My, how things change. Encouraged by revivals at other leather goods companies, namely Prada and Gucci, the company branched out into clothes in 1997. At the recent Bottega show, creative consultant Katie Grand and designer Giles Deacon showed miniskirts, oversized jeans, a leather puffball jacket. "We wanted to challenge people," said Grand. "I think it was quite unique." Now let's see what Gucci...
...been remodeling. Is it logical for two strong yet vastly different designers to coexist-let alone cocreate-for the same brand? Wouldn't it make more sense to have a single unified image? After all, the Gucci man and woman look more or less alike. Same with the Prada couple. The Burberry pair can be spotted blocks away. Galliano himself told reporters in 1999 that he'd be interested in designing his own men's collection for Dior...