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...Hennessy Louis Vuitton and the Gucci Group can rise or fall depending on the strength of the yen and the Japanese economy. With good reason: Japanese shoppers account for some 32% of Gucci and more than 45% of Louis Vuitton brand sales. Japanese consumers, says Gucci CEO Domenico De Sole, "like brands that are truly international...
This reticence may be part of the reason no Japanese designer has been named to take over any of the great Paris fashion houses. Admits Gucci's De Sole: "We look at people who are most successful in the market." LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault says of the Japanese, "They are further out. It's easier to get in touch with a Dutch designer or a British designer or even a New York designer when you are in Paris." Arnault did include Kenzo Takada in his group until Takada's retirement last year - when Frenchman Gilles Rosier took the helm...
...Crimson (21-18, 11-3) now share the title with Cornell (32-16, 11-3), which was hoping for a split between Harvard and the Big Red in order to claim sole possession of the crown...
...contestants compete for a ride on the space station, and have consulted the U.S. companies Boeing and Spacehab about a new module for the station that could be used for for-profit research--or even more tourism. The U.S. was always able to call the shots when it had sole control of its manned space program. Now that that control is being shared, visits by tycoons and TV personalities may be a distasteful but unavoidable part of the deal...
...Traditionally, Springfest serves as the basis for bringing big bands to Harvard. But the Harvard Concert Commission, which organized the winter concert featuring the Roots and the Black Eyed Peas, has taken sole responsibility for bringing professional acts to Harvard from this year forward, leaving Springfest hosting student bands...