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Counterfeiting is our worst enemy. It threatens an image for any work of creation. It is the ransom of success. --YVES CARCELLE, chairman, Louis Vuitton, on the growing number of imitations on the market...
When Floriane de Saint Pierre was 6 years old, she would go with her mother at the start of every season to Yves Saint Laurent's boutique on the Avenue Victor Hugo, near their Paris apartment. "She was not buying anywhere else," says Saint Pierre, remembering how her mother would stock up on the designer's striped sweaters, wedge-heeled espadrilles and khaki trousers...
...reason. In just 10 years he and Ford had engineered a miraculous transformation of Gucci--from a dying label with $200 million in revenue into a flourishing, $3 billion luxury conglomerate with subsidiaries that include such brands as Yves Saint Laurent (YSL), Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen. With his eye for louche glamour and his movie-star image, Ford, 42, redefined luxury, giving it a sexy, provocative edge. For most of the '90s it seemed as if he and De Sole could do no wrong. Ford had an unerring eye for reinterpreting what the public wanted; De Sole's managerial...
...sauce, Mickey Mantle's barbecue sauce, Nolan Ryan's All-Star Fruit Snacks, Gloria Vanderbilt's salad dressing, Reggie Jackson's candy bar, Carl Yastrzemski's Big Yaz Bread, Diane von Furstenberg's facial tissue, Bill Blass's chocolates, Richard Simmons's Salad Spray, Tommy Lasorda's spaghetti sauce, Yves St. Laurent's cigarettes, Frank Sinatra's neckties--all examples of products these famous people promoted with unsatisfactory results. There's never been a real celebrity success in the food business. We estimate the total start-up loss for celebrity products somewhere close to $900 million. No offense, Mr. Newman...
...drugs don't work, there is a wide world of wigs, weaves and extensions. Yves Durif, a top New York City stylist, says women who are losing their hair can get smart haircuts that help hide the problem. "For straight hair, it's much better to keep it all one length, as close to the head as possible, a very simple haircut, like a very short bob," he says. "For women who have curly hair, I would go pretty short and very layered...