men.style Break-up, September ad pages plummet, Discounting to 2010, US copyright law, Escada raises funds

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Conde Nast Says Goodbye to Men.Style.com, Hello to GQ.com, Details.com (Ad Age) “Conde Nast will shut down one of its web-only brands, Men.Style.com, when it gives two of its titles, GQ and Details, their own websites in October.” September Ad-Page Tallies Plunge (Ad Age) “Is September now the cruelest month? It may very well be for fashion and beauty titles this year. The final tallies for those crucial issues

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Escada on bankruptcy brink, Luxury sales, Cartier courts talent, Korean Luxury, UK Retail sales rise

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Escada ad in Berlin

Escada in talks with insolvency experts (Drapers) “German womenswear brand Escada may cease to trade as it teeters on the brink of insolvency, according to its chairman Bruno Saelzer.” Sales ring the alarm on what defines luxury (Gulf News) “Inventory-driven business models now rule much of the high street apparel on offer. But the heavily discounted sales across town come to an abrupt end when you stumble upon

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Luxe Redux, Gaultier is inspired, Jil Sander for Uniqlo, Standouts spur spending

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Jean-Paul Gaultier Couture A/W 09, courtesy of Coutorture

Luxe Redux (Reuters) “Lavish. Silent. Undisturbed. Visiting luxury boutiques these days can seem like stepping into a time capsule, and in a sense, you are, as retail and marketing plans and products conceived during the bully days of early 2008 are still on display and feel, in this post-luxury age, as anachronistic and appealing as Zeppelin travel after the Hindenburg disaster.” Let crisis inspire haute couture, says

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Indies go online, Downturn hits UAE, Lunch with Manolo, Bangladeshi protests, The skinny on men’s jeans

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Indies click onto online portal to boost sales (Drapers) “An increasing number of independent retailers are planning to plug into online portals to help raise their profile and drive online sales.” Wealthy look for value as downturn bites (The National) “Luxury retailers in the UAE are stocking more lower-priced items and classic pieces to cater to a new customer mentality after the economic downturn.” Lunch

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PPR’s green film, Future of fashion shows, Gilt Groupe’s capital, Luxury in the Hamptons, BRC “Consumer Advocate”

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U.S. 2010 Olympic dress, by Polo Ralph Lauren

Luxury-Goods Makers Brandish Green Credentials (WSJ) “The bad economy and a fundamental shift in the market for luxury goods are forcing an industry that reveres names like Chanel and Versace to embrace a different icon: Mother Nature.” See video here. If You Gave a Fashion Show and No One Came… (WSJ) “Until a few years ago, the magazine editors and retailers who attended runway shows closely guarded access

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