[caption id="attachment_40508" align="alignnone" width="461" caption="Christophe Lemaire portrait by Patrick Swirck | Source: Courtesy Hermès"][/caption] The Discreet Charm of Christophe Lemaire (WSJ Magazine) "It's been two years since Lemaire was hired to replace Jean Paul Gaultier as the designer of women's ready-to-wear for Hermès. This accounts for less than 10 percent of the company's sales and is dwarfed by accessories, which have the advantage of being both more iconic... and more accessible, like its silk scarves, watches and enamel bracelets." A Game Changer for Luxury Goods (Financial) "The luxury goods industry lost some of its swagger in 2012. Having shown robust insulation from global economic volatility post-2008, cracks appeared in the form of profit warnings and investor jitters over softer growth…

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