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No. 8 Shopping: The Rich And The Rest
High-end retailers such as Ralph Lauren and Tiffany used to be pretty good indicators of where the economy was headed: when people make more luxury purchases,...
Will Fashion's Biggest Names Kiss the Runway Goodbye?
Soon you may not have to be an A-list celeb, department-store buyer or magazine editor to get a front-row seat at a fashion show. As the luxury and fashion...
Watch Out, Switzerland
Here comes Ralph. From tuxedos to wall paints, the Polo Ralph Lauren universe had everything but the perfect watch. Now it has three: Slim Classique (above), an...
The New Sartorialists
In the late 1960s, Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren, two outsiders from the Bronx who dreamed of making it big in the fashion industry, started their companies...
Point-and-Shoot Shopping.
The humble bar code is getting hip. And with it, a luxury brand hopes to usher in a revolution in U.S. retailing. Later this month, in a campaign pegged to...
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America: Conquerer of the Global Menswear Market
There hasn't been a designer or a company that addresses the whole lifestyle of American men since Giorgio Armani and Ralph Lauren. New, exciting designers like...
