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Designed by Ravi Ratan, 2GB USB Flash Drive Cufflinks (2 GB each, total 4 GB) and can be engraved with up to 8 characters, available in gunmetal and gold finishes. $195.00/per pair
“feature functional USB drives making it possible for you to keep all of your must-have presentations and important documents with you wherever you go.” source
$1.6M mistake costs an Ice Cream to Zappos.com CEO
Some lucky shoppers at Zappos.com sister site 6pm.com got a deal on Friday when a pricing error capped all prices at $49.95. The Las Vegas Sun reports that the website lost $1.6 million due to the error because at that price many items were sold at under cost. Zappos has decided to honor all sales that took place during that time period. Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh took the news in stride with his usual good humor tweeting “$1.6 million mistake on sister site @6pm_com. I guess that means no ice cream for me tonight.”
The silver lining to the mistake might be the added publicity to 6pm.com The site offers “online outlet shopping” promising savings of up to 75% off. It includes shoes, clothing and accessories from brands like Nike, Oakley, Nine West and others for women, men and children.
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T.I. to Star In New Akoo Campaign
T.I. will star in a new campaign for his clothing line AKOO this fall, with ads set to break in the June-July issue of Complex and outdoors in New York, New Jersey, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Chicago. The photos were taken by photographer Rony Shram at the Ace Hotel in Manhattan last month.
Former Hermes Leader dead at 72
The former head of the luxury brand Hermès, Jean-Louis Dumas, died on May 1 at the age of 72. Dumas ran Hermès from 1978 to 2006 and was responsible for transforming the brand from a small and well-respected maker of leather goods to an internationally known luxury brand. Dumas was the great-great grandson of Thierry Hermès, who founded the company in 1837. Dumas helped give the world the intensely craved Birkin bag and brought fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier to the brand. Known to be a charismatic man of great style, he also published a book of photographs. The family still owns over 70 percent of the Hermès group and Dumas’ son Pierre-Alexis works as an artistic director for the company.
According to a story in the Telegraph, the Birkin bag came about after Dumas and actress Jane Birkin sat next to each other on a flight from Paris to London. She told Dumas that she could never find a decent handbag and so he invited her to the Hermès workshop to help create one. The bag remains a status symbol known around the world and it can take years to get your own.
First Armani Hotel opens in Dubai
It took a little longer than expected but the first Armani Hotel has opened in the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai. The hotel is the first landmark tenant in the building. The 160-room hotel marks the Italian designer’s first foray into the hotel business.
Every bit of the hotel’s design was overseen by Armani and is a consistent vision of his neutral, minimalist luxe style. The staff wear Armani suits and dresses. The hotel is designed to be exclusive and only those who have room or restaurant reservations can gain access to the area of the Burj Khalifa that houses the hotel. Your stay comes with the sevices of a “lifestyle consultant,” a personal concierge who sees to all your needs. Such fine digs will cost you. Rates start at $750 and night and a suite can run you $2,500 although opening specials in the fast rising heat of late spring will net you a studio for $550 and an Armani Signature Suite for $2,200. Restaurants include Armani/Amal, offering Indian food with modern presentation, Armani/Hashi for sushi and Japanese plates, and Armani/Peck, an Italian style deli.
Maseratis and other luxury cars contribute to the ambiance.
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World’s most valuable luxury brand
What is the world’s most valuable luxury brand? According to a study released today compiled by market research firm Millward Brown Optimor, the most valuable brand is France’s Louis Vuitton with a brand value of nearly $19.8 billion.
Hermes, with a brand value of $8.45 billion, landed in the second spot, followed by Gucci ($7.58 billion), Chanel ($5.54 billion) and Hennessy ($5.36 billion).
Millward Brown used an economic use approach to the valuation, with brand values based on the intrinsic value of the brand derived from its ability to generate demand. The values reflect the sum of all future earnings a brand is forecasted to generate, discounted to present-day value.
“The big takeaway is that brands that focused on heritage are the ones that topped the list,” says Lauren Sherman, editor of Fashionista, a fashion news website. “Louis Vuitton, Hermes and Gucci all focused this year on heritage.”
According to Sherman, Louis Vuitton’s advertising campaigns focused on travel, which ties to its history of being a maker of steamer trunks, while Hermes began to again market their saddles and also sponsored a horse show in Paris, which they haven’t done in years. “They are going back to the basics.”
Gucci, on the other hand, is focusing on its vintage bags. The company recently formed a partnership with Christie’s in which the auction house will provide appraisal services for owners of vintage Gucci leathergoods. “Gucci Collector: Presented by Christie’s” provides auction estimates for vintage Gucci items that are of a type and value typically sold at Christie’s. The service is provided free of charge. “Gucci wants to bring back the company from mass luxury which it had become,” says Sherman.
Millward Brown used the BrandZ database of its parent company, WPP, which owns several marketing, advertising and public relations firms, among others. BrandZ tracked sales and marketing for more than 1,000 brands over the course of a year to come up with the list.
The brand that saw the most growth on the list this year was Hermes, with an increase of 8%.
Perhaps most surprising about the list this year were the brands that didn’t fare well. The brands that are more closely associated with trends and high fashion, such as Prada and Burberry, did not rank high on the list—in fact, Prada & Burberry was knocked off the top ten list altogether.
Chanel’s ranking dropped from where it was a year ago and lost 11% of its brand value. “Chanel will always sell perfume and leather goods which are classic products, but compared to Gucci and Louis Vuitton, they are more associated with high fashion,” says Sherman. “Any brand where the runway is more important than the boutique, suffered a bit.” source
Ad campaign with the message, “Some journeys change mankind forever”. Louis Vuitton Core Values ad campaign celebrates the greatest journey of all, the latest commemorating the 40th anniversary of man’s conquest of the Moon.
Buzz Aldrin, Jim Loveli, and Sally Ride are featured in the campaign, bringing light to three exceptional figures whose own remarkable personal journeys have taken them into space. Buzz Aldrin was part of Apollo 11 with Neil Armstrong, and became the second man to step foot on the moon. Sally Ride is the first woman in space and Jim Loveli was a commander in Apollo 13.
Celebrate their odyssey into space at louisvuittonjourneys.com
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