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Deluxe

How Luxury Lost its Lustre

Dana Thomas

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English
Penguin
26 September 2008
Where can real luxury be found today - and what is it costing us?

Fashion may be fabulous, but what price true luxury? With incredible access to the glamorous world of the luxury brand, Deluxe goes deep inside the workings of today's world of profit margins and market share to discover the fate of real luxury.

From the

importance of fashion owners, to red carpet stars and the seasonal 'must-have' handbags, Dana Thomas shows how far illustrious houses have moved from their roots.

Thomas witnesses how these 'luxury' handbags are no longer one in a million, discovers why luxury brand clothing doesn't last as long, and finds out just who is making your perfume.

From terrifying raids on the Chinese sweat shops to the daunting chic of Paris workshops, from the handcrafting and economics of early-twentieth century designers to the violent truth behind the 'harmless' fakes, Deluxe goes deep into the world of extravagance, and asks- where can true luxury go now?
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Imprint:   Penguin
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 22mm
Weight:   278g
ISBN:   9780141019673
ISBN 10:   0141019670
Pages:   384
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Dana Thomas is now European Editor for Portfolio following twelve years as the cultural and fashion writer for Newsweek in Paris. She has written about style for the New York Times Magazine since 1994, and has contributed to various publications including The New Yorker, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and the Financial Times. She is also the Paris correspondent for Australian Harper's Bazaar.

Reviews for Deluxe: How Luxury Lost its Lustre

? What Fast Food Nation did for food service, this book does for fashion?<br> ? Los Angeles Times <br><br> ? A crisp, witty social history that's as entertaining as it is informative.?<br> ?Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times <br><br> ? Globalization, capitalization, class, and culture . . . A fascinating book.?<br> ?Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek <br><br> ? What Fast Food Nation did for food service, this book does for fashion, exposing the underbelly of the $157-billion luxury industry and the lockstep consumer psychology behind its glamorous veneer.?<br> ? Los Angeles Times


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