Louis Vuitton

LV’s Bait

Having been a long time patron of the Louis Vuitton Maison on Fifth Avenue, I’m a regular recipient of something like this: I got this in the mail today, and boy was I enticed to just go and visit the store. I know that the...

GCC: Luxury feels the pinch

Luxury goods brands have so far managed to stave off the effects of the global economic turmoil - but there are signs that they are starting to suffer alongside more down-to-earth names. Shares in Christian Dior Group, which...

Shilpa Shetty: 'My spiritual approach to finance'

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, 33, found herself at the centre of a controversy last year after racist comments made by some contestants on Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother. I live with my parents in Bombay and my financial...

48 Hours In: Basel

With Christmas coming, Switzerland's second city is the perfect spot to soak up the festive atmosphere, go shopping and enjoy some cultural attractions. Basel's origins go back 2,000 years – it grew because of its strategic...

Both gorgeous and useful - Oh, the frill of a new blouse!

Causing a ruffle: Ossie Clarke Autumn/Winter 2008 When is a blouse not a blouse? Country Lite ... the new way to find rural bliss Welcome to Country Lite, the passion of well-off weekending urbanites. ` Many country houses are...

Is Madonna The New Face of Louis Vuitton?

Rumor has it that Madonna is the new face of Louis Vuitton's latest ad campaign ... Various reports have it that the newly single Madonna is going to be the spokesmodel for Louis Vuitton's Spring/Summer 2009 campaign. If this...

My Own Private Bailout (at Minyanville.com)

As leveraged assets go down in value, the leverage multiples go up. Adding to that multiple is the falling dollar and the fact that these assets are in reality debt deposits, not cash deposits, that were passed on in different...

Rich-as-Fuck Celebrities Not So Rich-as-Fuck Anymore

You probably think you have it pretty bad. The crap economy has you worrying if you're going to lose your job or your house or your car, you've switched to one-ply toilet paper, and instead of getting that latte every morning...

UPDATE 3-Richemont H1 beats f'casts, turmoil hits Oct demand

By Katie Reid ZURICH, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Luxury goods group Richemont posted a better-than-expected 11 percent rise in first-half net profit, lifting its shares, but consumers held back on luxury buys in October as the...

Subprime: Borne of Sleaze, Bribery, and Lies (BusinessWeek Online)

BusinessWeek Online - It may seem like ancient history now, but not long ago the mortgage industry was turning ordinary people into millionaires. One of them was Sharmen Lane, a high school dropout who, like many other young...