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Q&A with Franca Sozzani<\/em> – \u201cVogue Italia editor in chief Franca Sozzani doesn\u2019t shy away from controversy. Some might argue she courts it. She isn\u2019t afraid to speak her mind, and her blog on vogue.it has helped the site jump to more than one million unique users a month.” In WWD<\/a>.<\/p>\n 20 odd questions for Nicola Bulgari<\/em> – \u201cDespite the changes ahead for the 127-year-old firm, Mr. Bulgari insists the brand\u2019s DNA will remain the same. \u2018Our family is not going anywhere\u2026 There is a uniqueness and continuity of design that guides everything we do\u2014from jewelry and watches to fragrance and apparel.\u2019\u201d In Wall Street Journal.<\/a><\/p>\n Olivier Rousteing\u00a0 named new designer at Balmain <\/em>– \u201cThe new era at Paris\u2019s sex-charged fashion house Balmain is beginning to take shape, with Olivier Rousteing being tapped as the label\u2019s new designer. Rousteing, who joined Balmain in 2009 and is currently in charge of women\u2019s wear.\u201d In T Magazine.<\/a><\/p>\n Men shops Net<\/em> –\u00a0 \u201cSites like the dapper Mr Porter, an extension of Web retail pioneer Natalie Massenet\u2019s empire; avant-garde portal Oki-ni; Southern-bred start-up Lyonstate and flash-sale favorite Gilt Man and its coming full-price site are upending the notion that acquiring cool clothes requires tedious hours spent sifting through mountains of merchandise.\u201d In Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/p>\n Look, ma’, we’re fashion moguls<\/em> – \u201cWith their high-end label The Row, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have such a grown-up hit on their hands that even Michelle Obama wears their clothes.\u201d In Newsweek <\/a><\/p>\n Lunch with Vidal Sassoon<\/em> – \u201c\u2018All around me, things were changing: fashion, architecture, politics, and I thought hair had to change too. I thought it had to become democratic. I said to myself, \u2018If I haven\u2019t changed things in five years, I\u2019ll stop.\u2019 So I decided to cut hair instead of just \u2018doing\u2019 it.\u2019\u201d In Financial Times.<\/a><\/p>\n Fame, fortune and fashion: inside the Elie Saab story<\/em> – \u201cToday, the 46-year-old runs a truly global empire, with boutiques in Paris, London and Dubai. His clothes are on sale in 22 countries, and he has moved into bags, shoes and jewellery.\u201d In Arabian Business<\/a><\/p>\n The ageless supermodels: what sets them apart? <\/em>– \u201cWhat makes these particular models timeless? What do Kate Moss, Naomi Cambell, Claudia Schiffer, Christy Turlington, and Amber Valletta or Kristen McMenamy and Stella Tennant, for that matter, have that thousands of other super model hopefuls don\u2019t?\u201d De Jessica Michault.<\/a><\/p>\n The post-advertising age <\/em>– \u201cToday, the only way brands can connect with customers and prospects is by genuinely adding value to their lives, either by providing a useful service or by telling rewarding stories. Brands have no choice. Messages that aren\u2019t valued will be ignored.\u201d In Luxury Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n At their feet, crafted by hand <\/em>– \u201cIt has not been lost on workers at Allen Edmonds, or those at about a half-dozen shoe companies that still produce in the United States, that the craft of shoemaking is experiencing something of a renaissance. Over the last few years, as heritage brands have been rediscovered by a new generation of customers, especially young men.\u201d In NY Times.<\/a><\/p>\n Trend-spotting is the new 30 billion pounds growth business <\/em>– \u201cIn an era of social media and hyper-connectivity, trend forecasting is becoming more and more important for business. And it is therefore also becoming a big and highly competitive business.\u201d In The Telegraph.<\/a><\/p>\n I.T is about brand management<\/em> – \u201cSham Kar Wai started selling clothes in 1988 because he couldn\u2019t find the British punk fashion that he liked in his native Hong Kong\u2026 Fast forward 23 years: Mr. Sham has turned the single store into I.T Ltd., a clothing conglomerate with sales last year of 3 billion Hong Kong dollars.\u201d In Wall Street Journal.<\/a><\/p>\n Top 10 highest earning beauties <\/em>– „With consumers again cautiously spending on luxury goods, the 10 top-earning female models on the planet made a combined $112 million in the 12 months to May.” In Forbes.com<\/a><\/p>\n Waiting for the dress<\/em> – \u201cMany believe that Ms. Middleton\u2019s dress, like the bouffant gown Princess Diana wore in 1981, will be a game changer, inspiring replicas or adaptations at every level of the marketplace, some within weeks or even days of its debut.\u201d In NY Times.<\/a><\/p>\n Into the spotlight, gently <\/em>– \u201cMs. Burton is now a star, thanks to the regal drift of snow she created for the commoner Kate Middleton. The dress transformed both women\u2026 Ms. Burton into the quiet, modernizing voice of a brand that gradually, and by necessity, will rely less on its founder\u2019s singular vision.\u201d In NY Times.<\/a><\/p>\n Sites that send shoppers what they might like<\/em> – \u201cThe sites are the latest example of retailers inventing new ways to shop online\u2026 these shopping clubs aim to filter the seemingly infinite options online and show a small selection, catered to an individual\u2019s taste.\u201d In NY Times.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Astazi va fi una dintre acele zile perfecte de primavara, in care tii toate ferestrele deschise, iesi la plimbare prin oras imbracata intr-un trench subtire si purtand in picioare sandale, nu pantofi, colinzi pe strazi presarate cu petale de magnolii si simti pe umar si in par soarele care te incalzeste… Iar daca gasiti si […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3191],"tags":[127,1154,1157,91,1156,1155,980,1160,1158,187,1159],"class_list":["post-6796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-stylish-bookshelf","tag-balmain","tag-franca-sozzani","tag-gilt-man","tag-kate-middleton","tag-mr-porter-com","tag-nicola-bulgari","tag-recomandari-de-lectura","tag-sarah-burton","tag-supermodels","tag-the-row","tag-trendspotting-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stylediary.ro\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stylediary.ro\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stylediary.ro\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stylediary.ro\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stylediary.ro\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6796"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.stylediary.ro\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17353,"href":"https:\/\/www.stylediary.ro\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6796\/revisions\/17353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stylediary.ro\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stylediary.ro\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stylediary.ro\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}