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Deluxe : how luxury lost its lustre Dana Thomas

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Penguin, c2007.Description: 375 p. : ill. ; 21cmISBN:
  • 9780141019673
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.47 TH DE
Online resources: Summary: Fashion may be fabulous, but what's the true price of 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.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 338.47 TH DE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Feb2020 T0064412

Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-362) and index.

Fashion may be fabulous, but what's the true price of 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.

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