Deluxe : how luxury lost its lustre
By: Thomas, Dana
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BookPublisher: London : Penguin, c2007.Description: 375 p. : ill. ; 21cm.ISBN: 9780141019673Subject(s): BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Fashion & Textile Industry | Luxuries | Luxury goods industry | Luxuries | Luxury goods industry | Popular CultureDDC classification: 338.47 TH DE Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| 338.47 PI RE Real luxury : | 338.47 SU ST Sustainable management of luxury | 338.47 SU ST Sustainable luxury and social entrepreneurship, vol ll: | 338.47 TH DE Deluxe : | 338.47004 CH IN In search of stupidity : | 338.47004 CH SE In search of stupidity : | 338.47004 CH SE In search of stupidity : |
Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2007.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-362) and index.
An industry is born -- Group mentality -- Going global -- Stars get in your eyes -- The sweet smell of success -- It's in the bag -- The needle and the damage done -- Going mass -- Faux amis -- What now? -- New luxury.
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.