cocktail dresses Known For: Designing Jacqueline Onassis wedding dress How She Got Started: 1980, Herrera brought 20 dresses that her and her Caracas dressmaker created. She borrowed a Park Avenue apartment and invited a couple of her friends to see what she had made; soon buyers for Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman were interested in her line and wanted to purchase them, but Herrera had created the line as a “test” and only had just the sample dresses, and not even a plan for production
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Jenner sisters proved that they are beginning to become a fashion empire as they venture little by little on every nooks and corners of the industry. Aside from the fact that these young ladies proved their position as sellable endorsers, these two who rose from one of television’s most successful reality shows of all time turned out to be a brand of their own that fans have a strong confidence on. A-listers as they are, Jenner sibs are definitely used on being surrounded by luxurious labels and
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Now that November has arrived, our focus has shifted from the pumpkins and costumes of Halloween to another notorious fall holiday: Thanksgiving. It's an American tradition in which families get together to enjoy each other's company, food, football and - shopping? As recent Black Friday sales have stores opening earlier and earlier on the holiday, there are a select handful of retailers who have decided to go against the grain and keep its doors closed. It all started with Recreational Equipment
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Michael Macko, fashion director at Saks Fifth Avenue (nyse: SKS - news - people ). "That red and green stripe is some of the most iconic luxury branding ever created, and people want a piece of it." Behind The Brands Born as a leather goods company, Gucci is now most well known for its logo-ed handbags. When the company opened a new 46,000-square-foot store, the largest of its 233 worldwide, on the ground level of the Trump Tower on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue last month, they also launched a "Gucci
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Growing up, I aspired to be a princess. I assumed, like most rational five year olds, that not only was being a princess an actual career path but that it was the only career path for a girl like me. I could wear beautiful gowns, prance around in tiaras and tell people what to do. What’s not to love? Sadly, that dream came to abrupt halt when my mom found it necessary to inform me that I was mistaken, that the odds of me becoming an actual princess were quite miniscule. Luckily, children are resilient
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skin care, makeup, fragrances and hair care products in the world. In U.S. prestige cosmetics category, Estee Lauder Companies has a market share of about 46 percent. In 1948, Estee Lauder established their first department store account with Saks Fifth Avenue in New York. During the next 15 years, the products were selectively distributed in other stores in the United States. By 1960, Estee Lauder was an international corporation selling their products in the famous Harrod’s Department Store in London
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continues to rebound while upper income consumers continue to spend. The paper also seeks to describe the new integrated inventory management system. This system has allowed Nordstrom to outperform its competitors such as Bloomingdales and Saks Fifth Avenue and obtained a competitive advantage even through the downturn of the economy. Customers can see what is in stock based on each
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stores in different locations of the US. Nordstrom competes with other national, regional, and local retail and departments stores. Nordstrom’s top competition comes from retail stores that sell similar lines of apparel such as Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Dillard’s, and other high-end fashion retailers. Nordstrom shares many characteristic with other retailers such as their generous exchange policy, superior customer service, the product quality. 2. Describe Nordstrom's level of service on
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Industry Surveys Retailing: General Jason Asaeda, Department & General Merchandise Stores Equity Analyst JUNE 2013 Current Environment ............................................................................................ 1 Industry Profile .................................................................................................... 12 Industry Trends ................................................................................................... 13 How the Industry Operates
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Brand Name and the Quest for Success in the Luxury Sector All luxury designers strive to achieve long-term success. To put a label on a collection of products is to create a brand, but that label does not provide for definite staying power. Lucrative brands have gone beyond creating something pretty; an outstanding brand writes a story that the consumer believes and wants to buy into and the brand then becomes more than its product. Labels that grasp the importance of branding understand that
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