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Deluxe

Friday, September 07, 2007

In Deluxe, Newsweek writer Dana Thomas tells the stories behind the world's most famous luxury labels: how they came to be, why consumers love them, and where they fit in today's global economy.

Purchase Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster at amazon.com.

Weigh in: Have luxury goods lost their luster?


Comments

  • [1] Erin from Brooklyn September 07, 2007 - 01:09PM

    Anyone can have luxury goods these day - and pretty much everyone does - knockoffs!


  • [2] chestine from NY September 07, 2007 - 01:26PM

    yes they certainly have - even shirts have not been cut well in decades. It's unfortunate that names with traditions like Gucci and Hermes are only names now.


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