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Eff The Recession

  1. eff the recession
    Bulgari Is Making Money AgainSales have climbed 27.9 percent compared to this time last year.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  2. eff the recession
    Luxury Markets Are Still Booming, Predicted to Keep Growing in 2011It’s going to be another great year for expensive things.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  3. long live couture
    Bruno Frisoni Is Done With Couture, But Not With Expensive Shoes With Wooden Flowers on ThemCheck ‘em out, along with clutches with jeweled bugs on them.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  4. first looks
    Slideshow: See the 22,000-Square-Foot Space Ralph Lauren Filled With Marble Fixtures, Zebra Benches, and Other Fanciness on the Upper East SideThe new flagship opens on Madison today, and we got inside for a sneak peak.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  5. eff the recession
    Hamptons Now Plagued With Value RetailBut will it last or is the money coming back?
  6. eff the recession
    Design Students Can’t Get JobsIt seems best to be independently wealthy before getting into this line of work.
    By Amy Odell
  7. eff the recession
    Tuleh May Be Shutting DownAfter canceling their Fashion Week show, the label’s fate remains uncertain.
    By Amy Odell
  8. eff the recession
    Vogue’s Newsstand Sales Fell 15 Percent in the Last Half of 2009Sales of ‘Allure’ were down more than 17 percent.
    By Amy Odell
  9. eff the recession
    Breaking: Phi to ShutterThe label cites economic conditions.
    By Amy Odell
  10. eff the recession
    Zac Posen Launches Lower-Priced Line for HipstersBut the kind of hipster who doesn’t like ripped jeans.
    By Amy Odell
  11. eff the recession
    Luella Loses Financial BackersAnd the spring 2010 collection won’t be shipped.
    By Amy Odell
  12. eff the recession
    Yohji Yamamoto Files for BankruptcyBut he already found an investor.
    By Amy Odell
  13. eff the recession
    ‘No One Looks to the Streets Anymore for the Future of Fashion, and That Is a Bit Sad’Spring 2010 was a very safe season. Blame the recession.
    By Amy Odell
  14. eff the recession
    Vogue to Cut Back on Editors’ Overseas JourneysSlightly, that is.
    By Amy Odell
  15. eff the recession
    Surprise! Magazine Newsstand Sales Are Down’Vogue’ fared much better than any of them.
    By Amy Odell
  16. eff the recession
    LVMH Finds Ways to Make Money: Lower-Priced Givenchy Clothes!Some of them will even cost under $400.
    By Amy Odell
  17. eff the recession
    A Luxury-Sales Guru’s Tricks for Selling a $35,000 WatchYou’re not selling a watch, you’re selling emotion.
    By Lauren Murrow
  18. eff the recession
    Ads for Luxury Goods to Abandon Glitz?Luxury goods are a hard sell now, and images of models and bottles won’t cut it.
    By Amy Odell
  19. eff the recession
    Young British Designers Fly Their Freak Flags During the RecessionGraduate-student collections are more creative without the pressure to sell.
    By Amina Akhtar
  20. eff the recession
    Hermès Forced to Postpone Store OpeningsBut they still plan to churn out plenty of Birkin bags.
    By Amy Odell
  21. eff the recession
    So Someone Made a Chanel CarWhy? Because they can.
    By Amy Odell
  22. eff the recession
    Rappers Trade Real Diamond Bling for Cubic-Zirconia BlingTalk about embarrassing.
    By Amy Odell
  23. eff the recession
    Roberto Cavalli’s New $30 Million Nightclub Fails to Resemble Previous RenderingsBut it’s expensive and that’s all that matters.
    By Amy Odell
  24. eff the recession
    First-Ever Hermès Helicopter Lands in the United Arab EmiratesIt cost $6 million.
    By Sharon Clott
  25. eff the recession
    Breaking: Tiffany Acquires LambertsonMoney troubles? What money troubles?
    By Amina Akhtar
  26. eff the recession
    Prada Keeps Multi-million-dollar Temporary Fashion-Art Installations AliveBut you’ll have to travel to Seoul to see it. Because there, people are used to luxury.
    By Amy Odell
  27. eff the recession
    World’s Most Expensive Suit Made From Camel Relative, Arctic Muskox, Some GoldAt $103,000, it receives extra security when it travels.
    By Amy Odell
  28. eff the recession
    The Christie’s Jewelry Sale Kicks Off WednesdayThe auction house is having a jewelry sale. Come ogle the many, many diamonds with us.
    By Amina Akhtar
  29. eff the recession
    The $3,000 Bling-kini You Can’t Even Swim InIt’s by a label called Pistol Panties.
    By Amy Odell
  30. eff the recession
    Louisiana Overrun With Alligator Skins, Since No One’s Making Handbags With Them AnymoreOne farm hasn’t sold a single skin in a year.
    By Amy Odell
  31. eff the recession
    Department Stores Dropped Christian Lacroix, and Now It’s on the Money HuntThe label’s owners are in talks to sell a stake to make up for losses.
    By Amy Odell
  32. eff the recession
    Elle’s New Blog Is All About Ridiculously Priced ShoesNow might not be the BEST time for this sort of thing.
    By Amy Odell
  33. eff the recession
    Chanel the Only Major European Resort Show Left StandingThat means no Dior show. Damn you, economy!
    By Amy Odell
  34. eff the recession
    Madonna’s Baby-Adopting Uniform Costs $2,800Chanel tracksuits ain’t cheap.
    By Amy Odell
  35. eff the recession
    Vera Wang’s Lavender Label Is in TroubleRetailers are dropping the line because it’s too expensive and too dark for the times.
    By Amy Odell
  36. eff the recession
    There Is No Better Time for a $30 Million Diamond-Encrusted DressRetail stocks are up 5 percent, after all.
    By Amy Odell
  37. eff the recession
    Kobe Bryant Endorsing $285,000 Sports WatchEveryone probably forgot about those rape charges from 2003, so why not?
    By Amy Odell
  38. eff the recession
    How Many Looks Were Lost on the Fall 2009 Runways?Designers had to cut out the extras this season, and sometimes that meant the number of looks they sent down the runway.
    By Sharon Clott
  39. eff the recession
    Your Barbie Needs a $3,650 BoxIt’s by Goyard, and the hardware is the finest.
    By Amy Odell
  40. eff the recession
    Topshop Will Open Quietly, Possibly With Her Mossness PresentSir Philip Green won’t throw a giant party to celebrate the April 2 opening. Thanks, economy!
    By Amy Odell
  41. eff the recession
    Balmain’s $1,500 Jeans Sell Briskly Despite the Economy“Balmania” is sweeping the world.
    By Amy Odell
  42. eff the recession
    Italy Plans Fashion-Industry BailoutAfter they pledged money to the auto and domestic-appliance industries, fashion demanded its share of the pie.
    By Amy Odell
  43. eff the recession
    Getting a Job in Fashion Practically Impossible These DaysJust look at a recent fashion career expo with twice as many attendees and two-thirds fewer recruiters as last year.
    By Amy Odell
  44. fall 2009
    Once Perennially Late, Now Always on Time, Jacobs Still Makes a StatementMarc Jacobs has started his show punctually for three consecutive seasons. What does it mean?
    By Jada Yuan
  45. eff the recession
    Rumor: Teen French Vogue in the WorksA paper magazine? Upon our stars.
    By Amy Odell
  46. eff the recession
    Even Christian Dior Feels the Economy’s WrathRevenues were down in 2008. Down, we tell you!
    By Amy Odell
  47. eff the recession
    Plastic-Bag Tax Would Affect All Retail ShoppersYour Gap bags could cost you five whole cents.
    By Amy Odell
  48. eff the recession
    Monica Botkier Plans to Open a Store, Just Not This YearAfter opening a “test-run” store in December 2008, we check in to see if a full retail store is on the way.
    By Sharon Clott
  49. eff the recession
    Luxury Companies Continue Rolling Out $43K Suits and Other Ridiculously Priced StuffBecause rich people are still buying them, of course!
    By Amy Odell
  50. eff the recession
    Never Fear, the Couture Shows Will Be Just As Fabulous As EverThe couture collections are poised to make money despite the economy.
    By Amy Odell
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