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Today we had breakfast at the St. Regis with the President and C.E.O. of Louis Vuitton North America and a few other choice bloggers including Get Kempt, Gala Darling, Daniel Saynt of Fashion Indie, Tina Craig of Bag Snob, Lesley of Fashiontribes and Wendy of Nitrolicious.
After receiving the invite last week we were more than intrigued to see what would come of the meeting.
Of course, as is the norm for big events, Murphy’s Law was in full effect. After jumping off a stalled six train (police investigation at 14th Street) and almost throwing down fisticuffs for a cab, we finally managed to share with someone going in the same direction (thanks Justin!).
Walking into the St. Regis, we headed for the library for what was a small intimate breakfast hosted by Daniel Lalonde. As much we tried to be suave, we were more than gleefully excited by the invite and meeting.
For a moment prior to arriving we had visions of some hoity-toity executives and how grateful we should be to be in their presence, *pause*, and the presence of Louis Vuitton. But it was NOTHING like that (thank goodness!) .
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55DSL is hiring and they want you. 55DSL is looking for people whose job sucks to be their JUNIOR LUCKY BASTARD. They’ll be sending you to the most exotic locales for free, where it’ll be your job to attend some of the best parties and have fun.
They don’t want any resumes or CV’s for those of you across the pond. The way to apply is with a video application creatively showing your ability to deal with everyday life and how you would “live 55 seconds per day.”
Here’s how to apply:
1. Shoot your JUNIOR LUCKY BASTARD 1 minute 55 seconds Application Video
2. Go to YOUTUBE.COM and, if you don’t have one, open your own account
3. Upload your video there
4. Click SHARE
5. In SEND MESSAGE TO: insert info@55DSL.com
6. In MESSAGE: indicate your name, mobile and e-mail7.
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Dsquared is opening a new store in Capri and plans to open five more stores by the end of the year across the globe. Stores are planned for Kiev, Istanbul, Hong Kong, Moscow and Dubai while a in-store shop is planned for Saks Fifth Avenue in L.A. for August.
Dan Caten, one part of the twin designer duo, told DNR, “We are partnering with people in the locations that are most valuable to us”.
The most striking thing about the new Prada store in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood isn’t the round glass elevator or the sloping wood floor that displays $500 shoes.
Nor is it the see-through raincoats in cages or the clear dressing room doors, made of liquid crystal panels that darken for privacy when shoppers step inside.
The real magic in the fashion house’s 17,000-square-foot store is the technology behind the scenes — innovations that other retailers are also looking to adopt.
Using a technology called radio frequency identification that embeds data in clothing tags, Prada sales associates armed with handheld computers can find out a lot on the spot. What sizes of that blouse are still in stock? What materials are in it?
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Le Google: Google said it was weighing a possible appeal after a Paris court ordered it to pay 200,000 euros ($260,000) plus costs to luxury goods maker Louis Vuitton for breach of trademark.
The high court in central Paris awarded the damages and ordered Google (GOOG) to stop displaying advertisements for Vuitton’s rivals when internet users type Vuitton’s name or other trademarks into the search engine.
The court ruled that Google was guilty of false publicity and counterfeiting, upholding complaints by Vuitton that internet users searching for the Paris-based maker of luxury bags, accessories and apparel were also shown ads for companies selling forgeries.
The ruling is the latest blow by French courts against Google’s AdWords system, which allows companies to buy advertising linked to search keywords — including rivals’ trademarks. U.S. courts have so far shown more tolerance than France toward Google’s advertising policy. A U.S. judge ruled that it did not violate federal trademark laws.
In addition to the billions of dollars True Religion Jeans, Rock Republic, 7 for all mankind, Nike, and Microsoft spend marketing their products, these companies blow considerable amounts of cash tracking down counterfeit goods that bear their high-priced brand names.
To help stem the tide of fake cosmetics, CDs, software, and other products, a British company called Flying Null has developed a technology that embeds invisible data tags to track materials wherever they go.
Flying Null’s magnetic-sensing tags are read by a scanner, which can be as small as a cell phone. It reveals the product’s origin and batch information. Made from a soft, magnetic alloy, the tags are about one millimeter long, and can be embedded inside plastic, paper, and other materials (though not metal) and detected at distances greater than 15 centimeters from the scanner.
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Selling counterfeit items on ebay have become so popular now. Many sellers are from asia like China, Thailand, Philippines… where the counterfeit are made more than authentic. This is the heaven of counterfeit. You can get a copy of anything you can imagine such as: rolex watches, D&G sunglasses, Rock Republic Jeans, ID, Certificates, shoes….
BANGKOK, Thailand — Not long ago, backpackers in Thailand running short of cash would smuggle weed, heroin, hashish — even yaba, southeast Asia’s version of speed. But after so many horror stories about Thai prisons, what was once a quasi-romantic risk is now strictly for corrupt border cops and Chinese mobsters.
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