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Independent luxury-fashion retailers are thriving by offering personalized shopping experiences and building strong relationships with their clients. These retailers, such as Elyse Walker, Kirna Zabete, and Betsy Ross, provide private shopping, styling services, and access to coveted items. They cater to high-net-worth individuals who value privacy and personalized attention. These independent retailers have been able to compete with larger department stores by offering curated selections, agility in decision-making, and a sense of community. Their success is built on real human relationships and the ability to meet their clients' needs and desires. [Extracted from the article]

Bernard Arnault and François-Henri Pinault, two billionaire moguls, are making moves to establish a presence in Hollywood. Pinault has purchased a majority stake in the CAA talent agency, while Arnault has launched a new entertainment studio called 22 Montaigne Entertainment. This trend of fashion houses entering the entertainment industry is becoming more common, as they recognize the value of using film and TV to expand their reach. While these moves are not entirely unprecedented, the approaches taken by Arnault and Pinault reflect their respective corporate styles. Pinault's acquisition of CAA raises questions about the future growth of the agency and the potential for collaborations between Kering and CAA clients. [Extracted from the article]

In truth, we can't be certain that these so-called highest prices are actually the topmost, because there is a healthy market in private sales outside of auctions, team stores, eBay shops, and trading conferences. Goldin's main rival is Chris Ivy, director of sports at Heritage Auctions, which sold the $12.6 million Mickey Mantle card for Giordano. He tells Robb Report that the record price - not just for a baseball card but for any piece of sports memorabilia - couldn't help but remind him of all the Mickey Mantle cards he'd once clipped to bicycle-wheel spokes or traded with friends. Prices have skyrocketed with sale after record-breaking sale, causing many a baby boomer to rue the day their mother threw out their baseball-card collection with the trash. [Extracted from the article]

Objets Nomades now differentiates Louis Vuitton from the crowd of luxury-brand competitors - with one exception. FEATURES WHEN MICHAEL BURKE arrived as chairman and chief executive of Louis Vuitton in 2012, an idea had been bouncing around the French luxury-goods maker for several years: Why not sell the many furnishings that decorated the legacy brand's stores? Burke credits the artful, lighthearted collection with opening Vuitton's doors to the world's youngest generation of self-made wealth - clients in their 30s and 40s who place orders from $100,000 to $1 million. In time, just as Abloh and Ghesquière take inspiration from the legacy trunks - locks one season, logo canvas another - Burke hopes Objets will fuel creativity down the road. [Extracted from the article]

FEATURES SHOCK WAVES REVERBERATED THROUGH philanthropy circles this past June when the renowned Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles announced it was shutting down. Well-known benefactor Wallis Annenberg, who, as the name suggests, had financed the exhibi-tion space since its debut in 2009, had pulled the plug, deciding to redirect her family foun-dation's considerable resources toward Covid-19 and social-justice issues. In July, Komen called off its famous Race for the Cure fundraising walks and runs - responsible for 50 percent of its income - because of the obvious difficulties in exercising en masse during an airborne-virus pandemic. Tinterow says that MFAH has been rejigger- ing its exhibition schedule and that its shows will be less ambitious going forward. [Extracted from the article]

"It's a baseline conversation we're having with all clients because they know their clients are demanding this", says John Bricker, creative director of Gensler, one of the world's largest architectural firms. LVMH chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault cited her ecofriendly approach as a reason for his company's investment in her label last summer, after McCartney split from rival Kering. "We are convinced of the great long-term potential of her house", Arnault said in July, noting that he expects McCartney's focus on sustainability and ethical issues to help guide LVMH. Her responsibilities advising Arnault and LVMH's executive committee will go beyond implementing more sustainable materials, the company says, to advising broadly on potential initiatives. [Extracted from the article]

The article explores the 2019 fashion line of the artist Sterling Ruby, a collaboration with his friend Raf Simons. The artist has previously worked in large-scale paintings, collages, multimedia sculptures, blistered ceramics and large formats. Also discussed is his 2008 exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, California, how he worked with seamstresses that were previously employed at American Apparel, and how he was invited to show his first collection at Pitti Uomo, a men's fashion week in Florence, Italy.

A review is presented of Blue Box Café under the brand Tiffany located in New York.

The article offers information on the impact of email culture on business. Topics discussed include productivity and email usage by employees of luxury brands such as Ferrari, a corporate initiative at IBM related to emails, and work emails that are for private conversations with people from Human resource (HR) department.

The article offers information on consulting firm McKinsey & Co. , which has built a team of 350 designers in 14 offices all over the globe. Topics include the company goes beyond spreadsheets to build brands through killer design, and McKinsey has applied design principles for a European luxury watchmaker that is accomplished at creating complications priced at tens of thousands of dollars, but which faced dreadful customer satisfaction ratings for repairs.

The article offers information on the fashion in technology industry in the U.S. It discusses the choice of lightweight cashmere, 40-micron wool jackets and jeans by technology industry professionals and wearing clothing designed by Brunello Cucinelli. It mentions a wool-felt-and-leather sneaker from Lanvin and a navy-and-green cashmere blazer from Kiton.

Cryptocurrency's advocates say it will change the global economy and make money more private and more fair. "Africa has informal economies - lots of things are done peer to peer", says Akin Sawyerr, who performs a governance role for a digital currency called Decred. The Bahamas, for instance, is testing its own digital currency, called Sand Dollar, which it hopes will help those who live in remote areas by providing reliable access to banking as well as help fight crime by reforming a financial system that's been plagued by money laundering. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on the men's clothing collection launched by the Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen including coats, suiting, and shirting, a dabble of denim, knits, and leather goods.

The article presents an interview with Arne Sorenson, chief executive officer at Marriott International. Topics discussed include running in the early morning or do paddleboarding at Chesapeake Bay, Virginia; mobile apps he use such as Weather app, United Airlines app and Delta Airlines app; and change hotel architecture to serve local residents.

The article offers information on the partnership with digital asset brokerage firm Octagon Strategy Ltd. by watch firm Hublot to sell its watches using bitcoin. Topics discussed include effort to expand into a new transactional system and sales of the Big Bang watch by Hublot; views of company's chief financial officer Christophe Barré on the same; and solving the problem of currency fluctuations with hedging.