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Not just Gwyneth and Succession: How the economy is driving quiet luxury

Inside Retail

Specialising in elevated classics, the brand was started in 2006 but has recently had a jump in popularity, thanks to the booming quiet luxury trend. Sofia Bernardin, co-founder of fashion consignment destination Re-See, said that “in times of crisis luxury clients embrace a less flamboyant form of shopping.”

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“It’s about doing less”: Kowtow MD talks sustainable growth

Inside Retail

It comes from the word ‘kowtow’, which means to show deep respect, but Gosia Piatek, who founded the company in 2006, is actually a Polish refugee who came to New Zealand, and she thought it was more like the Maori word ‘tena koutou’ [pronounced ten-ay ko-to], which is a greeting. But we are happy for you to say it whatever way you want.

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A new sensorial dialogue between men and things with Giovanni Levanti

Design Wanted

Always interested in the artistic avant-garde movements and radical design, why focus on renewing domestic comfort? The Artistic Avant-gardes and the Radical Design , subsequently, were decisive for my professional development. ” Sneaker, a domestic gym for Campeggi, 2006 – ©Giovanni Levanti.

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From Cobblestones to Cyberspace: VMSD Celebrates Its 125th Year of Service to the Retail Industry

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He believed that merchandise presentation was an art form. In 1925, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover said, “The Midas of advertising has given artists freedom and independence.”. department stores were soon feeling the effects of this new form of “shop” shopping. As such, visual merchandising was born. Marquand and F.