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Schizophrenia and the luxury field values

Influenzia has just published an article about the luxury field schizophrenia. There is a real gap indeed between the values conveyed, highlighted by luxury brands and the habits or expectations of our time. But luxury is often the legacy of another time. This gap is no surprise then.

 

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Tested for you: the visit of Dior’s salons – Avenue Montaigne – Les Journées Particulières of LVMH.

For the second time, LVMH opened the doors of its Houses to the public for free. On the Internet, the visits were very quickly booked once again. If not booked, one had to queue up for 3 or 4 hours. What was to be expected inside?

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The Louis Vuitton Marc Jacobs exhibition at les Arts Décoratifs

There are only a few days left to see the Louis Vuitton Marc Jacobs exhibition at les Arts Décoratifs! This ambitious exhibition announces several themes and a parallel between the two men from several perspectives. Is the result up to the teaser?

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“Lingerie Française” Exhibition: the other side of a not so glamorous industry

The “Lingerie Française” exhibition opened its doors in Paris before moving to foreign cities. This nice little review has forgotten its history lesson and turns into a small family meeting that forgets its older sisters…

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Flashback: Lutetia by Pierre Assouline. A company faced with war

With this highly documented novel, Pierre Assouline gives us a non-objective, though global and new point of view of a company’s life. Inside the hotel’s walls, a performance of the Parisian and international scene is being played with political, emotional and social stakes.

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Louis XIII puts motion in place of honor too

Louis XIII de Rémy Martin launches its jeroboam among a select group but with great pomp. A meaningful launch because it greatly honors a traditional practice of the Cellar Masters as it introduces the privileged consumer to a ritual reserved for the initiated.

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Château Haut-Brion: 75 years of family traditions and centuries of legacy celebrated with elegance

The legacy of some brands is sometimes simply dazzling. Among them, wines and spirits are often to be found in a prominent position. But few estates can boast of such a great connection between tradition, innovation, national and international history as Château Haut-Brion. To celebrate the 75th anniversary of his family’s acquiring Château Haut-Brion, Prince Robert de Luxembourg has harmonized all the prestige and refinement details.

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A great French Museum for Lalique

Parisians will soon envy Wingen-sur-Moder. In this little town, north of Alsace, the future museum dedicated to Lalique, a luxury brand, is about to open.

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Bulgari at Le Grand Palais

__”Bulgari – 125 ans de magnificence italienne” (Bulgari – 125 years of Italian magnificence) is the continuation of the retrospective set up in Rome for the brand’s anniversary in 2009. Enriched, it shows 600 pieces, mostly never exposed before, from private collections, such as from Elizabeth Taylor’s or from Bulgari ‘s Vintage collection. With this event, Bulgari happens to be the first jeweler to enter the nave of Le Grand Palais.
Nice teaser, then. What about the visit?__

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