The Curious Economics of Luxury Fashion
Title | The Curious Economics of Luxury Fashion PDF eBook |
Author | Don Thompson |
Publisher | Dnt |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 2021-02-27 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781777563202 |
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Ball, run by Anna Wintour, the editor of Vogue, is the most difficult-to-obtain ticket for any cultural event in America- in spite of being a hundred thousand dollar, tickets + outfit evening. The size of the logo on a Louis Vuitton handbag is inversely related to its price; less expensive bags have larger logos, the most expensive has the smallest (those who matter to the owner recognize the tiny logo; those who don't, don't matter). Luxury fashion conglomerate Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy is the second most valuable company in the European Union, after Royal Dutch Shell. In The Curious Economics of Luxury Fashion, economist and bestselling author Don Thompson offers these and other insights and fascinating examples in discussing the intriguing and fast-evolving world of luxury fashion. Why does one handbag sells for five times the price of another that looks and feels pretty much the same? How does a luxury label justify a runway show costing many millions of dollars, when most of the outfits paraded will never appear for sale? Why are fall fashions shown on the runway in March, and spring fashions in October? The book includes stories of the people and workings of luxury fashion, from New York, London, Paris, Milan-and in the rapidly growing markets of China. It includes a chapter on "Death by Amazon and AI", the inroads and existential threat of Amazon to the luxury fashion world as it previously existed.
The Curious Economics of Luxury Fashion
Title | The Curious Economics of Luxury Fashion PDF eBook |
Author | Don Thompson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2022 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781777563288 |
The $12 Million Stuffed Shark
Title | The $12 Million Stuffed Shark PDF eBook |
Author | Donald N. Thompson |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 281 |
Release | 2010-04-13 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 0230620590 |
Why would a very smart New York investment banker pay $12 million for the decaying, stuffed carcass of a shark? By what alchemy does Jackson Pollock's drip painting No. 5, 1948 sell for $140 million? And why does a leather jacket with silver chain attached, tossed in a corner and titled 'No-One Ever Leaves', bring $690,000 at a 2007 Sotheby's auction? This intriguing and entertaining book is the first to look at the economics of the modern art world and the marketing strategies which power the market to produce such astronomical prices for the latest Hirst, Koons or Emin. Don Thompson talks to auction houses, dealers and collectors, and reveals the psychology behind the art market, showing how far it is driven by lust and self-aggrandizement of possession. It is a world, the author shows, in which brand is all-important, and which in many ways has most in common with the branded world of luxury fashion. Includes chapters on Damien Hirst and the shark; Warhol, Koons and Emin; Francis Bacon's perfect portrait; Charles Saatchi; Christie's and Sotheby's Auction houses.
Economics of Fashion
Title | Economics of Fashion PDF eBook |
Author | Paul H. Nystrom |
Publisher | |
Pages | 521 |
Release | 1938 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Deluxe
Title | Deluxe PDF eBook |
Author | Dana Thomas |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 384 |
Release | 2007-08-16 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 110121807X |
“With Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster, [Dana] Thomas—who has been the cultural and fashion writer for Newsweek in Paris for 12 years—has written a crisp, witty social history that’s as entertaining as it is informative.” —New York Times From the author of Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes Once luxury was available only to the rarefied and aristocratic world of old money and royalty. It offered a history of tradition, superior quality, and a pampered buying experience. Today, however, luxury is simply a product packaged and sold by multibillion-dollar global corporations focused on growth, visibility, brand awareness, advertising, and, above all, profits. Award-winning journalist Dana Thomas digs deep into the dark side of the luxury industry to uncover all the secrets that Prada, Gucci, and Burberry don't want us to know. Deluxe is an uncompromising look behind the glossy façade that will enthrall anyone interested in fashion, finance, or culture.
Marketing Fashion
Title | Marketing Fashion PDF eBook |
Author | Karin M. Ekström |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 267 |
Release | 2023-06-16 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1000900118 |
Fashion as a societal phenomenon has fascinated scholars in different disciplines such as history, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and marketing often from an interdisciplinary perspective. Fashion mirrors societal changes, cultural norms, and values over time. It can be interpreted as mundane everyday practices, constructions of identity and status as well as being associated with the art world. In this book, the focus lies on marketing and the role of marketers when fashion permeates society in deliberate and subtle ways. This edited collection critically reflects upon the power of fashion in contemporary society and the role marketing and marketers play in the process of defining, creating, and preserving fashion, but also in divesting fashion that is no longer up to date. It expands on existing knowledge to better understand the role marketers play as cultural agents in determining fashion and its markets. Contributors to the book are international, advanced scholars from a variety of disciplines such as anthropology, marketing, psychology and sociology, who challenge traditional ways of thinking about marketing. In a society where problems with overproduction and excessive consumption represent major challenges, the critical perspective of the role fashion plays in contemporary society and what influence marketing has for shaping fashion are not merely relevant, but necessary. This cutting-edge, interdisciplinary book will appeal to scholars across a broad range of fields including fashion marketing, fashion studies, and consumer culture research. It will also be valuable for students in advanced courses of study in a variety of disciplines besides marketing.
Luxury Fashion and Culture
Title | Luxury Fashion and Culture PDF eBook |
Author | Arch G. Woodside |
Publisher | Emerald Group Publishing |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2013-03-14 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1781902119 |
Focuses on the study of how humans use high quality, highly pleasurable, and frequently rare products, services, and experiences to distinguish to themselves and others who they are as well as whom they are not - both within and across cultures.