Salvatore Ferragmo, Gucci, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Louis Vuitton - the big boys compete for ever-brighter street presence and mega-mall domination.
There's not a trace of the backstage machinations--like those yielding his sly victory in 2001 over rival French billionaire Bernard Arnault for control of Gucci--that have punctuated his 50-year career and captivated the international business press.
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LVMH, a luxury-goods conglomerate, has scored a personal victory in his long-running feud with Gucci, another stable of posh brands.
The Fiat 500 by Gucci editions will arrive at Fiat dealerships in December, along with assorted Gucci-branded travel accessories to ensure a truly chic driving experience.
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Even in their Gucci heyday, the De Soles were known for their low-key, convivial approach.
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Ferragamo, Gucci, and Diane von Furstenberg all have their designer-luxe offerings, with high prices to match.
Having taken Gucci to America, Aldo, one of Guccio's sons, battled his brother Rodolfo for more control and ended up cheapening the Gucci brand through over-licensing.
For those with more Champagne tastes, there's Polanco, a tony neighborhood of Maserati and Bentley dealerships, Gucci and Chanel boutiques and guys with pink button-downs and popped collars.
When De Sole left, his longtime Italian employees at Gucci showed their devotion with a solid-silver statuette featuring him as a fearless sea captain steering a wheel made of Gucci 'G's.
As I plugged my earphones into my iPod and flipped through some magazines, the woman who bought the Gucci shoes walked down the aisle, carrying many plastic bags of duty-free goods.
Saudi Arabia now sends students on scholarships to Chinese universities, and some rich Saudis, more used to shopping for Gucci in New York or London, are heading to once-obscure Chinese cities to buy furniture.
The relentless expansion of the federal government and Gucci-clad supplicants at lobbying and consulting firms helped drive up incomes in Washington, Roman said, while the city handed out generous tax breaks to move businesses within its borders.
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At the Gucci Cafe, under the dramatic shopping arcades of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, awe-struck tourists and Milan businessmen vie for the best terrace-side seats during lunch.
Black, shiny lace-up Gucci shoes, to be precise.
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Displayed in a glass case along the wall, Tom Ford's snakeskin boot in autumn-leaf browns (Gucci, 2000) so supple that it seems to slither invokes the serpent and his insinuating seduction of Eve.
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That was apparently the touch of Tom Ford, an American who has breathed new life and a rock-star sexiness into Gucci's image since he became its chief designer in the early 1990s.
PPR, a luxury-goods group which owns Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, is reported to have plans to move its entire executive committee to offices in London as soon as this summer.
Gucci, which nearly doubled its profits in the year to January 31st, blamed Asia when it announced flat third-quarter profits on December 3rd.
Beyonce is co-founder, with actress-producer Salma Hayek Pinault and Gucci creative director Frida Giannini, of the charity, which supports projects improving access to education, health care and justice for women.
This is bad news for companies that rely on free-spending tourists, such as Gucci, a fashion group that this week declared a 97% drop in profits for the three months to April compared with a year earlier (see article).
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