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...It’s something that BCG’s Yang also recognises....
...I see the dissolving of the essences of two flowers, as Keats would know from his medical training. They are merging sweetly on the way to making Chanel No 5....
...Hans Town, as the area was originally known, was a conspicuous display of wealth....
...Along with Coco Chanel and a few less well-known names, the prototype feminist features in Jeremy Scott’s Women Who Dared to Break All the Rules (Oneworld, February)....
...“I’ve never known something as tangible and exciting as what is happening now,” he says....
...Elke Scherping is indeed a stylist and her Mein schoener Schrebergarten is as much fun as its subtitle suggests: “Idyllisch, natürlich, hipp.”...
...Idealists such as Ben were also proving commercially astute....
...It was the same for the Sainsbury family, which transformed its small dairy shop in London’s Drury Lane into one of the UK’s biggest grocers....
...I also wanted to look for the plant which was the source of the world’s most famous scent before Chanel No 5 existed....
...Now, all the other stores such as Joyce, Lane Crawford to Isetan have followed suit,” says Mr Pineda....
...Their search has led to places such as Square Street, a narrow lane synonymous with bad luck....
...noting how brands such as Céline limit purchases – partly reflecting demand but also to protect exclusivity....
...Mr Chemirik also designed for other fashion houses, including Yves Saint Laurent, Roger Vivier, Balenciaga, Jean-Paul Gaultier and Chanel, where Lagerfeld moved after Chloé....
...“Let it be known – these are not your grandmother’s roses. You don’t have to spend all day in the yard to make them last. All you have to do is plant them and enjoy the beauty....
...A retail trend known as “pre-ordering” is growing steadily in popularity, as more and more customers shop for next season’s clothes as soon as the ready-to-wear shows reach their conclusion....
...Soon, the town was known as “the queen of resorts and the resort of kings”....
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