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...Overlaying these issues is a sector-wide slowdown in luxury after the end of a pandemic-era boom when shoppers armed with stimulus checks indulged in designer handbags and clothing....
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...It reflects flagging designer handbag sales in China rather than a flood of high-growth tech businesses listing in London. Over three months, France’s CAC All-Share index is down 6 per cent....
...That won’t tempt me to buy one — and the same goes for expensive jewellery or designer handbags. The luxury I savour is stashing money in my savings accounts, pension and stocks and shares Isa....
...Run by Ajit and his sister-in-law Pardi, who do all repairs in-house, this is where designer handbags and luggage come to get nifty nip ’n’ tucks on broken zips and wobbly wheels (among brands they specialise...
...Designer Anna Jewsbury worked on these with expert metalsmiths using only Fairtrade or recycled gold. completedworks.com Bottega Veneta leather foulard intrecciato shoulder bag, €3,900I never thought I’...
...It’s not trying to shoehorn in “Oh, and by the way, buy Chanel handbags”. You know, it doesn’t feel disingenuous in that way. And in . . . it is quite democratic....
..., from $725 Anglo-Swedish flair in Paris’s Eighth Swedish-born, London-based interior designer Beata Heuman has earned her following by deftly blending Scandinavian ease and English quirkiness, both in...
...Comfort levels vary – I loved the look of the Cinderella-like Tiana mule (£775, piferi.com), but found the Plexi vamp too stiff to move about in....
...It flatters to deceive. ★★★☆☆ To August 27, cheekbyjowl.com...
...As shoppers browsed for handbags earlier this month at a Gucci boutique in Paris, the clothing section was quiet and the racks a little sparse....
...Designer Olivia Morris has taken this one step further, producing a range of summer kaftans from vintage tablecloths (£250, oliviamorrisathome.com)....
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...“Ferdinand’s son Ferry was really exploring different roads,” says Michael Mauer, chief designer at Porsche since 2004. “Should it be a more sedan-like car? External designers were involved....
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...I don’t wear heels and I feel like a bit of a wally carrying a handbag. The last thing I bought and loved was a puzzle jug from a company called Potted History, which makes replicas of artefacts....
...#Reps, shorter for replicas, has 1.9bn. Videos often feature detailed reviews of luxury counterfeits and where to find them....
...Or perhaps something secondhand-adjacent, such as vouchers to get cashmere mended or a tired handbag reinvigorated (therestory.com)....
...It was a time when handbags — and what they signalled — was rapidly changing, she recalls....
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