by Dana Thomas
Pochna, Marie-France
Poggiolini, Alessandro
Poiret, Paul, perfumes of
Poison perfume
Polet, Robert
Polge, Jacques
Polo perfume
Pompidou, Claude
Popcorn, Faith
Porlezza, Giampaolo
Power, Tyrone
Prada
acquisitions
Bertelli as chairperson
celebrity publicity
Chinese production
cost-cutting/quality issues
handbags
in Hong Kong
luxury building, Japan
mobile phone design
perfume
Prada, Fernanda
Prada, Luisa
Prada, Mario
Prada, Martino
Prada, Miuccia
background/personality
on handbags
on luxury products
Prada Sport
Pressman, Fred
Preville, Penny
Pringle
Printemps
Procter & Gamble, perfume production
Project City-Center
Pucci
origin/development of
textile production
Pucci, Laudomia
Pucci di Barsento, Marchese Emilio, 211 Puech, Bertrand
Puiforcat
Puig Fashion Group
Purse-party ladies
Pyramid model, middle market expansion
Quality, versus profitability
Quest International
QXL online auction
Racamier, Henry and Arnault takeover
Louis Vuitton, rebuilding
Radziwill, Lee
Ralph Lauren
ads
on Rodeo Drive
Rania, queen of Jordan
Ranstorp, Magnus
Rap culture, luxury, obsession with
Ratti silk factory
Ravaï, Nazanine
Ready-to-wear
development of
Givenchy
Vuitton by Jacobs
Reagan, Nancy
Recognition Media
Rem Koolhaas
Rémy, Monique
Renault, Louis
Reproduction rights
Richemont
acquisitions
origin/development of
Rupert as chairperson
Richie, Nicole
Ritts, Herb
Riva, Maria
Rive Gauche
Pinault buy-out
ready-to-wear
Robert, Henri
Rodeo Drive, development of
Rodriguez, Narciso
Roger, Maurice
Romanoff’s
Romanov, Dmitri Pavlovich
Romans
counterfeiting
handbags
perfume use
silk/silk production
Rose, Helen
Rosekrans, Dodie
Ross, Tracey
Rossi, Sergio
Rothmans
Rouët, Jacques
Roure Bertrand Dupont
Rouzaud, Frédéric
Royalties, and licensing
Ruddy, Albert
Rupert, Anton
Rupert, Johann
background/personality
business tactics of
Richemont chairman
Russia and luxury goods
luxury brands, scope of
sales figures
shopping areas
Ryan, Meg
Ryder, Winona
Rykiel, Sonia
Saab, Elie
Sabo, Marla
Sachs, Tom
Saddi, Cristiane
Saddles, Hermès
Saint-Gobain Desjonquères
Saint Laurent, Yves. See Yves Saint Laurent
Saint-Louis crystal
Saito, Ryoei
Saks Fifth Avenue
Salons, Hollywood
Sander, Jil
Sands Corporation
Santee Alley, Los Angeles
Santee Alley, Los Angeles, counterfeits, sale of
Sanyo Shokai Ltd.
Savorgnan de Brazza, Pierre
Scarves, Hermès
Schiaparelli, perfume
Schiek, Lisa
Schlumberger, São, size of market 2000s
Schor, Juliet B.
Schrader, Paul
Schumacher, Michael
Scorsese, Martin
Scott, Jeremy
Scott, L’Wren
Sears Roebuck catalog
Sell Jewelry
Sephora
September 11 terrorist attacks
and counterfeiting operations
luxury market, impact on
Sericulture. See Silk/silk production
Sert, Misia
Sevigny, Chloe
Sèvres
Sforza, Gian Galeazzo
Shakur, Tupac
Shaw-Lan Wang
Shearer, Norma
Shibani Knitting Company
Shields, Brooke
Shoes
Choo
Ferragamo
Louboutin
Shoplifting
Shoppes
Shriver, Maria
Silk Alley
Silk Road
Silk/silk production
China
ISA S.P.A.
Pucci textiles
silk screening
silkworm cocoons
Taroni silk factory
Silver, Cameron
Simmons, Russell
Simon, David
Simon Property Group
Simons, Raf
Simpson, Don
Simpson, Jessica
Sinatra, Frank
Singer, Robert
Smith, Kent
Smith, Paul
Snow, Carmel
Sorbelli, Alberto
Sorenson, Kathy
Sorvino, Mira
Spago
Sportswear Holdings, Ltd.
Stamp, Jonathan
Star brands
Staubach, Roger
Steele, Dawn
Steib, Michael
Stevens, Fisher
Stewart, Jimmy
Stewart, Kris
Stewart, Martha
Stinox
Stone, Sharon
Street culture, trends inspired by
Streisand, Barbra
Stylists
bribes/payments to
Jessica Paster
Rachel Zoe
role of
Sun Yat-sen
Swag
Swank, Hilary
Swanson, Gloria
Swarovski
Swarovski, Nadja
Sybilla
Symrise
Taine, Hippolyte
Takasago
Tanabe, Chiaki
Tandy, Jessica
Target
Taroni silk factory
Taubman, William
Taylor, Elizabeth
Taylor, Lady Helen
Telsey, Dana
Temple, Shirley
Tendre Poison perfume
Terrorism. See September 11 terrorist attacks
Textile production
China
Mauritius
Pucci
textile quotas, elimination of
See also Silk/silk production
Thatcher, Margaret
Theft
Theory of the Leisure Class, The (Veblen)
Theron, Charlize
Thomas, H. Gregory
Thomas, Patrick
Three on the Bund
Thurman, Uma
Tierney, Gene
Tiffany, eBay counterfeits lawsuit
Toledano, Ralph
Tomei, Marisa
Topper, Virginia
Topshop
Toulemonde, Bernard
Tranchesi, Eliana
Trapani, Francesco
Travolta, John
Trésor perfume
Tretyakovsky Proyezd (Tretyakov Drive)
Tri-Border Market
Trump, Ivana
Tsuzuki, Kyoichi
Undergarments, Alice Cadolle
United States, household income profile
Valentino
in China
Egypt, outsourcing to
Valentino Fashion Group
Valentino, Rudolph
Valéry, Paul
Van Cleef & Arpels
perfume
Veblen, Thorstein
Venturini, Silvia Fendi
Vera Wang
Versace
licensing, scope of
Palazzo Versace
privately held
Versace, Donatella
Versace, Gianni
ads
background/personality
Vertical integration
Dior
Gucci
Louis Vuitton
Very Irresistible perfume
Veuve Clicquot
Via Bellagio
Vietnam, textile production
Viktor & Rolf
perfume
Villeneuve, Arnaud de
Vintage fashion
Vionnet
Vipiana, Céline
Vipiana, Richard
Vivier, Roger
Vogel, Rolf
von Furstenberg, Diane
Vreeland, Diana
on Balenciaga closing
on Bloomingdale’s
handbagless campaign
on haute couture
Vuitton, Benoit-Louis
Vuitton, Claude-Louis
Vuitton, Denyse
Vuitton, Gaston-Louis
Vuitton, Georges
Vuitton, Henry-Louis
Vuitton, Louis
See also Louis Vuitton
Vuitton, Odile
Vuitton, Patrick-Louis
Vuitton, Pierre-Louis
Vuitton, Renée
Wal-Mart, Gucci counterfeits case
Walt Disney Company
Wang Lianyi
Warhol, Andy
Warner, Jack
Washington, Denzel
Watts, Naomi
Wayne, John
Webby Awards
Weber, Bruce
Weinstein, Harvey
Wertheimer, Alain
Wertheimer, Jacques
Wertheimer, Paul
Wertheimer, Pierre
West, Kanye
Westbrook, Daniella
Westwood, Vivienne
White Linen
Williams, Pharrell
Winston, Harry
Wintour, Anna
Wood, Natalie
Woodbury Common Premium Outlets
World Knits
World War II, French luxury goods during
Worth, Charles Frederick
Wynn, Elaine
Wynn, Steve
Yendo, Masayoshi
YGM Trading Limited
Yves Saint Laurent
handbags
licensing
perfume
Pinault buy-out
pop art minidresses
Rive Gauche
on Rodeo Drive
Zadig & Voltaire
Zanardi-Landi, Christopher
Zara
Zoe, Rachel
background/personality
on bribes/payments
trademark style of
PHOTO CREDITS
Flavia de Oliviera of the Viva model agency in the Elie Saab Spring–Summer 2007 fashion show in Paris. © 2006 by Marcio Madeira/Zeppelin.
Gaston-Louis Vuitton’s luggage. © 1933 by Roger Schall.
Bernard Arnault. © 2003 by Patrick Demarchelier.
A Japanese collector of Anna Sui products. © 2001 by Kyoichi Tsuzuki.
Greta Garbo as Mata Hari. Courtesy of Photofest.
Hermès perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena’s laboratory. © 2006 by Yves Duronsoy.
A Longchamp advertising campaign. © 2006 by Mario Sorrenti.
Burberry workers protesting their impending factory closing in front of Burberry in London. © 2006 by PA-Empics/Abaca.
Wynn Las Vegas. © 2006 by Alfred Buellesbach/VISUM/ASK Images.
Child workers in a counterfeit factory in China.
Cartier unveiled a new flagship store in Shanghai. © 2004 by China Photos/Getty Images.
Daslu. © 2005 by Eduardo Gira˜o.