Monday, June 30, 2008

Fashion design

Fashion design is the applied art dedicated to clothing and lifestyle accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time.

Fashion design differs from costume design due to its core product having a built in obsolescence usually of one to two seasons. A season is defined as either autumn/winter or spring/summer. Fashion design is generally considered to have started in the 19th century with Charles Frederick Worth who was the first person to sew their label into the garments that they created. While all articles of clothing from any time period are studied by academics as costume design, only clothing created after 1858 could be considered as fashion design.

Fashion designers are self-employed and design for individual clients. Other high-fashion designers cater to specialty stores or high-fashion department stores. These designers create original garments, as well as those that follow established fashion trends. Most fashion designers, however, work for apparel manufacturers, creating designs of men’s, women’s, and children’s fashions for the mass market. Designer brands which have a 'name' as their brand such as Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, or Sean John are likely to be designed by a team of individual designers under the direction of a designer director.

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Saturday, June 28, 2008

world famous men's brand

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模范经历:hugo boss
70年代崛起的德国品牌,非常男性化的一个品牌,是那种不化妆,也不需多余首饰,很注重社会认同的男性形象。

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休闲富家翁:polo
源于美国历史传统,高度风格化的一个品牌。polo的理念是时装不应该只穿一个季节,而应是无时间限制的永恒。

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金领商标:Gucci
G字的皮带扣环,装饰着马衔链的优雅平底鞋,看到这些就知道是Gucci,有品味商务人士的象征,最据地位的意大利品牌。
The House of Gucci, better known simply as Gucci, is an Italian iconic fashion and leather goods label. It was founded by Guccio Gucci (b.1881 – d.1953) in Florence in 1921. Gucci is considered one of the most famous, prestigious, and easily recognizable fashion brands in the world. The House of Gucci belongs to the French conglomerate company Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR).

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运动的又一享受:lacoste(鳄鱼)
似乎已经成为了体育和休闲穿着的固定款式,曾是中国市场一种身份的象征,不过现在大量的仿制品生产,没什么好说的了
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大都市护照:Giorgio armani
强调不着痕迹的优雅,armani时装的最大特色就是喜欢采用如同女装般质地十分柔软的质,赋予西装特有的垂感,对于非肌肉型的男士来说,提供了身材上绝佳的修饰效果!
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意味着你还年轻:esprit
带着浓厚的加州色彩,充满热情和活力,体现无拘无束的自由自在
最著名的设计理念:在乎心态而非年龄!
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极品绅士:prada
以制造高级皮革制品起家的prada风靡全球。在日本,台湾更是疯狂
prada男装的特色,在于古典简约又不失年轻化的设计,像是60年代意大利拿波里造型的西装,但复古中赋予新意,而且穿着感觉舒适无比
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雅士:Givenchy
她是四个字母的变形组合:Gneteel(古典) Grace(优雅) Gaiety(愉悦) Givenchy(纪梵希)
优雅是她的最大特色,在时装界几乎成了优雅的代名词
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法国情调:YVES SAINT LAURENT
传统改革者
他的夹克套装线条舒适,结构松弛,饱和的色彩及精彩的搭配已经成为高级成衣品牌中的经典 
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古典主义:CD
CHRISTIAN DIOR 在时装界几乎和古典画上了等号

中国十大名牌女鞋排行榜

1 百丽BELLE女鞋 (中国驰名商标,中国名牌,国家免检产品)
2 达芙妮DAPHNE女鞋 (国家免检产品,领导品牌)
3 千百度女鞋 (中国驰名商标,国家免检产品)
4 他她TATA女鞋 (百丽BELLE旗下品牌)
5 舒丹妮SHETON女鞋 (国家免检产品,知名品牌)
 6 星期六ST&SAT女鞋 (国家免检产品,知名品牌)
7 七品芝麻女鞋 (知名畅销品牌)
8 耐克Nike女鞋 (世界品牌,开始于1972年美国)
9 阿迪达斯adidas女鞋 (世界品牌,开始于1948年德国 )
10 Fed女鞋 (源于台湾品牌,诞生于1986年)

世界十大皮鞋品牌排行

NO1 芬迪
品牌档案:芬迪品牌以皮革及毛皮服饰起家。
(1)创始人:edoardo fendi爱德华多·芬迪
(2)注册地:意大利罗马(1925年)
(3)设计师:1962年起,卡尔·拉格菲尔德(karl largerfeld)
(4)品牌线:fendi芬迪
品类:皮草与时装、皮革与皮件、成衣、针织休闲服装、沙滩装、泳装、珠宝、手表、香水
NO2 古驰
打从九十年代中期,Tom Ford入主Gucci后,将Gucci由头到尾改头换面大变身。除了成为世界数一数二的时装巨头之外,更增加了不少枝叶来配合整个Gucci。其中,皮鞋也是其强项之一,身为造鞋之国意大利的名牌子,其背景已经是品质的保证,加上其时装感重的设计,诚然是时尚男人的心头好。其经典loafer除了显出其个人风格外,着实又是优质的作品。来季Gucci更推出Sneaker,相信他们会在男装鞋上再下功夫,一定是各位Gucci Man的好消息。古孜(gucci)王国的当代传奇在gucci的时尚王国中,有最受全球媒体宠爱、年轻又才华洋溢的设计师tom ford,更有包括麦当娜、玛莉亚凯莉、葛妮斯帕特罗、伊丽莎白赫莉、布莱德彼特,还有汤姆汉克斯夫妇等阵容最坚强的影星死忠爱用者。(1)创始人:古奇欧·古孜(gucciogucci)(2)注册地:意大利佛罗伦萨(1923年)(3)设计师:古奇欧·古孜(4)品牌线:gucci古孜(5)品类:服装、皮包皮鞋、手表、家饰品、丝巾与领带
NO3 迪奥
迪奥品牌简介:1957年后,迪奥仍是华丽优雅的代名词。1989年迪奥品牌由意大利设计师费雷主持设计,他的到来为迪奥传统的较夸张、浪漫的风格融入了新的严谨与典雅。如今的迪奥公司由lvth集团管理;1997年,年轻的英国藉设计师加里阿诺被推上了迪奥的前台至今。进入九十年代后的迪奥品牌,其品类范围除高级女装、高级成衣以外,还有香水、皮草、头巾、针织衫、内衣、化妆品、珠宝及鞋等。几十年来,迪奥品牌不断地为人们创造着“新的机会,新的爱情故事”。在战后巴黎重建世界时装中心过程中,迪奥作出了不可磨灭的贡献。(1)创始人:Christiandior克里斯汀·迪奥(2)注册地:法国巴黎(1946年)(3)品牌线:Christiandior克里斯汀·迪奥:高级女装、高级成衣(4)品类:高级女装、高级成衣、针织服装、内衣、香水、化妆品、珠宝、配件等。
NO4 圣罗兰
创始人yves saint laurent伊夫·圣·洛朗1936年生于阿尔及利亚,21岁时任全球最有声望的迪奥时装公司的首席设计师,但是好景不长,由于迪奥的老顾客们认为伊夫-圣洛朗过于激进,1960年他被炒了鱿鱼。1962年在巴黎建立自己的公司。圣·洛朗的设计既前卫又古典,模特不戴胸罩展示薄透时装正是他开的先声。圣·洛朗擅于调整人体体型的缺陷,常将艺术、文化等多元因素融于服装设计中,汲取敏锐而丰富的灵感,自始至终力求高级女装如艺术品般地完美。圣·洛朗的旗舰产品是高级时装,服务是全球仅几千名的富豪们,用料奢华,加工讲究,价格昂贵,是常人所难以接受的。(1)类型:高级时装(2)创始人:yves saint laurent伊夫·圣·洛朗(3)品类:高级时装、香水系列、首饰、鞋帽、化妆品、香烟等。
NO5 费拉格慕
Ferragamo的鞋子、衣衫以至丝巾等配饰,均流露出一种华贵典雅的风格,但无论他的设计意念如何无穷,他始终相信实用与款式并重的重要性,这在鞋款设计方面尤为显着。Ferragamo穿鞋时要求舒适和设计新颖是同样的重要,对于很多女性因为穿上不合适的鞋子而令脚病重重,Ferragamo感到非常惊讶。为了要让自己制造出来的鞋子更舒适,他在加州大学供读脚掌结构学,在那里Ferragamo学会了身体的重量如何对脚掌造成压力的知识,于是他设计出加入铁片的鞋子以加强鞋子在拱位处的支撑力。在工业不断机械化的年代,Ferragamo的造鞋方法可算独树一帜;首先他替客人量度出脚掌的尺码,然后把鞋刻在一块木砖上。尽管在需求不断增长的情况下,Ferragamo被迫把生意扩充,但他仍然拒绝利用机器造鞋,于是他想出手工生产线的解决方法,即每个工作人员在造鞋的过程中专门负责某部份,这样,他在业务扩充的同时仍不需依赖机械。 NO6 夏奈尔
(1)创始人:Gabriellechanel夏奈尔(2)注册地:法国巴黎(1913年)(3)设计师:1913年-1971年,Gabriellechanel(加布里埃·夏奈尔)1983年起,Karllargerfeld(卡尔·拉格菲尔德)(4)品牌线:chanel夏奈尔(5)品类:1913年开设女帽及时装店制作服装;1921年起开发各式香水:如1921年的no.5香水和no.22香水,1924年的cuirderussie香水,1970年的no.19香水,1974年的cristalle香水,1984年的coco香水,1990年的egoiste男用香水,1996年的allure香水;另外还有各类饰品,化妆品,皮件,手表,珠宝,太阳眼镜和鞋各类配件。
NO7 普拉达
自几季来的全面销售成功,Prada的男装鞋已经成为一股很强的气势,很多男士也以拥有一双为荣。Prada的男鞋除了十分wearble之外,更不停发掘新物料去创造自己特有的款式,使拥有者有一份归属感。就像这季推出的Vibron鞋底的皮鞋,便成为大热作品。虽然售价很高,但实在是“贵得有道理”。所以众男明星也纷纷购入以显出自己的品味。今季则有麻质造成的古典男鞋,一定又能成为时尚男士的话题焦点所在。以制造优质皮具起家的prada,是近十年上位上得最快的时装品牌。由于它的出品追求完美,所以无论老少,对此品牌的认知度绝不逊于其它任何牌子。今天prada突破了由来已久只局限于高贵格调的意大利时装,无穷想象加创新用料,每季的prada总有意外惊喜。产品:成衣、配件、化妆品、零售营业额:16亿8千万美元所有人:miuccia prada prada是一个成长最快的意大利公司,prada集团掌控了prada、jil sander、helmut lang、church&co等品牌。
NO8 蒂埃利·爱马仕
让所有的产品至精至美、无可挑剔,是爱马仕的一贯宗旨。目前爱马仕拥有14个系列产品,包括皮具、箱包、丝巾、男女服装系列、香水、手表等,大多数产品都是手工精心制作的。这些爱马仕精品,通过其散布于世界20多个国家和地区的200多家专卖店,融进快节奏的现代生活中,让世人重返传统优雅的怀抱。早在20世纪来临之时,爱马仕就已成为法国式奢华消费品的典型代表。20年代,创立者蒂埃利·爱马仕之孙埃米尔曾这样评价爱马仕品牌:“皮革制品造就运动和优雅之极的传统。”随着汽车等交通工具的出现和发展,爱马仕将其精湛的制作工艺运用于其它产品的生产之中,如钱夹、旅行包、手提包、手表带。爱马仕品牌所有的产品都选用最上乘的高级材料,注重工艺装饰,细节精巧,以其优良的质量赢得了良好的信誉。1970年,爱马仕还只是一个纯手工业的家庭工厂,但15年后,它已发展成为制作高级精品的超级跨国公司,如今,爱马仕公司的规模还在不断扩大。1992年的营业额达到25亿法郎(约值人民币37.2525亿元,纯利润为1.76亿法郎。
NO9 都彭
1642年法皇路易十三时代,Tissot家族将其上祖之名“都彭”冠于姓氏上。1872年二十五岁的Simon Tissot-Dupont于繁华的巴黎——奢侈时尚精品结集的大都会,建立其个人事业。Simon Tissot决定专注于制造皮具及手提袋,成就卓越,更是首位将传统的行李箱冠以“公文包”之名,深受当时绅士贵族的欢迎及使用,一时蔚为风潮。1884年Simon Tissot-Dupont更被当时时装潮流典范《罗浮宫杂志》推许为当代皮具设计大师,其创造之可灵活挎张手提袋亦被当时的皮革匠极力推崇,成为欧洲名牌的典范。1982年都彭确定其多元化发展方针,并进军其它市场,生产一系列男士随身携带之皮具配件,例如银包、记事册及地址簿等。香港迪生创建有限公司于1987年全面收购法国都彭公司,旋即推出雅致配件及腕表以配合现有之打火机、金笔及皮具,创造一个完美的都彭世界。而都彭时装精品店亦于巴黎Avenue Montaigne、日本、香港、新加坡、马来西亚、中国及台湾等地相继启业。一九三零年,法国都彭精品已成为世界各地显赫人士的用品,包括欧洲各国的国王、公主、公爵、大使,及Maharajahs of Patiala等都对都彭的产品爱不释手。在一九四八年,都彭更特别为英女皇伊利莎伯及爱丁堡公爵之婚礼制造最后一套旅行手提袋。
NO10 登喜路
登喜路重新装修了其在伦敦Jermyn街48号的旗舰店,并推出了一系列独一无二的奢华服务,包括:世界顶级的绅士理容室;一个独立的高级订制服务贵宾室;精彩的皮具世界和闻名世界、无可比拟的雪茄室。贵族化服务与登喜路的古典英伦风格成功组合。推出了极具复古风格的男士理容服务。顾客们在经典的理发椅上(由登喜路London Tradition系列精美的皮革包裹)享受精湛理容手艺的同时,还能观看个人电视转播的股票行情或板球比赛的结果。全新高级定制服务贵宾室,由资深裁缝师和衬衫裁缝师共同打理。房间配备了登喜路独一无二的创新灯光照明系统,能够随时变换出各种场合中不同的灯光效果,让登喜路的贵宾们可以在不同的光线环境下,检视布料的色泽,最大限度地满足客户的着装需求。 来源:中国经济网

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

实拍北京顶级奢华的私人会所长安俱乐部






















前不久我应邀为北京最顶级的私人会所长安俱乐部拍摄了一组宣传照;由于平时在尚秀映像摄影工作室业务繁忙,那天驱车赶到的时候已是晚上9点多钟;虽说并非初次前来,不过还是感觉荣幸之至,未进大门,光是其外观的气势就能把人给镇住,待进到大厅,眼前立刻一亮,里面整个装饰坏境就是色泽浓郁大气而又柔和,给人感觉富丽堂皇且很安逸舒适,忍不住没待经理言说便啪啪的拍了起来,摄影师就是这样,对美的东西都不忍错过,有强烈的捕捉色泽的欲望。

长安俱乐部始建于九十年代中期,位于北京市黄金地段长安街上,在国内外一直享有很高的盛誉,它比邻紫荆城,与中央政府仅一墙之隔,地理位置非常优越,是国内外知名企业家和各界精英进行商务宴请和会议的绝佳场所;长安俱乐部集休闲娱乐健身于一体,是国内顶级的私人会员制俱乐部。

下面给大家看看我拍摄的一部分照片:



地毯是华贵的泥黄色,图案非常大气,书架摆了很多中外书刊供休息时阅读,架上的陶瓷很有中国古典韵味,银粉色落地窗没有任何修饰,整个房间简洁舒适,捧一本书,沏一壶茶,惬意惬意!






私人房间设置也是以简洁为主,灯光趋于更加的柔和,总体给人感觉就是温馨舒适,往这一坐,什么压力都没了,哈哈。






品类繁多的国外名酒,什么牌子你们看吧,哈哈!






坐在这个吧台小喝一杯会很舒服的,呵呵!






Thursday, April 10, 2008

Hush Puppies


Hush Puppies is an international brand of contemporary, casual footwear for men, women and children, "the classic American brushed-suede shoes with the lightweight crepe sole". A division of Wolverine Worldwide , Hush Puppies is headquartered in Rockford, Michigan. Wolverine markets or licenses the Hush Puppies name for footwear in over 100 countries throughout the world. In addition, the Hush Puppies name is licensed for non-footwear fashion categories, including clothing, eyewear and plush toys.
The Hush Puppies brand was founded in 1958 following extensive work by Wolverine to develop a practical method of pigskin tanning for the US military. (Pigskin is considered one of the most durable leathers and the government was interested in its use in gloves and other protective materials for soldiers.) Chairman Victor Krause developed the concept of a "casual" pigskin shoe to appeal to the then-growing post-war suburbia in the United States. The brand became instantly recognizable as a leisure casual staple of late 1950s and 1960s American life and experienced a resurgence in popularity in the mid 1990s. This resurgence was featured as a prominent example in Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point.
In 1994, sales of Hush Puppies were down to 30,000 pairs a year, and Wolverine was considering phasing out the brand. They suddenly became "hip" in the clubs and bars of downtown Manhattan, where young people were "buying them up" at small shoe stores. In the fall of 1995, fashion designers John Bartlett, Anna Sui, and Joel Fitzgerald began featuring them in their collections. Depending on word of mouth, Wolverine sold 430,000 pairs of the shoes, and four times that the following year. Hush Puppies won the prize for best accessory at the Council of Fashion Designers awards dinner in 1996.
The Hush Puppies name and mascot were coined by the brand's first sales manager, James Gaylord Muir. Initially, the company's advertising agency recommended naming the product "Lasers." Then, on a selling trip to the southeast, Mr. Muir dined with one of his regional salesmen and the meal included hush puppies, traditional fried southern cornballs. When Mr. Muir asked about the origin of the name, he was told that farmers threw hush puppies at the hounds to "quiet their barking dogs."
Mr. Muir saw a connection to his new product. "Barking dogs" in the vernacular of the day was an idiom for sore feet. Mr. Muir surmised his new shoes were so comfortable that they could "quiet barking dogs."
Today, Hush Puppies has one of the highest aided brand recognition levels in the world, with many countries reporting over 90% recognition.

Friday, March 28, 2008

600万美金打造的史上最贵家庭影院zz





国外一有钱人士组建了一套巨豪华的家庭影院,使用的投影机居然是SNOY的专业投影机SRX-S110,其他设备亦为世界顶尖级产品,花费600万美元,可能是史上最昂贵的私人家庭影院。

普尼斯演播室标准测试版影院部分设备清单

影像部分

索尼SRX-S110专业视频投影机斯图尔特18×10英尺(5.4×3米)

Snowmatte 1.0增益实验室级投影屏幕

播放器和媒体源

索尼 BDP-S1 blu-rayDVD播放器

索尼 Playstation 3游戏机

东芝HD-XA1 高清DVD播放器

JVC HMDH-5U D-VHS录像机SATA驱动(72 HDTV Hours Total)

Mark Levinson N°51 DVD/CD媒体播放器

先锋HLD-XOHi-Vision HDTV MUSE激光影碟播放器

环绕处理和解码器

太塔数码八代32位8倍速Oversampling Dual 处理器(13个)

功放:Mark Levinson N°33h放大器(2个)麦金托什MC-2102放大器( 30 )Crown Macro Reference Gold放大器(3个)

音箱:Snell 1800 THX Music & Cinema Reference 超重低音(16个)Snell THX Music & Cinema Reference 音柱(8个)MuRata ES103A 超高频(10个)Snell THX Music & Cinema Reference LCR-2800 中置音箱(3个)

Friday, March 14, 2008

Airwalk


Airwalk is a boardsport (ie. Surfing and skateboarding) footwear company based in Altoona, Pennsylvania.It was established in 1986 by Bill Mann and George Yohn. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the company made skate shoes, t-shirts, snowboard boots, and other products, and sponsored professional skaters including Jason Lee and Tony Hawk.In the mid-90's, Mann left the company. After his departure, the decision was made to "go mainstream" and focus on a more general audience rather than just creating shoes for sport enthusiasts. There was a brief rise in sales, but some people loyal to the brand found the mainstream designs questionable. Currently, new shoes are being sold at various discount shoe stores like Payless Shoes and Modells around the country.Airwalk's rise and fall in popularity is a case study in The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, a best-selling 2002 book by Malcolm Gladwell.

Roberto Cavalli


Cavalli is known for using wild animal prints and sexualized cuts in his design, leading to comparisons with designer Gianni Versace and his popularity with many young celebrities, such as Victoria Beckham, with whom he famously signed an exclusive dressing contract. He is also known for his lavish lifestyle. He owns several houses and villas and is married to a former Miss Universe runner-up, Eva Duringer of Austria, with whom he has had one child and two from a previous marriage. Many of his runway collections are inspired by items in his homes. Cavalli aroused controversy in 2006 as the first designer to quickly publicly announce that he wanted Kate Moss as the face of his Spring 2006 collection very soon after her infamous drug scandal broke. Moss had already been the spokes model for Cavalli's Spring 2005 campaign a year earlier, and has since been the face of his Fall-Winter 2007/2008 campaign. He has been designing outfits for Shakira's Oral Fixation Tour, and her Red Carpet appearances as well. He also recently designed outfits for Christina Aguilera's tour, Spice Girls' Tour, and Michael Jackson as well as for his rumored upcoming tour. Most recently, he has been designing the clothes for mother-to-be Jennifer Lopez. Cavalli also designed international retailer, H&M's fourth annual exclusive collection which will be sold in 200 stores world-wide November 2007.
Roberto Cavalli: The premier couture line featuring women's clothing, sunglasses, men's clothing, women's & men's shoes, handbags, timepieces, underwear, beachwear, and eyewear.Roberto Cavalli: The premier couture line featuring women's clothing, sunglasses, men's clothing, women's & men's shoes, handbags, timepieces, underwear, beachwear, and eyewear.Just Cavalli - A more affordable Cavalli line, well-known for its denim. It features: men's & women's apparel (mostly sold in upscale department stores) & men's & women's accessories.
Roberto Cavalli Class - A newer line by RC, featuring "classy yet sexy" designs. It features men's & women's clothing. The face of this newer clothing line will be represented by supermodel Kevin Navayne.
Roberto Cavalli Angels - A kid's line, ages starting from 6 months to 14 years.
Roberto Cavalli has recently launched a new premium vodka brand named Roberto Cavalli Vodka.
On October 16th, Melanie C (Sporty Spice) confirmed, on British morning show, This Morning, that Roberto Cavalli would be designing all the outfits for the Spice Girls' current world tour. Sketches for 2 of the designs were released by the Spice Girls on their official website.
On November 8th Roberto Cavalli designed and released an exclusive line at H&M for the great designer Maria Riveritta. In the San Francisco H&M flagship store the women's line sold out within the first 10 minutes and the men's line sold out within 3 hours. In the Boston H&M flagship, Roberto's line for both men and women was completely sold out in 15 minutes, and the backorder/waitlist was full in 45 minutes. Flagships in Southern California, New York, Miami, and Chicago also had similar outcomes with Cavalli's line.

Paco Rabanne


Paco Rabanne is known for his costume designs for such films as Barbarella. Also Françoise Hardy was a big fan of Rabanne's designs.

Paco Rabanne, (born Francisco Rabaneda Cuervo on February 18, 1934 in San Sebastián (Donostia in Basque) in the Spanish Basque Country), is a fashion designer. He fled Spain for France with his mother when the Spanish Civil War broke out. He originally had an architect's education but became known as the enfant terrible of French fashion world in the 1960s.

Lancaster


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Tommy Hilfiger


Hilfiger was born March 24, 1951 and raised in Elmira, New York. Hilfiger grew up in an Irish Catholic family, the second of nine children. His parents originally intended for him to be an engineer. He attended Elmira Free Academy for high school. Rather than furthering his education, he started to work in retail at the age of 18. Hilfiger would trek down to New York City to get his hands on jeans and bell-bottom pants which he customized and resold at a local downtown Elmira, New York store, Brown's.
He later opened his own store, named The People's Place, around the block in downtown Elmira. Although the store was a hot spot for teens with frequent contests and live DJ appearances, there were often more people hanging out than shopping. Over the years, a number of stores closed in downtown Elmira as shopping traffic shifted to the new Arnot Mall in Horseheads, New York. It wasn't long before The People's Place became another casualty. After seven years, The People's Place went bankrupt, when Hilfiger was 25. The site of the original store has since been demolished to make room for First Arena, home of the Elmira Jackals Hockey team.
After turning to the design aspect of clothing by designing for the rest of his stores in upstate New York (a total of 10), Hilfiger moved to New York City with his now estranged wife, Susie. Although he was offered design assistant positions with designers Calvin Klein and Perry Ellis -- and was broke -- he turned them both down with greater plans in mind.
In 1998, Hilfiger gave singer Aaliyah her endorsement deal, in which he was honored to have her in his Summer 1998 fashion show in Jamaica.
In 2005, a CBS TV reality show called The Cut tracked the progress of sixteen contestants as they competed for a design job with Hilfiger in similar fashion to Donald Trump's The Apprentice. In the end Hilfiger chose Chris Cortez.
In May 2006, Hilfiger had a close encounter with Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose at the Plumm in New York City. Hilfiger reportedly took a couple of swings at Axl Rose for moving his girlfriend's drink, before being carried away kicking and screaming by his own security guards.[1] Club owner Noel Ashman stated, "Axl was a gentleman and had the good sense not to retaliate as he would have done some serious damage to Hilfiger." Later that night, Rose dedicated the song "You're Crazy" to "My good friend Tommy Hilfiger."

G-Shock


G-Shock is a brand of watches manufactured by Casio, known for its resistance to shocks (e.g. hard knocks and strong vibrations).Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (カシオ計算機株式会社, Kashio Keisanki Kabushiki-gaisha?) (TYO: 6952) is a Japanese electronic devices manufacturing company founded in 1946, with its headquarters in Tokyo. Casio is best known for its calculators, audio equipment, PDAs, cameras, musical instruments, and watches. In 1957 Casio released the world's first entirely electric compact calculator.Casio was established in April 1946 by Tadao Kashio, an engineer specializing in fabrication technology. Kashio's first major product was the yubiwa pipe, a finger ring that would hold a cigarette, allowing the wearer to smoke the cigarette down to its nub while also leaving the wearer's hands free. Japan was impoverished immediately following World War II so cigarettes were valuable, and the invention was a success.

Bulgari S.A.


Italian jeweler and luxury goods retailer Bulgari (usually written "BVLGARI" in ancient Roman style) is named after its founder, Greek Sotirios Vulgaris (Σωτήριος Βούλγαρης). Although the company made a name for itself with jewelry, today it is a recognized luxury brand that markets several product lines including watches, handbags, fragrances, accessories, and hotels.Sotirios Vulgaris (Sotirio Bulgari, 1857-1932) began his career as a jeweller in his home village Paramythia (Epirus, Greece), where his first store is still to be seen. In 1877 he left Greece for Corfu and then Naples. In 1881 he finally moved to Rome, Italy, where in 1884 he founded his company and opened his first shop in via Sistina.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Procter & Gamble


Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) is a Fortune 500, American global corporation based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that manufactures a wide range of consumer goods. As of 2007, P&G is the 25th largest US company by revenue, 18th largest by profit, and 10th in Fortune's Most Admired Companies list (as of 2007). P&G is credited with many business innovations including brand management, the soap opera, and "Connect & Develop" innovation.

William Procter, a candlemaker, and James Gamble, a soapmaker, formed the company known as Procter & Gamble in 1837. The two men, immigrants from England and Ireland respectively, who had settled earlier in Cincinnati might never have met, had they not married sisters, Olivia and Elizabeth Norris.
Since both their industries used similar resources, the Panic of 1837 caused intense competition between the two and as a result it led to discord with the family. Alexander Norris, their father-in law decided to call a meeting where he convinced his new sons-in-law to become business partners. On October 31, 1837, as a result of the suggestion, a new enterprise was born: Procter & Gamble.

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