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...world of golf" and designed its summer 2006 collection accordingly (think natty culottes, visors and white leather gloves). And this winter McCartney, already onto her fourth workout range with Adidas, will follow Ralph Lauren, Celine and Chanel onto the ski slopes. Chanel's equipment line, which includes branded skis and ski poles, is popular too; this season's tennis rackets sold out, according to Josiane El-Kabbany, the company's U.K. fashion director. Sport was not always this sexy, but daily routines have speeded up and tastes have become less formal, while the market for traditional haute couture nears saturation...
Excellent lighting, free wireless Internet access and bathroom amenities from sought-after Czech brand Botanicus are other pluses. Dining is limited to snacks and light meals, but the nearby central business district offers plenty more options. You can expect to pass socialites and models on your way in and out: Ambience is a hit with local fashionistas, and the glacial Ambience Suite is one of the city's favorite party venues...
...studies" and "surveys," anywhere between 70% 85% of women are treating their breasts badly, either shoving them into too-small cups or allowing them to float freely in a draping sling. The statistic's origins are murky - some cite a Victoria's Secret poll, others something from the Wacoal brand. But it has been quoted back to me by friends, colleagues, interns. It sounds true. "Eighty percent of American woman are wearing the wrong bra" is the "more likely to be killed by a terrorist than get married" statistic of the new millennium...
...service. It's about human beings and experience. That's not something you can duplicate." Ford agrees: "There's no Chinese company right now that can go toe to toe with Marriott," or with other big chains such as Hyatt, Hilton and Westin. "They just don't have the brand name or international drawing power." As a result, local firms are eagerly teaming up with the foreign giants, which contribute their names and expertise, and also ensure that the hotels are designed to exacting standards. The local partners tend to put up the cash for construction, while the foreign firms...
...decade before business really starts to boom in some of the secondary cities now being targeted?metropolises like Hefei, Harbin and Chengdu. But early movers such as InterContinental hope to reap the benefits of choice locations and greater brand awareness by getting there first. Eric Wong, a property-sector analyst for UBS Hong Kong, observes: "If I'm a big hotel company, the question is, should I wait ten years to plant my flag in China now? The big chains have all decided, and are in the midst of a flag-planting race...