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...this special supplement to TIME magazine, we look at what's next in fashion, fabric, architecture, even precious stones and cars. Consider it a sneak peek into some of the most creative minds in these businesses???from Miuccia Prada exploring new fabrics to Jan Kaplicky of Future Systems explaining architecture's next wave. As for cutting-edge consumers, they're talking about a new austerity?not just an aesthetic but also an attitude. It's all about paring down and being more mindful. That too will change, of course...
Mafatlal's first job was with one of her father's businesses???a purveyor of industrial fabric for conveyor belts. She went on to build her own business selling modular kitchens before founding MLP. "As an entrepreneur, I identified that our lifestyle is changing," she says. "We're on the upward curve of the retail boom, although the market is still not a mature market. I wanted to start with the right brand to spell Western luxury...
...ballroom at the Hotel George V and noticed that a quarter of the seats were filled with men in business suits. During dinner and coffee breaks at the two-day luxury conference, the suits from places like Bear, Stearns cornered Burke and bombarded him with questions about luxury businesses???which ones had potential to add secondary lines and which ones could expand with worldwide licensing...
...four entrances blue-and-white signs reading MAURIAC, THE FIRST CITY IN THE WORLD TO HAVE SAID "NO" TO TOBACCO. There are already plans afoot to launch a second antitobacco offensive this summer. Visitors, many of them smokers seeking a cure, are still pouring in and bolstering local businesses???including the tobacco shops...
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