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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Ties and scarves account for 43% of Hermes sales. But Dumas is channeling growth into new areas by acquiring such choice firms as John Lobb, the prestigious British shoemaker, and Cristalleries de St. Louis, the 223-year- old French glassware manufacturer. Fancy a pair of calfskin-clad garden shears? (They will set you back $475.) A jungle-print bath towel? ($525.) A suitcase made of carbon fiber, adapted from the sheathing on the European Space Agency's Ariane rocket? ($5,450.) Dumas has expanded the product line to 30,000 items...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Luxe As It Gets | 8/6/1990 | See Source »

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