Word: purveyors
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...REPUBLIC OF TEA This high-end tea purveyor (republicoftea.com) based its blend of Sencha tea and cherry essence partly on scenes in the book...
...surprised by the tastefulness of the range, however - participating companies are decidedly upscale D.L. & CO. This Los Angeles-based apothecary (dlcompany.com) researched body powders used by real geishas to create new pear and rose scents for its series of luxury candles. THE REPUBLIC OF TEA This high-end tea purveyor (republicoftea.com) Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take...
Also jammed into Scene is a jejune 10-page spread sponsored by Brooks Brothers—purveyor of fine off-the-rack clothing, est. post-Industrial Revolution—featuring pearl accessories as desperately cultured—or culturally desperate perhaps—as the presented models. But even these failings suggest an aspiration for refinement, something that cannot be said for the barnyard article on sexual lubricants. “KY Jelly is to sex as grape jelly is to gourmet…Even cheep [sic] porn directors know that the only thing grocery store lubricant is good...
...SEASON of change as three venerable companies welcome new designers. Menswear designer John Bartlett's obsession with Ghurka's leather hand bags dates from his undergraduate days at Harvard. Now he has been appointed creative director of the iconic American luxe leather-goods purveyor, where he will oversee all aspects of men's and women's accessories. Italian fashion house Brioni also has a new creative director, appointing Spanish designer Cristina Ortiz to be in charge of its women's collection. And a trench, skirt, blazer and polo shirt are the core of the TOD's by Derek Lam collection...
WHEN THOMAS BURBERRY, purveyor of outdoor gear for the sports inclined, was asked by the British War Office in 1914 to adapt his service uniforms for officers to military needs, he could not have imagined that his trench coat?named for its use in the trenches of World War I?would be adopted by fashion icons like Catherine Deneuve and Chloë Sevigny. Yet Burberry, who had started off as an apprentice to a country draper in Basingstoke, England, was used to outfitting the famous. He had, after all, supplied the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen with his gabardine coats when...