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Moreover, two years filled with SARS, terrorism and war in Iraq have destabilized luxury fashion, driving the business and its creative talent down-market. Designers like Isaac Mizrahi and Todd Oldham have taken refuge--and found success--at Target. And even brands like Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein are playing catch-up with Banana Republic and J. Crew, introducing new, inexpensive lines. As one industry insider put it, "None of the [Gucci brouhaha] matters because we'll all be wearing Target and Abercrombie & Fitch in two years...
...those things is the ability to attract talent. De Sole and Ford are known for their recruiting prowess, and financial analysts say retaining key personnel will now be the priority for PPR. Just hours after Ford and De Sole's departure was announced, headhunters in Paris and New York City were deluged with phone calls from companies looking to poach talent. Among the most sought-after prizes are two handbag designers, Maria Grazie Chiure and Pierre Paolo Picciole, who created last season's best-selling horse...
...deceptively bland name for an astonishing restaurant in the mid-range Harbour Plaza Hotel in Hung Hom. Hong Kong's chattering classes might never summon up the will to go to this nondescript district of tower blocks and train lines?more fool them, for Maffini's talent is a rare one. His soups (oyster with Pernod; cauliflower with caviar) are masterful and original; the racks of lamb are so good they defy description; and his duck with Savoy cabbage is simply brilliant...
...this current administration, whose only new idea has been preemptive war and a huge new bureaucracy. I can fix the mess they have created, because I am practical, I am not afraid of partnerships and I am committed to making the world better for our children. By tapping the talent, the ideas, and the capacity that our whole society has to offer, we will expand the probability of succeeding together...
...iconography. Already labels are rushing to include bonus DVDs with new releases to encourage us music-lovers to buy the CD rather than simply download it. Unlike a photo, it takes more than a sultry or surly look to fill a video, which means that only those with the talent to hold your attention or those with the money or body to do so by other means can win this war. We may not know what they’re singing, but at least we’ll know if they can dance or play guitar...