Fashion luxury a minor

Author: Cai Hui
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: The sister series of the fashion blog "AWO's Perfume Diary," originally published on Sohu Network Community! From high-end clothing to diamond watches, from garden construction to home decoration, from Manhan Quanxi to British afternoon tea, from rock climbing and skiing to private jets, this book introduces various exquisite items in the fashion world through concise and lifelike language. From the relentless struggle and management of a brand, we can see the inevitable process in which the times push people's lifestyle preferences to higher levels. From fashion treasures to the life experiences of designers, from brand backgrounds to business philosophies, this book allows you to understand luxury fashion while deeply appreciating its cultural essence: luxury and fashion culture associated with the history, geography, economy, and society of various countries, as well as the lifestyle attitude we advocate—pragmatic material life. Women are all vain when it comes to romance—any romantic gesture by a man, though a private matter between the two, is better seen by more people. Giving a girl 10 bottles of perfume in person is not as good as selecting a large gift box with a beautiful bow and delivering one bottle of perfume to her company or dorm. Even the largest Valentine's Day chocolate becomes less impressive if it's not handed to her in front of her colleagues, classmates, or passersby. Therefore, designers still have to bow to commerce and customers. Those who dislike this game rule will leave, such as Cristobal Balenciaga, the founder and genius designer of Paris; those who are too self-absorbed have little say in the world, such as the gentlemen of Antwerp, Belgium; those who are too eccentric won't have much "future," as their bosses will eventually lose patience, like Alexander McQueen and Christian Lacroix. But those who are too greedy and issue too many licenses or diversify too much also have little good luck. Men love beauty, and in this regard, Chinese men and foreign men are no different—the difference lies in the level. Many men in Europe and America first care about their skin before dressing and going out, just like Shaolin disciples who have already made a name for themselves in the martial arts world; while most Chinese men are still at the stage of "removing the trademark from the sleeves of a suit," and even fewer wear high collars under their shirts like low-level martial arts masters. The of skincare, like a prestigious sect, is even rarer.
When Chinese people say "Chinese cuisine is world-class" or "Chinese cuisine is on par with French cuisine in the world," it's usually something they say among themselves. If you really ask foreigners, about 80% will still recommend French cuisine—not because French cuisine is truly superior to Chinese cuisine, but because most foreigners' understanding of Chinese cuisine comes from local Chinese restaurants.