This week, Gucci made headlines with its 50% sale in China aimed at clearing its former creative director Frida Giannini’s legacy. This prompted record-breaking crowds of Chinese luxury lovers queuing since dawn outside Gucci’s flagship store in Shanghai in the hopes of landing the coveted leather goods and pret-à-porter. Of course, this is not entirely … Continue reading
Next Thursday, 19 February will usher the Chinese New Year of the Goat (also known as Ram or Sheep). And it’s not just any odd species of the caprinae family- it is a Green one! Being a proud Goat myself, I rejoice in the astrologists’ predictions of a happier, more stable and economically and politically favourable times in 2015. … Continue reading
My three-year-old daughter is obsessed with princess dresses, especially those in lurid colours. Taking them off at bedtime is a constant battle. What I would really love to ask the scientists decoding the human genome is what exactly makes girls genetically programmed to go for pink — of all the colours in nature’s palette! Now don’t get me … Continue reading
On my first trip to Paris at the age of 14, I saw an unmistakably French woman on the street wearing an orange bowler hat. It did not look out of place or ridiculous; on the contrary, it looked absolutely perfect. And this is the infuriating thing about French women: they can pull off pretty … Continue reading
This week, Green Stilettos marked an important milestone – my little blog with a big vision of ‘putting glam into green’ turned one! And what an amazing year it was! Green Stilettos travelled to London, Paris, Moscow, Sydney and Abu Dhabi, and to Zurich, Lausanne and Winterthur here in Switzerland to bring you stories and … Continue reading
We know from the marketing gurus that women make the majority of purchasing decisions in their households, and tend to be more sustainable consumers than men, more influenced by ethical considerations. Indeed, as I learned at the recent SOURCE Summit, the ethical fashion market is predominately oriented towards female consumers, targeting medium- to high-income market share. … Continue reading
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