Vanessa Freidman lunches with Leonard Lauder, the patriarch of Estee Lauder and “has seen it grow from sales of $800,000 in 1958 to $5bn, from a presence in one country to a foothold in 140, from one brand to 29. He has taken it public and transformed it into one of the top five...

“Tiffany & Co are not only surviving, they are growing rapidly, with the announcement this week of expansion plans throughout the U.S and India.” (MO Down) “Viral marketing for high end brands already exists, and it’s lucrative. It’s just not being utilized by the brands themselves.” (Fashion’s Collective) “The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:...

“Just four days after celebrating her 14th birthday, fashion blogging phenom Tavi Gevinson got the smackdown from Blogger, Google’s blog publishing tool that she uses for her site, ‘The Style Rookie.’ A click on the site reveals that it is “under review” due to possible terms of service violations, and currently only accessible to...

“Just hours before his Paris runway show was set to start, Italian uber-luxe designer Giambattista Valli announced that he is going to sew his own clothes. In essence, anyway.” (WSJ) Estee Lauder’s CEO “wants to woo customers who are still hesitant to splurge on upscale cosmetics. To make shopping less intimidating, some beauty counters...