{"product_id":"deluxe-how-luxury-lost-its-luster-paperback","title":"Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDana Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - A hard-hitting behind-the-scenes look at how luxury fashion went global, revealing manufacturing secrets that Prada, Gucci, and Burberry don't want you to know \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fascinating . . . The story of luxury goods today is really about globalization, capitalization, class, and culture.\"--Fareed Zakaria, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"What \u003ci\u003eFast Food Nation\u003c\/i\u003e did for food service, this book does for fashion.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLuxury was once available only to the rarefied, aristocratic world of old money. It offered a history of tradition, superior quality, and a pampered buying experience. Today, however, luxury is simply a product packaged and sold by multibillion-dollar global corporations like LVMH, Kering, and Gucci, that focus on growth, visibility, brand awareness, advertising, and, above all, profits. Journalist Dana Thomas digs deep into the dark side of the luxury industry with this uncompromising look behind the glossy facade, to ask: How did luxury lose its luster?\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eFashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eDana Thomas \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eFashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothe\u003c\/i\u003es, \u003ci\u003eGods and Kings \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eDeluxe\u003c\/i\u003e. She began her career writing for the Style section of \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and she has served as a cultural and fashion correspondent for \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e in Paris. She is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Style section and has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, T: The New York Times Style Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eArchitectural Digest\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2016, the French Minister of Culture named Thomas a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters. She lives in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52841761505504,"sku":"9780143113706","price":22.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/uUw_mpTYyB9780143113706.webp?v=1781197167","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/deluxe-how-luxury-lost-its-luster-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}