Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Lustre

Fashion may be fabulous, but what price true luxury? With incredible access to the glamorous world of the luxury brand, Deluxe goes deep inside the workings of todays world of profit margins and market share to discover the fate of real luxury. From the-importance of fashion owners, to red carpet stars and the seasonal must-have handbags, Dana Thomas shows how far illustrious houses have moved from their roots. Thomas witnesses how these luxury handbags are no longer one in a million, discovers why luxury brand clothing doesnt last as long, and finds out just who is making your perfume.From terrifying raids on the Chinese sweat shops to the daunting chic of Paris workshops, from the handcrafting and economics of early-twentieth century designers to the violent truth behind the harmless fakes, Deluxe goes deep into the world of extravagance, and asks: where can true luxury go now?