Luxury Facts

Brands begin and end everyday. Yet, there are some that have withstood the trials of time, primarily due to their high-quality products and simple grit. With talk about three such brands and what they are doing today. By: Soumya Jain It’s never been easy to start and successfully run a luxury brand. It involves high investment, high-quality products, impeccable designs and gracious customer service. Some brands, however, have gone through all these trials and perfected their strategies, enabling them to exist more than decades! Here are three brands that have done just that and how they are faring today. GUCCI Luxury lifestyle brand Gucci was founded by Guccio Gucci in 1921 in Florence, Italy. Gucci began as a luxury leather goods shop initially, crafting handbags, shoes, and his iconic ornamented loafer, going on to silks and knitwear in a signature pattern. By 1953, Gucci had become an international sensation with celebrities and jet-set travelers. The brand left no

Women are complex creatures. While that makes them hard to understand for some people, it has its unique benefits also. We talk about two women who have turned around their lives, dabbling their hands in multiple things, which is completely different from how they started out probably! By: Soumya Jain Women are considered to be natural multitaskers. They are also more artistically inclined than the opposite gender. And well, they are adaptable too. These reasons make women extremely fluid. For some, these aspects work out in their favor very well. We talk about two such women who are in a very different place from where they were before… Anouska Hempel A regular in the London society, Anouska Hempel, also known as Lady Weinberg, started out her career as an actress in the 1960s and 70s. Her most notable movie was a James Bond film: ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’. Her acting career didn’t really fly off or give her much applause. Since then, she has turned around to