Poll: Luxury consumers increased spending in 2013

  The study, carried out by American Express Publishing and Harrison Group, examines Americans who have a minimum discretionary income of $ 100,000.

According to the survey plan to 14 percent of affluent consumers to spend more in categories such as luxury automobile hotels, luxury resorts, home entertainment and electronics, vacations, watches and jewelry. Spending on jewelry and watches categories will increase by 5 percent and 9 percent, respectively in 2013.

"After six years of reporting on the challenges of the recession, it's wonderful to finally have a positive outlook in the luxury space," said Cara David, senior vice president of marketing and integrated media of American Express Publishing Corp., in a statement.

According to forecasts of the most important parts of the luxury industry, the economy grows by 3.4 times 100-2 and a half years of the forecast of GDP. The top 1 percent of Americans now save 35 percent of their household income, but because 48 percent have to purchase their homes and 81 percent do not carry credit card debt, "they are to be positioned in a better to spend on luxury," adds David.

Consumers looking for quality, craftsmanship and services titled "Worth dominant" Consumers are expected to nearly $ on it 58000000000 luxury base to spend the study in 2013. Consumers looking for discounts or consumer "deal dominant" is expected to spend $ 33000000000 to these classes.

"It is fascinating that the lessons have resourcefulness, independence and a strong sense of financial responsibility learned recession continue buying the richest households in the country strategies dominate," said Dr. Jim Taylor, vice chairman of the Harrison Group, in a explanation. "It is strange that the same rules have a ready, ready for the best and the other to sell the market, their expectations for a better price band split spend."

Sixty-six of 10 percent to the fact that the country still. During the recession However outweigh the number of families that have their financial and household income improved significantly to say, that those who argue this have deteriorated in the past year.

The richest Fashion in 2013 named

  Sir Philip Green and Weston family were called again one of the richest fashion, as the Sunday

Times this weekend. The annual British Rich List was released yesterday.

George and Galen Weston - the interests of the Selfridges and Primark and Fortnum & Mason -

was 11 placed in the overall list, with a combined family wealth of £ 6650000000 - up to £ 750

million in 2012. It was also a good 12 months for Sir Philip Green, owner of Empire Arcadia,

whose fortune grew £ 580 million for a total of £ 3.88 billion - making it 16 in the list. The

businessman recently sold a 25 per cent in the Topshop and Topman brands to a U.S. private

equity firm, and began preparations for the first branch in Hong Kong - the go-ahead for major

expansion plans China.

Sir Richard Branson and his family came out of the 19, a value of 3.51 billion pounds (up to £

100 million in 2012), author JK Rowling has followed in 20th place, worth $ 580 million, while

Christina Ong - the a majority stake in Mulberry has - came in 126th Place with an estimated

net worth 700 million pounds, down 508 million pounds from the previous year.

Other famous names to make the list again this year: Sir Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell

(worth € 680 million), the Queen (worth £ 320 million), Sir Paul Smith (worth £ 280 million ),

Simon Cowell (worth £ 250 million), and David and Victoria Beckham (a value of 200 million

pounds sterling).

Beauty Corner: The latest fashion and personal style

  Dear Scott: What is the mode? Who decides what will be popular and what we carry as far as clothing, hair and makeup?

I know there are fashion shows, but I can not seem to be able to the concept of where the trend comes from my husband to explain.

I told him he needs to buy new clothes and a new haircut. But he said that there was nothing wrong with his clothes, his hair and he is fine.

I think it looks out of date, but she says it seems "timeless" and "personal style." His T-shirts are great blousy sleeves and pants have pleats at the front with cuffs. Her hair was always the same.

Maybe if you could help me explain who decides what is elegant, then he will understand that this is not just bothered me to him, and there is a reason to buy new clothes from time to time.

Answer: Fashion and personal style are two different things. If a man comes in a pirate t-shirt with ruffles on the front proclaiming personal style, there will be laughter in the room. The blousy shirt sleeve fly away from evil.

Pleated trousers are another gift. They left for at least 10 years, but the boys refuse in their costumes for the new models that help hide wrinkles to act a misfortunate abdominal claim. Folds really accentuate the problem.

Meryl Streep plays the role of a sharp business acumen, executive officer of a major fashion magazine in the movie "The Devil Wears Prada".

She explains where fashion comes to dating his new assistant, played by Anne Hathaway, after the wizard laughed designers. Onto two tapes that had exactly the same decision they looked for She said it looked like a bunch of stuff.

"That thing ... Oh. OK. Okay. Guess this has nothing to do with you., You go to your closet and you select, I do not know, that lumpy blue sweater you wear, for example because you are trying the world to say that you take yourself too seriously to, but what you do not know about what you will look on your back., is that this sweater is not just blue, it's not turquoise n., this is not lapis lazuli ., it's actually cerulean. And you're also blithely ignore the fact that in 2002, Oscar de la Renta did a collection of azure dresses. And then I think it was Yves Saint Laurent, it was not that showed military jackets blue? And then cerulean quickly appeared in the collections of eight different designers. And, uh, filtered through the department stores and then trickled in a tragic Casual Corner where you, no doubt it was fishing from a certain play am. provides, however, that Blue millions of dollars and countless jobs and it's kinda funny how you think you have a choice that frees you from the fashion industry when, in fact, wear the sweaters that of for you by the people in this room with a bunch of was selected things are done. "

Christian Lacroix is ​​back in fashion with Schiaparelli

  In July this year, during the Christian Lacroix haute couture season in Paris to return. After a four year break, the late French fashion designer created a capsule collection for the house of Schiaparelli. 15 unique pieces interpreted his vision of Elsa Schiap 'Schiaparelli - late founder of the fashion house (1890 - 1973) - and will be presented at the legendary lounge on Place Vendome. Just a one-time appointment, Lacroix will be followed by different artists each season, adding a contemporary look at the institution, which was acquired by the Italian luxury titan Diego Della Valle, 2006.

So inspired and motivated Schiap Lacroix described as "a true aristocrat" and "holy Sphinx", the intrigues and remain enigmatic. "My desire is to Elsa position in the heart of the home and in public, where they once seduced the world," he said. Farida Khelfa, elegant speaker Schiaparelli and former muse of Azzedine Alaïa and Jean Paul Gaultier, Lacroix, an election was 'manifest'. "His haute couture collections have shown exceptional talent Christian," she said. "During his beautiful designs prove that he is an artist."

Schiap that stopped the design in 1954, was known for his introduction of shocking pink and infiltrate his love surrealist art in his designs. Its heyday was the 1930s and 1940s (Coco Chanel, her rival used to it as "the Italian artist who makes clothes point. ') Lacroix, on the other hand, on the international fashion scene with burst' poof 'dress in 1987. And during his haute couture shows, keeping customers their seats with his theatrical sense of color and imaginative embellishment seized. "Christian could be the cousin Schiap Arles" Khelfa said.

Meanwhile, the House of Schiaparelli has yet to be appointed to the position of Creative Director. Rumors are that this is currently Rochas Marco Zanini. Again, the announcement was unexpected Lacroix. And how knew Schiap - a dog trained Advertising - a shock or surprise and attract more attention to fashion and is never bad for business.

Okemos Fashion Show to benefit those who can not afford prom

  An abiding interest in fashion makes Shannon Harman single among his peers.

The Okemos High School, the fashion merchandising at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City to study this fall, shares his expertise to bring "Rock the Runway".

Inspiration for fashion charity came after a journey in 2012 by Harman and her classmates in New York, where she visited a store called Rent the Runway.

The company offers the hire designer dresses by famous names like Badgley Mischka for a fraction of the cost of their purchase.

"We met the ladies who started the company - there are four of them," Harman said.

The visit sparked the original idea of ​​Harman for his main project, which came on the track of rent and the show was. If this was not the case, Harman himself has organized with the help of his classmates.

"I thought ... it was such a good thing for our school to have, and to show that we really care about the community, and we want to help ensure that everyone has the chance (the ball)," she said.

Rock the Runway is the first chapter of the most successful fashion career for Harman. His teacher says he is no doubt.

"I think it is the motivated students I have ever had ... in every theme in my four years of teaching," Lindsay Harrod said the Okemos family and consumer sciences professor.

"You know, it's ready mode. Regardless of what school they went, it belongs to the city of New York. I can not wait to see where she goes in life, because I very, very good to know."

Once the show is over, Harman will make his attention to preparing for college. FIT, considered one of the best schools of its kind in the country, was his first choice.

She attended a summer session in 2012, and recalled completely sucked into the possibilities offered by the program.

Rock the Runway integrate the format of a fashion prom held previously in high school - and kicked up a notch.

The mother works at Henry Harman Center and was able to arrange for the donation of space for the show.

Many of his colleagues, junior and senior class went through fittings and rehearsals to the modeling of clothes to prepare for the show.

Many clothes donated local shops, including Macy's, Coco-the-shelf programs Kellie, marriage of David and more donations from individual cabinets. For boys there are tuxedos Men's Wearhouse given.

Some donations dresses are offered in a silent auction, so that parents the chance a dress and other items to win - gift cards for restaurants, for example - that would make for a great prom night.

Some jewelry is expected to be maintained even in the auction baskets, courtesy of a product from Stella + Dot jewelry as a collection of separate funds.