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The world's most glamorous art maven, Dasha Zhukova . Ph Patrick Demarchelier for Vogue Paris

Have you caught that whisper of a hiss that suggests that post-Pop, the world's most glamorous art maven, Dasha Zhukova, is summoning her very own culture mag ?

See Next's Abbey Lee model her ass off in the new spot for Flora by Gucci.

The idea behind New York artist Carter's new film is embodied in the title.

Certain brands might be pulling back to a one girl ideal but Gucci ain't one of them.

Torqued and tweaked to perfection: Jil Sander Fall/Winter 2009

Sigrid at New York Models is the New Lasting Model Ideal

The name alone must sell

Is it me or has this been happening to you too? You absorb so much information daily, you start to forget where you read/saw/heard what. For instance, I know this week I read that sales at Gucci have been exploding,and that the company moved product past the 2 billion dollar mark. I remember reading that the new store on 5th Ave at Trump Tower was a sumptuous extravaganza of unmatched awe and spectacle with a stunning view of the avenue from all of it's floors. Most of all we were assured Frida Giannini knew what she was doing. She had feminized the brand. Made it warmer and more spontaneous and accessible. The message of the PR spin was, (and it was written this bluntly in the article)... “Tom who? “.
Now weigh all that information against the reviews the last Gucci show has garnered. The general temperature? Lukewarm, much of it on the order of “This Will Sell Well. Especially In Russia” In her diplomatic review of the show , Cathy Horyn in the NY Times made reference to Gildo Zegna, the chief executive of Zegna, as saying this week that 20 percent of his company’s sales now come from new markets such as Russia, India and Brazil with profit margins said to be higher than those of the “ established markets."
This then leads me to a thought that has been bugging me as a dedicated consumer of designer fashion. What is it that drives me to buy? The reviews of fashion critics? (In my case, no) . The packaging and PR done in the glossy fashion magazines (Somewhat, especially if the magazine is “renegade/independent” like Fantastic Man).

Martha Streck is indeed exclusive for Gucci this season

Another TI tipster gets it right. Hiss Squad operatives in Milan have just spotted Women Milano's Martha Streck on the premises of Gucci. More news later

IMG=Inevitable Money Girl: A sleek and sexy Hilary Rhoda: Polaroid date 12-5-07

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