Evolution of Luxury

Evolution of Luxury

Taplin, Ian Malcolm

Taylor & Francis Inc

09/2019

172

Dura

Inglês

9780815386513

15 a 20 dias

500

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List of Tables

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction



Luxury fashion

Market for art

Fine wine

Individuals, organizations and globalization



2. Luxury in historical context



Luxury as vice

Christianity and luxury

Money, markets and morality

The advent of capitalism



3. Industrialism, materialism and the birth of a consumer society

Culture of consumption

Industrialism

Home as domestic refuge and emblem of success

The dawn of mass consumption

Conclusion: Reconciling old and new

4. Mass production, mass consumption and new consumers of luxury

Mass production and mass consumption come of age

More money for workers to buy things

Selling the acquisitive lifestyle

Rethinking status

Inequality and materialism

What are people buying?

5. At Home in the Fields of Luxury: From artisan production to global brands



Luxury branding

Luxury goods firms

The business of fashion

Consolidation and growth



6. Art: From aesthetics to investment grade collateral

Art's changing role



Market intermediaries: Auction houses and dealers

Modern art and the new marketplace

Revitalized auction houses and dealers become galleries

Is art a good investment?

Conclusion





7. Fine wine: Creating luxury in a bottle





Evaluating wine

Wine's early history

Quality control

California's early wine history

Napa's rebirth

Cult Napa: luxury wines from the new world

Conclusion



8. Conclusion: Pilgrims on the luxury road

Bibliography

Index
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Young Man;Socio-economic;Grape Vine;advanced industrial societies;Post War;income levels;Christian Dior;inequality;Premium Quality Wine;growin wealth;Luxury Fashion Companies;consumer behavior;Landowning Lifestyle;fashion;Bernard Arnault;art;Good Life;pre-industrial hierarchies;Contemporary Societies;luxury products;Luxury Goods Industry;interdependent market behavior;Luxury Firms;Napa Valley;Post Harvesting Techniques;Winery Owners;Napa Wines;Luxury Brands;UCAR;Luxury Goods Companies