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unusual facts about luxury goods



Daniel Peixoto

Daniel Peixoto was born in the district of Aldeota, prime area of Fortaleza, state of Ceará.


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Château Cheval Blanc

The château remained in the family until 1998, when it was sold to Bernard Arnault, chairman of luxury goods group LVMH, and Belgian businessman Albert Frère, with Pierre Lurton installed as estate manager, a constellation similar to that of the group's other chief property Château d'Yquem.

Château Quinault

In September, 2008, Quinault was sold to Bernard Arnault, head of luxury goods empire LVMH, and his associate Albert Frère, adding to their portfolio of Saint-Émilion properties Château Cheval Blanc and Château la Tour du Pin Figeac.

Connecticut shade tobacco

The former president of U.S. operations for Davidoff, a Swiss maker of luxury goods including premium Cuban cigars, praised Connecticut shade tobacco as "A nice Connecticut wrapper" and "…very silky, very fine. From a marketing point of view, it is considered at the moment to be one of the best tasting and looking wrappers available" in a Cigar Aficionado article on why the world's best cigars use Connecticut tobacco wrapper leaves.

Francesco Trapani

Francesco Trapani, born in 1957 in Italy, is the CEO of the Italian jeweler and luxury goods retailer, Bulgari.

Gaspard Ulliel

Ulliel is the current face of Longchamp, a French leather and luxury goods company, along with Kate Moss.

Independent Democrats

Ahead of the national elections in 2009, the ID launched a manifesto promising that, if elected to power, they would increase the staffing of the South African Police Service to 200,000, enlist 5,000 caseworkers to operate in crime-stricken communities, make South Africa a leader in renewable energy and finance a minimum social grant by taxing luxury goods, tobacco and alcohol.

Louis V

Louis Vuitton, luxury goods and fashion company, also its eponymous founder

Meridian Audio

In 2007 a significant minority shareholding in the company was sold to the Muse Group, a consortium of the Swiss-based luxury goods group Richemont and U.S. film company New Regency.

Michael Tonello

He then became a reseller of high-end luxury goods, finding his niche selling Hermès items, particularly the Birkin bag.

Roquefort

In early 2009, Susan Schwab, outgoing US Trade Representative, announced a 300% tariff on the cheese, apparently the highest level by far of any in the package of tariffs placed on dozens of European luxury goods in response to a European ban on hormone treated US beef.