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JAMES C. PERKINS JR. at the Louis Vuitton store on 5th Ave. Photography: Brian Bradley

“The world’s biggest luxury-goods group is benefiting from a flight to quality, but the recession is also prompting questions about the company’s breadth and balance.”
At Economist.com
Amid this turmoil, LVMH is performing relatively well (see chart 1). It has benefited from an [...]

Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital and author of Crash Proof 2.0 agrees with my sentiments on the markets. I like his money style. Suits we’ll have to talk about.
“If the Fed really thought the economy was sound, why does he have it on life support? If he pulls the plug, our sick economy [...]

JAMES C. PERKINS JR. in front of one of his paintings. This market allows time for a portfolio manager to catch up on painting. Photography: Brian Bradley
Last week it was Baron’s, this week it is the WSJ running a story that is in line with my opinion of the markets.
“And a rising stock market [...]

Before we get started I love reading my favorite magazines and newspapers, on paper at a cafe. There is something just not right about all the laptops. If you are writing, I get it, I’ve done it, but there are occasions to not be on your cell phone, iPod, and to leave your computer at [...]

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JAMES C. PERKINS JR. jacket: marc jacobs, scarf: dries van noten, tee: james perse, jeans: dior homme, glasses: tom ford, key chain bottega veneta. Photography: Brian Bradley

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GO CHERYLE!
watch video here:
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/video?id=7018293
ABC News
By Charles Thomas
September 16, 2009 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — Chicago Urban League president Cheryle Jackson kicks off her campaign for Senate.
Cheryle Jackson, the head of the Chicago Urban League, will be a candidate for the Democratic nomination.
Cheryle Jackson has never held public office and in recent elections those without that experience [...]

A film by TOM FORD. The photography and film trend continue.

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HERBERT VON KARAJAN (1908 – 1989) was an Austrian orchestra and opera conductor, one of the most renowned 20th-century conductors. His obituary in The New York Times described him as “probably the world’s best-known conductor and one of the most powerful figures in classical music.” Karajan conducted the Berlin Philharmonic for thirty-five years. He is [...]