Perkins’ Picks

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 [...]

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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STYLE.COM sent model-turned-photographer ASTRIS MUNOZ into the streets during New York’s Fashion’s Night Out aimed to give consumers extra inspiration to shop.

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The Canon G9 is a favorite of Purple Fashion Editor and Co-Founder, OLIVIER ZAHM. Photo: men.style.com 10 Essentials: Olivier Zahm.
CANON’S stock (ticker:CAJ) and the markets continue to charge higher. CAJ is now trading over $40 up from around $30 three months ago. Probably solely because everyone wants to be a photographer and start a fashion [...]

DANA BAINES at Thrasher offices in New York. photography: James C. Perkins Jr. & Brian Bradley
Everybody is buying CAMERAS. I mean everybody. And they are taking pictures. It has never been cooler to walk around with this hot accessory and be seen using it. I remember when taking pictures with your friends was so uncool. [...]

i saw the weirdest thing. first during this past thurday’s ‘nyc’s fashion’s night out’ which was like an early halloween in nyc, due to both the costume like fashions and the number of people in the street, i saw two things, first, about fifty kanye west look-alikes at the louis vuitton boutique, and two an [...]