Real Luxury: How Luxury Brands Can Create Value for the Long Term

Real Luxury examines what 'luxury brands' are from a new perspective: from economic, sociological and psychological standpoints. It spells out the challenges the luxury sector is facing and puts forward a brand new and practical model to revive and protect luxury brands in the long term, based on the authors' experience with leading global luxury brands. Linking luxury with market forces including sustainability, the globalized economy, and the impact of technology, this book provides an accessible and innovative way of thinking about luxury brand management, with insights from current thought leaders and innovators behind the luxury brands.

About the Author

Misha Pinkhasov has worked in international communications, public policy, financial markets, branding and media for 16 years. He worked as a communications manager at the OECD for nine of those years and has consulted for private firms. As a writer, he covers luxury, culture and socially responsible business for consumer and trade magazines in the US, UK, France and Russia, and has spoken on these topics to corporate and conference groups. Misha holds an MBA in International Luxury Brand Management from ESSEC Business School in Paris and a Bachelor's in Consumer Economics from Cornell University in New York.

Rachna Joshi Nair has worked in the luxury, apparel and hospitality industries for 20 years, spanning both Eastern and Western cultures. During her tenure at Louis Vuitton, Rachna implemented business strategies through forecasting, product development, sourcing, merchandising, market entry, retail, and customer relationship management. She has spoken at international conferences in Europe and India about future challenges for luxury, and has provided cultural and brand training to the world's leading luxury companies. She holds an MBA in International Luxury Brand Management from ESSEC Business School in Paris.

Together, they are the co-founders of NAIR-SAFIR, strategy consultants helping companies integrate shared-value thinking into their corporate culture and communications.