Mar
19
On the 22nd of March 2010, Forbes Romania comes out with a special issue - FORBES LIFE Fashion&Image - created and coordinated by Diana-Florina Cosmin.
In FORBES LIFE Fashion&Image you can read the following articles by Diana-Florina Cosmin:
STYLE OPINION: ,,Lady Sophie’s Choice” (Editorial by Diana-Florina Cosmin, Coordinating Editor)
In a world where personal image is often times built using the credit card rather than the book of good manners, do brands complete us or…do they create us?
READ MY BROOCHESÂ (by Diana-Florina Cosmin)
In order to send across a message that’s subtle, firm or even…stingy, you need a piece of jewelry to speak on your behalf. Especially if it’s a small work of art.
A MERCHANT’S LIFE (by Diana-Florina Cosmin)
How much is the image worth in business? Everything, if you just stop to hear the story of Rodica Pescaru, a Romanian businesswoman with a successful career between Milan and Bucharest.
ELEGANT BUSINESS (by Diana-Florina Cosmin)
Just like the person who runs it, a successful business must abide by the proper ,,dress code”. That’s why Rodica Ghionea, M.D invested almost two million euros in her practice, making it look like a minimalist art gallery.
THE SECRET MAP OF FASHION (by Diana-Florina Cosmin)
The clients of these shops have style, are tired of ,,uniforms” and utterly bored by Avenue Montaigne or Sloane Street. We dare you to take a stroll through the most surprising fashion corners of the world?
THE TREASURES OF YOUR WARDROBE (by Diana-Florina Cosmin)
Have you ever thought that the sales assistant in your favorite shop could act as a …broker? On the long term, the fashion items you purchase from him could turn into quite profitable investments.
THE FIRST LADY OF THE INTERNET (by Diana-Florina Cosmin)
Natalie Massenet sells dresses worth 11.000 euros apiece in a couple of hours and designers couldn’t be more eager to create collections especially for her store. She’s the woman who took luxury where nobody ever dared to: on the web!
BETWEEN VELVET AND LACE (by Diana-Florina Cosmin)
From French lawyers’ offices and Louis-style mansions to the Elysee Palace, Daniela Olaru-Hudin knows the exquisite tastes of Frenchmen far better than they know them themselves. This is how she wholeheartedly built a business of decorative art.
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Mar
19
Forbes Romania 27th Issue
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In the 27th issue of Forbes Romania, you can read the following articles by Diana-Florina Cosmin:
ART AND CULTURE SECTION:
PUT YOUR MONEY ON BARBIE
Who cares that Barbie dolls just turned 51 years old? Ten-year-olds and…investors who get up to 25.000 dollars for a collector’s item.
AMERICA’S GOURMET YEARS
The movie ,,Julie&Julia” secured Meryl Streep’s 16th Academy Award Nomination and upped the value of vintage cookbooks all over the world.
THE ART OF VINTAGE WATCHES
A niche Swiss watchmaker - Carl F.Bucherer - offers two tribute pieces designed for those who love ,,an oldie but goldie” with an over 15.000 euro price-tag.
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Mar
12
Forbes Romania 26th Issue
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In the 26th issue of Forbes Romania, you can read the following articles by Diana-Florina Cosmin:
LAST CHANCE FOR THE HUMMER
It survived the ,,Desert Storm” but not the financial storm that violently hit General Motors. Hummer is enviously contemplating Saab’s last-minute salvation and still hoping for the best.
WHEN THE JOB IS BEING PULLED FROM UNDER YOUR FEET (with Gianina Ungureanu-Iovanel)
If you’re one of the many victims caught in the avalanche of massive lay-offs, don’t panic! Just prepare to switch your area of expertise.
VENICE GOT TIRED
Outstanding touristic industry, more-than-prosperous business and real-estate heaven. Venice could be the land of all opportunities. If it only weren’t on its deathbed..
ART AND CULTURE SECTION:
THE CIRCUS FROM THE SUN
Cirque du Soleil never ceases to preach that ,,Anything is possible”. Even making Icarus fall down from the sky in the middle of the exotic rain-forest grown right on the stage of the Royal Albert Hall.
A JAPANESE AT THE BRITISH GOLDSMITHS’ COURT
Hiroshi Suzuki hammers gold and silver to make…aqua poesy. His exquisite vases are now on display in London.
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