'In An Absolut World' Ad Campaign Embraces Hot-Button, Cultural Creative Food Issues

Can a Cultural Creative vodka campaign inspire me to change brands on the spot? Just maybe.

Reading Yes Magazine’s in-depth look at America’s food revolution, before writing this morning’s Michelle-Style Daily Gumbo. I discovered an excellent Cultural Creative blog City Farmer News.

CFN introduced me to this video In An Absolut World, Cities Farm (Parts 1 and 2).

Staten Island eggplant puree … yum!

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For Global Luxury Brands 'Ethics Is the New Elegance'

In another nod to Smart Sensuality women, and the growing dominance of Cultural Creatives in fashion, IHT’s Susie Menkes reports from the IHT Sustainable Luxury Conference in New Delhi.

The conference asks a key question in defining luxury: what if luxury were separated from fashion? If fashion is defined with its constant desire for change and built-in obsolescence, suppose that luxury is defined as a more private joy that is crafted to last?

Menkes reports that “sustainability” and “responsibility” are the new buzz words for luxury brands.

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