purrfectpear
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I don''t feel the SI1 issue has as much to do with Tiffany''s prestige factor as much as the overabundance of stores and the lower priced silver goods being offered.
Tiffany of old held prestige because they were exclusive. You had to travel to NY or LA to purchase a Tiffany diamond. Now they are all over the place with more than a dozen in CA alone. I realize this is a matter of economics but it was the beginning of the dilution of exclusivity. The next big change was mass silver jewelry. Tiffany did have a few less expensive items in the mid century but they were things like money clips or pearl pendants. If you wanted Tiffany jewelry you were going to pay a certain amount for that blue box.
The Tiffany of the 2000''s is more like Neiman Marcus. It''s more upscale than Macy''s but it''s not couture by any means. Tiffany has moved with the times but at the expense of the prestige factor IMO.
Louis Vuitton is all over the place.
Van Cleef and Arpels is in boutiques all over the country.
It''s name branding for the masses. Would we be as wild for Leon Mege if he had little Leon stores in every major metropolitan area?
Tiffany of old held prestige because they were exclusive. You had to travel to NY or LA to purchase a Tiffany diamond. Now they are all over the place with more than a dozen in CA alone. I realize this is a matter of economics but it was the beginning of the dilution of exclusivity. The next big change was mass silver jewelry. Tiffany did have a few less expensive items in the mid century but they were things like money clips or pearl pendants. If you wanted Tiffany jewelry you were going to pay a certain amount for that blue box.
The Tiffany of the 2000''s is more like Neiman Marcus. It''s more upscale than Macy''s but it''s not couture by any means. Tiffany has moved with the times but at the expense of the prestige factor IMO.
Louis Vuitton is all over the place.
Van Cleef and Arpels is in boutiques all over the country.
It''s name branding for the masses. Would we be as wild for Leon Mege if he had little Leon stores in every major metropolitan area?
