Mr. Pearson says the company was driven to start a vineyard in Languedoc in part because the area's winemakers are moving away from mass-produced, low-quality wine to classy labels created on small farms.
Until his latest move on Hèrmes, Arnault contented himself with emphatic and creative brand extensions, infusing classy labels with a sense of contemporary cool, carefully controlling quality through his trusted aides.
PRADA, GUCCI, HERMES, LOUIS VUITTON, CHANEL, BALENCIAGA, FENDI, MARC JACOBS, and COACH are all classy labels, if you want to go the expensive route.
Everyone from classy French label APC to the likes of Nike (complete with swoosh), Topshop and even Primark hand out brown paper bags.
For an avid cook who loves to make foods to give, these classy custom labels give panache to homemade preserves, pickles, baked goods or fudge.
But after years of reputational blight, the industry is starting to see the buds of progress.Denbies' sparkling wine tastes biscuity and refreshing; it will soon be the only English bubbly in stock in the classiest house-label range at Sainsbury's, a big supermarket.
Senator Obama just did something that deserves the label "classy".
Jesal Padania of RapReviews cites it as "quite possibly the best 'ladies number' that Nas has ever delivered, though it is infinitely classier than that label".
Raphael's First Label ($24), classy and lean, was lightly peppery.
She also buys cable-knit sweaters in multiple colors, labeling them "classy and appropriate".
