Two more Estee Lauder solid perfume compacts, these done just for Harrods. At left, Harrods 175 Anniversary Edition: "The collectable design is shaped like our Knightsbridge store, with the numbers at the front nodding to our 175th-anniversary commemorations. What’s more, it opens to reveal the beauty brand’s Beautiful fragrance, where fresh florals and zesty citrus meet warm woods for a bright scent", £350. At right, the annual Harrods Bear for 2024, "A gift from Estée Lauder and Harrods to you, the Harrods Bear solid perfume compact is part of the beauty brand’s festive range. The design is collectable in more ways than one, as it also celebrates 175 years of our store’s history. Featuring the Beautiful fragrance inside – where fresh florals and zesty citrus meet warm woods – it promises to be an accessory you’ll cherish for years to come", £310.
I do wonder how many people will be rushing to buy these given the recent (& ongoing) publicity regarding the former owner?!
You might know something I don’t…from what I’ve read, Harrods has not been losing sales due to the allegations against al Fayed. There was just something in the NYT about it…
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/09/world/europe/harrods-sexual-abuse-scandal-mohamed-al-fayed.html
No, not aware of anything you’re not! Thank you for the NYT link, Robin, but as I’m in the UK I am asked to subscribe, which I’m not going to do. Interesting what you said the article had said, I suppose I had just hoped that some people would vote with their feet, as it were. I am aware the current owners have set up a compensation fund, which is generous of them given they had nothing to do with what was happening over many years when Fayed still owned it, but there have been wider implications mentioned here to do with members of his staff & other official organisations – I’m sure there’s more to come as to who knew what, where & when.