By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS For years — 131 years, to be exact — Palacio de Hierro (which was originally known as Las Fábricas de Francia) has been the gold standard of haute couture in Mexico, offering the finest styles from Europe and the rest of the world, while at the same time promoting and showcasing up-and-coming national designers. Even for those
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS It’s been called the “Soul of Mexico,” and for good reason. The central state of Michoacán, with its high mountainous terrain and deep Tarascan indigenous roots, is one of the most culturally diverse and historically rich regions in the country. Particularly famous for its folk arts — due in large part to the efforts of Vasco de
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Alejandro Díaz de León, the former governor of Mexico’s Central Bank (Banxico) was appointed Thursday, March 24, to be the new corporate director of Grupo Bal, a Mexican private-sector conglomerate that includes Palacio de Hierro, Industrias Peñoles and Fresnillo In a statement signed by Grupo Bal president Alejandro Baillères said that “the extensive, deep and
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Flowers in the Palace Ah, spring! After three long months of winter (and nearly two years of psychological winter with covid-19 lockdowns and endless masking protocols), the first signs of real springtime are in the air. The jacarandas are in full bloom across Mexico, and everywhere you look, people are out and about. Indeed, those weary days of cold are
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS From buttoned-down business execs in classic Brioni Vanquish tweed suits, to high-roller jetsetters with private planes and cushy trust funds, to flashy rock stars with gobs of money to burn and ostentatious flamboyance as their objectives, luxury watch collecting is the new hobby of choice for the global well-heeled elite. In fact, according to the New York
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF After mining mogul Alberto Bailleres, Mexico’s fourth richest man, died Thursday, Feb. 2, at age 90 of natural causes, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) paid an unexpected homage to the billionaire on Friday, Feb. 3, saying that “while we did not always see eye-to-eye” with Bailleres, the two had maintained a 29-year
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Palacio de Hierro department stores across Mexico launched a new holistic health, body and beauty campaign on Thursday, Jan. 13, which includes wellness, personal care and gastronomy. The campaign — aimed at the entire Totalmente Palacio community and titled Este Año Seré… (This Year I Will Be….) — is intended to help Mexico’s premiere department store’s clients
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Lemon Beauty Lab, one of Mexico City’s most avant-garde and innovative beauty salons, launched a new service for its customers Wednesday, June 30, with the introduction of Botox and Dysport neurotoxin injections to treat premature facial aging. The Botox and Dysport service will be performed by registered physician and facial specialist Jessica Gutiérrez, who has spent years
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF French fashion house Dior opened a new boutique at El Palacio de Hierro Santa Fe, its second in Mexico City, Tuesday, Feb. 9. In keeping with the brand’s traditonal lush quality, the interior of the new boutique combines the elegance of a stately Louis XVI style with a modern, minimalist design – an ideal
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Vaccination Rush There are reports of complaints from all over Mexico that throngs of “influential” persons want to use their jobs in government to be the first in line to get access to the much-desired anti-covid vaccines. In Nogales, Sonora, on the border with Arizona, the Social Security for Government Employees (ISSSTE) officials pointed a finger at
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