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It's just plain crazy to spend my life chasing money so I can buy more stuff. Instead, I'm pursuing what I think of as free luxuries. I share this list as a public service.
New York Observer | Molly Fischer | Posted 09.07.2009 | New York
Luxury: What does it mean? A few complaints, and proposed guidelines for usage....
Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.29.2009 | World
In the Qatari capital of Doha, the desert has transformed into lush, luxury communities. It is part of a trend in social segregation unlike anywhere else in the world.
Michael Likosky | Posted 08.12.2009 | Business
To protect American workers, in the luxury sector and elsewhere, our government trade negotiators should revisit outsourcing rules.
Michael Likosky | Posted 08.08.2009 | Style
With the start of Haute Couture Week in Paris, luxury is on the ropes. Christian Lacroix is going under. Meanwhile, Prada and Armani are offering their brands to cell phone and car makers.
Washington Post | Robin Givhan | Posted 07.23.2009 | Style
The announcement last week that luxury shoemaker Jimmy Choo is creating a limited-edition collection for the bargain merchant H&M makes one wonder whe...
THe Moment | Alex Hawgood | Posted 07.13.2009 | Style
The native tongue of style insiders might sound like gibberish to the casual listener. (Adam Kepler, the assistant to T's editor, Stefano Tonchi, once...
Nicholas Carlson | Posted 07.06.2009 | Style
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has acquired for himself a simple country abode: the Irma Lake Lodge, a $9 million, 492-acre Wyoming ranch. We have the pics here.
The Big Money | Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 06.08.2009 | Style
2009 appears to be year of the "investment," as seen in Smythson's ad for the Enid. The new verbal engine to which the luxury industry is attaching th...
Dan Dorfman | Posted 06.01.2009 | Style
$25 to $55 caviar--even though it appears low--may still become off limits to many potential buyers if the sagging economy continues to sag.
Pew Research Center | Rich Morin and Paul Taylor | Posted 05.28.2009 | Business
From the kitchen to the laundry room to the home entertainment center, Americans are paring down the list of familiar household appliances they say th...
Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.20.2009 | Style
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Bob Morris | Posted 05.13.2009 | World
The arrival of a brand new towering white Dream Hotel in India seemed to be raising some questions when it opened to a lavish fanfare last Sunday.
Adam Baer | Posted 03.15.2009 | Comedy
Here are some of my personal budget strategies to keep enjoying the Luxury Life as defined in the glossies by Yours Truly.
McClatchy Washington Bureau | Julie Sell | Posted 03.05.2009 | World
LONDON -- After a go-go decade, Great Britain is suffering from a sudden, severe financial hangover. Now, however, the party has kicked into high gear...
Jill Keto | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business
The Daily Beast | Posted 01.15.2009 | Style
At Hermes and a handful of other exclusive retailers, "secret shopping" has becoming the winter season's newest trend. Anyone who can still afford, sa...
vanityfair.com | Posted 01.11.2009 | Style
Yves Saint Laurent's Paris duplex on the Rue de Babylone has long housed the trophies of a four-decade hunt for inspiration. In February, those treasu...
Chris Weigant | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics
The loopholes which allow such corporate excess were not exactly handed down to Moses on tablets -- each and every loophole was approved by Congress.
David Murray | Posted 12.22.2008 | Chicago
They used to lament "the hidden poor" in this country. I think the bigger blind spot these days is "the hidden rich."
Kira Craft | Posted 12.04.2008 | Style
It's always been sage advice to buy what you love, but if you can't afford to buy, should you rent instead? Over the last few years a handful of onlin...
forbes.com | Matt Woolsey with Jacqueline Detwiler | Posted 11.27.2008 | Living
Though the worldwide economic crisis has hit wallets hard, don't expect the self-proclaimed masters of the universe to stop living the lifestyle they'...
AP | COLLEEN BARRY and EMMA VANDORE | Posted 11.08.2008 | Business
CRAMANT, France — Savoring a rustic lunch of tuna salad, veal stew, and red wine, Benoit Gouez, chief vintner at Champagne house Moet & Chandon,...
The Telegraph | Posted 10.30.2008 | Style
Turn the Lights Down Low The real secret to looking great in lingerie? Good lighting. I'm not in bad shape, but it's still the most important thing. L...
Refinery29.com | Posted 10.27.2008 | Style
Back for an encore Diary delivery, our intrepid lensman friend Pete Miszuk ventured on to Milan this week (Fashion Week never ends!). Here, he recount...
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Julia Moulden | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living