Luxury Items

The Battle Over Plush Toilet Paper

washingtonpost.com | David A. Fahrenthold | Posted 11.25.2009 | Green


Plush U.S. toilet paper is usually made by chopping down and grinding up trees that were decades or even a century old. They want Americans, like Euro...

Diamond Thong Worth $122,000 Is Talk Of Fashion Show

Reuters | Posted 04.12.2008 | Business


A diamond thong worth S$168,000 ($122,000) was the highlight of a lingerie fashion show in Singapore on Thursday. The Triumph Luxurious Diamond Thong...

Bankers' Spouses Deprived Of Luxury Items During Downturn

New York Post | KRISTINA COOKE, CHELSEA EMERY | Posted 04.04.2008 | Business


From Wednesday's New York Post, with the oh-so-packed headline "Execs Bear-ly $urviving": Less than 48 hours after news broke that Bear Stearns & Co....

Home Observatories Are Newest Luxe Home Accessories

New York Times | Kate Murphy | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


In the quaint seaside community of Gloucester, Mass., on Cape Ann, one gray clapboard house stands out from the rest. It has a big white dome rising f...