COVER

A to Z (Time Style & Design Luxury Index)

What's influencing the way we live now? A look at the most compelling ideas, products, people and destinations driving the luxury industries and, ultimately, trickling down to other markets

Who Are You Calling Ugly? (Luxury Source)

How a pair of entrepreneurial lovebirds bypassed the corporate toy world to squeeze their quirky designer plush dolls on to the top shelf

Betting on Best & Co. (Luxury Source)

Why Gregg Renfrew believes the once treasured brand can return to the forefront of children's retail

Carriage Couture (Luxury Source)

How a Parisian mom-and-pop operation grew to become one of the most coveted luxury labels for the small set

BRIEFING

The A List: Gold (Notebook)

From unknown new designers to big-name brands, global fine-jewelry sales are inspired by the rush for gold this season

A Cuff Above (Notebook)

More men's clothiers are offering custom-made dress shirts. Are they worth the money? According to the author, hell yes

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Pearl Wisdom (Style)

These days pearls can be bought virtually anywhere—from the Internet to television—but craftsmanship and quality are difficult to spot sight unseen

Bosporus Boom (Style)

Istanbul has become the latest luxury destination as a generation of free-spending, energetic entrepreneurs give the ancient city a modern edge. Brands like Fendi and Dolce & Gabbana are catching the buzz, eager to set up shop in the gateway to the East

Paris: Christian Louboutin (Navigator)

Shoemaker and style setter Christian Louboutin opens his little black book and reveals his favorite hometown destinations

Check It Out (Right This Minute)

Showing up on everything from plates to powder compacts, tartan is this winter's favorite pattern

Capitalist Tool (Artifact)

Montblanc pioneered the high-end writing industry, and 100 years later its pens remain the utensil of choice for the world's most indelible signatures

SPECIAL SECTION

Buttoned Up (Icon)

From repp ties to madras shorts and oxford-cloth shirts, Brooks Brothers has been the innovator behind what are now the staples of classic American style

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