Luxury Goods and Services

February 24, 2022

Yeezy Gap/Balenciaga is Here. Is It Worth It?

What exactly are we buying, when we buy fashion? A disruptive collaboration provides one answer. There are others. There was disruption, from the start. A major […]
November 24, 2021

A South African Shopping Site Where Artisans and Community Meet

At Victoria Yards in Johannesburg, artists, designers and makers of sorbet and spirits draw from their surroundings to create their products. “When I first saw it, […]
November 10, 2021

The Cinderella Myth We Can’t Quit

The same woman who stars as the embodiment of poverty in Netflix’s “Maid” is a brand ambassador for one of the world’s largest luxury companies. How […]
October 29, 2021

Apple’s Most Back-Ordered New Product Is Not What You Expect

It’s a $19 cloth. OAKLAND, Calif — Apple this month unveiled an array of new gadgets: more powerful MacBook laptop computers, AirPod wireless headphones with longer […]
June 16, 2021

Ferrari Is Racing Into Fashion

The Italian carmaker just had its first runway show. Was it any good? And what is the company thinking anyway? Last weekend, 100 of the Italian […]
May 29, 2021

As the Hamptons Boom, a New World of Luxury Problems

Ragers on the beach. Art galleries on Main Street. Reservations disappearing. Who remembers the pandemic? It was 4 p.m. last Friday and a 30-something New Yorker […]
May 29, 2021

As the Hamptons Booms, a New World of Luxury Problems

Ragers on the beach. Art galleries on Main Street. Reservations disappearing. Who remembers the pandemic? It was 4 p.m. last Friday and a 30-something New Yorker […]
April 25, 2021

India’s Fashion Artisans Face ‘Extreme Distress’ in Pandemic

The working conditions of the so-called karigars, who make handicrafts for luxury brands, have long been an issue. Now many have no job at all. Saddam […]
March 20, 2021

Auctions of Cars, Watches and Furniture Heat Up

The value of collectibles — like coffee tables, whiskey, Air Jordans and Pokémon cards — has soared. Rich people who shopped too much used to be […]
March 19, 2021

The Dress Promised Me Something the Doctors Couldn’t

My obsessive online shopping wasn’t really about the clothes. The dress was black with shiny buttons at the wrists and an oversized bow in the back. […]