But the line that's been so focused on the high-end needs of "creative professionals" may be getting a budget addition in the near future.
"In order to be distinctive in this hyper-commercial environment, designers at the high end need to move beyond traditional references," she said, and to embrace the exotic or esoteric.
So much so that the Council of Fashion Designers of America has argued before Congress that high-end designers need legislation to protect them from knockoffs, which are showing up in stores faster and more frequently.
The opponents are unimpressed by Taubman's assertions that the mall would fill a high-end shopping need in Nassau County beyond that already filled by the Americana at Manhasset and other malls.
Cingular, on the other hand, is said to still have the mindset that smartphones are for business people, and should have the support (and price tag) that these high-end customers need.
According to Barden, the biggest expense comes from labor and the high-end computers needed to run the programs efficiently.
A high-end computer needed for high-performance gaming or high-quality video rendering among other things will probably cost you somewhere between $1000 and $3000 (all currencies in Canadian dollars), depending on how dedicated you are to having the highest-end hardware.
"No doubt we need high-end fighters: but pilots need to fly, and we can't afford the airplanes we have and to fly the pilots enough to make them combat-sufficient.
If you want to have a factory job in America today, doing high-end manufacturing, you need to know algebra and calculus.
It's hard to find special table linens that aren't white and won't break the bank, so when high-end party planners need lots of color and style they go to Magnolias Linens, a tiny store on the Upper East Side (magnoliasgroup.com).
As you might guess, TiVo is going to be pushing the HD XL at hardcore TiVo users, the high-end folk who need to record every single episode of Degrassi and whatever else it is people watch these days.
