Mr. Lane said the events were held to maintain Doubledown's image of exclusivity, to help its readers network and for Doubledown to learn more about their interests.
A few have set themselves up as independent operators, who cultivate an image of exclusivity and often charge above the escort agencies' standard rate.
Fauchon intends to reduce the number of outlets for its products to no more than 600 to enhance its image of exclusivity.
For starters, they aim for an image of exclusivity, with "invitation only" setups and a strategy of preventing their wares from showing up in search-engine results (unlike established high-end e-tailers like BlueFly.com).com
Luxury hotels have long aimed for an image of exclusivity — setting prices beyond the reach of most travelers, allowing wait lists to build for restaurant reservations, and carefully generating buzz with a well-placed celebrity guest in the gossip magazines.
In some ways, the cutthroat admission rates — and the image of exclusivity that comes with them — point to why those parents, several of whom appeared in federal court in Boston on Friday, were said to have bribed coaches and athletic directors to game an increasingly restrictive system.
He added that the higher-end brands didn't feel like the app potentially tarnished their image of exclusivity.
In the good old days, luxury brands weren't only indulgent and presumed to be of superior quality, they also conferred an image of exclusivity to the buyer.
The emergence of this "new Season" is forcing Ascot to play up its strength: an image of refinement and exclusivity.
The 3 Series coupe, convertible and Gran Coupe models are to become 4 Series, with an added image of luxury and exclusivity, much as the sportier models of the 5 Series came to be denoted as 6s.
