My only stipulations are that the destination be reasonably inexpensive (looking to spend around $100 to $150 a day) and reasonably safe for a 24-year-old female solo traveler.
Such lights, said Gerhard Steinle, the president of Prisma Design International, a design studio in Tustin, Calif., are "the jewelry of automobiles" -- costume jewelry, that is, making inexpensive cars look richer.
It opened in 1970, the year he set up his mainline "Kenzo", and offered the inexpensive new look that the youth of the city were so desperate for, unimpressed and uninspired by the more bourgeois offerings of the established couturiers.
Accessories can really make an inexpensive outfit look luxurious.
If you are using an inexpensive microphone, look into using a screen.
As scientists face tighter budgets, Mr. Stackpole's inexpensive sub looks like a smart bet on the future, rather than a weekend toy.
My purchase was mass-made, and yet not cliched; inexpensive without looking cheap.
But these days, mixing high-end labels with inexpensive, good looking, anonymous wares is also perceived as a badge of discernment.
"If it's really inexpensive, or looks like a great deal, it might be too good of a deal," Mr. Norén said.
Sven Beiker, executive director of the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford University, says that while there are similar products on the market and in development aimed at "green" driving, Automatic's solution is inexpensive and looks uncomplicated to use, which could help it catch on.
