Luxury is part and parcel of how we imagine the past, present, and also the future.
Some of the vast new wealth was spent on public works and on new forms of luxury and part was invested to secure future income.
Nissan has introduced the first such system, but it's still a luxury item, part of an $8,000 package of extras in the Infiniti Q45, a $50,000 car.
The luxury flight, part of an arrangement with the Russian ski federation, included a Champagne room and a serving of beef stroganoff, according to one of the United States skiers.
Built on the west shore of Lake Placid in 1882 as a humble lake cottage, the Lake Placid Lodge, (518) 523-2700, fax (518) 523-1124, www.lakeplacidlodge.com, is today a refurbished luxury hotel, part of the Relais & Châteaux group.
Perhaps this deliberate lack of luxury is part of the reverse snobbery of England's upper crust — like the aristocratic Prime Minister David Cameron saying that he would wear a business suit rather than a morning-dress tailcoat, until the outcry forced him to change his mind.
And certainly the element of luxury is part of Gilt's brand, so the prices aren't particularly surprising.
I know that my luxury is part of her daily bread and supports her and her daughter, and that's important for both of our health.
Whatever the economic vicissitudes that may afflict the world of luxury, some parts of the empire are bound to be making money.Mr Arnault's formula is not unique; he has simply developed it more highly than his closest competitors have done.
