Word: customizers
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...nonfuel costs and pushing up passenger volumes will "see [Ryanair] through an awful lot of tough times," says Joe Gill, research director at Goodbody Stockbrokers in Dublin. Even European flag carriers like Iberia and Air France-KLM, which have faltered as no-frills carriers enticed away their short-haul custom, might see things looking up. IATA says international passenger traffic is up 8.3% this year, and order books at Airbus and Boeing are bulging; the U.S. manufacturer has taken 659 orders this year versus 277 in all of 2004. If the U.S. and the E.U. succeed, in talks resuming this...
...driving an Indy car at 220 m.p.h., he says, the aerodynamics are so good, you can pretty much floor it all the time. "You're thinking about what you're going to have for dinner while you're sitting there," he says. Stock cars are heavier, 700-h.p. Neanderthals, custom-built throwback machines. "At the end of a straightaway, you've got to use the brakes and force 3,400 lbs. to change direction, which it doesn't want to do." And you've got other drivers who think nothing of sitting on your rear bumper, stealing your downdraft, making...
...from bedroom to mud room, in her home in Northbrook, Ill. "I know it's a complete luxury," she says of her white melamine shelves with room for as many as 200 pairs of shoes. "But it seems to have become a necessity." Call it closet creep. Says Perfection Custom Closets owner Tim O'Hagan, who is working with O'Gara: "It sounds hokey, but when you've got a place for everything and everything's in its place, you feel better...
...Malley, 36, of Hinsdale, Ill., did not simply organize her life through her closet. She realized her fantasies. Spending $50,000, she remade her master-bedroom closets, following photos she had ripped out of Architectural Digest. Her husband Bill's closet now has dark wood, granite counters and custom carpeting (plus a secret passageway to his office). Her closet has mirrored doors, crystal knobs, marble counters and muted shades of creamy beige and icy green, much like a Jimmy Choo shop she adores. "It feels like I'm shopping in a fancy store every day," she says...
...average custom closet costs $3,000 to $5,000. To get an idea of what a customer needs, designers typically ask for a count of clothing, handbags, shoes and other accessories to produce an estimate of the minimum storage space required. The extras mount up quickly--drawer pulls, quality woods, benches, mirrors, granite countertops, chandeliers, hidden safes. There are less expensive alternatives. Various commercial closet systems--with mix-and-match cabinetry, shelves, racks and other items--can be tailored for the client. California Closets pioneered affordable systems years ago but recently launched a pricier line to cater to the demand...