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...another for years before the rest of us catch on. But in the past six months, word of the Algerian-born jeweler's signature bold style has leaked out. Now in-the-know editors and jewelry fanatics alike are sporting his large link necklaces, wide cuffs and diamond-cut wooden rings. Bottega Veneta's Thomas Maier describes Chemirik as having "great talent and design integrity," while retailer Janet Brown says that "clients who buy Taher end up collecting...
WHAT IS LUXURY? These days that's the question that inspires luxury-goods purveyors as this increasingly competitive business heats up for the holidays. There are the obvious untouchable luxuries, such as the stunning pearl-and-diamond Chanel brooch that graces our cover or the $172,425 limited-edition Montblanc pen smothered in diamonds. Hey, how about a $49,500 handmade Vividus bed from Sweden? Some luxuries are priceless. A quick poll of peers would probably reveal that most people consider time to be their greatest indulgence, especially in this age of 24/7 mobile communication devices. Others might list dream...
...YORK CITY Bergdorf Goodman is the city's only point of sale for Stephen Dweck's popular yellow-gold-and-diamond ring...
...Shawn Carter) seemed to know he had cheated the odds when he announced his retirement in 2003. Then 34, he had lived the Ur-rap narrative--make tapes, launch a label, buy a De Beers diamond mine--and bragged about it on a dozen often brilliant albums. But no rapper is immune to the pull of the mike, and on Kingdom Come, his heavily hyped comeback, Jay-Z tries to subvert the problem of having said everything by saying everything a little differently. Where once his delivery had the ring-a-ding-ding smoothness of Sinatra--another vocalist who made...
...lack of adequate parking spaces meant stores weren’t flooded with bargain-crazed shoppers. “Black Friday for us isn’t the ‘Black’ Friday that Macy’s or Target experience,” said Bill Diamond, the general manager of Curious George Goes to WordsWorth, a children’s books and toys shop in the Square. Diamond nevertheless said he expects to see increased business in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Michelle Benoit, a manager at ALDO, said students, who form one-third...