Word: over-the-top
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...have to be a fashion or design expert--or a multimillionaire, for that matter--to notice that some suggestion of luxury has invaded almost every aspect of our daily lives, whether it's an over-the-top diamond-encrusted crocodile Hermes handbag or an uber-designed stainless-steel trash can from Bed, Bath & Beyond. These days luxury is so prevalent in so many different industries that it may manifest itself in a multitude of ways, from the obvious opulence of a private jet to the sleek discretion of a minimal-style four-star restaurant. Some notions of luxury--the androgynous...
...Michael Kors LLC. "Department stores are doing well again because they are trading up. They know they can't compete with Kohl's and Target." Stores like Neiman Marcus--famous for selling everything from $20 million submarines to $400,000 his-and-hers robots in its over-the-top Christmas catalog--are leveraging the luxury sector by appealing to that 1% of the U.S. that controls more than 30% of the country's wealth. Apparently it's working. According to Neiman Marcus president and CEO Karen Katz, the luxury-goods retailer has sold more alligator shoes this year than...
...Vegas is going global. Macau, Britain, Thailand and even squeaky-clean Singapore--which until this year had banned the G-rated business of selling chewing gum--are being bombarded with billion-dollar investment offers from the same companies that made a strip of Nevada desert synonymous with over-the-top entertainment. The sudden urge to export Vegas-style casinos stems as much from regulatory reform abroad as from limited growth opportunity at home. Indeed, after MGM Mirage announced plans last month to build a casino in Macau, Merrill Lynch predicted that the development would will add five times more value...
...Except for gambling, there's nothing else to do." Look out, seedy vice dens, Las Vegas is going global. Macau, Britain, Thailand and even squeaky-clean Singapore are being bombarded with billion-dollar investment offers from the same companies that made a strip of Nevada desert synonymous with over-the-top entertainment. The sudden urge to export Vegas-style casinos stems as much from regulatory reform abroad as from limited growth opportunity in the States. Indeed, after MGM Mirage announced plans last month to build a casino in Macau, Merrill Lynch predicted that the development would add five times more...
...film, which opened in Japan last month, has more in common with this tamer version. "I wanted the movie to appeal to new audiences, not just fans of the original manga," says director Hideaki Anno. The result is a campy movie marked by performances that are so over-the-top you expect the actors to wink at the camera after every line. The special effects also reveal the movie's limited budget. Fight scenes are strangely static, and computer-generated visuals are unpolished. Despite a charming performance from Sato, much of the film seems devoted to giving people a chance...