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Rebecca Ruck Dunn and her husband moved to Minturn from Vail two years ago. The big draw: they could buy a single-family home for the $500,000 they'd pay for a condo at the Prada end of the valley, where Range Rovers and $3 million villas outnumber cattle and sheep. Growth, Dunn wistfully notes, is inevitable. "But," she adds, "I hope we can grow gracefully. There are resort towns that were in the position Minturn is in now. It makes sense to learn from their successes as well as their mistakes. I'd like to see an effort...
Fade to Gray Tempering the bold impact of runway-worthy colors like fuchsia and neon orange, designers are peppering their accessory collections with versatile shades of gray in the most lavish materials imaginable. Opposite page: Prada black-and-gray ombré patent lace-up shoes ($650, 888-977-1900). This page: Gucci mink fur Indy bag with ostrich-and-metal plaque detail ($7,990, gucci.com...
...Visionaries: PAOLA ANTONELLI ANDRE BALAZS YVES BEHAR DOMENICO DE SOLE ROB FORBES TOM FORD NORMAN FOSTER NICOLAS GHESQUIERE NICOLAS G. HAYEK NICK HAYEK JR. JAIME HAYON JOHN MACKEY FREDERIC MALLE JASPER MORRISON NAU COLLECTIVE MARK PARKER ANNE-SOPHIE PIC MIUCCIA PRADA PHILIPPE STARCK MARGARETA VAN DEN BOSCH ANDREW WEIL EVA ZEISEL
...Greengrass's improvisational style of moviemaking applied to the ordered world of the action franchise has produced a character, Bourne, wholly of the moment, rooted in the morality of today's landscape. "We all know we're in dangerous and ambiguous times," Greengrass says. "Bourne is not about wearing Prada. He's about essence, core, honesty and truth in a complex world." The movies work only because the director and star trust each other. "It's best not to look at it too close," says Greengrass of their relationship. "'Cause it's a bit like 'Why are we making such...
...There's also scant attention to populating malls with the right mix of shops. Alan Liu, Shanghai-based managing director of Colliers International's North Asia practice, says most try to attract upscale brands. "Everyone thinks they need Prada, Gucci, Fendi in every project, even smaller ones," Liu says. "Well, the vast majority of customers won't spend their money on upmarket products like that." Indeed, at Beijing's Shin Kong Place recently, office worker Zhang Ting, 28, called the center's many high-end international brands "prohibitively expensive." While hundreds of local office workers like Zhang crowded the downtown...