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...annually on clothing, beauty products and accessories, but when asked about the most they ever paid for individual items, men outspend women in almost every category with the exception of handbags. People's favorite "extravagant" luxury purchases include the 2005 S-Type Jaguar, an 18-karat gold Tiffany ring and the Porsche 911 Cabriolet...
RETAIL IS A $9 TRILLION BUSINESS around the world, a staggering figure that includes everything from the shopper on New York City's Fifth Avenue who swoops into Cartier and splurges on a Trinity ring to the gemstone buyer in Jaipur, India, who buys a handful of uncut moonstones while sitting in the gutter on a busy market street. Shopping is primordial and social at the same time. If you need a new computer, you go to the Apple store. And, incidentally, the folks at Apple have made it incredibly easy to hang out there for a while, maybe...
...PARISIENNES looking for bijoux that are even more precious and personal than a Trinity ring or a solitaire diamond, Cartier has the answer. To celebrate its new six-story flagship on Rue de la Paix, the French jeweler has introduced a customized fragrance called Bespoke...
...wholesaler and retailer with specialized cutting and polishing workshops around town. The Kasliwals have parlayed a privileged relationship with the royal families of Rajasthan going back generations into an international following of wealthy jewelry junkies who go for Munnu's unusual pieces (a gold bird perched on a ring, pecking a dangling diamond briolette) and swear by Gem Palace's quality and old-fashioned cuts. The emporium in Jaipur has an Old World feel and all sorts of maharajah castoffs. For those who ask nicely, Munnu's nieces will show off the regalia...
...vegetarian, at least not terribly. Some people are vegetarians for religious reasons and some for health (though the claim that vegetarianism is actually healthier is largely unsubstantiated). Others are vegetarians because they feel bad for the animals; the sounds of bleating sheep—bahh!—ring in their ears every time they cut into filet...