Luxury is about pleasing the senses. ... When it comes to cars, it's easy to identify luxury brands. Acura, BMW, Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz are known as luxury brands not because everything they make is luxurious, but because most of what they produce is high-quality and pleasing to the senses. The cars look and feel good

As I meet brokers around the world, I continue to be profoundly impressed by the quality and integrity of the people in our network. Each year we set high goals and work diligently to improve in every way. I am confident that doing business with any one of our members would be a delightful and rewarding experience. Each year I travel the world; the villages of New England, the resorts and cities of the East Coast, the great state of Texas and the Gulf, the deserts of the Southwest, the grandeur of the Rockies and America's heartland, and to Europe, Asia and beyond. As a result of this effort, we have the most internationally diverse network available to real estate professionals.

There are many different types of shoes. Athletic shoes, for example, are to make running, walking or jogging easier by making the weight of the shoe lighter and the sole of the shoe softer. Leather shoes are formal shoes. They are worn for business and ceremonial functions. They are also worn for fashion. Slippers are a kind of indoor shoe. They are often worn when it is cold. Rubber boots are used on rainy days. The shoes with a high heel which women wear are called high heels.

If you are new to the realm of luxury timepieces, you may be wondering what the most important things to know about luxury watches are. With hundreds of years of history, continuous innovation, endless styles and prestigious brands, learning the most important things to know about luxury watches can feel daunting. We have curated a comprehensive list of 6 things to know about luxury watches so you can you can begin feeling like an expert horologist in no time.

Ah, the glory of the bag — it’s the item that every brand hopes will sustain them through good times and bad. The product that has been relied upon for sales when ready-to-wear is having a weak season, or in better times, is simply the lovely, high-profile icing on the cake, adorning store windows and providing catwalk fodder, while contributing only a small percentage to the bottom line.

The terms for defining different types of jewelry has always been somewhat ambiguous. What determines if a piece of jewelry fits under the header of costume/fashion jewelry or fine/high-end jewelry? Even though there are basic industry standards for what differentiates the two, the line that separates them has become increasingly blurred over the years. The 20th century has seen many designers breaking the rules in costume and fine jewelry making, which has added a level of subjectivity to the categorization of jewelry.