The company stands for an era when luxury items were more expensive because they were arguably better made, wore more true, and were backed with great customer service. It's its own anti-logo movement, having earned its reputation by selling apparel to …

"A real homeless person doesn't have the luxury of a hot shower, a bath," said Cassidy, who has set up his collection site at a friend's Pasadena gas station on the corner of on Spencer Highway and Center Street. "The homeless don't have that luxury of …

It aims to ban trade in items the north might need for its weapons (such as gauges for wind tunnels), luxury goods its rulers might want for themselves (such as yachts, jewellery and racing cars) and also the foreign cash they would need to buy them.

German media, which had dubbed Tebartz-van Elst "bishop bling" and the "luxury bishop," reported that his residence had been fitted with expensive items such as a $35,000 conference table and a private chapel that cost almost $4 million. The bishop has …

U.S. Customs officers said the black market for fake handbags, shoes, purses and other luxury goods helps fund other crime rings, including drugs and human trafficking. The Port of Los Angeles in Long Beach is the first stop for almost everything the U …

But now people are postponing consumption of luxury items such as cameras," Chief Financial Officer Toshizo Tanaka said during a briefing in Tokyo, adding that consumers had become more sensitive to price. In July, predicting a pickup in China in the …

Three short years later, and her luxury accessory business is producing bags, belts and purses made from whole skins, set with semi-precious stones or Swarovski crystals in place of the eyes. The high-end leather items, which come in an array of …

And the range of products is vast: TheStore.com carries everything from fashion items to products for kids and pets, jewelry, gadgets and electronics, as well as products for every room in your home. They even have high-end luxury items such as one-of …

It's a refuge from reality where you can caress luxury items like you already own them. In this illusory atmosphere it's easy to see how shoplifting can seem to be more of a pleasurable game than a very real crime. But what is it about teenagers and …