Fort Mason, a renovated military post on the bay, has been nicknamed "Frat Mason" for the 20-something "tech bros" – tech company salespeople, marketing employees and startup founders – who have moved into luxury apartments there and play bocce on …

… and below Madison Ashton. Key players: Shari-lea Hitchcock and daughter Paula and (below) Madison Ashton. ''She will be used to sail all over the world with the family in tow, and will take part in the established superyacht regattas,'' the website …

Some buy large numbers of popular products and resell them when they get home, Liu says, because even luxury goods purchased in California cost about one-third of what they cost in China, due to import taxes. "They buy what they need, stick it all in …

With Holiday shopping on the horizon, Canada based luxury retailer Kaliandee has expanded their range of products from D.R. Harris, the London based purveyor of high-end grooming and bathroom essentials since the 18th Century. The new additions …

Then it can go into make-up,” said Jean Mortier, president of Coty Prestige, the luxury division of Coty which makes perfume for fashion brands such as Marc Jacobs, Chloe and fragrance and make-up for Calvin Klein. “However, not all fashion brands can …

He inherited a small card bearing a twig taken from Robert E. Lee's funeral service, one of her treasures. Even into her last years in the 1970s, she referred to her Lochhaven neighbors from up north as “Union folk.” ___. He's been a champion … The …

Really? It raises half a trillion dollars in taxes, mostly from a progressive tax system, and spend it to provide one of society's most expensive services to people who largely can't pay for it–and it's not redistributive? … The latter focuses the …

As a result, we're likely to see rising prices in both art and luxury items at upcoming auctions in Hong Kong, mainland China, and beyond. Category: Auction / Business & Finance. Tag: australia, barolo, bordeaux, burgundy… , Moreaustralia, barolo …

In McKinsey's latest report on consumer and shopper insights, the share of respondents agreeing or strongly agreeing that “I prefer luxury items that are low-key and understated” was 66 percent, compared to 50 percent who said so in 2010. Here are some …