Like many wealthy expats, Australian diplomat turned businessman Patrick Alexander enjoyed a privileged lifestyle in Indonesia. He was a regular on the Jakarta social scene with his glamorous young wife Ara. … The accounts show payments for luxury …

My dad didn't earn a lot of money. We didn't have the luxury of discussing how you'd do things, you just got up and did it in our home. If you could, you would. I knew I could get up and sing a song and get paid for it, so I did – at 15. […]

But with the eyes of the world's media watching Kate the moment she steps outside the palace/country estate/luxury hotel – just as they were on sister Pippa's bottom as she gathered the bridal train at the royal wedding – isn't a silent, bland vessel …

Surely, "Swimming Pools" refers to the luxury of the Hollywood Hills or the view of the L.A. basin, right? It's about drowning in alcohol, and a murder. That's a far cry from "Gin & Juice," Snoop's ode to staying up all night with Dr. Dre and some …

UNTIDINESS. It amazes me that I can spend the whole day doing laundry and sterilising bottles and picking up dirty muslins – and yet the house is still a total tip. It's like a bomb has gone off in a Mothercare factory. Please employ a cleaner. It is …

TO DESCRIBE SCOTT Cooke's lifestyle as intense would not be off-base. A principal at New York-based luxury marketing and public-relations firm GCK Partners, he is constantly on call for his clients—and call they do, day and night. Mr. Cooke attends …

… Atelier Arnys for Berluti, they should quickly find their way onto the red carpet. From September onwards, the house will offer bespoke services in all categories, including jeans and sportswear, completing its journey from elite cobbler to luxury …

“Nobody says their legacy is a luxury lifestyle. If you have done something for needy people, that is your legacy.” Mr Whitehorn, now a consultant to Virgin Galactic, had earlier enthused a crowd of more than 600 at the Yorkshire International Business …

Early on, it became apparent that there were going to be different types of cars. There were luxury cars. There were basic cars. And there were going to be big, beefy cars that would carry heavy payloads. So the name-makers went back to work and we saw …