Articles on the luxury industry and its products and services
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Luxury
A temporary location that feels meticulously planned
Apr 18, 2026
Sustainability
Feature
The luxury fashion industry could learn a thing or two from the luxury auto industry
Apr 15, 2026
Can a diamond-index diver be the choice for a woman ready to say goodbye to her Apple Watch?
Apr 11, 2026
How your next luxury purchase could be your last—and why that's a good thing
Apr 8, 2026
When Louis Vuitton gets men’s leather almost right
Apr 4, 2026
What happens when a brilliantly engineered luxury sports watch encounters the reality of modern travel?
Apr 1, 2026
Psychology
How language learning can take luxury from purchase to participation
Mar 25, 2026
Luxe, calme et volupté
Mar 21, 2026
Extraordinary claims require more than ordinary evidence
Mar 18, 2026
Technology
A sonic and visual work of art, but test compatibility
Mar 14, 2026
Ethics
Can the material that for many symbolizes luxury survive moral scrutiny?
Mar 11, 2026
A tale told in one act of a confusing WhatsApp chat
Mar 7, 2026
Twenty increasingly uncomfortable questions about your next luxury purchase
Mar 4, 2026
Panerai's Submersible Elux LAB-ID and the possibility of heirloom-quality smartwatches
Feb 25, 2026
Approachable Luxury
If luxury can be affordable, what are you trading away in the process?
Feb 18, 2026
A visual home run; a functional swing and a miss
Feb 14, 2026
Can luxury be affordable, or is it that "cheap is cheap"?
Feb 11, 2026
Does a beautiful luxury motif outweigh a fundamentally flawed design?
Feb 7, 2026
Why AI might—or might not—represent the future of luxury fragrances
Feb 4, 2026
That which we call a flagship / By any other name would shop as sweet
Jan 31, 2026
Are you nothing more than your generation to a luxury brand?
Jan 28, 2026
This newsletter’s manifesto and what it means for you
Jan 21, 2026
