I've been chronicling a series of this season. At the in Pennsylvania a whole gingerbread village is on display. The village has more than a half-dozen gingerbread structures which are made from 100 pounds of gingerbread, 200 pounds of powdered

Sometimes there exists the mistaken notion that do-it-yourselfers are not interested in luxury products. Made by hand, no longer only implies a cost cutting measure and no where is this more evident than in the products available to home knitters.

Famous furniture and home goods maker is having a contest operated through their exclusive division. The holiday giveaway theme is "what inspires you?" The prize is a set of this year's limited edition that are valued at $199. . You'll

I feel like this is watch industry musical chairs. First . He then sues them for wrongful termination and wins. In another room, Manuel Emch spends several years putting his heart and soul into building up and refining Swatch Group

Bvlgari r in style at Christie's New York with an auction to benefit Save the Children. To close out its 125th anniversary year, the jeweler hosted a star-studded crowd at the auction house and put 11 incredible jewelry lots and

Lying somewhere in the thin-and-light category between the well-defined netbook and the traditional full-featured notebook is the new Acer Ferrari One. The latest installation of the between the famous Italian supercar manufacturer and Acer America, there isn't really anything exceptional

Part of the lure of drinking older vintages is the idea of quaffing history, imagining what was happening when the bottle was first sealed. The 427-year-old restaurant in Paris recently auctioned off some of its drinkable history in an auction

It could be said that the stalled construction of the could be a symbol of what has happened in real estate construction in general over the past year or so--an ambitious project full of promise and hope, left lingering in

Wagner's Ring Cycle has strained many an opera company's budget. Last year the Washinton National Opera of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" due to the economic climate. This year, a $32-million production of Richard Wagner's "Ring" Cycle is being cited as

Often after a jewelry store robbery the jewels are broken up and disappear into the black market never to be seen again. But police in Lyon, France got lucky. that they have recovered nearly 800,000 euros ($1,181,900) worth of jewels

Some look at a Ferrari and see the be-all-and-end-all of automotive perfection. Others see room for improvement. For the latter group, there's a variety of aftermarket tuners happy to oblige, and one of them is called Novitec Rosso. The Dutch

Oxidized wine can be a nightmare for any winemaker. is suing Vinocor, the maker of specialized screw caps and custom bottles for the Coppola's Encyclopedia wine series. The wines were created to showcase varietals that best represent the culture and

The is a perfect holiday party purse. We challenge you to find something this season that it wouldn't match. If you've recently discovered you have no good purses for this year's holiday parties, this is the ultimate solution. Its pouch-like,

Only 450 people have ever been to space, but if Sir Richard Branson has his way, that number will climb - and quickly. On Monday at dusk in the Mojave Desert, his latest baby, Spaceship2, pictured at right, the second

The expression "Cost is no object" goes both ways: sometimes your greatest desires can consume an entire trust fund, other times they can be fulfilled for a few quarters. Yet wen it comes to matters of literal taste -- the

Famed French fashion designer 's incredible collections of art, antiques, furniture, decorative objects and personal effects were recently auctioned off in a series of sales fetching a total of over $700 million. Now the legendary couturier's duplex on the Rue

We've already covered the late great author Dominick Dunne's Connecticut retreat. That house, , was recently reduced to $1.495 million. The that Dunne's estate has also put his New York City pied-a-terre up for sale. The one bedroom penthouse at

Between Panerai and Ferrari, Breitling and Bentley and the countless other watchmaker-automaker collaborations, few are as convincing as Jaeger-LeCoultre and Aston Martin. The former's timepieces are every bit as alluring and finely-crafted as the latter's sportscars, but this has to

This holiday season has come out with a number of luxurious offerings rooted in the spirit of 1930's , the famous ski resort frequented by socialites and celebrities. The designer's Holiday Collection "embodies wintry sophistication with luxe s, rich tartan

What if you could go on vacation, and get a tan so profound they would name a shade of 'golden' in your honor -- in the middle of winter, no less -- and skip the part with skin damage and