How to Get a Great Rate on a Hotel Room

With the cost of hotel stays generally trending upward — 2024 saw the highest recorded average daily rates in the U.S., for starters — the luxury hospitality world may not seem the most fertile bargain-hunting ground. But you can still find deals, and they go well beyond those you can obtain by converting your credit…

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More Grocery Stores That Are Also Great Restaurants

Restaurants: love ‘em, obviously. But grocery stores … those are my happy places. And when a grocery store’s got prepared food that beats anything? I’m moving in. Last year, my colleague Tanya Sichynsky did a great installment of the newsletter about grocery stores with excellent food, so consider this a sequel. With park picnic season…

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Ralph Lauren and Coach can make American luxury great again

By Bloomberg Published March 17, 2025 My boyfriend — a menswear afficionado — is obsessed with Ralph Lauren. Now, as the brand has polished its image, so is everyone else. See catwalkRalph Lauren – Spring-Summer2025 – Womenswear – Etats-Unis – New York – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight That has enabled Ralph Lauren Corp., as well as Coach owner Tapestry Inc.,…

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At Loewe, Serious Intrigue and Great Clothes

One of the most delightful shows in Paris wasn’t a show at all. It was a — what? Exhibition? Career retrospective? Opportunity to snack on gossip along with some croissants? Officially it was the Loewe Fall 2025 men’s and women’s wear presentation, held in the ornate halls of the 18th century Pozzo di Borgo, the…

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