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Looking to step into something new from the fabulous Ferragamo footwear family? How about a hotel?

Now that designers have managed to embellish every inch of the body with diamond ear jackets, finger chains, handbars, knuckle rings and the like, the new frontier for expression in fine jewelry is color.

Sneakers on the Chanel runway, a new activewear section on luxury shopping site Net-a-Porter, surf star Kelly Slater partnering with luxury conglomerate Kering on a new lifestyle brand … there’s no doubt about it: Sports and fashion are connecting in a big way.

Burberry, Tom Ford and Michael Kors among the fashion designers adding cosmetics collections to their brand.

When Standard Oil heiress and fashion icon Millicent Rogers moved from New York City to Taos, N.M., in 1947, she found a new kind of luxury, a combination of simplicity and rustic adornment that epitomizes Southwestern style to this day.

You’d think airports serving international cities or major hubs would be flush with irresistible shopping opportunities for the traveler.

It was the show of the fall 2014 runway season.

Once upon a time, Fred Segal was the epitome of SoCal cool — a collection of stores where shoppers discovered the next big thing, where designers pitched their wares hoping to be discovered, where other retailers walked the floor hoping some of its magic would rub off.

Taos, N.M., has been an oasis for people looking to escape since the early 1900s. In the 21st century, it offers sustainable living, fine eats, gorgeous scenery, culture and stunning art and jewelry.

If there is one store that has shaped fashion retail in the 21st century, it’s Opening Ceremony.

The venerable Golden Door spa near Escondido, long a place of posh pampering, is giving its faded luster a fresh polish, with refurbished rooms, expanded grounds, gardens and updated programs and products.

Stealing someone else’s style in the blink of an eye? It isn’t quite that easy yet.

What does a celebrity get out of a partnership with a consumer brand?

Luxury is in the details, whether it’s finding a chocolate-dipped fortune cookie on your pillow or being whisked by private plane to Marlon Brando’s island sanctuary.