We’re at that point in January when we want to keep those cooking resolutions going strong (more vegetarian meals! More fish! More whole grains!), but we also want some comfort and coziness. The weather is getting colder, our socks are getting thicker, and we’re craving meals that feel like a warm hug. Something like this…
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Jump to: Credit…Chanelle Nibbelink A record 4.7 billion passengers are expected to fly globally in 2024, up from the previous record of 4.5 billion in 2019, according to the International Air Transport Association. Analysts at American Express Global Business Travel say that average ticket prices across all regions are not expected to change significantly. But…
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By Gisela Williams When the Moroccan financier Aziz Nahas decided to buy and regenerate a farm outside Marrakesh about two decades ago, he underestimated how much would grow there. Now, the 10-acre plot produces organic vegetables and fruits as well as hosting an artist residency program and a ceramic studio, all under the name Sanctuary…
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It really depends on you and your lifestyle. How often are you wearing them? How long are you wearing them? For what activities? Walking? Working out? Broe tells me, “Running shoes have a mileage range that is around 250-500.” Even things that you might not have even thought about, like where you store your shoes,…
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Many years ago, Clémande Burgevin Blachman received a memorable gift: the perfect vintage belt. She’s always loved design objects, and to her, accessories represent an ideal—an aesthetic statement that serves a purpose. The belt was the Hermès Etriviere style and once belonged to her father. Now, as the creative director of fashion accessories at the…
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Henry Flores, the founder of Classic Watch Club, grew up in East Harlem in a household where he was raised to appreciate well-made items. “My family didn’t come from money but my mom loved good quality things,” Mr. Flores, 44, said over a pizza at a short walk from his childhood home. “She’d say, ‘If…
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Often described as “the most beautiful avenue in the world,” the Champs-Élysées is finally undergoing a long-overdue makeover, with luxury watch brands that dot the boulevard helping to lead the way. Though it’s been a popular destination for strolling since its renovation by Georges-Eugène Haussmann in the mid-19th-century, the Champs enjoyed an especially glamorous heyday…
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What will 2024 mean to the luxury watch business? On a video call last month arranged by The Times, some best guesses were offered by two well-known resale dealers: Silas Walton, founder and chief executive of A Collected Man (A.C.M.), a company in London that specializes in rare pieces by independent makers, and Austen Chu,…
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The latest grail category in luxury watches does not involve a specific design or function, but a material: Hard stone dials have become one of the most sought-after — and hardest to find — elements of both new and vintage timepieces. Although hard stone dials are too rare to be labeled a trend, they’ve popped…
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When it comes to watchmaking, Logan Kuan Rao is motivated by a Chinese proverb that, loosely translated, says your character is shaped by your environment. And by another, much less philosophical phrase: Made in China. Both have been on his mind recently as Mr. Rao, an independent watchmaker based in China’s southern port city of…
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