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Luxury
Fashion Can Go for Eye-Popping Prices at Auction. Who’s Buying It?
After headline pieces — sometimes formerly owned by celebrities or featured on TV — sell for blockbuster prices, they can end up pretty much anywhere, from museums to collectors’ closets.
Beauty
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Holiday Beauty, It’s Giving Exhausted
Holiday beauty ads are already inescapable, and so is one clever phrase: “It’s giving.”
Luxury
Can Luxury Bags Be Smart Investments?
As top luxury labels raise prices and tighten distribution, designer bags are garnering higher prices at resale, with some styles from coveted brands retaining a significant portion of their retail value long after purchase.
Retail
Michael Jordan's First Air Jordan Sneakers Sold for Record $560,000 at Sotheby's
The auction coincided with the 35th anniversary of the Air Jordan brand.
News & Analysis
Nike Shoes From 1972 Beat World Record Auction Price
The "Moon Shoe," designed by Nike co-founder and track coach Bill Bowerman for runners at the 1972 Olympics trials, sold for $437,500.