Gilty pleasures
The new gold standard
Piling on the shine says more about our desire to be dazzled than the need to show off
The Intelligent Shopper
Gifts under $20
Globe Style adds their picks for the most discerning hipsters on your list
Holiday dress-up
Kick up your heels
Talk about a flight of fancy. The men of super-hot poperatic quartet Il Divo have dropped in for drinks during their world tour. With the debonair gang playing entourage, we celebrate the season's frothy fashion
Hot tech for digital divas
With women buying more than 50 per cent of consumer technology products, companies are styling up, Sheryl Steinberg reports
These days, charity begins (and ends) at home
Now that even the super-rich are feeling poor, people are cheaping out on charity all over the place
Noticed
If I go bankrupt, the scented-candle industry is next
I stand before you today because my industry, that of the style writer, is in crisis
Style
Hit or miss?
We'll do the trendspotting each week, then let you have your say
Cross-border shopping
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