European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 12 stars and stripes Mideast june 2007 an insatiable desire for luxury by Anne Dinnocenzio the associated press new York forget about the Stilet tos shoes with status these Days come with Price and handbags have be come so listers dont want to be seen with anything costing less than its no secret that luxury sales have been booming Over the past six but at a time when the average american is grousing about meager wage growth and feel ing strapped by a 30cent Spike in the Price of splurging by the wealthy has risen to Gaudy proportions As the super Rich seek new Heights in Price tags and Oneo faking items that set them theres this insatiable Appe Tite for the most said Faith Hope chair Man of Prudential Douglas Elli mans retail leasing sales Divi who has brought Europe an designers including Versace and Valentino to the Over the past two luxury sales worldwide topped billion last of which 30 percent came from the where such sales have been rebounding after taking a pause following the 2001 terrorist according to Telsey advisory groups James while store executives say that the weakening Dollar has fuelled a surge of tourists from Asia and emerging countries like whom experts say tend to go for the luxury stores dont have to just wait for pricey necklaces coach Crocodile handbags Louis Vitton handbags Rikimoto Golden Pearl Choker Montblanc pen adorned with sapphires and diamonds million million sales checks several times a month at Cartier stores million single visit Purchase at a Cartier North America store wealthy those making More than and everyone else is the widest since the depression and while the average american workers income increased percent in the wealthy have enjoyed double digit the super Rich dont want just the sex according to Carol chief luxury officer at Curt co the publisher of the Robb whose annual Issue Fea Tures the years bestow Thebes such As a Rikimoto Golden Pearl they Are looking for the rarest something that is custom made and the Best she said adding that unlike the 1980s and its not about the it shouts Montblanc recently sold a pen just a few Days after it showed up in the new York the adorned with sapphires and took 15 months to at Mil lion to million sales checks Are occurring a couple of times a month at its North american Frederic de ceo and president of Cartier North said the largest Bill tallied by a customer on a single visit last year topped Louis Vuitton this Spring resold its limited number of handbags made up of a Mark Stuj co uui1 i ill pc in jul ii a we experts believe luxury spending growing Patchwork of samples from different Spring at double digit rates for Many High end purvey and summer the bags Cost Only ors wont lose slightly less than the median household income the overt top splurging is happening at a of As reported by the census time when the income Gap Between the trend experts say the shoe designer do Jour who declined to be look at a display of handbags at a Bulgari store in new is Christian whose prices top l whether its a or the Price of keeping up has gone said Kelly founding editor of Elle in order for you to be that you have to have a serious Bank Nadine a 32yearold Brooklyn Resi says she likes to have the trendiest designer but she said its getting harder to come up with the my first priority should be my but these designers bring out so Many hot items that you must have these i am always late with my others like Jennifer 28 of Yon say they just dont want to be part of i think its a she the most san Dovan pays for a handbag is Bob Barker goes out on High note retired Host wins 19th daytime helps lbs dominate Mark Terri Yap Bob Barker is kissed by models Friday in los the associated press los Angeles Bob Barker kick started his retirement by winning his 19th daytime emmy while helping former employer lbs dominate the 34th an Nual the 83yearold former emcee of the Price is right won for game show Host Friday beat ing a Field that included last years Alex Trebek of jeopardy come on Down presenter Ellen Degeneres Barker received his second of three standing ovations of the having gotten his first when he introduced the evenings first presenters and his final one during a tribute to his 50 years in this proves that the judges had sympathy for an old Man who Doest have a quipped who retired last week after 35 years on the Price is i want to thank the television viewers across the country for inviting me into their Homes for 50 he before concluding with his signature Barker earned his 18th trophy at thursday nights ceremony for Craft categories As executive producer of the Price is its quite emotional for this whole Ive loved Barker said backstage at the Kodak barkers Early Victory keyed a big night for which won nine trophies to go with its seven creative arts awards report 6 More Hospital staffers ignored woman los Angeles six staff members at 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