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KARL LAGERFELD / H&M  
The Luxury Index
This is the year of the personal luxury—whether it's the new designs from Karl Lagerfeld for H&M or a fragrance or a family album on the new iPod Photo.
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Holiday Shopping
Designer Kate Spade shares her list of favorite gifts
The Envelope, Please
Joel Stein picks what he thinks should be the Product of the Year

Personal Luxuries
This special issue of TIME is dedicated to the best luxury products of 2004, and it includes some of the people who create them and the places to experience them


What Makes Them Tick?
The Swiss watchmakers who saved their craft from extinction in the 1970s are getting ready to retire. As the next generation prepares to take over, it's as concerned with creating art as with keeping time


Love Affair with Jewelry
David and Sybil Yurman reflect on how they turned a little silver angel into a big business


Book Forms
The latest picks for the design-inclined reader


Giorgio Armani
On the eve of his 30th anniversary, the master of Italian tailoring opens up about his past regrets and possible successors


Lacoste
On a lark and a bet, Rene Lacoste single-handedly reinvented the game of tennis while serving up the first real apparel logo


The Envelope, Please
Anointing himself an arbiter of taste, Joel Stein picks what he thinks should be the Product of the Year


Holiday Shopping
Designer Kate Spade shares her list of favorite gifts—including sterling frames and the Beach Boys' long-awaited album.


Trump's Checklist
The Donald reveals his strategy for spreading cheer



Cover:
Luxury Index
Holiday Shopping:
Kate Spade's List
30th Anniversary:
Giorgio Armani
Men's
Luxe timepieces and a return to retro suits
Gadgets
The Swiss Army Knife goes high-tech and other cool new toys
The "A" List
A look at the shining stars of the fine jewerly market
Home
Sofas so good and a rocker you'll want to stay on
Retro Modernism
TIME's Style & Design Summer 2004 issue
Women in Fashion
The Spring 2004 issue of TIME's fashion special
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