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Cartier's famous archives are scattered with imaginatively bejeweled animals, from panthers and crocodiles to parrots. This fall the French jeweler launched Inde Mystérieuse, a new collection that draws inspiration from India and includes this ring (price upon request), a daring three-finger piece that plays on the contrast of a tiger's stripes with onyx and yellow diamonds.

Best Foot Forward

The Ferragamo family built its fortune on shoes, but the tight-knit clan is stepping boldly into a new era, with a new managing director and plans for a public offering

How They Spend It

Warhols and Petus wines should suffice, but today's über-rich want something nobody else has, literally

Photo Gallery: Edge of Night

The demure 1950s debutante look is now more punk than prim

Style & Design: The Global Luxury Survey

How the best brands measure up in China, India and Russia

Style & Design: Visionaries

TIME Style & Design looks at the future through the eyes of the most creative icons and thinkers in their fields

The Style & Design 100

Good design is everywhere these days. Great design is more elusive. Take a look at the standouts