With luxury behemoths like Kering and Stella McCartney throwing their weight behind the sustainability trend, and President Obama urging the luxury industry to sign the Climate Pledge, sustainability is the biggest buzzword in the world of fashion.

Jodhpur attracts global A-listers and is considered among the foremost luxury destinations in the world. Here is how Maharaja Gaj Singh of Jodhpur converted his debt-ridden erstwhile kingdom into an international luxury destination.

Nicholas Dawes, longtime Antiques Roadshow personality and renowned expert in Lalique, art glass and decorative arts, joined Heritage Auctions in 2009. The New York-based auctioneer and expert began his career in his native England in the late 1960s and now pursues a career as an auctioneer, appraiser, author, lecturer and antiques dealer. Dawes has worked as an auctioneer at Phillips and at Sotheby’s in New York, and has organised his own auctions at several prominent auction houses including Doyle and Rago. He has held an annual exhibition and sale of Lalique glass hood ornaments at the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance since 1993, and is considered this country’s leading authority on the work of Rene Lalique.

A highly specialized job, increasingly developers, particularly in the high-risk luxury real estate segment, are falling back on researchers to get them the real data about how the market is evolving in a bid to take informed marketing decisions.

Nothing is too small for a business class traveler. Airlines add another bespoke experience to the indulgent package: chefs on board, bespoke meals and mean cocktails, and food cooked by celebrity chefs.

Despite facing financial crisis, New York’s iconic museum hosts some of the most cutting-edge exhibitions in the world. A financial restructuring is on anvil.