Although less than 40 miles west of Venice, Vicenza is nothing like its well-known neighbor. Home to just 120,000 people, the small town sees hardly any (...)

A confidante to sultans and Saudi princes, Laurence Graff knows diamonds like no other

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At age 12, on a family visit to Santa Barbara, Calif., Diane Garmendia fell in love with the city and returned to her native New Jersey vowing to live (...)

Asked to enumerate his career highlights, Johnny Rocket (née John Pearce) cites creating a diamondencrusted car (a Ford Ka) for British fashion designer (...)