This is the luxury goods capital of the world. If it costs an incredible amount of money, you can get it here, from Lamborghini to Lalique, and Manhattan penthouses to Hamptons mansions.
Top traders take home millions.
They didn't seem very concerned. They think it's a hiccup. In a city where 151,000 people, or 5.3 percent of the private work force, make enough to provide the city with 14 percent of its tax revenue, the sellers of high-priced luxury items were constantly reminded today that the very rich are very different from the rest of us. The mood was upbeat. At Fendi, young men in white jackets were taking the coats of women who looked as if they were being photographed for Women's Wear Daily.