by Nick:

A Cut Above
Section : Directions
June/July 2007
You’re unique. Like a snowflake. They broke the mold and all that. So why would you settle for a suit straight off the rack? Behold the sartorial splendor that resulted when we paired two Wall Street traders with five of Manhattan’s top bespoke tailors.
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A Plane For All Reasons
Section : Navigator
May/June 2007
For real-estate developer Gary Lotano, going up in the air means avoiding east coast congestion.
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Chillin' Like Flynn
Section : Navigator
May/June 2007
Neither hail nor stress can keep this rater from his appointed beach.
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Old Bag, New Tricks
Section : Landing Gear
May/June 2007
The luggage of the golden age of travel returns — now better than ever.
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The Right Stuff
Section : Landing Gear
May/June 2007
Looking to take your style to new heights? Don one of this year’s hot retro aviators.
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Armed & Dangerous
Section : Features
May/June 2007
Each spring, the world’s top timepieces unite in Switzerland to do battle at Baselworld, the planet’s most prestigious watch show. In honour of this year’s unveiling, we offer our collection of the past year’s hottest watches, each a work of artisanal genius worthy of being strapped to your wrist.
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Sweet Carolina
Section : Closing
May/June 2007
Retreats High in the Blue Ridge Mountains, a new ownership resort balances world-class amenities with a devotion to preserving the environment — and your peace of mind By Nick Kolakowski
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Pair of Aces
Section : Landing Gear
May/June 2007
Whether you’re partial to the smooth and subtle or the big and bold, Gurkha has the smoke for you.
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Inside Job
Section : Navigator
August/Sept 07
A 13-year-old Challenger 601 gets a shiny new stem-to-stern makeover.
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The Flying Architects
Section : Navigator
August/Sept 07
A home-drawing duo vertically integrates its business in more ways than one.
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Business Class
Section : Features
August/Sept 07
Private Air readers put the G200 through its paces.
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The Moon & The Stars
Section : Features
August/Sept 07
He’s got a billion dollars. He invented Microsoft Word. He dates Martha Stewart. But all that pales in comparison to Charles Simonyi’s latest achievement: soaring into orbit as a pioneer of private space flight.
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The Flying Deer
Section : Landing Gear
August/Sept 07
Deerskin — long esteemed for its strength, flexibility and looks — enters the stratosphere of high-end baggage.
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Mercedes Lens
Section : Landing Gear
August/Sept 07
Tom Ford releases very-limited-edition sunglasses -- not for minimalists or the financially grounded.
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Stealth Bomber
Section : Landing Gear
August/Sept 07
Ashton’s newest top-tier Robusto sneaks up on you — then smacks you right in the mouth.
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Blues Traveler
Section : Features
August/Sept 07
Morgan Freeman uses his wings to stick close to home — and maybe help save Delta music.
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Rotor Raters
Section : Features
May/June 2007
Does the Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter really deserve its acclaim? Private Air’s reader-driven rater panel takes the chopper up for a spin.
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A Flying Life
Section : Features
May/June 2007
From his customized 707 to a new Eclipse, John Travolta enjoys the high-flying life. Scenes (including photos from his personal aviation scrapbook) of a lifetime in flight.
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Cuffs & Links
Section : Directions
September 2007
With today’s sleek cuts and vibrant colors, “golf fashion” is no longer an oxymoron. To herald this trend, we brought two London-based traders to the venerable Old Course at St. Andrews and arrayed them in the latest styles — just the right looks to help you handle the swings and arrows of outrageous fortune. Photographs by Ian Spanier | Fashion Director: Jennifer Lee Stylist: Laura Shelley for targetmodels.com | Text by Ty Wenger and Nick Kolakowski
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The Shining
Section : Open
September 2007
A tale of trading chicanery, filthy lucre and shoe polish.
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Costa Buena
Section : Closing
September/October 2007
A new residence resort offers the chance for a more permanent acquisition on Costa Rica’s unspoiled shoreline.
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Cuffs & Links
Section : Directions
September 2007
With today’s sleek cuts and vibrant colors, “golf fashion” is no longer an oxymoron. To herald this trend, we brought two London-based traders to the venerable Old Course at St. Andrews and arrayed them in the latest styles — just the right looks to help you handle the swings and arrows of outrageous fortune. Photographs by Ian Spanier | Fashion Director: Jennifer Lee Stylist: Laura Shelley for targetmodels.com | Text by Ty Wenger and Nick Kolakowski
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French Connection
Section : Takeoff
October/November 2007
Award-winning furniture and motorcycle designer Sacha Lakic puts pen to plane.
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Hello, Cleveland!
Section : Navigator
October/November 2007
How Ohio’s Cuyahoga County–based Flight Options came back from the dead.
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Painting the Line
Section : Features
October/November 2007
In June, the largest firefighting jet in America experienced a near-disastrous accident in the parched forests of Southern California. During its first week back on duty, Private Air was there.
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Money Bag
Section : The Life
October/November 2007
Dropping the equivalent of a used BMW on a golf bag. . . because you can.
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Double Vision
Section : The Life
October/November 2007
Whether eyeing your altimeter or scanning the horizon, these sunglasses have got you covered.
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Par Goes the Neighborhood
Section : Second Homes
October/November 2007
At a select number of high-end residence resorts, you get Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus or Tom Fazio as your landscaper.
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Taking the Challenger
Section : Navigator
October/November 2007
A good airplane gets better, and Private Air’s panel is ready with the props.
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Aircraft Expressionism
Section : Takeoff
October/November 2007
A young star prepares to land in your living room.
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Symphony in Smoke
Section : The Life
October/November 2007
This top-flight cigar delivers a virtuoso performance.
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Buona Avietta
Section : The Life
October/November 2007
An Italian design that suits the bulkheads of even the most top-flight jets.
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I Flying
Section : The Life
October/November 2007
Having conquered terra firma, Apple now takes to the skies.
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Chianti Country
Section : Destinations
October/November 2007
The pleasures in — and above — Tuscany are enhanced when a new private service whisks you to Italy’s lush wine region.
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Par Goes the Neighborhood
Section : Directions
October 2007
At a select number of high-end residence resorts, you get Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus or Tom Fazio as your landscaper.
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Par Goes the Neighbourhood
Section : Directions
October 2007
At a select number of high-end residence resorts, you can have Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman or Tom Fazio as your landscaper.
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Killer Instinct
Section : Directions
October 2007
Travelling to the countryside to engage in some country pursuits? It will hardly do to hike around in jeans and an old wax jacket. Display your class — and your love for the hunt — with these high-calibre fashions.
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Money Bag
Section : Close
November 2007
Nobody knows what to buy you for the holidays? Be bold: Ask for a $10,000 golf bag
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Wild About Harry’s
Section : Directions
November 2007
Main courses: Filet mignon, dry-aged New York strip, 16-ounce kobe beef burger, dry-aged rib steak, three traders, in smart suits, with shiny watches, shinier shoes, two-ply cotton shirts, enjoying the fruits of victory...
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The DR Captures the Cigar World’s Crown

Premiere Issue
There’s no other scent like it in the world: that unmistakable chocolate-and-earth mélange wafting through the air from the nondescript cinderblock building across the road, the one that comes from tobacco being aged, treated, cut and hand-rolled by rows of busy workers. The scent is enough to make a cigar smoker start salivating like a puppy at the door of a butcher shop.
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Neutrality Chic
Section : Road Warrior
November/December 2007
A Geneva landmark gets a stylish makeover
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Digital Groovy
Section : Road Warrior
November/December 2007
Virgin America makes a play for the Left Coast’s new-money set
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Along for the Ride
Section : Road Warrior
November/December 2007
A seasoned leather-goods maker brings its custom approach to the skies
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Into the Wild
Section : Closing
November/December 2007
Retreats We all know how the West was won. But why? So a man like you could one day own a piece of it
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Money Bag
Section : Close
November/December 2007
Nobody knows what to buy you this year? Be bold: Ask for a £5,000 golf bag
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Space Cowboy
Section : The High Life
December 2007
Even at the highest altitude, these aviators walk the line between high fashion and high performance.
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Land of the Fee
Section : Navigator
December 2007
A seemingly innocuous FAA reg requiring tracking devices has many in the gen-av community up in arms.
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A Boom of One’s Own
Section : Takeoff
December 2007
Buying a piece of the Concorde, just for posterior’s sake.
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The Dreamliner
Section : Takeoff
December 2007
Private Air asks the world’s most luxe yacht and plane designer to help it get a little carried away.
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A Copter to Go With Your Tie
Section : Takeoff
December 2007
Hermès and Eurocopter team up on a show-stopper.
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Smooth Landing
Section : The High Life
December 2007
No matter how turbulent or transcontinental your flight, this elegant suit jacket will arrive in style.
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The Little Big Jet
Section : Navigator
December 2007
Private Air readers try the Embraer Legacy 600 on for size
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If You Like to Watch
Section : The High Life
December 2007
The (sensible) way to bring the future of in-flight viewing into your cabin.
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Yours Ready to go
Section : Takeoff
December 2007
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Armchair Pilot
Section : Takeoff
December 2007
The Gulfstream of simulators arrives just in time for the Xmas flight-geek season.
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The Lears of a Clown
Section : Features
December 2007
After years of putting a smile on his face, TV analyst and Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw is finally laughing on the inside, too. And it doesn’t hurt that every time he takes off in his own Mach .7 jet, it’s (almost) free.
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You Take a Fighter Jet to Work
Section : Takeoff
December 2007
Hundreds of planes streak across the skies of the Northeast every day, but Jeff Marshall’s is the one that routinely makes other pilots holler “What was that?” to the nearest air-traffic controller.
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Dominican Dominance
Section : Features
Premiere Issue
The Dominican Republic on the rise, stogie-wise
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The robust Zino Platinum: custom-made for the corner office
Section : C.O.B.
Premiere Issue
Back Story: The Zino Platinum evolved when marketing guru Peter Arnell and music exec Steve Stoute suggested a younger, hipper Davidoff line. “They brought the concept,” says Michael A. Herklots, who runs one of Davidoff’s New York retail flagships. “We brought the manufacturing and distribution.”
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No Sleep Since Brooklyn
Section : Special Section
Premiere Issue
Born in New York, one small cigar manufacturer thinks big – very big
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Paradise Found

December 2007
At these new super-exclusive Caribbean hideaways, you never have to worry about the secret getting out.
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Prime Cuts
Section : Directions
February/March 2008
The simmering steak and the celebratory trader: You cannot have one without the other. (What else would you consume to mark an historic market killing? A tofu salad and a Tab?) To commemorate this time-honored union, we outfitted the maître d’s at Manhattan’s most venerable steakhouses in a few of this season’s finest suits — and received, in return, their expert advice, both epicurean and sartorial.
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Fashion
Section : Features
February/March 2008
The clothes may make the man, but it's the accessories that make the money man. Whether you're a Silicon Valley VC, a globetrotting deal pro or the biggest of the big-city rain­makers, these pocket-based assets can help seal your many deals.
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Prime Cuts
Section : Directions
March/April 2008
The simmering steak and the celebratory trader: You cannot have one without the other. (What else would you consume to mark an historic market killing? A tofu salad and a Tab?) To commemorate this time-honored union, we outfitted the maître d’s at Manhattan’s most venerable steakhouses in a few of this season’s finest suits — and received, in return, their expert advice, both epicurean and sartorial.
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Smits' Sweet Success
Section : Short Filler
Premiere Issue
The star of the new hit CBS series Cane talks sugar and cigars
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Luxury Box
Section : Open
February/March 2008
When securing your priceless valuables under ordinary lockdown just won’t do...
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Armchair Pilot
Section : Takeoff
Feb/March 2008
Everyone’s favorite simulator game gets better.
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Best Excuse for #101
Section : Takeoff
Feb/March 2008
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Fast Foward
Section : Takeoff
Feb/March 2008
A French design firm brings back the dirigible.
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Time Flies
Section : Features
Feb/March 2008
We love our aviator watches as much as the next guy, but let’s face it: Sometimes they’re a bit overkill. Consider these your “off-duty” chronos: elegant, timeless and just gee-whiz enough for tooling around with the top down.
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Carry On
Section : The High Life
Feb/March 2008
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Shades
Section : The High Life
Feb/March 2008
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The System
Section : The High Life
Feb/March 2008
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Uniform
Section : The High Life
Feb/March 2008
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Rater Event
Section : Navigator
Feb/March 2008
Cessna’s jet-card program gives you easy access to wings, but how do its planes stack up? Our readers take a ride to find out.
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Everything’s Bigger in Texas
Section : Navigator
Feb/March 2008
The original Million Air comes out of reruns.
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White Is The New Black
Section : Navigator
Feb/March 2008
The first VLJ to hit the market has already found an unsexy new niche.
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Greenhouse Effect
Section : Second Homes
Feb/March 2008
At the new wave of eco-friendly seaside communities, the coast is definitely clear.
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Smoking Section
Section : The High Life
Feb/March 2008
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Armed & Dangerous
Section : Features
May/June 2007
Each spring, the world’s top timepieces unite in Switzerland to do battle at Baselworld, the planet’s most prestigious watch show. In honour of this year’s unveiling, we offer our collection of the past year’s hottest watches, each a work of artisanal genius worthy of being strapped to your wrist.
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Sweet Carolina
Section : Closing
May/June 2007
Retreats High in the Blue Ridge Mountains, a new ownership resort balances world-class amenities with a devotion to preserving the environment — and your peace of mind By Nick Kolakowski
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Costa Buena
Section : Closing
September/October 2007
A new residence resort offers the chance for a more permanent acquisition on Costa Rica’s unspoiled shoreline.
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Neutrality Chic
Section : Road Warrior
November/December 2007
A Geneva landmark gets a stylish makeover
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Digital Groovy
Section : Road Warrior
November/December 2007
Virgin America makes a play for the Left Coast’s new-money set
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Along for the Ride
Section : Road Warrior
November/December 2007
A seasoned leather-goods maker brings its custom approach to the skies
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Into the Wild
Section : Closing
November/December 2007
Retreats We all know how the West was won. But why? So a man like you could one day own a piece of it
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First Class
Section : Road Warrior
Feb/March 2008
What's better than first? Try only.
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A Suitcase In Full
Section : Road Warrior
Feb/March 2008
The bag for those trips when you want to pack a little lighter.
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Fashion
Section : Features
Feb/March 2008
The clothes may make the man, but it's the accessories that make the money man. Whether you're a Silicon Valley VC, a globetrotting deal pro or the biggest of the big-city rain­makers, these pocket-based assets can help seal your many deals.
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Home Equity
Section : Closing
Feb/March 2008
Why settle for purchasing a piece of the valley when you can acquire a mountaintop instead? These new high-altitude residence clubs make the climb to the summit worthwhile.
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First Class
Section : Road Warrior
February/March 2008
What's better than first? Try only.
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Coming Through Fire
Section : Features
April 2008
The long and winding road snaking from Managua to Esteli would be perfect for breaking in a shiny vehicle with some major-league horsepower under the hood.
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A Suitcase In Full
Section : Road Warrior
February/March 2008
The bag for those trips when you want to pack a little lighter.
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Home Equity
Section : Closing
February/March 2008
Why settle for purchasing a piece of the valley when you can acquire a mountaintop instead? These new high-altitude residence clubs make the climb to the summit worthwhile.
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The Cigar Life Guide: Humidors
Section : Features
April 2008
Whether you’re a neophyte stepping into the cigar game with virgin tastebuds and a nearly empty wallet, or the ultra-experienced bon vivant willing to spend the equivalent of a secondhand Porsche on a place to keep their smokes, we detail which storage space is likely best for you.
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Fashion
Section : Features
April/May 2008
Whether you’re piloting your turboprop to Bimini or counting down the minutes to the ETA of your IPO, the aviation watch is a trusted capitalist tool. And when it comes to these sensational collector’s chronos, they’re also the height of fashion.
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Overhead
Section : Road Warrior
April/May 2008
It’s inevitable — and perhaps imperative — that the harried deal maven attempt to mix a bit of pleasure with his business travel.
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Behold a New Davidoff; Don’t Hold Your Breath for the Next One
Section : C.O.B.
Spring 2008
In 2006, when its limited-edition Diademas sold out in two months, Davidoff sensed an opportunity. Enter the Salamones, which come in similar cabinets of 50. Says Michael A. Herklots, manager of Davidoff’s NYC flagship, “The success of the Diademas proved there could be room for more.”
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These High-Altitude Homes Justify Your Climb
Section : C.O.B.
Spring 2008
Credit crunches. Subprime hysteria. Burgeoning recession fears. For an executive with a vested interest in such things, these are times to try one’s soul. One response — and a time-honored one, at that — is the noble act of running away. Quitting. Giving up. Cashing out. Divesting yourself of your global economic woes and fleeing to the high hills. Best of all, thanks to the recent profusion of high-altitude, high-luxury residential clubs, those hills are now more inviting than ever.
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Rich Harvest
Section : Closing
April/May 2008
At Kealanani, making the most of your investment means getting your hands a little dirty.
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Liquid Assets
Section : Directions
April/May 2008
With their high-tech fibers and high-fashion cuts, these raincoats block out the worst of the downpour - even when your financial sky is falling.
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Best Excuse
Section : Takeoff
May/June 2008
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Armchair Pilot
Section : Takeoff
May/June 2008
A mod for those who have always viewed the highway as wasted tarmac space.
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Over The Top
Section : Takeoff
May/June 2008
$3 billion worth of orders is betting that the old Donald Fagen song wasn’t too far off.
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Carry-On
Section : The High Life
May/June 2008
Look, up in the sky! It’s a carry-on! It’s a briefcase! It’s . . . both!
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Shades
Section : The High Life
May/June 2008
Whether pushing the sound barrier or the land-speed record, these sleek Porsche shades are built to fly. 
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Smoking Section
Section : The High Life
May/June 2008
Behold a legendary Cuban leaf, grown in Honduras — and raised to be smoked at FL410. 
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All That Glittered
Section : Features
April 2008
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Exile on Wall Street
Section : Directions
June/July 2008
When the market is hitting bottom (and beginning to dig), it takes some skill to walk away from the fray looking not only unbeaten and unbowed, but downright, positively stylish.
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Mountain Homes
Section : Second Homes
May/June 2008
Heading for the hills has never been more inviting.
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Everything In Its Right Place
Section : Road Warrior
June/July 2008
A new bag means never having your things disordered (or sea-soaked) again.
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Best Foot Forward
Section : Features
June/July 2008
The closing meeting is much like a first date: Stride into the room, and the first things they'll notice are your winning personality...and your shoes. Why run the risk of undoing the deal by donning a pair of desultory loafers? These high-end Oxfords will help ensure that you've got a leg (or two) up on the competition.
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Dilution Protection
Section : Closing
June/July 2008
Temenos aspires to keep its little corner of Anguilla immaculate.
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Green House Effect
Section : Closing
June/July 2008
Looking to buy a home and engage in some socially responsible investing? Look no further than the environmentally enlightened communities of coastal South Carolina.
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Just Right
Section : Closing
June/July 2008
Not too big, not too small, the Embraer Legacy 600 should fit your business -- and your travel.
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Hecho En Cuba
Section : Features
June/July 2008
The island manages to hold onto its cigar-world primacy despite three generations of the U.s. embargo.
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Presidente's Day
Section : The Report
June/July 2008
Cigar Country's native brew aims to conquer the world -- or at least the East Coast.
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Dilution Protection
Section : Closing
UK Premiere Issue
Temenos aspires to keep its little corner of Anguilla immaculate.
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Just Right
Section : Closing
UK Premiere Issue
Not too big, not too small, the Embraer Legacy 600 should fit your business -- and your travel.
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The Twofer
Section : Road Warrior
UK Premiere Issue
Loro Piana's ultra-luxe case for work and play. Verdict: sold!
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High Tech
Section : The High Life
August/September 2008
Whether on sand or in the sky, these rugged sunglasses can handle the heat.
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Slow Burn
Section : The High Life
August/September 2008
Two new cigars afford the chance to stop and smell the tobacco.
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Within Range
Section : Second Homes
August/September 2008
At these seven magnificent new residence resorts, you're the star of your own Western.
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Dane Cook
Section : Features
August/September 2008
Meet one of the most famous standup comedians and actors in America. You have more in common than you might think.
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What Yacht To Wear
Section : Features
August/September 2008
Capri, a pair of Italian brothers put on a clinic in how to look like you run a fashion company, race sailboats and land your helicopter in gardens throughout Italy. Amazing what the right cut of white pants can do.
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If They Can Make it Here
Section : Navigator
August/September 2008
A new FBO aims to take a bite out of the Big Apple.
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Extreme Makeover
Section : Open
September 2008
A plain-Jane Bugatti Veyron just not enough? Let Hermès pimp your ride.
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One-Bagger
Section : Directions
September 2008
Who on earth would haul BlackBerry, quantitative analyses and a mobile trading platform on a trip to a tropical paradise? You, that's who. But you can't go lugging just any old luggage to the lands of sandals and sand. These elegant travel bags will bear your burdens in style.
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Pilot Lite
Section : Close
September 2008
Finally, the plane (or car?) for the trader who has long viewed the highway as wasted runway space.
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