Making the chocolates you could mistake for jewels was the easy part—the challenge for our cover was the lettering.

Brands and artists are now customizing luxury bags with more than just monograms, offering hand-painted personalization.

When people say English tea set, they tend to mean at least a teapot, a practical milk jug, and a saucer for every participant; sugar bowls and spare creamers show up whenever the host is feeling ...