The ultimate downfall of the Dunhill brand was that it was out to compete with the other high-end private label, Davidoff.

Nice, after the high-end labels and pampered fashionistas uptown.

She frequently mixes kitschy vintage finds with high-end labels.

Some of her favourite designers include high-end Western labels such as Chanel or Dior.

But these days, mixing high-end labels with inexpensive, good looking, anonymous wares is also perceived as a badge of discernment.

But high-end labels with stratospheric prices are by no means everybody's grail.

Even his high-end purple label had a less corporate, more Heathcliff-worthy look, with a hacking-jacket suit with cuffs at the sleeve, strong shoulders and lean lines.

BurJuman has one of the highest concentrations of high-end labels and an easy-to-navigate floor plan with wide expanses of shiny marble.

For example, a 1989 Chateau Smith-Haut-Lafite, a high-end label, recently showed tired flavors and a too soft finish.

In fact, the greatest difficulty for stores buying hot high-end European labels like Prada is getting enough merchandise.