They are attuned to fashion nuances in Europe. Also, Timberland is perceived as something of a luxury product in Europe and Asia,

Strong consumer interest in higher-priced athletic shoes is leading to slackening interest in Timberland's fashion products,

To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not, rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common - this is my symphony. William Henry Channing's Symphony: some background, and its appearance in an Arthur Brisbane editorial - from the 1906 collection, "Editorials From The Hearst Newspapers"

The luxury customer is still out there. Going into 2006 the luxury customer will continue to shop if the fashion and product are right.

War destroys men, but luxury destroys mankind; at once corrupts the body and the mind.

Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessaries.