Fashion may be fabulous, but what price true luxury? With incredible access to the glamorous world of the luxury brand, "Deluxe goes" deep inside the workings of today's world of profit margins and market share to discover the fate of real luxury. From the importance of fashion owners, to red carpet stars and the seasonal 'must-have' handbags, Dana Thomas shows how far illustrious houses have moved from their roots. Thomas witnesses how these 'luxury' handbags are no longer one in a million, discovers why luxury brand clothing doesn't last as long, and finds out just who is making your perfume. From terrifying raids on the Chinese sweat shops to the daunting chic of Paris workshops, from the handcrafting and economics of early-twentieth century designers to the violent truth behind the 'harmless' fakes, "Deluxe" goes deep into the world of extravagance, and asks: where can true luxury go now?

黛娜•托馬斯（Dana Thomas），《新聞周刊》巴黎分社資深文化與時尚作傢，她從1994年開始為《紐約時報》雜誌撰寫報導，並且在各種刊物發錶文章，包括《紐約客》、《哈潑時尚》、《時尚》、《華盛頓郵報》與倫敦的《金融時報》。她也是《哈潑時尚》雜誌澳洲版巴黎特派員，以及巴黎英美媒體協會與海外媒體俱樂部成員。1996年到1999年，托馬斯在巴黎的大學教授新聞學。

過去15年，她為《華盛頓郵報》、《新聞周刊》與《時代》雜誌巴黎分社撰寫關於時尚與精品事業的報導，她探討精品工業黑暗麵的文章鞭闢入裏，揭發普拉達、古馳與巴寶莉等名牌不願讓大眾知道的真相。