Tea had been introduced into England in the 1660s as part of the dowry of Portuguese princess Catherine de Braganza when she ... it became a fashionable status symbol among the wealthy who could ...

While 2024 was all about vintage watches and expensive alarm clocks, different status symbols are taking over in 2025. Home decor is now all about stained-glass lamps and $600 calendars.

Thankfully the symbols they use are (mostly) universal, so once you've learned what each represents (as we explain below) you shouldn't have any problems no matter what you find in your laundry basket ...