A businessman (left) admires luxury watches selling for over $20,000 at a business event catering to wealth and extravagance November 25, 2008 in New York City. Despite the difficult economic times, hundreds of men and women, mainly from the financial world, participated in the evening event where tickets start at $250. 2008 witnessed one of modern capitalisms greatest crisis to date. New York City, and specifically the area around Wall Street, was Ground Zero for the economic meltdown. Its boutiques, streets and money markets all told a story about fortunes won and fortunes lost in the blink of an eye.
