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The Paris home of Helena Rubinstein. Photo credit: Condé Nast Archive. One of the subtle markers of wealth that people often fail to pick up on is the classic mid-conversation yawn. To the untrained eye, the gesture appears to be nothing more than a natural response to fatigue, but in truth it is a coded indicator of status that can effectively signify both affluence and leisure. Typically, conspicuous luxury items—sports cars, yachts, private airplanes—succeed at making the strongest impressions on…

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