With the image of clear blue water behind them, Natasha Poly and Snejana Onopka star in the S/S 2010 Gucci Cruise campaign photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Mobiado Grand 350 Pioneer Luxury Phone
Luxury mobile phone maker Mobiado has just unveiled the Grand 350 Pioneer, the world’s first phone to “utilize the compelling beauty of meteorite.”
The company says that the Grand 350 Pioneer pays homage to NASA, more exactly, to the Pioneer 10 spacecraft that NASA launched back in 1972.
Pioneer 10 passed through the Solar System’s asteroid belt and is now on its way to Aldebaran (or Alpha Tauri) in the Taurus constellation.
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Goldplated Staples
Dutch Design house, Oooms has created this set of ultra-luxury, 14 karat gold-plated staples, packaged in a velvet jewelery style case.
Intended primarily as a form of jewelry, these luxury pieces can be applied to clothing (or just about anything) with the help of your average stapler.
24 pieces of these goldplated staples will cost you 140 euro ($210). Make sure not to waste it!
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Zidane & Rain @ IWC 1881 Heritage Grand Opening
South Korean pop star Rain attended yesterday the grand opening of the IWC Schaffhausen flagship store at the 1881 Heritage Boutique in Hong Kong.
IWC Schaffhausen (International Watch Co.) is a famous high-end Swiss watch manufacturer and Rain was personally invited for this grand opening.
French soccer star Zinedine Zidane who joined the brand’s army of ambassadors in 2008 was also in attendance for the opening.
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Charlize Theron kiss worth $140,000
Charlize Theron kissed a girl, Thursday night October 22. The kiss was really expensive, totaling at $140,000.
Both the kiss and the cash were part of a charity event held in San Francisco supporting the OneXOne Foundation, an organization committed to helping children in developing regions, to bring soccer fields and clean water to the children of South Africa by 2010, in time for the World Cup.
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BlackBerry Royal Blue Edition
BlackBerry Bold has launched a unique and rich smarthphone: the new BlackBerry Royal Blue Edition.
Crafted by Katherine Hughes of Republica Fashion, it derives inspiration from the Everton Football Club and even bears its logo.
Diamonds are neatly placed around the shiny sapphire dressings which accommodate the year 1878, the birth of Everton F.C.
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70-Year-Old Lobster Deserves Freedom
This 11 pound, 70-year old lobster is currently available for purchase at New York’s Oceana restaurant for $275.
Oceana purchased the 11-pound crustacean earlier this week after customers complained that the restaurant’s lobsters weren’t big enough.
(Because lobsters’ age can be determined by weight, the Oceana owners believe the 11 pound crustacean, nicknamed “Peter,” is approximately 70 years old).
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Gucci Debuts iPhone Application
Gucci has launched an iPhone and iPod Touch applications. They are now available at the application store for the iPhone and the iPod Touch.
The release coincides with the Gucci Icon-Temporary project, a traveling sneaker store which opens on October 24 at 43 Crosby Street in New York City.
It is also the only place you’ll be able to land a pair of limited edition sneakers designed with DJ, musician and producer Mark Ronson.
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You, Your Shoes and 72: Jimmy Choo competition
Jimmy Choo and the Elton John AIDS Foundation have launched the Project PEP collection to support the Simelela Rape Centre in South Africa.
The vibrant capsule collection features a distinctive and collectible punk rock motif print representing Jimmy Choo’s passionate and individualist spirit.
You could help raise awareness for this worthy cause by entering a photo competition. It’s very simple!
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Customize your Fendi Baguette Mezzo Punto
The Italian fashion house Fendi comes with a new funny concept of bag.
Now, you can have your Fendi Baguette, where “your” means unique and really representing your own style. How is it possible?
With the new Fendi limited edition called Baguette Mezzo Punto.
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Motorola Aura Diamond Edition
Motorola has announced another expensive Aura edition called Motorola Aura Diamond Edition. Plated with 18 carat gold, it features 34 diamonds:
30 diamonds are embedded above and bellow the phone’s circular display and 4 diamonds sit on the navigation key on the brown keypad.
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Titanium Mouse
Grade 1 titanium, high quality plastic resin, a neodymium scroll wheel and definitely a stylish design.
This limited edition handcrafted mouse, designed by Intelligent Design from the Netherlands, was created for those who demand perfection at their fingertips.
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Lamborghini’s latest Christmas gifts
Lamborghini has produced a range of limited edition gift-boxed candles and ceramic baubles, inspired by its Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni.
The color scheme for the gifts includes Blue Caelum and White Monocerus which are two of the eight colors the limited edition Gallardo is available in.
The Lamborghini 2009 Christmas gifts collection also includes 2010 wall and desk calendars, winter clothing and T-shirts.
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Bang & Olufsen BeoCom 5
Bang & Olufsen has introduced the BeoCom 5, which features dual phonelines, VOIP abilities, and speakerphone in full duplex.
No word on when the newest BeoCom will be unleashed, or how much it will cost.
Christian Dior second generation phone
Christian Dior announces the release of the second generation of their luxury phone line just in time for the holidays.
The new luxury phone line will be launched in December 2009 and will feature gold plated and black PVD-coated handsets with sapphire crystals.
The two models are the Zelie with red casing which costs around $7,900 and the Zenaide in white which retails for $13,400.
Croatia to get Europe’s First Rotating Hotel
The hotel will form the centerpiece of a new resort to be built near Split, the second-largest city in Croatia that is situated on the shores of the Adriatic Sea.
Designed by Richard Hywel Evans of Studio RHE the concept was proposed from a desire to provide sea views from each room.
The 61m diameter hotel will have three floors and will rotate 1.3 times per day. Guests will enter from below at lower ground level which does not rotate.
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Novitec Rosso Ferrari 430 Scuderia 747HP Edizione
To pay homage to the Ferrari F430, German tuners Novitec Rosso took a 430 Scuderia and made it into quite a beast.
With the help of Bi-compressor power output is increased to an impressive 747 horsepower (hence the name).
A special two-tone matte paint job, a host of interior modifications and new rolling stock mounted to an upgraded suspension round out the package.
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New BMW and MINI Bluetooth headsets
These new headsets are expected to be available starting December 2009 as part of the Original BMW Accessories and Original MINI Accessories.
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Laduree Macarons By Marni
Italian luxury brand Marni has teamed up with Parisian patisserie Ladurée to create an exclusive collection of delicious macaroons.
Consuelo Castiglioni, owner of Marni, designed these fashion statement boxes that incorporate the brand’s signature elements: polka dots and a gold flower.
Ladurée’s pastry chef Philippe Andrieu, meanwhile, has taken inspiration from Marni designs to make these mouth-watering chocolate delights, each to be adorned with a gold leaf.
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Courvoisier launches flagship luxury Cognac
Interbrand partnered with the Courvoisier team to design their recently launched luxury cognac, L’Essence de Courvoisier.
The nectar is presented in a Baccarat crystal, droplet shaped bottle suspended within a gold frame to accentuate its preciousness and retails at almost $3,000.
The cognac is a blend of eaux de vie from wines made at the beginning of the 20th century as well as from the 21st Century.
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