Mini has unveiled its new London 2012 special limited edition models to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The cars are available only in colors matching the Union Jack flag: Chilli Red, White Silver, or Lightning Blue.
The mirror housings and roof are slathered with the logo for the 2012 Olympics, and a tiny Union Jack stripe runs the length of the car.
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This Tag Heuer Link Smartphone has a white lizard leather cover with 1007 diamonds, totaling 2.53 carats, placed around a stainless steel body.
974 brilliant cut diamonds adorn the front housing, sides, back cover and crown. A white mother-of-pearl plate on the back is graced with a further 33 diamonds.
Finest white lizard skin and mirror-polished 316L stainless steel reinforce the dazzling clarity of these stones.
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British luxury retailer Alfred Dunhill will open its third overseas restaurant in Dubai’s Jumeirah Emirates Towers in early 2012.
The launch of Alfie’s Restaurant and Lounge is scheduled for January 2012, to coincide with the opening of the new Dunhill fashion store in the same location.
The Dubai restaurant will be Dunhill’s first in the Middle East and its third worldwide, following in the footsteps of existing venues in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
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The 55 metre superyacht Quinta Essentia, the largest vessel ever launched by the Netherlands’ Heesen Yachts, has been listed for sale for $100 million.
With sleek exterior lines by Frank Laupman of Omega Architects, the yacht’s most striking feature is a grand swimming pool on the aft deck complete with a waterfall.
The yacht has a very modern interior by Ken Freivokh Design and Michela Reverberi with metallic silver accents.
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Armani has released a video teaser for its underwear campaign starring the singer.
Shortly after launching its men’s campain with tennis player Rafael Nadal, Armani has released long-awaited images for its jeans range starring pop star Rihanna.
The singer is taking over from actress Megan Fox for the campaign, with the second batch of images — for the brand’s underwear line — yet to be brought out.
Rihanna is upping her advertising game at the moment, also having just been named the new face of skincare brand Nivea.
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One of the world’s largest diamonds, a pear-shaped 110.3-carat yellow rock, will go under the hammer in Geneva in November expecting to fetch about $15 million.
The Sun-Drop diamond, discovered in South Africa last year, is billed by Sotheby’s as the “world’s largest known pear-shaped fancy vivid yellow diamond“.
“This stone has immense presence and is truly stunning. It is also one of the largest diamonds ever to have appeared at auction,” Sotheby’s Switzerland co-chairman David Bennett told a news conference in Hong Kong.
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Louis Vuitton hosted a cocktail on Monday night at the storied Paris taxidermy store Deyrolle to celebrate the launch of the My Monogram service on Small Leather Goods
To set the mood, British artist Billie Achilleos transformed the maison’s signature wallets, coin pouches, belts, and bag hardware into a menagerie of animals.
The hardy armadillo, for instance, paid homage to the durability and quality of the leather, while the lively chameleon showed off LV’s wide spectrum of colors.
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Luxury Swiss watchmaker Hublot has created a $5 million diamond-encrusted ladies’ watch and plans to unveil it next year, Bloomberg reports.
The watch contains as many as 300 carats of polished diamonds, and is more expensive by $2 million than the Big Bang diamond watch model sold this year.
“Women are buying more than men, women are buying more often than men and women are very influential over men, so you have three good reasons to work on this population,” Chief Executive Officer Jean-Claude Biver said in an interview.
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South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics is bringing German’s fashion design brand Jil Sander into their newest device, the LG E906.
Conceived by Jil Sander Corporate Design, the sleek and slim device carries the brand’s signature electric blue.
With its technical platform provided by LG Electronics, the phone runs the next version of Microsoft’s smartphone operating system, Windows Phone 7.5.
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Mercedes-AMG is planning a smaller and cheaper version of the SLS supercar, which will take on cars like the Porsche 911 and the Jaguar C-X16.
In an interview with Auto Express the development director of performance division AMG, Cristoph Jung, said there is room for an AMG model below the SLS.
Jung also said that the success of the SLS Gullwing – which has now sold 5,000 models since 2009 – had paved the way for a second AMG model.
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Luxury hotel chain Waldorf Astoria has announced a partnership with high-end fashion brand Salvatore Ferragamo to produce a new range of guest amenities.
The kits, which will be available exclusively from Waldorf Astoria properties, are Salvatore Ferragamo’s first venture into beauty and grooming and are comprised of Eau de Toilette, amenities and bath products.
Featuring exclusively Italian ingredients, the set of products will be distributed under the name ‘Tuscan Soul’.
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International hotel chain Marriott has confirmed the opening of three new hotels in Doha, Qatar.
The company debuted its Renaissance, Courtyard and Executive Apartment brands for in Qatar October 4, adding nearly 600 rooms to the capital city in two skyscrapers.
The hotels are located in two 48-storey skyscrapers, part of the Doha City Center Mall complex, a huge shopping and tourism complex in Doha’s West Bay district.
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Maximilian Busser and Friends (MB&F), an independent watchmaker known for its extreme designs, has taken the wraps off its new Legacy Machine 1 watch.
Jean-Francois Mojon developed the design of the model’s movement, while Kari Voutilainen took care of its impeccable finishing.
The Legacy Machine No 1 is based on the idea of what if MB&F designed a watch not in 2011, but 1911. The end result is a watch that is traditional in shape.
Beating inside the new MB&F watch is a hand-wound three-dimensional movement. It supplies a 45-hour power reserve.
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Japanese Department store Takashimaya is selling three commemorative gold boxes for New Year “Osechiryori” food delicacies to mark its 180th anniversary.
The luxury lunch boxes, with three layers, are made from 18-karat gold and weigh 3.35 kilograms.
Takashimaya said it is selling only three of them for 18.9 million yen ($229,000) each for New Year and is accepting orders until Oct 11.
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French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier and luxury frame designer Alain Mikli have teamed up to create a stunning collection of glasses that will dazzle you!
The pair teamed up to create 20 models in three colours, with the added bonus of comfort and high-tech design.
Geeky, butterfly or round…sunglasses or corrective lenses…for men or women…everyone will find the pair they need to see and be seen.
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The Michelin New York Guide for 2012 is out and the inspectors have spoken, crowning two more restaurants with their top culinary honor, bumping up the star power for another two, and demoting another.
After languishing for years with one star, Eleven Madison Park steered by chef Daniel Humm has vaulted to the top to join the exclusive three-star club, home of gastronomic stalwarts Daniel, Jean Georges, Le Bernardin, Masa and Per Se.
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While there are iPhones and Blackberries encrusted in gold, platinum and diamonds Dior has decided this is exactly where they should enter the market with a new phone
The Dior Touch Phone runs on Android and it’s made from the finest materials, such as: sapphire crystal, steel, gold, diamond and mother-of-pearl.
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Kiki de Montparnasse and aruliden have collaborated in the creation of a uniquely luxurious chess set that combines strategy and sensuality.
The exquisite set is made of the highest quality materials. Thirty-two individual pieces with matte and gloss finishes hold court on a handmade walnut game board.
Each playing piece has a hidden function. What if we tell you that the pieces are actually vibrating?
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Balmain is adapting to the rougher economic climate, launching a more affordable line called Pierre Balmain next spring.
The new line gets a preview in a film directed by Inez & Vinoodh that follows Pierre Balmain-clad model Abbey Lee Kershaw and her band, Our Mountain, across NYC.
Judging from the campaign, the new label will stay true to Balmain’s signature rock’n’roll feel established by former designer Christophe Decarnin, despite its creative direction taking place outside the fashion house.
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To mark its 125th anniversary, Italian jewelry manufacturer Bvlgari has teamed up with Italian sparkling mineral water San Pellegrino.
The bottle will feature a unique Bulgari inspired label featuring the image of a yellow gold necklace embellished with diamonds, turquoises, emeralds and amethysts.
Gemstone exclusive 75ml bottle packaging is expected to be sold in Bulgari’s International Touring Exhibition in Paris running through January 2012.
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The fashion house of Valentino launches its new fragrance in September 2011. Destined to younger women, it is named Valentina.
The fragrance, inspired by Rome and Italian flavors, is developed in collaboration with Puig and perfumers Alberto Morillas and Olivier Cresp.
Freja Beha Erichsen stars in the fragrance’s ad, shot by David Sims, and accompanying video (below), shot by Johan Renck.
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