Julia Frauche and male model Luca S pose for David Vasiljevic’s lens in the new Gucci eyewear campaign shot for the spring season.
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Monthly Archives: March 2012
PLAY Comme des Garçons x Coca-Cola
Ahsley Shen created designs for a limited edition collaboration between Coca-Cola and PLAY Comme des Garçons. Presented are three designs, that package the classic Coke can in the PLAY design.
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Maldives’ first golf course
Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort and Spa in Addu Atoll is due to open the first full-sized golf course in the Maldives on 27 March.
The nine-hole course sits on 7.5 hectares of previously undeveloped land. Designed for recreational golfers, most of the holes are par three and average 123 yards.
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Hotel prices could triple during Olympic Games
Hotel prices in London could triple this summer during the Olympic Games, as thousands of competitors, officials and spectators flood the city during the event.
The average cost of a London hotel room during the games will be £213 (€256) a night, 102 percent up on the same period the year before, Hotels.com found.
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Etihad going organic for First Class meals
Not content with loading professional chefs onto its planes, Etihad has now gone one step further by sourcing daily produce from an organic farm in the UAE.
The products are provided by Abu Dhabi Organics Farms, a prize-winning outfit which is managing to cultivate vegetables and fruits and raise cows, chickens and goats despite the blistering heat of the desert that surrounds it.
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Warhol’s ‘Double Elvis’ aims for $50 million sale
A painting by Pop Art king Andy Warhol depicting rock ‘n’ roll king Elvis Presley as a cowboy gunslinger is expected to fetch $30-$50 million when it goes on sale in May.
“Double Elvis,” executed in black and silvery white in 1963, “is a seminal piece from the iconic series devoted to the singer,” Sotheby’s said. The painting “epitomizes the artist’s obsessions with fame, stardom and the public image.”
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Rihanna For Armani’s New Campaign – VIDEO
Rihanna has renewed her Armani contract for another season and the singer’s latest advert for the brand has just been released.
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Mandarin Oriental Cuisine Takes Flight on Lufthansa
Business and first class passengers on Lufthansa flights from the US to Germany will are now able to enjoy meals provided by luxury hotel chain Mandarin Oriental.
The menu features dishes especially created by award-winning chefs at Mandain Oriental properties in San Francisco, New York and Miami.
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Sonia Rykiel Spring 2012 Campaign
Constance Jablonski returns as the face of Sonia Rykiel for the label’s spring 2012 campaign photographed by Cédric Buchet.
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Fire destroys luxury cars in Place Vendome
The wealthiest square in Paris was evacuated last Thursday after a huge fire broke out underneath the French capital’s Ritz hotel.
Dozens of people were treated for smoke inhalation and at least 15 luxury cars were destroyed in the blaze in a five-storey underground car park in Place Vendome.
France’s Ministry of Justice was among buildings evacuated, along with numerous jewellery and designer fashion shops.
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Hamilton Khaki Navy Pioneer Watch
Following 2011′s attractively styled Hamilton Pan Europ watch, Hamilton has released another exciting vintage inspired watch at Baselworld 2012.
The Hamilton Khaki Navy Pioneer is a homage to the marine chronometers that Hamilton made for the US Navy in the 1940s, and can be worn on a strap or displayed in a marine chronometer-style box and used as a table clock.
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Lamborghini Aventador “Boeing Dreamliner Edition”
In recognition of its partnership with Boeing on advanced materials such as the carbon fiber used in the 787 Dreamliner, Lamborghini has unveiled a one-of-a-kind Aventador LP 700-4 with a swoopy, blue and white Dreamliner-esque color scheme.
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Bentley: In Search of Snow – VIDEO
Bentley has just released a new exploratory short film “In Search of Snow” featuring world-renowned big-mountain skier and modern day Bentley Boy, Chris Davenport.
The film premiered during Aspen Fashion Week and depicts the hometown extreme athlete’s sense of journey, adventure and discovery through Colorado’s famed scenic and winding San Juan Skyway in a Bentley Continental GTC convertible.
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Traditional Chinese Calendar Watch by Blancpain
An interesting new piece from Blancpain — and a reflection on the attention given to the Chinese consumer these days. With it, Blancpain lays claim to the first mechanical wristwatch equipped with a traditional Chinese calendar.
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Swissotel’s new gym room service
Swiss hotel chain Swissotel chain is to offer fitness equipment in guest rooms in its hotels around the world.
The chain announced March 12 that as part of its new ‘Vitality’ program being rolled out this year, guests will have the opportunity to order gym equipment to be set up in their rooms, complete with instructions.
Equipment options for healthy travelers include a Swiss ball, Aero Step, yoga mats, Thera-Bands, or Pilates rings, Swissotel said.
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Alber Elbaz writes his first book
Lanvin celebrates the last 10 years of Alber Elbaz’ work with the publication of their new book, Alber Elbaz, Lanvin.
The 700-page tome is a comprehensive guide to the design and production methods required to create a fashion collection.
The first several pages will remain empty, reported the Los Angeles Times, to evoke his daily creative process. “That is how I start every day,” he divulged.
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Hong Kong is most expensive place to rent office space
Hong Kong is now the most expensive place to take office space, according to the latest figures from Knight Frank.
Hong Kong’s prime office space, which includes the city’s bustling Central district, was renting for as much as a monthly HK$1,046 (US$135) per square meter last year, a growth of 28%.
By contrast, growth in London’s spiffy West End – formerly the world’s most expensive – slowed last year after a rapid 31% climb in 2010.
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Prada Spring/Summer 2012 Real Fantasies video
Following a string of surrealist influenced fashion films by Miu Miu and Cartier’s fantastical “Cartier Odyssey,” Prada is on track to receive the trippiest video campaign of S/S 2012 accolade following the release of its latest “Real Fantasies” short.
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Chanel Boy Hangbags Spring 2012 Campaign
Alice Dellal becomes the face of Chanel Boy handbag collection. Accompanying the new advertisement is “My New Friend Boy”, a video directed by Karl Largerfeld.
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Two-Tone Rolls-Royce Ghost Program
The facelifted Rolls-Royce Phantom Series II wasn’t the only new model launched by Rolls-Royce at this week’s Geneva Motor Show. Rolls-Royce also used the Swiss event to unveil a new two-tone color option for the Ghost.
Until now, Ghost customers could only customise their car’s paintwork by optioning the Silver Satin bonnet finish, which only continues up to the A-pillars and windscreen surround. The new option extends the contrast theme to roof, rear pillars and boot lid.
The particular car used at Geneva (pictured below) to preview the option was finished in Infinity Black, with a Cassiopeia Silver upper two-tone.
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Kempinski Stafford London offers £100,000 package
The Stafford hotel London by Kempinski has launched a decadent £100,000 Anniversary Package to celebrate 100 years of luxury service.
A person, who buys this package, will enjoy three nights at the Stafford’s Penthouse of The Stafford Mews or Guv’nor’s Suite.
This guest can choose in-room dining during the stay, or enjoy meals in the hotel’s dining facilities – The Lyttelton and American Bar. For this purpose a £10,000 dining credit is issued to the buyer of the package.
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