Monthly Archives: August 2012

Nicki Minaj and Jeremy Scott

Nicki Minaj, Big Sean, and 2NE1 Star In Adidas Ad

Nicki Minaj and Jeremy Scott

Nicki Minaj teams up with Big Sean, Korean artists 2NE1, and designer Jeremy Scott for a new ad campaign for retro-inspired shoe and clothing line Adidas Originals.

The star-studded clip spans cities around the globe, including New York, Tokyo, and Rio de Janeiro, and features a tune called “Masquerade” that Minaj wrote for the ad.
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American Airlines Boeing 757

American Airlines to offer bag delivery for a fee

American Airlines Boeing 757

American Airlines announced on August 2 that it will be offering its passengers a delivery service for up to ten bags if they are prepared to pay an additional fee.

The luggage will be taken to the passenger’s hotel, home or final destination for an additional cost of $29.95 for one bag, $39.95 for two, and $49.95 for up to 10 bags.
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CitySpire Center

New York apartment listed for $100 million

Penthouse in Manhattan

An 8,000-square-foot penthouse in midtown Manhattan is on sale for $100 million, the most expensive apartment currently on the market in New York.

The apartment which sits atop the CitySpire skyscraper on West 56th Street, is described by Prudential Douglas Elliman as “the crown jewel” in the condominium.
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New York Plaza Hotel

New York’s Plaza Hotel to go to Indian group

New York Plaza Hotel

India’s Sahara Group is set to purchase a controlling stake in New York’s Plaza Hotel for $570 million.

The 105-year-old luxury hotel overlooking Central Park in New York is currently owned by Israeli tycoon Yitzhak Tshuva and Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal.

Tshuva will receive $400 million for its 60 percent stake while Talal will receive a smaller amount and retain a 25 percent stake.
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Kate Middleton Vanity Fair Best Dressed List 2012

Kate Middleton tops Vanity Fair’s Best Dressed List

Kate Middleton Vanity Fair Best Dressed List 2012

Catherine Middleton has topped Vanity Fair’s annual international best-dressed list, while more unusual appearances in the top ten come from the likes of 83-year-old photographer Bill Cunningham and 80-year-old reporter Morley Safer.

Showcasing the “international cream of 2012’s fashionable crop,” the full list appears in the September 2012 Vanity FairStyle Issue.
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rome colosseum

Tod’s to restore Rome’s Colosseum

Diego Della Valle

The $30 million restoration of the Colosseum financed by Diego Della Valle – the founder of luxury leather good maker Tod’s – will begin in December.

The restoration of the Colosseum will last two and a half years and the ancient monument, which is one of the most visited sites in the world, will be covered in scaffolding but will be accessible to the public throughout.
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D'Arros Island

L’Oreal heiress sells island paradise in Seychelles

Arros Island

Copyright: Vladi Private Islands GmbH

L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, France’s richest woman, has sold a string of private islands in the Seychelles to a firm linked to an ocean conservation foundation.

Bettencourt, 89, bought D’Arros Island along with several neighbouring islets for $18 million in 1998 and recently sold them for $60 million to a Seychelles-registered business, Housing and Habitat Minister Christian Lionnet said.

The stunning islands are located in the Indian Ocean, about 250 kilometres (155 miles) southwest of the main Seychelles island of Mahe.
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Charlotte Casiraghi second Gucci campaign

Charlotte Casiraghi’s second Gucci campaign

Charlotte Casiraghi second Gucci campaign

Italian fashion house Gucci has presented the second “Forever Now” campaign featuring Princess of Monaco Charlotte Casiraghi, daughter of Caroline of Monaco.

This new campaign shot in black and white by famous photographers Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin celebrates Gucci’s equestrian heritage.
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