The luxury house Yves Saint Laurent has chosen American actress Jessica Chastain (The Tree of Life, The Help) as the face of its new fragrance.
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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Wallace Chan’s debut at the Biennale des Antiquaires
Hong Kong-based designer Wallace Chan is exhibiting his high jewelry creations at the 26th Biennale des Antiquaires in Paris.
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Carven to team up with Petit Bateau
Edgy Parisian label Carven is due to unveil its first capsule collection for Petit Bateau. Nine looks for adults and children are in the offing with price tags starting at 50 €.
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Hublot Singapore Pop-up Store
“BIG BANG”, the world’s first Hublot pop-up store has been unveiled at the main atrium of Paragon Shopping Mall in the heart of Orchard Road in Singapore.
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£300 Million House Up For Sale in London
A 60,000 square foot property in Knightsbridge, thought to be the most expensive ever marketed in Britain, is seeking buyers, at an asking price of £300m.
The 45-bedroom palace overlooking London’s Hyde Park has been offered to a few super-rich international players in the hope of finding a buyer.
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McQ opens flagship store on Dover Street
British luxury label Alexander McQueen has added another shop to its sprawling retail empire. The new McQ flagship store on London’s fashionable Dover Street is the second, more affordable, line’s first dedicated retail space.
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Style.com launches its first Arabic website
Style.com Arabia, the “new fashion capital of the Middle East,” is Condé Nast‘s first fashion publication for the Middle East and first-ever Arabic online publication.
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Monaco Yacht Show 2012
One of the most important events in the super yacht calendar, The Monaco Yacht Show kicks off on September 19 and runs until September 22.
The 22nd edition of the Monaco Yacht Show is showcasing a fleet of 103 superyachts for four days, turning the Port Hercules marina into the host for some of the world’s biggest and most luxurious vessels. The latest designs and constructions will be seen by more than 28,000 visitors including industry experts.
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Ritz-Carlton’s first hotel in Tunisia
The Ritz-Carlton group will open its first Tunisian hotel in Sidi Bou Saïd (outskirts of Tunis) in 2014. The Ritz-Carlson Tunis Carthage will offer 129 suites, seven restaurants, a vast ballroom and a wellness center featuring a spa.
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Fendi Casa Debuts Ambiente Cucina
Fendi Casa will unveil the Ambiente Cucina collection at the brand’s largest showroom in the U.S. on 20th September, 2012.
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LVMH to open Maldives resort in 2013
Luxury giant Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy LVMH will open a resort hotel in the Maldives in 2013. The resort will consist of 46 luxury villas and the property is currently under construction on the island of Randheli in Noonu Atoll.
“Maldives has (also) become the birthplace of tourism innovation,” Maleeh Jamal, deputy minister of tourism, arts and culture told the e-daily.
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The five most expensive hotel rooms in Brazil
Hotel prices in Brazil are some of the fastest growing in the world according to a recent survey. With international events on the horizon such as the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and the Olympic Games in 2016, room rates are set to rise even further over the next few years. Here is a look at the five most expensive hotel rooms in the country.
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Laduree brings French macarons to Hong Kong
Luxury French baking brand Ladurée will be arriving in Hong Kong later this year, with its first outlet to open in Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui.
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World’s best Chinatowns unveiled
There is a Chinatown in every major city around the globe, marking the footprint of the Chinese diaspora, says CNNGo magazine Wednesday.
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W Hotels opens its first hotel in Central America
W Hotels announced this Wednesday that it was opening a new property in Panama City, the first for the brand in Central America.
Slated to open in 2016, W Panama will become an iconic addition to Panama City’s skyline as part of the 50-floor Evolution Tower located in the city’s financial center.
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Johnnie Walker teams up with Chinese artist Maleonn
Scotch whisky brand Johnnie Walker has recruited Chinese artist Maleonn to collaborate on its Mid-Autumn Festival marketing campaign.
Maleonn is an award-winning contemporary Chinese artist who has gained a cult following for his theatrical and nostalgic photographs.
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Burberry Unveil High-Tech Flagship Store in London
After two years of renovation work, London Fashion Week favorite Burberry has unveiled its new Regent Street store in London.
Burberry‘s ultimate luxury customer service includes futuristic on-screen technology, bespoke digital signage on all floors and clever radio-frequency identification (RFID) which provides audio-visual content on selected items carrying microchips.
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Two new Hard Rock hotels to rock China
Hard Rock hotels will be opened in the Chinese cities of Shenzhen and Haikou by 2015, announced the international lifestyle chain Tuesday.
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Croatia registers record tourism figures
Croatia‘s tourism sector, a driving force in the country’s ailing economy, registered record figures during the first eight months of the year, a minister said on Friday.
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The Montblanc Meisterstück Mozart Collection
Montblanc’s Hommage à Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Writing Instruments are the most feminine interpretation of the iconic Montblanc Meisterstück.
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso: A Rose for Emergency
On the occasion of the 69th Venice Film Festival, Jaeger-LeCoultre is pursuing its partnership with “Emergency”, by supporting a maternity hospital in Afghanistan.
Actress Cristiana Capotondi and other celebrities have lent their support to this highly worthwhile, holding a rose and wearing a Reverso watch engraved with a rose – the flower chosen to symbolise this initiative.
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