Qatar Airways, one of the largest carriers in the world, announced on Monday that it was joining the Oneworld Alliance. Other major members of the alliance include American Airlines, British Airways and Cathay Pacific.
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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Refinery 29 teams up with DKNY to release bags
Internet fashion portal Refinery 29 worked with DKNY to create the website’s first line of bags. A seven-piece handbag line, Refinery29 + DKNY will go on sale in March 2013 and will be available at DKNY stores, dkny.com and refinery29.com.
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Maison Martin Margiela for H&M Ad Campaign
H&M have released the campaign images for their highly-anticipated collaboration with Maison Martin Margiela, shot by Sam Taylor-Johnson.
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Steve Jobs Tribute Laptops auctioned for charity
To mark the one-year anniversay of Steve Job’s death a limited edition Apple MacBook Pro is being auctioned for charity.
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Atlanta says no to Ferdinand Porsche Avenue
The city of Atlanta has turned down a request to rename a street Ferdinand Porsche Avenue, because of the Porsche founder’s early association with the Nazis.
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Want A Leica Designed By Paul Smith?
Alongside a range of new devices, the camera specialists have announced an exclusive special edition Leica X2 designed by Paul Smith.
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Louis Vuitton Nelly Strass Plum sunglasses
Seen at Louis Vuitton’s Fall/Winter 2012-2013 fashion show, the Nelly Strass Plum sunglasses were inspired by the great women travelers of the early 20th century.
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Alila Hotels to launch a luxury wooden Phinisi boat
Alila Hotels & Resorts, the boutique resort company with properties in Bali and India, is planning to launch its own luxury wooden sail boat.
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Girard-Perregaux Unveils Le Corbusier Watch Trilogy
This week luxury Swiss watchmaker Girard-Perregaux launched the Le Corbusier trilogy collection which pays tribute to the architect, urban planner and designer.
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Dubai to build Taj Mahal replica
A replica of India’s world-famous Taj Mahal, four times the size of the original, is to be built in Dubai as what is to be billed as the world’s grandest wedding venue.
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Saint Laurent Paris Spring 2013 Ad Campaign
Following up his recent re-branding of Yves Saint Laurent to Saint Laurent Paris, creative director Hedi Slimane captures a promotional campaign for the spring 2013 collection starring Polish top model Anja Rubik.
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Montblanc Writers Edition 2012 Jonathan Swift
With its Writers Edition issued every year since 1992, Montblanc remembers the literary icons of history and their legacies with exquisitely crafted writing instruments.
The Writers Edition 2012 is dedicated to British-Irish writer Jonathan Swift: writer, poet and essayist often considered the most important prose satirist in the English language, and creator of the satiric masterpiece: “Gulliver’s Travels”.
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Cathay Pacific unveils new business class upgrades
Cathay Pacific unveiled its new regional business class upgrades on Monday which marked its 66th anniversary as Hong Kong’s home carrier.
The new features, developed over a period of two years, took into account the findings of a survey of members of Cathay Pacific’s frequent-flyer Marco Polo Club.
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Bottega Veneta releases first book
The Italian fashion house Bottega Veneta pays homage to the craftsmanship behind their collections, in a new book released by Rizzoli on October 2.
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Albert Einstein’s God Letter to be auctioned online
A handwritten letter in which Albert Einstein questioned the existence of God is going up for sale on EBay, with bids starting at $3 million.
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Chanel’s hula-hoop beach bag
The biggest accessory news out of Paris Fashion Week–well is the hula-hoop bag that Karl Lagerfeld showed at Chanel for Tuesday’s Spring 2013 runway show.
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Burberry launches ‘The Britain’ watch
Burberry‘s The Britain celebrates 158 years of the London-based brand, and marks the company’s first venture into the luxury watch market.
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The 10 most expensive cars ever sold at auction
A round-up of the most expensive cars ever to go under the hammer.
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Zadig & Voltaire boss apologises over China gaffe
The boss of Zadig & Voltaire has apologised for saying that Chinese tourists would not be welcome at an exclusive new hotel planned by the company in Paris.
Company founder Thierry Gillier told fashion industry journal WWD late last month: “We are going to select guests. It won’t be open to Chinese tourists, for example.”
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China becomes world’s biggest importer of armagnac
China has displaced Britain as the world’s biggest importer of armagnac following a spectacular surge in sales of the upmarket brandy produced in southwestern France.
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Vertu x Italia Independent Constellation Blue Phones
Vertu and the brand Italia Independent, created by Lapo Elkan, launch a unique collection of mobile phones, “Constellation Blue” with two different models.
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