Lane Crawford Spring 2012 Campaign

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Lane Crawford, a leading retailer in Hong Kong and Beijing, unveiled its gorgeous Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott-photographed Spring Summer ad campaign.

The images feature actress Li Bingbing, “It” girl Chen Ran and model Sui He — each woman featuring in a collage of images of herself against an emerald background.

The labels featured include Alexander McQueen,  Azzedine Alaïa, Lanvin, Yves Saint Laurent, Celine and Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci, according to WWD.
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Dolce & Gabbana The One Sport fragrance launch

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Dolce & Gabbana has revealed the campaign images for its very first men’s sports fragrance, which goes on sale next month.

Following 2008′s original The One for Men and 2010′s The One Gentlemen, the third scent in The One collection is a lighter and fresher sports scent, with notes including patchouli and cardamom, as well as accents of rosemary and sequoia forest.
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The 10 Hardest to Get Restaurant Reservations

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Eater.com has just released a list of the 10 hardest restaurant reservations to get in the world — and also offers tips on how to defy the odds and squeak one in.

Not surprisingly, Danish chef Rene Redzepi’s restaurant Noma topped food blog Eater.com’s list, as it receives 20,000 reservation requests a day.

The Copenhagen restaurant has quickly filled the vacuum left behind by the closure of legendary Spanish restaurant el Bulli last year.
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BMW electric i5 for 2015?

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BMW will launch a mid-range MPV aimed at larger families in 2015, to complete its ‘Project i’ series of upcoming electric vehicles.

Although the first ‘i’ model — the i3 — hasn’t even hit the roads yet, BMW executives are already planning to augment the range.

Essentially, the proposed i5 is designed to compete with models such as the recently launched Toyota Prius V, an enlarged version of the hybrid bestseller which can seat up to seven passengers and offers plenty of cabin space.
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Louis Vuitton to unveil jewellery studio, perfume

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French luxury brand Louis Vuitton will open a boutique and jewellery studio on Paris’ Place Vendome this spring and is preparing its first perfume.

“In April we will have our own jewellery workshop and in May will will open our boutique in the same building,” the label’s head Yves Carcelle said.

The project, unveiled in an area of Paris synonymous with luxury, will allow Louis Vuitton to “rejoin the exclusive club of the few jewellers who have their own workshops on the Place” and make the coveted adornments in situ, he said.
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Roberto Cavalli reveals beauty line ‘dream’

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Roberto Cavalli has divulged beauty projects, with his wife and label’s creative director Eva Cavalli revealing makeup plans are to be explored in the coming year.

In an interview with WWD published January 27, Eva described launching a color cosmetics collection as “a dream,” while Roberto suggested hair dye could even be a potential area for expansion in the future.

“I love it. Color is key for me,” said the creator. “I’d like to make many, many things with color and cosmetics — even color for the hair.”
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