November 19th, 2009

The Louis Vuitton auction, held last night at Sotheby’s on New Bond Street, saw seven special orders sold for a total of £495,000 in aid of the Red Cross.
Louis Vuitton offered six masters of savoir-faire the opportunity to create a unique special order that embodies their expertise in their respective professions.

August 18th, 2009

The Rolls-Royce Motor Cars design team has announced a new Rolls-Royce Phantom Bespoke collection exclusively for the Arabian market.
The exclusive sedan features a Crème Light and Saddle Tan two-tone interior, hand-knotted silk rugs, and moccasin carpets.
Other design touches include “Mother of Pearl” wood inlays and silver dhow (an Arab sailboat) accents on the door trim and front passenger side dashboard.

July 13th, 2009

Roberto Cavalli is launching a made-to-measure service for clients who want that certain cocktail, evening or wedding dress in tune with the spirit of the Italian fashion house.
Called Roberto Cavalli Saint-Honoré, the service will offer entirely handmade dresses in a special private space above the Rue Saint-Honoré store.
No more than 35 dresses are to be produced each year, with prices starting at 30,000 euros, or $41,950, for a cocktail dress.

June 1st, 2009

If expensive supercars aren’t unique enough for you, Eng-i-Creation can whip up a one-off silver and gold embellished custom folding key-fob for only about $7,000.
Featured here is the Gumpert Apollo key that is a foldable key and comes with integrated remote control.
Crafted in silver and fine wood, the Gumpert logo is embellished in gold and the lion-eagle part of the log sit on blood red enamel base.

May 24th, 2009

“What’s better than a Louis Vuitton monogram bag? A Louis Vuitton bag with your own monogram on it.”
That’s the thinking behind the house’s Mon Monogram service (which means My Monogram in English).
Louis Vuitton has been allowing customers to personalize luggage and smaller items like wallets for a while, but you can now put your initials on its signature Speedy 30 or Keepall Bandoulière 55 bags.

May 7th, 2009

The latest commissioned piece from Louis Vuitton is the “Breakfast in the Desert” trunk, which allows complete entertainment on the move.
LV’s Patrick-Louis Vuitton said that the Chinese client wanted to be able to watch television and offer coffee to his friends wherever he traveled in the world, including the remotest desert
They fitted their trunk with two solar panels that provided juice to a flat-screen TV, a DVD player, a radio, tuner and also a coffee machine.
