Lenny Kravitz to design new Miami hotel

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Grammy-award winning musician Lenny Kravitz is to once again turn his hand to hotel design, according to reports from the US.

The singer-songwriter is said to be working on rooms for the SLS Hotel at South Beach, set to open next year in Miami, Florida as a sister property to the luxury SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills, California.

Kravitz, who runs a design studio called Kravitz Design Inc., has been given responsibility for putting together the decor of a bungalow and penthouse suite.
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LeBron James to open concept store

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In a timely announcement during the ongoing NBA Finals and a possible first championship, basketball superstar LeBron James will launch a luxury store called Unknwn in Miami this fall.

According to the Hypebeast blog, Unknwn will offer a mix of apparel, footwear, and other lifestyle gear by brands including OriginalFake, A.P.C. and Nike Tier Zero.

This opening comes as part of a trend that has seen basketball turning increasingly fashionable beyond the usual sneaker endorsements, with the New York Knicks’ Amar’e Stoudemire visiting fashion shows and being featured in US Vogue.
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ELLE Spa Comes to Eden Roc Renaissance

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Fashion magazine Elle will premier Elle Spa at the Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach in June.

This joint venture is the first for Elle and an unprecedented partnership between a media property and a luxury resort.

The 22,000-square-foot space boasts design and decor inspired by the Mediterranean coastline.
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World’s largest cruise ship makes US debut

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Allure of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship along with its twin Oasis of the Seas, made its US debut Thursday with operator Royal Caribbean showing off innovations including the first Starbucks coffee house at sea.

Allure soars 65 meters (213 feet) above the waterline, stretches 360 meters (1,181 feet) from bow to stern and fully loaded weighs 225,282 tons.

It was built by South Korea’s STX Finland Cruise shipyards in Finland at a cost of one billion dollars. The Allure made its US debut after a 13-day transatlantic journey from Turku, Finland, to Florida.
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Versace mansion lives on as Miami hotel

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Barton G. Weiss, a Miami restaurateur, has turned the late Gianni Versace’s beachfront villa into a 10-room hotel, The New York Times reports.

The hotel, called The Villa by Barton G., is modeled on a Roman palazzo filled with fountains, frescoes and stained glass, featuring a pool and terrace tiled in thousands of colorful mosaics.

Gianni Versace’s former bedroom has a nine-foot-wide bed, two balconies and – for those who don’t pack light — seven closets. Rooms start at $2,100.
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$1.5 Million Luxury Gown

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Fashion designer Jad Ghandour and Danasha Luxury are set to unveil a luxury dress valued at $1.5 million during Miami International Fashion Week.

The couture dress will incorporate diamonds and gold as well as other fine materials and precious gems.

The luxury dress is set to be worn down the runway by a celebrity model on March 20, but until then it’s in the safe hands of two armed security guards.
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