Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen is featured in new fashion campaign for Spanish house Loewe F/W 09/10.
Shot by Inez and Vinoodh, the ad features the model with Loewe’ latest bags, sprawled in a lounge chair.
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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Prince Andrew hit as ski firm goes under
Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, is the latest victim to the economic downturn.
Luxist reports that ski chalet rental company Descent International has gone into liquidation meaning that guests may lose their deposits for winter vacations.
A total of nearly £500,000 including a deposit made by the Duke of York might not be returned.
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Most Expensive Stool
Sold by a jewelry store in China’s Jiangsu province, this expensive stool is made of 110 lbs of solid gold and is priced at $1.3 million.
Most Expensive Speakers in the World
The swedish company Aesthesis has developed a gorgeous loudspeaker which is now up for sale.
Tagged at 60,000 Euro ($85,000) for a pair, just 100 of these limited edition speakers will hit the shelf.
The Gramophone speakers are handcrafted in Sweden of carbon fibre and stainless steel with immaculate attention to detail.
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Madonna wears Balmain in her new video
Madonna’s Dress for Celebration Video comes from Balmain Fall 2009 campaign.
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Chanel Paris Moscou Jewelry Line
Coco Chanel was really intrigued by the Russian spirit in 1920’s and Karl Lagerfeld used this fact as inspiration for the Pre-Fall 2009 Chanel Collection!
The accessories for this years fall collections are exquisite! With tons of bold necklaces, huge handmade head pieces, unique shoes and beautiful rings.
The jewelry line features Russian icons such as Matriochka dolls, red stars and items inspired by Imperial Russia.
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Absolut Vodka Rock Edition
Absolut worked with designer Natalia Brilli to design this Rock Edition.
The new bottle – wrapped in an exclusive package of leather and studs – pays tribute to the “vibrant, bold and irreverent world of rock”.
The studded leather bottle follows the success of the limited edition “Masquerade” and “Disco” bottles.
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Louis Vuitton Monogram Revelation Bag
Now available through Louis Vuitton is a Revelation Keep-all Bag, which is a part of the famed fashion house’s Fall/Winter accessories range.
The bag is distinctive with its raised Monogram pattern on soft black, grained veal leather which is inspired by scarification.
In the inside, the lining is also made from grained veal leather, but this time in rich burgundy-ish color.
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Say goodbye to special-edition Veyrons
Last week, Bugatti took the wraps off another special-edition version of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, called the Sang Bleu.
The model, which celebrated Bugatti’s 100th anniversary made its debut at the 2009 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
But reports now indicate that this will be the last of the special-edition Veyrons before Bugatti unveils its successor.
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Jean Paul Gaultier to leave Hermès
Could fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier be out at Hermès?
Fashion Week Daily reports that the designer may be resigning from the company after the Paris show in October.
In addition to producing his eponymous collections of ready-to-wear and haute couture, Gaultier has spent the last six years as Hermès’ creative director.
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Sleep Like A Tycoon At Hotel ZaZa
Those looking to stay in some celebrity digs in Houston, Texas might want to hit up Hotel ZaZa‘s Tycoon Suite.
The 2,200-square-foot, $2,500-a-night suite has two bedrooms, a kitchen and an extra-large balcony
The suite offers a hint of Texas with leather headboards, leather chairs and a sprinkling of cowhide seat covers dyed in zebra pattern.
Musician Hahn-Bin leaves $500k violin in cab
South Korean-born violin virtuoso Hahn-Bin accidently left his $500,000 18th century Giovanni Francesco Pressenda violin in the back of a New York City cab.
It was only after the exhausted fiddler had taken a shower in his Chinatown apartment that he realized what had happened.
City taxi officials say a GPS device in the cab led to the quick return of the instrument to the Korean violinist on Monday.
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Wedding dress made from peacock feathers
For all those brides who wish to look like a Peacock on their wedding day, your dream can now become a reality.
A model recently presented a wedding dress decorated with 3,999 peacock feathers at the wedding expo held in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China.
It may not be the longest, but surely is one of the most impressive wedding dresses : )
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Dunhill Fall 2009 Campaign Featuring Jude Law
Belgrave Trust, Carbon Offsets For The Luxury Set
A new carbon offsetting service targeting the luxury-conscious set has recently launched.
Belgrave Trust calculates the amount of carbon users emit in a given month (partly from car and jet exhaust), and then offers them credits which are invested in projects that help the environment.
The site uses a unique carbon calculator that matches a user’s lifestyle with the amount of carbon they emit in a given month.
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Kanto Syd 5 iPod Speaker
Straight from Japan Kanto’s Syd 5 iPod Speaker packs in 80 watts of power, a bass reflex port, and a frequency response of 45hz to to 20Khz.
Audio is delivered through 5.25” low-range and and 3” high range drivers.
The SYD 5 weighs in at more than 20 pounds, and its four drivers are capable of surprisingly high volume.
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Eva Longoria Expands Her Restaurant Business
People Magazine reports that Eva Longoria Parker is taking her Beso restaurant concept to Las Vegas.
Beso Vegas will officially open its doors on New Year’s Eve 2010 with an exclusive event hosted by Longoria Parker.
Headed by celebrity chef Todd English the two-story restaurant will have items tailored to Vegas but also signature dishes, including tortilla soup, paella, and guacamole.
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Phantom Bespoke Collection for the Middle East
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.
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The Piaget Limelight Twice Watch
For 2009, Piaget has created a new watch concept entirely in keeping with previous extravagant collections: the Limelight Twice.
This is a truly original watch featuring an asymmetric design.
The design brief called for it to be endowed with a dual nature, that is capable of showing itself demure or extrovert according to one’s mood.
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2011 Bentley Mulsanne Revealed
The newest Bentley has made its official debut at the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance in Monterey, California.
The car is called the Mulsanne and will arrive next year as a 2011 model.
The name was last used on a sporty Bentley from the 1980s until 1992. It’s a reference to the famous Mulsanne Straight and Corner at Le Mans.
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Tom Ford for Tom Ford Grey Vetiver
Tom Ford poses for his own Perfume Grey Vetiver this fall.What’s the explanation? Crisis or Conceited?
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver perfume is described personally by Ford as “the equivalent of the classic blue blazer, the beautiful watch, or the cap-toes shoe.”
The 1.7 oz bottle (a frosted glass version of the iconic TF men’s fluted bottle) will be $85 and is set to be released September 2009.
