Rolls Royce have released a Picnic Cabinet Set on special request by a customer. The set is made of wood and leather and contains crockery and cutlery for four picnic guests.
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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Marc Jacobs poses naked for new fragrance ad
His colleague Tom Ford has been sniffed at for appearing in his own fragrance ads, but designer Marc Jacobs is topping it off by appearing sans clothes.
For Jacobs, who is only covered by a strategically placed, oversized flacon, it was a matter of stressing how personal his latest fragrance was.
In the print ad, the designer lies naked on a silver Mylar bed, with a strategically-placed, over-sized bottle of the scent, revealing his muscles and multiple tattoos.
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Ride like a VIP — the world’s official cars
A Peugeot for the French President, a Mercedes for the German Chancellor and a Cadillac for the US President — a look at the powerful cars that transport the world’s most powerful people.
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Versace Unique Mobile Phone Launched
Today, Versace and ModeLabs Group announced the launch of a new luxury mobile phone, the Versace Unique.
The new device offers rich touches that include front fascia options constructed from either 316L grade stainless steel or an 18K yellow gold finish.
Another opulent feature is the Unique’s back, which is made of handcrafted leather and is embossed with the Versace Medusa logo.
The Versace Unique sapphire crystal screen is the largest single piece of this high-tech material ever produced for consumers.
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Moschino Store Window: Love is Free
The Italian fashion design house has set up the Moschino ‘Love is Free’ ATM window display in their Meatpacking district location.
The mannequin, sporting a Moschino dress from the Spring/Summer 2010 collection, waits for love, but gets money instead.
The machine continuously dispenses cash, to the point that the “woman†is literally getting buried under a pile of money while the ATM says, “love is freeâ€.
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Hermes Leather & Scarf Print Origami Set
The French fashion house Hermes is offering an eye-catching new origami set paying homage to its iconic scarf designs.
The set features several sheets of origami paper adorned with scarf prints in various motifs on one side, and deep-hued Rothko-like color blocks on the other.
Encased in a handstitched black saddle leather envelope and presented in a black lacquer box, the set is priced at about $750.
Victoria and David Beckham $44 million art collection
Footballer David Beckham and his wife Victoria have an art collection worth almost $44 million and are now planning to put it on public display.
The entire collection, bought over eight years, is “love themed”.
It includes paintings, portraits and sculptures by Damien Hirst, Sam Taylor Wood, Tracey Emin, Banksy, and Jake and Dinos Chapman, mirror.co.uk reported.
Some of the art is openly sentimental but other pieces like Hirst’s bull’s heart stabbed with scalpels, speak to the trials and tribulations of modern romance.
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Hong Kong Property Sells for $233 Million
A plot of land in one of Hong Kong‘s most sought-after areas sold for a record 1.82 billion Hong Kong dollars ($233 million USD) at auction Tuesday.
The 4,956-square-metre plot fetched 17 per cent more than the reserve price.
The winning bid was made by Henderson Land Development Company vice-chairman Martin Lee.
The price was above market expectations and a record high for a Hong Kong auction of luxury residential land, according to auctioneers Jones Lang LaSalle.
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Jennifer Lopez Hires $30 Million Yacht For Cannes!
Jennifer Lopez is attending the Cannes Film Festival with husband Marc Anthony, 41, and is staying on a $30 million yacht from fashion designer Roberto Cavalli with their young twins Max and Emme.
According to Daily Star: “The yacht comes with its own crew of four so it’s much plusher than any hotel. And Jen can have all her entourage under one roof.”
“She was adamant she wanted a really private trip because she’s got the babies with her. She jumped at the chance of staying on Roberto’s boat.”
Dior shows Parisian chic in Shanghai
Following Chanel’s much-talked-about resort showcase in Saint Tropez, Dior presented its cruise collection for 2011 in Shanghai.
The Chinese metropolis further manifested its status as fashion hotspot by hosting another event of this scale, after Chanel chose Shanghai to show its Maison d’Arts collection last year.
But while the latter drew on Chinese tailoring, Dior was all about Parisian chic, featuring pastels, florals, and ruffles paired with big 1960s-inspired hair.
Despite its name, Dior’s cruise collection displayed a striking lack of practical, laid-back clothes that would actually be fit for cruising.
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An Island from ‘The World’ gets enlisted for sale
An investor in the World project (Dubai) has listed an island on sale defying the “no flipping†diktat by UAE Defense Minister, Nakheel.
The 20,000 sqm island is up for sale for Dh42 million ($11million), according to Streamline Real Estate Brokers, the agency brokering the deal.
When contacted about the ‘re-sale’, a Nakheel spokesperson said: “Flipping is not allowed for islands on The World.”
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Chanel Cruise Comes To St Tropez
Karl Lagerfeld succeeded in gathering fashion’s elite for the presentation of his Chanel Croisière show, which this time traveled to Saint Tropez’s Cafe Sénéquier.
Models arrived on “Riva†motor-cruisers and then walked the runway on bare feet, showing off the label’s latest bikinis alongside flared jeans or denim skirts.
‘Cruise’ or ‘resort’ collections are ranges worn in between seasons, meant for wealthier customers who invest in a new wardrobe more than twice a year.
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Jean Paul Gaultier unveils first collection in Russia
Fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier on Friday achieved a long-held dream by presenting his first haute couture collection in Russia at a Moscow railway station.
Gaultier said he was delighted to use the Kazansky railway terminus, one of Moscow’s three main rail stations, as the backdrop for his fashion collection, saying it was an invitation to a journey. “And my collection is a journey”.
“One of my dreams in Paris was to do a show in the restaurant at Gare de Lyon” he said, referring to the railway station’s belle epoque Train Bleu restaurant.
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Lady Dior And Marion Cotillard Land In Shanghai
Marion Cotillard is back for the latest installment of the Lady Dior campaign titled Lady Blue. For this fourth chapter, Cotillard has been taken to Shanghai.
The short film follows a teaser clip that was released a few weeks ago, where Marion Cotillard, dressed in black, recites a poem penned by David Lynch, and dances with her blue Lady Dior bag.
Directed by David Lynch, the short film is a love story full of mystery. “It’s about memory, […] And then, when you remember, it’s different†Lynch said.
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Abu Dhabi Gets Gold Vending Machine
Abu Dhabi’s top hotel, the Emirates Palace, recently debuted a vending machine that dispenses gold bars.
The machine, named Gold To Go, allows customers to trade cash for gold in quantities ranging from coins up to 10-gram bars.
Customers using the shiny machine — itself gold-plated — can choose from 320 items, including gold customized with logos.
The price of gold, which was up to $1,245 an ounce yesterday, is measured by the machine every ten minutes.
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Steinmetz creates steering wheels for McLaren
Steinmetz, the Geneva Switzerland based diamond company, have signed a deal with McLaren to show off their spectacular jewels.
In previous years at Monaco, McLaren’s drivers have had their initials encrusted onto their helmets with diamonds, but Steinmetz have opted for a more hands on approach for the 2010 showpiece event.
Hamilton will have the number ‘08′ and Button ‘09′ in diamonds on their steering wheels to celebrate the drivers recent victories in Monaco in 2008 and 2009.
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World’s most expensive stamp up for sale!
What may be the most valuable object in the world has gone on show in London amid tight security.
It’s an 1855 Swedish postage stamp, called “Treskilling Yellow”, printed in the wrong color, and it’s worth £5million.
Weighing just 0.03 grams, the rare stamp is thought to be the most valuable thing in existence by weight and volume.
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World’s most expensive iPad
The iPad Supreme Edition, designed by Katherine Hughes, is a Wi-Fi + 3G, 64 GB iPad made of solid gold and encrusted with 25.5 karats of flawless diamonds.
The rear case and bezel is made from a single piece of solid 22-karat gold and, on the back, the Apple logo is bedazzled with 53 individually set gems.
The cost? A cool £129,995 – roughly $190,000, depending on the exchange rate at the moment.
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Warhol self-portrait sells for 32.5 million dollars
A late self-portrait by “pope of pop” Andy Warhol sold for a record 32.5 million dollars at Sotheby’s in New York on Wednesday.
The stark 1986 image of Warhol’s famous face and unkempt hair was estimated to sell at between 10-15 million at the contemporary art auction.
The huge final sale value was in line with the strong demand for Warhols shown at the contemporary art auction at rival Christie’s in Manhattan on Tuesday.
The Sotheby’s sale was the highest price paid for a self-portrait by the iconoclastic artist, who died a year after the work was completed.
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London town hall reopens as luxury hotel
An imposing town hall in the heart of London’s East End officially has reopened as a luxury hotel, adding another option to the East End’s rapidly growing market.
The Town Hall Hotel, which features a restored Edwardian, Neo-Classical fine stone frontage, offers 98 luxury rooms and luxury apartments.
The operator, Design Hotels, has opted to keep many of the original interiors, including a council chamber, marble hallways and sweeping staircases, while adding a new rear façade.
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2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS
Porsche has confirmed that it is to debut the most powerful road-going sports car in the brand’s history at the Moscow Auto Show later this year.
The Porsche 911 GT2 RS marks the summit of the 911 range, said the top-end automaker, delivering a 0 – 100 km/h performance of just 3.5 seconds.
Despite a top speed of 205 mph, the six-cylinder, 620 hp engine is some five percent more fuel efficient than its predecessor, managing 11.9 l/100 km and emissions of 284 g/km.
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