This August, Absolut is planning to release 350,000 of its newest limited-edition bottles, but only for the Chinese market.
The Absolut 72变 (Absolut 72 bian/Transform) bottle was designed by a Chinese artist, Gao Yu.
The name of the edition “Absolut 72变” refers to an old legend about a monkey god (Sun Wukong), which had a long journey to the east.
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Maria Sharapova will wear Tiffany’s Elsa Peretti earrings at The Championships set for June 21 – July 4 at the All England Lawn Tennis Club.
The earrings selected for Wimbledon are a sterling silver design from Elsa Peretti’s celebrated Diamonds by the Yard collection.
Introduced in 1974, the collection is characterized as “a classic of modern jewelry design, its fine shimmering chains and bezel-set stones lauded as the look that changed forever the role of diamonds in fashion.”
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Renowned French artist Xavier Veilhan has produced a brand new work of monochrome “sculpture” in collaboration with the Frauscher shipyard in Austria.
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MB&F have released the first images of their brand new movement, aptly named the “Thunderboltâ€, which will form the engine of the highly anticipated Horological Machine Number 4.
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An anonymous Russian billionaire has paid a whopping 1 million dollars to star alongside Lady Gaga in her latest music video Alejandro.
The 30-year-old man, identified only as Arkady, appears wearing an SS-style leather coat and cap in the scene in Alejandro, Lady Gaga’s new single.
During the scene (pictured below) Arkady is seen staring moodily at Lady Gaga before hurling off his cap and moving closer to her.
The Russian was described by Moscow’s Life.ru news website as Lady Gaga’s “biggest fan”.
The Spanish design firm Designhouses, have recently completed the Hotel Viura, located in the Spanish wine region of Rioja Alavesa.
Named after the most widely planted white grape variety in Rioja, Viura is a new hotel with 26 guestrooms and seven suites, two bars and a restaurant.
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For the 10th consecutive year, MINI is sponsoring Europe’s largest charity event for HIV/AIDS – Life Ball.
This time around, the company is auctioning off three specially designed vehicles on July 17th.
Francisco Costa of Calvin Klein will be designing the Mini Countryman, Diane von Furstenberg the Mini Hatch and Kenneth Cole the Mini Convertible.
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The original handwritten lyrics for the hit Beatles song “A Day in the Life” was sold at a Sotheby’s auction Friday for 1.2 million dollars.
Bidding for the manuscript shot past expectations to reach 1,202,500 dollars. Sotheby’s had expected a final price of between 500,000 and 700,000 dollars.
The single sheet of paper has lyrics on both sides, in John Lennon’s handwriting.
The song was the final cut on the band’s eighth studio album, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” released in 1967.
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With the desire to have a special home vault to match his car, a Lamborghini owner commissioned Brown Safe Manufacturing to craft him a special safe.
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A crane gingerly lifts a 13-metre Riva into Lake Iseo after the last coat of varnish has dried on its mahogany finish.
The speedboat, an icon of “Made in Italy” luxury design, is going for a final spin before a potential buyer checks it out.
“Tradition and innovation, that’s what drives us,” said Paola Procopio at the shipyard.
Like many symbols of La Dolce Vita, Riva started as a family venture in 1842.
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Leopard Yachts have recently launched their latest superyacht model, the Leopard 43.
Powered by three MTU engines, the motor yacht has a displacement of 190 tonnes and with a booster can reach a maximum speed of 38 knots.
This latest innovation unveiled by Leopard Yachts offers comfortable accommodation for nine guests and seven crew members.
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Baptiste Giabiconi and Mirte Maas photographed by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel Pre-Fall 2010.
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John Galliano launched in 2004 a line of contact lenses that feature circles of glitter, gold or black to outline the iris.
The colours only covers around the iris, but what’s special about them is that they showcase the famous “CD” logo.
Dior Eyes, which are currently on sale in stores throughout Europe, retail at between $100 and $145.
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For autumn winter 2010-2011, D&G tells us a black and white story celebrating the power of charisma framed by the faces of a glorious Italian family.
Spring summer 2010 and now autumn winter 2010-2011, Madonna continues to enlighten some Dolce & Gabbana captured memories.
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Only 14 of the world’s 1,000 billionaires are self-made women, and only seven of them had no help from relatives, a new list has found.
By contrast, 665 men are self-made billionaires including the three richest people in the world, Carlos Slim Helú , Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.
Among the list are talk-show star Oprah Winfrey, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and former eBay head, Meg Whitman.
The richest on the list was Chinese real estate billionaire Wu Yajun, whose fortune is worth $US3.9 billion.
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Sasha Selipanov from Berlin, Germany, aka the Angry Car Designer, has unveiled some renderings of what could be the Ferrari 612 GTO Concept.
The car boasts an aggressive appearance that borrows styling elements from the 458 Italia, 250 GTO, Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, and Aston Martin One-77.
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Oprah Winfrey has gifted every staff member at her ‘O’ magazine an Apple iPad and 10,000 dollars to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the publication.
Staffers at ‘O, The Oprah Magazine’ also received a leather case engraved with the their initials.
According to a spokesperson for the magazine, this was Oprah’s way of showing her gratitude and thanking the staff for all the hard work they put in.
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Earlier this week we got our first look at new promo images of Cristiano Ronaldo in the upcoming Fall/Winter 2010/11 ad campaign for Emporio Armani Underwear.
And today we get to check out a new image of Megan Fox in her new Armani Underwear Fall/Winter 2010/11 ad campaign.
The advertising campaigns for both Emporio Armani Underwear and Armani Jeans, were shot on location Los Angeles.
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French trunk maker Goyard has released a book with publisher Devambez which illustrates the brand’s heritage.
The Goyard Book features more than 200 pages featuring photographs and descriptions of all the greatest achievements by Goyard since starting in 1792.
As the New York Times reports, “The book includes the history of the Goyard family — the achievements during the Paris Expo Universelle in 1900 and the creation of the noble facade of the Paris store. ”
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The Tiffany & Co. Engagement Ring Finder app for iPhones allows brides and grooms to use their iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad to find the perfect diamond ring.
For the men, the Tiffany iPhone app will show rings in their actual size, so they’re more likely to compare the on-screen rings with their partners.
The “ring sizer†aims to simplify ring sizing by stealing one of her rings, placing it on the screen and waiting for the correct ring size to pop up!
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The Calibre de Cartier now has its own dedicated website along with a slick movie as well as interesting technical animations.
Equipped with the new 1904 MC Manufacture Cartier movement, the Calibre de Cartier watch features a striking silhouette, robust case and innovative design.
Both contemporary and refined, this exceptional timepiece heralds a new chapter in the watchmaking history of Cartier.
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