Miu Miu has recently unveiled short film “The Woman Dress” starring Italian actress Maya Sansa.
Directed by Italian moviemaker Giada Colagrande, the short film is the third installment of the Italian fashion house’s Women’s Tales Saga.
It sees models transforming themselves into dresses and features surrealist cinema influences such as reverse-speak and dreamlike sequences.
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Porsche‘s new compact SUV is to be called the Porsche Macan, derived from the Indonesian word for ‘tiger’, the luxury German automaker confirmed February 16.
Releasing the first teaser sketch and video for the model, Porsche also confirmed that it will begin production in 2013 as the fifth Porsche model line, following in the footsteps of the larger Cayenne SUV.
The firm’s first impressions show a low, sleek model which is known to be based on the Audi Q5 platform, with a sportier styling and premium interior.
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Oscar de la Renta, the high-fashion designer, is launching a digital inspiration Board open to everyone who wants to share an idea for his next collection.
For the next 3 months, fans will be able to upload images or videos to the site; these will then appear on a screen in de la Renta’s studio to help inspire his Resort line.
The Board was launched following the label’s New York Fashion Week presentation February 14, with the designer himself casting the following video appeal for design ideas (below).
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Princess Cruises has revealed further details on its new vessel Royal Princess, set to launch next year.
The Royal Princess weighs in at 141,000 tons and can carry 3,600 passengers, making her slightly bigger than last year’s major debuts, the Disney Dream, Carnival Magic and Celebrity Silhouette.
Princess has revealed more details about the atrium it plans for the Royal Princess, which will be 50% larger than the atriums on other recent Princess ships.
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To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Ladurée has designed a precious gift box featuring stylised motifs tied up with a dainty velvet ribbon and sealed with a heart.
The six macarons inside the “Coffret Saint Valentin macarons” have a surprising flavour: pink grapefruit combined with vanilla.
The limited-edition Ladurée grapefruit macarons Coffret Saint Valentin gift box costs $25 and is (was?) available at the New York boutique.
To celebrate the launch of the Continental GT V8 with its powerful new 4.0 V8 engine, Breitling has created a 250-piece limited series of the Bentley GMT chronograph.
Its distinguishing feature is the mobile inner bezel in a metallic red shade which depicts 24 cities for the GMT (second time zone) function.
You will notice that the dial is equipped with an red triangle-tipped hour hand (see below) — this hand completes one rotation every 24 hours.
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Absolut vodka has launched a limited edition bottle called London in collaboration with one of the UK’s leading graphic artists, Gorillaz’ Jamie Hewlett.
Set against a London backdrop, the bottle introduces key characters from the past who have influenced and shaped London’s present fashion scene.
The seven characters encapsulate the city’s diverse heritage, spanning the ages from Dickensian and 18th Century Dandy, through to Pinstripe gent, 60’s chick, SKA , Punk and 80’s Casual.
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For the first time in at least two decades of reporting the worldwide cost of living survey Zurich sits atop the ranking as the world’s most expensive city.
An index swing of 34 percentage points pushed the Swiss city up 4 places compared to last year to overtake Tokyo which remains in 2nd place.
Geneva, the other Swiss city surveyed saw a 30 percentage point rise in the cost of living to move up six places into joint third alongside Osaka.
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Fans of Rihanna‘s flashy Grammy Awards nails will have the opportunity to get their hands on a limited edition bottle of the 24-karat gold “Amor 24” polish she sported to the February 12 ceremony.
During the recent awards ceremony the singer’s hands earned as much attention as the plunging Emporio Armani dress she co-designed thanks to the varnish, which retails at $5,000.
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Just in time for the Valentine’s Day, Amosu Couture has festooned the Apple iPhone 4 with Swarovski crystals and a matching rose pink back.
The Amosu Couture Valentine Pink Swarovski iPhone 4 has been decked out with over 500 Swarovski crystallized element stones that adorn its frame.
It is priced at £2,699 ($4,400) and you have the possibility to engrave the back with a love message and choose your favorite color for the crystals.
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For Valentine’s Day, Fabergé introduces the Oeuf Cadeau, a polished 18 ct rose gold egg, tied with an exuberant ribbon of diamonds and fastened with a bow.
Measuring all of 22mm in height this keepsake pendant is also available in white and yellow gold with the message of I love you, Jet t’aime and Ti amo engraved on it.
All Fabergé collections are available through the Fabergé transactional website or in stores in London, Geneva and Hong Kong.
Distiller John Walker & Sons has bottled 60 crystal decanters of Diamond Jubilee Blended Scotch Whisky to mark the Queen’s 60 years on the throne.
The grain and malt whiskies have been maturing in a marrying cask of English oak from the Queen’s Sandringham Estate since 1952.
The amber liquor is presented in lead crystal decanter adorned with a Britannia silver collar, featuring a half-carat diamond set by hand, and a numbered seal.
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Burberry-Prorsum has released a beautiful braided leather iPad-case. It is made in Italy and comes it two colorways.
Made in Italy, the 100% naturally tanned calf leather case features a simple Artisan finish braided detail on the top fold with hand-punched threaded edge details.
The interior is lightly padded with a secure snap-button closure and Burberry-Prorsum logo embossed on the front.
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Planning a conference and want something a bit more personal? In the midst of negotiations and want to find the perfect private hideaway?
Instead of a five star resort, what about renting out an entire village in central Europe, rebranding the street names after your top executives, etching your logo into the snow and hiring the villagers as entertainment?
Rentavillage.com offers their wealthy clientele the ability to rent an entire town for roughly $60,000 a night. Yes, that’s right, for the right price you can have an entire village at your disposal for however long you can afford.
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Givenchy has released the video of actress Liv Tyler singing her own rendition of INXS’s “Need You Tonight” ahead of the launch of new fragrance Very Irrésistible Givenchy Electric Rose.
Tyler smolders in the clip, which features choreography by famous dancer Bianca Li and was filmed by Swedish director Johan Renck.
It was announced back in December that Tyler would be the voice of Givenchy’s latest scent, collaborating with Sony Music Entertainment on “an electrifying meeting between the world of rock and the universe of perfume.”
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Thousands of bottles of rare cognac and other drink, some dating back to the French Revolution, went up for sale Friday, with its Dutch collector expected to reap several million dollars.
Describing it as the “largest collection of old liquors in the world”, a spokesman for Breda publisher Bay van der Bunt said around 5,000 bottles of cognac, whisky, armagnac and other liquors are to be sold for a total estimated price of $8 million.
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Not all chocolates and pastries are created equal. Here’s a look at how master chocolatiers and pastry chefs do up Valentine’s Day, from brands like Pierre Hermé, to Patrick Roger, and La Maison du Chocolat.
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Since 1970, Yves Saint Laurent has been creating original drawings, inspired by the “sesame” word LOVE, which have become his greeting cards.
Convinced by the quality of the Prunier caviar, Yves Saint Laurent accepted that each year one of his drawings be used to illustrate the tins of the caviar “Love” selection.
To celebrate the Year of the Dragon, S.T.Dupont has created this exclusive Limited Edition of exceptional hand-made pieces.
S.T.Dupont offers three exquisite collections under its Limited edition range. The first is the Dragon Diamond collection which is a set of a pen, lighter and ashtray.
The Dragon sculpture on pens and lighters are entirely hand sculpted and yellow gold plated by The French Artist, Philippe Tournaire. Red rubies are placed on the Dragon’s eyes. The Dragon’s body is set with 88 diamonds.
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Constance Jablonski teams up with male model Benjamin Eidem for the Galliano Spring 2012 campaign lensed by Sebastian Kim.
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Treat your iPad to a sleek new season coat like Alexander Wang‘s Prisma case.
Crafted from grained leather with rose gold corner plaques, it has the same chic and effortless appeal as the label’s mainline collection.
With plenty of card slots and slit pockets, this sleek black accessory is a one-stop solution for your everyday essentials.
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