LUXUO Luxury Blog

Rolex Explorer by Fragment Design

Anakin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:54:22 +0000

Fragment design’s Hiroshi Fujiwara has teamed up with Rolex and Bamford Watch Department on a new Oyster Perpetual Explorer watch. The Oyster Perpetual Explorer gets the blacked out treatment with blue detailing seen on the 3, 6 and 9 hour markers, the second hand and the fragment logo. Price not specified - Freshnessmag

Superyacht Soraya 46

Anakin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:00:26 +0000

Currently under construction at Gentech Yachts’ Antalya, Turkey shipyard is the 46-metre Soroya, due to be completed in time for the 2010 Monaco Yacht Show. Hydraulics are a key component of the luxury craft, which features both a pop-up helipad and a swimming pad that unfolds to double in size. Spacious, silent and stable are the watchwords [...]

Burberry launch Artofthetrench.com

Anakin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:26:45 +0000

Burberry introduced last week a social networking site, artofthetrench.com, to encourage people to share their own trench coat stories. The street-style formula is simple: users post pictures of themselves looking as chic as possible in a Burberry trenchcoat and wait for others to cast judgment. Those judgments are invariably positive, giving the users an ego boost. Burberry [...]

Parts of the Burj Dubai tower open to the public

Anakin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:58:07 +0000

The world’s new tallest building, the 818-meter-high Burj Dubai tower is set to open a new visitors’ area on January 4, featuring a panoramic view platform on its 124th floor.

Beaujolais nouveau hot in Japan, literally

Anakin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:46:03 +0000

Japan’s craze for Beaujolais nouveau has beaten the recession, with tourists taking a dip in a hot mountain spring coloured red with the fruity wine. The Hakone Kowakien Yunessun spa resort celebrated the annual uncorking of the seasonal drop by having a sommelier pour a few bottles into an open-air hot spring bath as holiday-makers enjoyed [...]

Louis Vuitton for French Red Cross

Anakin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:50:45 +0000

The Louis Vuitton auction, held last night at Sotheby’s on New Bond Street, saw seven special orders sold for a total of £495,000 in aid of the Red Cross. Louis Vuitton offered six masters of savoir-faire the opportunity to create a unique special order that embodies their expertise in their respective professions. Working with the brand’s [...]

Tokyo crowned world’s top Michelin three-star city

Anakin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:24:24 +0000

Tokyo has overtaken Paris as the city with the most Michelin three-star restaurants, cementing its status as the “world capital of gastronomy”. The latest edition of the Michelin guide to the Japanese capital awarded 11 eateries the coveted three stars, against 10 in Paris. Tokyo also kept its title as the world’s most-decorated city with 261 stars [...]

Leica M7 Hermès Edition

Anakin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:51:16 +0000

Leica and Hermès have joined forces to create a limited edition camera due to be released just in time for the Christmas holidays. The limited edition “Leica M7 Edition Hermès” traditional film camera comes bound in luxurious Hermès calf leather and sports silver chrome detailing. Users can choose from one of two distinct colors - “Ètoupe” brown [...]

A Million Dollar Wedding in Rome

Anakin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:16:51 +0000

The Rome Cavalieri Hotel, set on a 15 acre private Mediterranean parkland and known as one of the city’s most prestigious address, has created the ultimate wedding package with a price tag of a million dollars. For a perfect day, Rome Cavalieri will arrange a private jet for the bride and groom to Rome, the palatial [...]

AsiaSpa Award winners announced

Anakin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:39:59 +0000

The winners of the 2009 AsiaSpa Awards were announced at a glamorous gala awards ceremony held at Armani Bar Hong Kong last Thursday. The majority of Asia’s spa destinations won an award, including properties in, Thailand, The Philippines, The Maldives, China, Cambodia and Hong Kong. The 27 categories voted on by 28 independent judges were won by [...]