segunda-feira, 30 de agosto de 2010
sábado, 28 de agosto de 2010
sexta-feira, 27 de agosto de 2010
Corinthia Plans Lavish London Hotel
Corinthia Hotels is showing off new details of its planned five-star luxury hotel in London. The hotel is being built in central London inside a Victorian building overlooking Trafalgar Square and the River Thames.
The Victoria exterior houses a modern interior with an inner foyer and garden, two restaurants, cocktail bar, spa, meeting facilities and a grand ballroom. Chef Massimo Riccioli, owner of La Rosetta in Rome is creating a fish and seafood specialty restaurant at the Corinthia and a new wave British restaurant will provide all-day dining. There will be 294 rooms including 45 suites. The two-bedroom Royal Suite will be over 5,050 square feet and will be the largest in London. Some suites are located on duplex floors inside turrets and feature private staircases.
The hotel is due to open in early 2011 and will become the world's ninth Corinthia hotel.
Huge, Rare Emerald Up For Auction
A massive 1,040 carat emerald heads to auction this weekend on August 29 at LiveAuctioneers.com. The Polly Emerald will be offered for sale by GovernmentAuction.com. The gemstone has been appraised for $454,000 by a GIA certified appraiser. LiveAuctioneers will provide Internet live bidding for this special auction, which will consist of the lone lot selling at 6 p.m. Pacific, 9 p.m. Eastern Time. There is no reserve, the stone goes to the highest bidder. For this auction they are accepting phone bids and absentee bids with a $50,000 deposit.
quinta-feira, 26 de agosto de 2010
Out On the Town With Vogue
shot by steven meisel, american vogue september sets out in a bold attempt to draw focus on fashion’s night out. successful in that attempt, anna wintour manages to bring guinevere van seenus, carolyn murphy, liya kebede, kristen mcmenamy, stella tennant, kirsi pyrhonen, karlie kloss, joan smalls, mirte maas, daria strokus, jourdan dunn, miranda kerr, lara stone, valerija kelava, eliza cummings, robert fairchild, kathryn morgan, pharrell williams, christina ricci, yi jianlian, usher, rachel weisz, terence koh, carolina herrera, ryan mcnamara, elly jackson, dakota fanning, hayden christensen, eddie redmayne, david chang, tony vincent, mary-kate & ashley olsen, henrik lundquvist & naomi watts all together for this phenomenon of a cast. when anna sets out to promote something, the world best take notice; she has single handedly orchestrated one of the biggest nights in fashion as a interlude to new york fashion week festivities. grab your bags & your pocket books; fashion’s night out in every major city, september 10th. models, actors, musicians- major!