TILDA SWINTON BECOMES NEW FACE OF PRINGLES OF SCOTLAND

SCOTTISH LUXURY FASHION LABEL PRINGLE HAS APPOINTED TILDA SWINTON AS ITS NEW BRAND AMBASSADOR. THE OSCAR WINNING ACTRESS, AND ONE TIME VIKTOR & ROLF MUSE, WHO IS KNOWN FOR HER INDIVIDUAL SENSE OF STYLE, WILL BE THE FACE OF BOTH THE LABEL'S MENSWEAR AND WOMENSWEAR COLLECTIONS FOR ITS SPRING/SUMMER 2010 CAMPAIGN. SWINTON WILL STAR IN A SERIES OF STUNNING NEW ADS FOR THE LABEL WHICH WILL BE SHOT ENTIRELY IN SCOTLAND, THE HOME OF PRINGLE AND ALSO WHERE SWINTON HERSELF LIVES. PHOTOGRAPHER RYAN MCGINLEY HAS CREATED THE CAMPAIGN IMAGES, SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF SCOTLAND'S SCENIC LANDSCAPE, ALONG WITH A SHORT FILM THAT WILL PREMIER AT LONDON FASHION WEEK IN SEPTEMBER. PRINGLE'S DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL COMMUNICATION, BENOIT DUVERGER REMARKED THAT THE LABEL DID NOT WANT TO GO AWAY FROM THEIR TRADITIONAL CUSTOMERS AND THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT SWINTON IS MORE INCLUSIVE, AS "BOTH YOUNG AND MORE MATURE PEOPLE IDENTIFY WITH HER ACTING."
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ORLANDO BLOOM'S LOS ANGELES HOUSE ROBBED OF £300,000

THIEVES HAVE RAIDED THE LOS ANGELES HOME OF ORLANDO BLOOM, MAKING AWAY WITH NUMEROUS BELONGINGS WORTH MORE THAN £300,000. HIS VINTAGE WATCH COLLECTION, INCLUDING ONE THAT WAS WORTH AROUND £150,000, JEWELRY AND CASH ARE THOUGHT TO BE STOLEN, AFTER BURGLARS ENTERED THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS HOME THROUGH A WINDOW. THE ENGLISH ACTOR WAS AWAY IN NEW YORK AND WAS NOT AT THE HOUSE AT THE TIME OF THE BREAK IN. A RELATIVE DISCOVERED THE THEFT AND BLOOM IMMEDIATELY HEADED HOME TO MAKE A LIST OF THE MISSING ITEMS AND TALK WITH POLICE. FOURTEEN WATCHES, INCLUDING THE WATCH SEAN CONNERY WORE IN THE FILM 'GOLDFINGER' ARE MISSING. THE £150,000 WATCH WAS A 1950s ROLEX MILGAUSS. 'ORLANDO IS ABSOLUTELY GUTTED THAT HIS PERSONAL SPACE WAS INVADED', SAID A SOURCE CLOSE TO THE STAR. THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY WERE CALLED TO THE PROPERTY EARLY IN THE MORNING FINGERPRINTED AND PHOTOGRAPHING THE SCENE, AND MAKING SURE IT WAS SECURED AGAINST FURTHER BREAK-INS. LA AUTHORITIES LATER TOLD TMZ.COM THAT IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE "A TYPICAL BURGLARY" AND SUSPICIONS HAVE ARISEN THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN INSIDE JOB. BLOOM IS THE LATEST IN A STRING OF CELEBRITY VICTIMS: PARIS HILTON, PARAMOUNT PICTURES HEAD SHERRY LANSING, AND TIM MCGRAW AND FAITH HILL HAVE ALL BEEN BURGLARIZED RECENTLY.

TOM FORD'S $65,000 ALLIGATOR SKIN LUGGAGE

LUXURY FASHION DESIGNER, TOM FORD, HAS RECENTLY COME OUT WITH A LUXURIOUSLY ELEGANT COLLECTION OF ALLIGATOR SKIN LUGGAGE ALONG WITH A PAIR OF MATCHING GLOVES. THE EXOTIC LINE OF LEATHER-GOODS IS NOTABLE FOR ITS IMPECCABLE QUALITY OF THE GENUINE MATCHED ALLIGATOR SKINS, CAREFULLY SELECTED FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL FINISH AND SYMMETRICAL APPEARANCE. THE SET, HANDMADE IN ITALY BY THE WORLD'S FINEST LEATHER ARTISANS, INCLUDES A DOCUMENT PORTFOLIO, BRIEFCASE, DUFFEL BAG AND DRIVING GLOVES, AND FEATURES SUBTLE BRANDING, WITH ONLY A MINUSCULE 'TOM FORD' ENGRAVED ON THE GOLD LOCK MECHANISMS WITH CLASSIC ENGINE TURNED DETAILING. THE DOCUMENT PORTFOLIO IS PRICED AT $11,900, THE BRIEFCASE AT $22.500, THE DUFFEL BAG AT $27,190 AND THE GLOVES AT $3,250. THE ENTIRE FOUR-PIECE COLLECTION IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR $65,000. THE TOM FORD TRAVEL COLLECTION IS THE PERFECT ACCESSORY FOR THE DISCERNING TRAVELER.

BOTTEGA VENETA'S $157,000 ALLIGATOR LUGGAGE

ITALIAN LUXURY DESIGNER BOTTEGA VENETA HAS RECENTLY CREATED AN ELEGANT AND EXTRAVAGANT SET OF ALLIGATOR LUGGAGE FOR SOCIAL DENIZENS OF OUR TIME. DESIGNED TO MAKE ANY JOURNEY A PLEASURE IN ITSELF REGARDLESS OF THE FINAL DESTINATION, THE LUXURIOUS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF SIX MATCHING PIECES CRAFTED FROM THE WORLD'S FINEST EXOTIC LEATHER AND HARKENS BACK TO THE DAYS WHEN ARISTOCRATS REQUIRED A FULL RETINUE OF SERVANTS MERELY TO LOOK AFTER ALL THE LUGGAGE. THE BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION IS COVERED IN A SUPERFINE AND DISTINCTIVE NOCE FUME RICH BROWN SOFT-FINISH ALLIGATOR SKIN AND FEATURES BURNISHED METAL HARDWARE WITH REINFORCED CORNERS AND LOCKING MECHANISMS. THE SIX PIECE SET, WHICH INCLUDES THREE SUITCASES (SMALL, MEDIUM, AND LARGE), A BEAUTY CASE AND A DUFFEL BAG, COSTS $157,000; THE PIECES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY, RANGING FROM $23,000 TO $47,000.

LOUIS VUITTON ALLIGATOR OFFICER'S JACKET

THE AUTUMN/WINTER 2009/10 LOUIS VUITTON MEN'S COLLECTION THAT WAS SHOWN IN PARIS RECENTLY FOLLOWED AN EXOTIC THEME FOR THE NEW SEASON 'TRAVELING WARDROBE OF AN AFRICAN KING' AND BOASTED SEVERAL UNIQUE CREATIONS THAT ONLY THE HOUSE OF LOUIS VUITTON CAN DO, INCLUDING PIECES IN ANTELOPE LEATHER AND A STUNNING MINK COAT SHAVED WITH THE CLASSIC VUITTON SIGNATURE DAMIER CHECK. BUT THE MAIN HIGHLIGHT OUT OF THE COLLECTION WAS AN OFFICER'S TUNIC-STYLE JACKET FINISHED IN TOP-GRADE TAN ALLIGATOR SKIN WITH ANTIQUED GOLD BUTTONS AND EPAULETS. THE TUNIC WHICH HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF REGIMENTAL DESIGN AND DRESSING HAS BEEN GIVEN A BRILLIANT MAKEOVER BY LOUIS VUITTON. AT PRESENT THERE IS NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE ABOUT THE PRICE OF THE JACKET, BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO SELL FOR SOMEWHERE IN THE RANGE OF $50,000 TO $75,000, AND WILL PROBABLY ONLY BE AVAILABLE BY SPECIAL ORDER.
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BOUCHERON JULIA NECKLACE BY MARC NEWSON

THE BOUCHERON JULIA NECKLACE WAS DESIGNED BY INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER MARC NEWSON FOR BOUCHERON AND IS BASED ON GEOMETRIC SHAPES CALLED A FRACTAL. THE MATHEMATICAL FORMULA FOR FRACTALS WAS DISCOVERED BY THE FRENCH MATHEMATICIAN GASTON JULIA AFTER WHOM THE NECKLACE IS NAMED. THE ORNATE ONE OF A KIND DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE NECKLACE WAS INTRODUCED RECENTLY BY THE LUXURY FRENCH JEWELRY HOUSE AT A PARIS COUTURE-WEEK PARTY. THE SCIENTIFICALLY-SPAWNED SPARKLER CONTAINS OVER 2,000 PAVED STONES AND TOOK THE COMPANY'S CRAFTSMEN 1,500 HOURS TO REALIZE USING RAPID-PROTOTYPING TECHNOLOGY AND A MINIMAL THREE PRONG SETTING, SO THAT THE STONES APPEAR TO FLOAT ON THE WEARER'S THROAT. THE BOUCHERON JULIA NECKLACE BY MARC NEWSON IS TRULY A UNIQUE ITEM AND PERHAPS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE CREATIONS EVER MADE BY BOUCHERON IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM THE BOUCHERON BOUTIQUE IN PLACE VENDOME IN PARIS.

'MY HOUSE' NIGHTCLUB BY DODD MITCHELL

'MY HOUSE' IS A BRILLIANT NEW NIGHTCLUB IN LOS ANGELES THAT HAS BEEN DESIGNED BY RENOWNED ARCHITECT DODD MITCHELL. THE CLUB'S UNIQUE INTERIOR REINTERPRETS THE CLASSIC HOUSE PARTY BY FEELING AND FUNCTIONING LIKE YOU'VE ENTERED SOMEONE'S PRIVATE HOME. ACCORDING TO DAVID JUDAKEN, THE CLUB'S OWNER, "DISCERNING ANGELENOS ARE SEEKING A NEW PARADIGM TO REPLACE THE CURRENT DICHOTOMY OF TINY LOUNGES AND LARGE, ANONYMOUS CLUBS THAT PROLIFERATE HOLLYWOOD." ADOPTING A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY, WITH EACH ROOM BURSTING WITH TEXTURES AND RICH DETAILS, THE MY HOUSE NIGHTCLUB SETS OUT A LUXURIOUS AMBIANCE FOR ANYONE WANTING TO SPEND A FEW HOURS OF FUN. "I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED THE COMFORT OF A HOUSE PARTY THAT JUST DOESN'T EXIST IN YOUR TYPICAL NIGHTCLUB, SO WITH MY HOUSE I SET OUT TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT I WOULD PERSONALLY RELISH, AND BRING THAT VISION TO THE NIGHTLIFE SPACE", SAID DESIGNER DODD MITCHELL.

BONHAMS SELLS ZOCCHI PAINTING FOR £1.3 MILLION

A PAINTING BY GIUSEPPE ZOCCHI (1711-1767), ESTIMATED TO SELL FOR AN ESTIMATED £150,000-250,00 AT BONHAMS RECENT 8.JULY OLD MASTER PAINTINGS SALE, MADE A WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR THE ARTIST AT £1.3 MILLION. THE PAINTING'S TITLE, "VIEW OF THE TIBER LOOKING TOWARDS THE CASTEL SANT'ANGELO, WITH SAINT PETER'S IN THE DISTANCE", IS A PAINTING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN PAINTED BY LOCATELLI, UNTIL A RECENTLY DISCOVERED SKETCH BY ZOCCHI EXACTLY MATCHING THE PAINTING AND REVEALING THE TRUE ORIGINS OF THE WORK CAME TO LIGHT. THE GRANDE PAINTING WAS ACQUIRED AROUND 1949 BY THE PRESENT OWNER'S PARENTS AND IT WAS FORMERLY HUNG AT INGLEWOOD HOUSE, DEVON. CHARLES LANNING, BONHAMS REGIONAL DIRECTOR IN DEVON SAYS: "THE PAINTING TURNED UP AS THE RESULT OF A VALUATION I DID AT A SMALL COTTAGE IN THE SOUTH HAMS. THE CLIENT KNEW IT WAS A VALUABLE PICTURE BUT IT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE WRONG ARTIST. THE CLIENT HAD NO IDEA WHAT ITS AUCTION VALUE WOULD BE."
ANOTHER OUTSTANDING RESULT IN THE OLD MASTER SALE WAS A PAINTING BY JACOB VAN OOST, 'BOY AT A STONE WINDOW', WHICH HAD BEEN ESTIMATED AT £50,000, BUT WENT FOR A STAGGERING £624,000, AGAIN A WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR THIS ARTIST.

VIRGINIA WOOLF BEACH IS SOLD FOR £80,000

A BEAUTIFUL STRETCH OF BEACH OVERLOOKING A LIGHTHOUSE WHICH INSPIRED ONE OF VIRGINIA WOOLF'S FAMOUS NOVELS WAS BOUGHT BY A SECRET BUYER FOR £80,000 AT AUCTION RECENTLY. THE 76 ACRE UPTON TOWANS BEACH IN GWITHIAN, CORNWALL, OVERLOOKS THE LIGHTHOUSE SITUATED ON THE HEADLAND AT NEARBY GODREVY ISLAND, AND BOASTS GOLDEN SAND, COZY DUNES THAT GIVE RESPITE AGAINST THE WINDS AND A VISTA WITH A VERY FAMOUS LITERARY CONNECTION. VIRGINIA WOOLF HAD SPENT MANY HOLIDAYS THERE WITH HER FAMILY AS A CHILD AND THE WATCH TOWER BECAME THE INSPIRATION FOR HER FAMOUS 1927 NOVEL 'THE LIGHTHOUSE'. THE STUNNING BEACH HAS BEEN OWNED BY DENNIS ARBON, A TRUSTEE OF THE HALL FOR CORNWALL, A PERFORMING ARTS VENUE IN TRURO, FOR THE PAST 19 YEARS. BUT ARBON AUCTIONED OFF THE BEACH IN ORDER TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE HALL. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ESTATE AGENTS COLLIERS CRE SAID: "THERE WAS A LOT OF INTEREST IN THE BEACH, WHICH SOLD FOR £30,000 ABOVE ITS RESERVE PRICE. THERE WAS PARTICULAR INTEREST BECAUSE OF THE LINK WITH VIRGINIA WOOLF AND THE LIGHTHOUSE NEARBY" THERE WAS A FIERCE BIDDING WAR BETWEEN THREE TELEPHONE BIDDERS AND THE PRICE CREPT UP ABOVE THE GUIDE PRICE AND WHEN THE FINAL BID WAS ANNOUNCED THERE WAS A LOUD CHEER AMONG THE AUCTION PARTICIPANTS. AN AUCTION SPOKESPERSON SAID THAT THE NEW OWNER IS CORNISH, BUT DID NOT LIVE IN CORNWALL, AND HAD OTHER PROPERTY IN THE COUNTRY, "HE DOES NOT PLAN TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE BEACH OTHER THAN SIMPLY OWN IT. HE EXPLAINED THAT A PROPERTY LIKE THIS WAS SIMPLY A "TROPHY" PIECE THAT SOMEONE COULD TAKE PLEASURE IN LOOKING AT AND SAY "I OWN THAT".

MONTBLANC CHAMPAGNE TRAVEL BOX

FOR THOSE WHO PREFER TO CARRY THEIR OWN CHAMPAGNE, TO A PICNIC OR PARTY, THE NEW CONCEPT MONTBLANC TRAVEL BOX IS A BRILLIANT IDEA. THE LUXE TRAVEL COMPANION IS A CREATION OF DESIGNER JULIEN PRIMARD AND IS SHAPED LIKE A MINI CLUTCH -- THE PERFECT SIZE FOR CELEBRATING THOSE SPECIAL MOMENTS. THE TRAVEL BOX WILL HOUSE THE PRODUCTS OF THE MONTBLANC BRAND: CHAMPAGNE, CAVIAR AND FOIE GRAS, IN SMALL QUANTITIES, TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO RAISE A TOAST ANYTIME, ANYWHERE. THE CELEBRATION PACKAGE ALSO INCLUDES TWO SMALL BOWLS, A PAIR OF CHAMPAGNE GLASSES AND A SMALL TABLE CLOTH. THE BLACK AND WHITE COLOUR THEME IS INSPIRED BY MONTBLANC, AND THE RESIN BOX FEATURES LEATHER TRIMMED INTERIORS. THIS IS TRULY THE PERFECT ACCESSORY FOR THE SUNDAY BOOT PICNIC ALONG THE COAST . . .

CAVALLI LAUNCHES ROBERTO CAVALLI SAINT-HONORE

LUXURY FASHION DESIGNER ROBERTO CAVALLI IS LAUNCHING A MADE-TO-MEASURE SERVICE FOR HIS HIGH-END CLIENTELE WHO WANT THAT CERTAIN ONE OF A KIND COCKTAIL DRESS, EVENING GOWN OR WEDDING DRESS. THE NEW SERVICE IS CALLED 'ROBERTO CAVALLI SAINT-HONORE' AND WILL OFFER ENTIRELY HANDMADE DRESSES IN A SPECIAL PRIVATE SPACE ABOVE THE RUE SAINT-HONORE STORE, WITH NO MORE THAN 35 DRESSES TO BE PRODUCED EACH YEAR, WITH PRICES STARTING AT OVER $40,000 FOR A CUSTOM DESIGNED COCKTAIL DRESS. ROBERTO CAVALLI'S WIFE, EVA, STATED THAT THE NEW COLLECTION IS NOT THE START OF A COUTURE COLLECTION, BUT AN EXTENSION OF A SERVICE THAT THE HOUSE HAS BEEN OFFERING FOR RED-CARPET AND OTHER RELEVANT EVENTS. "CLIENTS WHO WANT A SPECIAL OUTFIT FROM CAVALLI NOW WILL KNOW THAT THEY CAN OBTAIN IT", SHE SAID IN A RECENT INTERVIEW.

DIOR JAOILLERIE KINGS & QUEENS COLLECTION

DIOR JAOILLERIE HAS RELEASED THEIR NEWEST COLLECTION OF STUNNING GEM-ENCRUSTED MARVELS. THE 'KINGS & QUEENS' COLLECTION BY PARISIAN JEWELER VICTOIRE DE CASTELLANE, WHO HAS BEEN DESIGNING DIOR'S FORMIDABLE JEWELRY SINCE IT PREMIERED IN 1998, FEATURES GEMSTONES SUCH AS OPAL, JADE, QUARTZ, TIGER'S EYE AND OBSIDIAN INTRICATELY HAND CARVED AS SKELETON HEADS -- WITH THE KING BEING PRESENTED AS A PENDENT AND THE QUEEN AS A RING. THE CROWNS, COLLARS AND OTHER EMBELLISHMENTS ARE ENTIRELY OF PLATINUM SET DIAMONDS. VOGUE FRANCE WHICH WAS THE FIRST PUBLICATION TO PREMIERE THE COLLECTION SAY: "SYMBOLE DU TEMPS QUI PASSE ET DE LA NECESSITE DE PROFITER DE LA VIE! (THEY ARE THE SYMBOLS OF THE PASSING TIME AND THE NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LIFE!) THE DIOR JAOILLERIE KINGS & QUEENS COLLECTION IS TRULY AN INSPIRATION OF ROYAL MAGNIFICENCE

£13 MILLION STOLEN AT CARTIER'S CANNES BOUTIQUE

A MAN WITH A DEEP TROPICAL TAN AND WEARING A HAWAIIAN-STYLE FLOWERY SHIRT CALMLY WALKED INTO THE CARTIER BOUTIQUE IN CANNES AND THREATENED STAFF WITH A GUN. TWO ACCOMPLICES WEARING CRASH HELMETS THEN ENTERED THE STORE, WHICH IS NEAR THE CARLTON HOTEL A POPULAR DESTINATION WITH HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES DURING THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL. THE RAIDERS TOOK JEWELS FROM SEVERAL DISPLAY CASES BEFORE FLEEING ALONG CANNES' FAMOUS CROISETTE PROMENADE ON SCOOTERS AFTER THE RAID MONDAY AFTERNOON. POLICE SAID THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE STOLEN JEWELS COULD BE AS HIGH AS £13 MILLION WITH SOME SINGLE ITEMS WORTH £1 MILLION EACH, AND THEY WERE INVESTIGATING WHETHER THE MEN COULD BE PART OF THE NOTORIOUS 'PINK PANTHER GANG', WHICH HAS CARRIED OUT SEVERAL SPECTACULAR JEWELERY THEFTS ACROSS EUROPE IN RECENT MONTHS. "THEY WERE VERY FAST, AND SPOKE AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE. THIS WAS THE WORK OF TRUE PROFESSIONALS", SAID A SOURCE CLOSE TO THE INVESTIGATION.
THREE SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF THE GANG, THOUGHT TO BE BASED IN EASTERN EUROPE, WERE ARRESTED IN MONACO LAST MONTH. TOP JEWELERS AND POLICE ACROSS THE WORLD ARE HUNTING THE PANTHERS, A SOPHISTICATED INTERNATIONAL CRIME SYNDICATE THAT HAS REAPED OVER £100 MILLION IN JEWELERY HEISTS OVER THE PAST DECADE. THE GROUP EARNED THEIR NICKNAME AFTER STEALING A £500,000 DIAMOND FROM A MAYFAIR JEWELER IN 2003 AND HIDING IT IN A JAR OF FACE CREAM. THEY WERE INSPIRED APPARENTLY BY THE ORIGINAL 1963 PINK PANTHER FILM, STARRING PETER SELLERS AS INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU, IN WHICH THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE GEM WAS HIDDEN THE SAME WAY. ITS ATTENTION TO DETAILS THAT HAS LED ONE CRIMINOLOGIST TO DESCRIBE THEIR WORK AS 'ARTISTRY'. IN BIARRITZ, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY APPLIED FRESH PAINT TO A BENCH OPPOSITE THE JEWELRY STORE THEY WERE ABOUT TO ROB TO DETER POTENTIAL WITNESS FROM SITTING ON IT. IN 2005, THEY RAIDED A SAINT-TROPEZ JEWELRY BOUTIQUE DRESSED IN SIMILARLY FLOWERY SHIRTS BEFORE ESCAPING IN A SPEED BOAT.

JOAN RIVERS TO HOST HOW'D YOU GET SO RICH?

FRESH FROM BEING NAMED THE WINNER OF 'THE APPRENTICE CELEBRITY EDITION', JOAN RIVERS IS NOW SET TO STAR IN A NEW SHOW FOR TV LAND CALLED 'HOW'D YOU GET SO RICH?'. PREMIERING ON WEDNESDAY, 12.AUGUST, AND WILL CONSIST OF SIX 30 MINUTE EPISODES. RIVERS WILL HOST, VISITING THE HOMES OF MILLIONAIRES AND ASK THEM THE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS OF HOW THEY MADE THEIR MONEY IN THE MOST INTERESTING WAYS. TV LAND PRESIDENT LARRY W JONES EXPLAINED THE CONCEPT OF THE SHOW, SAYING: "THERE IS NO ONE MORE OUTRAGEOUS AND HILARIOUS THAN JOAN RIVERS TO INTRODUCE AMERICA TO MULTIMILLIONAIRES WHO PROVE THAT THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS SMALL IDEAS! HOW'D YOU GET SO RICH? IS THE PERFECT ESCAPIST FANTASY AND AS INSPIRATIONAL TALE FOR THESE TOUGH TIMES." TV LANDS HINTS THAT THOSE PROFILED ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE MADE THEIR MONEY INVENTING PRODUCTS THAN THROUGH INVESTMENTS AND HEDGE FUNDS.

JOAN RIVERS LISTS HER NEW YORK PENTHOUSE ON MARKET

RECENTLY, JOAN RIVERS PUT THE UPPER EAST SIDE PENTHOUSE SHE BOUGHT 20 YEARS AGO ON THE MARKET FOR $25 MILLION. APPARENTLY SHE IS PLANNING TO MOVE TO THE WEST COAST TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH HER DAUGHTER MELISSA AND HER FAMILY. THE PENTHOUSE, A 5,190 SQUARE FOOT DUPLEX ATOP A CONVERTED 42FOOT WIDE 1903 MANSION, BOASTS A SUITE OF OPULENTLY APPOINTED RECEPTION ROOMS, A DRAMATIC 2-STORY GALLERY AND LIGHT-FLOODED LIVING ROOM WITH ORIGINAL PERIOD ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS WHICH WERE PAINSTAKINGLY RESTORED BY MUSEUM-TRAINED ARTISANS. THE STUNNING ROOMS ARE DISTINGUISHED BY SOARING 23ft HIGH CEILINGS, EXQUISITE ORIGINAL BOISERIE, ELEGANT PARQUET-DE-VERSAILLES FLOORING AND ORIGINAL CARVED MARBLE FIREPLACE SURROUNDS. A SPACIOUS CORNER WOOD PANELED LIBRARY AND A WELL PROPORTIONED FORMAL DINING ROOM, FEATURING IMPORTED 18th CENTURY FRENCH PANELS, OVERLOOKS THE CITY AND CENTRAL PARK. THE ONCE IN A LIFETIME PROPERTY IS LISTED WITH ROBERTA GOLUBOCK OF SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALITY.
BUYERS SHOULD NOT HAVE MUCH TROUBLE WITH THE CONDO BOARD, RIVERS HAS SERVED AS THE BOARD PRESIDENT FOR YEARS AND IS STILL LISTED AS HEAD OFFICER ON THE BUILDING'S CITY REGISTRATION FILING.

JOAN RIVERS LISTS HER CONNECTICUT ESTATE ON MARKET

JOAN RIVERS HAS ALSO ADDED HER CONNECTICUT HOME TO THE 'FOR SALE' LIST OF HER REAL ESTATE. THE HOME IS LOCATED ON WHITE OAKS ROAD, MILFORD, CT AND RIVERS IS ASKING $6.5 MILLION FOR THE 5700 SQUARE FOOT, 4 BEDROOM, 4 1/2 BATH ESTATE. THE STONE AND CLAPBOARD COUNTRY STYLE HOUSE FEATURES HIGH CEILINGS IN MOST ROOMS, AN EAT-IN KITCHEN AND BATHS THAT ARE DESIGNED WITH STUNNING CARRARA MARBLE. OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE 100 YEAR OLD CHESTNUT BEAMS, FOUR WOOD-BURNING FIREPLACES, SKYLIGHTS, A MASSIVE COUNTRY KITCHEN AND NINE IMPORTED FRENCH DOORS. OUTDOOR FEATURES ON THE 75.92 ACRE ESTATE INCLUDE AN IN-GROUND SWIMMING POOL, A POOL HOUSE, A CARETAKER'S COTTAGE, A POND, A BARN/GARAGE AND A GUEST HOUSE, ACCORDING TO THE LISTING INFORMATION.
RIVERS BOUGHT THE PROPERTY FOR $1,438,400 IN 2000, AND THEN GUTTED THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE. THE REBUILT HOUSE WAS FEATURED IN THE FEBRUARY 2003 ISSUE OF ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST. RIVERS SAID: ". . . WAS THE UGLIEST HOUSE I'D EVER SEEN. IT LOOKED LIKE A DENNY'S" RIVERS FAVORS A DESIGN CONCEPT CALLED 'COUNTRY CHIC', WHICH MIXES COZY COMFORTABLE COUNTRY STYLE FURNITURE WITH A AN ECLECTIC COLLECTION OF ANTIQUES AND ARTWORKS. THE TRENDY LOOK CONVEYS A LOOK OF COMFY LIVED IN ELEGANCE - NO WORD FROM THE RIVERS IF THE FURNITURE AND ACCESSORIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE SALE.
THE PROPERTY IS LISTED THROUGH CAROLYN KLEMM OF KLEMM REAL ESTATE.
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ALEXANDER AMOSU CREATES LUXURY SHIRTS

RECENTLY, LUXURY FASHION DESIGNER ALEXANDER AMOSU CREATED THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE AND LUXURIOUS SUITS COSTING AN ESTIMATED £70,000 AND NOW, HE HAS LAUNCHED A COLLECTION OF EXCLUSIVE BESPOKE SHIRTS MADE FROM THE FINEST COTTON IN THE WORLD. EACH CUSTOM TAILOR-MADE SHIRT COMES AS STANDARD WITH STERLING SILVER BUTTONS, WITH THE OPTION OF HAVING BUTTONS IN 14k WHITE OR YELLOW GOLD, PLATINUM AR DIAMOND ENCRUSTED (DIAMONDS ARE AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS COLOURS). ALEXANDER SAYS: "EVEN THOUGH WE CONSIDER OURSELVES THE ROLLS ROYCE OF THE SUIT INDUSTRY WE ALSO CATER TO THOSE WHO WANT A SIMPLE BESPOKE SUIT STARTING FROM £3000 OR A SHIRT THAT'S SIMPLY FITS YOU WELL WITHOUT COMPROMISING ON QUALITY." THE SHIRTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT APSLEY STORE, 13 PALL MALL, LONDON. PRICING FOR THE EXCLUSIVE SHIRTS START AT £400 EACH AND GO AS HIGH AS £25,000

LOUIS VUITTON MALLE MARS COMMEMORATES FIRST LUNAR LANDING

'ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR LEATHER GOODS', WWD REPORTS. 20.JULY MARKS THE 40th ANNIVERSARY OF APOLLO 11s FIRST LUNAR LANDING, BUT TO COMMEMORATE THE EVENT LOUIS VUITTON HAS CREATED A CUSTOM-ORDER "MALLE MARS" TRUNK DESIGNED WITH A TRIP TO MARS IN MIND. THE AERODYNAMIC TRUNK, WHICH LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF 'STAR TREK', OPENS TO UNVEIL COMPARTMENTS FOR ALL KINDS OF SPACE NECESSITIES, FROM TOOLS AND PHARMACEUTICALS DRAWERS, TO SHELVES FOR DISHES AND EVEN A FOLDING CHAIR TO TAKE IN THE VIEWS OF EARTH.
THE TRUNK, AS WELL AS NASA PHOTOGRAPHS, SPACE TOYS, SCULPTURES AND ASTRONOMY PHOTOS, WILL BE ON DISPLAY MONDAY 13.JULY, WHEN LOUIS VUITTON IS CELEBRATING THE LUNAR LANDING'S ANNIVERSARY WITH A GALA PARTY AT THE ROSE CENTER FOR EARTH AND SPACE AT THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, NEW YORK. VUITTON NORTH AMERICAN PRESIDENT AND CEO DANIEL LALONDE IS PLAYING HOST WITH BUZZ ALDRIN, JIM LOVELL AND SALLY RIDE -- THE HISTORY MAKING ASTRONAUTS WHO STAR IN THE COMPANY'S NEW CORE VALUES CAMPAIGN. FOR THE SPECIAL OCCASION, VUITTON IS DONATING AN UNDISCLOSED AMOUNT TO AL GORE'S CLIMATE PROJECT, AND SALES OF THE TRAVEL COLLECTION AT THE 5th AVENUE FLAGSHIP BOUTIQUE FROM 13-20.JULY WILL ALSO BENEFIT THE ORGANIZATION. - WWD
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ART STATEMENTS GALLERY, HONG KONG, PRESENTS ZEVS

FRENCH STREET ARTIST ZEVS HAS CREATED A SERIES OF DRIPPING LOUIS VUITTON AND CHANEL LOGO PAINTINGS FOR HIS UPCOMING SOLO ARTIST SHOW AT ART STATEMENTS GALLERY IN HONG KONG. THE ARTIST CREATED BRILLIANT PIECES ON LACQUER, WHICH IS THE TRADITIONAL CHINESE WAY, IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL CRAFTSMEN. ZEVS ALSO MADE A SERIES OF CERAMICS AND PAINTINGS ON METAL. ALL THESE AMAZING WORKS WILL BE PRESENTED IN ADDITION TO A VARIETY OF HIS OTHER SIGNATURE LIQUIDATED LOGOS BEGINNING THURSDAY, 16.JULY
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