SABATINO NORTH AMERICA TO OPEN STORE IN BOSTON

BOSTON'S ICONIC LUXURY SHOPPING DESTINATION, NEWBURY STREET WILL HAVE A STUNNING NEW TREAT COME 24.MARCH. SABATINO NORTH AMERICA, THE LARGEST IMPORTER AND MANUFACTURER OF GOURMET TRUFFLE PRODUCTS IN THE US IS OPENING THEIR FLAGSHIP RETAIL STORE, SABATINO & CO ROMA. THE STORE WILL INTRODUCE A WIDE RANGE OF UNIQUE PRODUCTS INCLUDING GOURMET FOODS AND CONDIMENTS, COOKBOOKS AND HOME ACCESSORIES TO ADD A EUROPEAN TOUCH TO YOUR LIFE.
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GUINNESS TO OPEN FIRST US RETAIL SHOP IN LAS VEGAS

THE FIRST OFFICIAL GUINNESS STORE IN THE US WILL HAVE ITS GRAND OPENING INSIDE THE SHOPPES AT MANDALAY PLACE ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP ON ST PATRICK'S DAY, 17.MARCH. IT WILL FEATURE THE LARGEST SELECTION OF GUINNESS MERCHANDISE LOCATED IN A SINGLE VENUE OUTSIDE OF IRELAND. HOME TO A WIDE RANGE OF GUINNESS MERCHANDISE, INCLUDING UNIQUE LAS VEGAS PRODUCTS, THE 1,500sqft GUINNESS STORE LAS VEGAS WILL FEATURE ITEMS RANGING FROM PINT GLASSES TO CLOTHING; ACCESSORIES TO GIFTS, WHICH CELEBRATE MORE THAN 250 YEARS OF THE DRINKS BRAND. EXCLUSIVE LAS VEGAS-THEMED MERCHANDISE WILL INCLUDE MEN'S CLOTHING, WOMEN'S CLOTHING, PINT GLASSES, HATS AND ACCESSORIES. SEVERAL OF THE CLOTHING ITEMS FOR MEN AND WOMEN WILL BE PART OF THE NEW 'GUINNESS ON THE STRIP' CLOTHING LINE. VISITORS TO THE STORE CAN LEARN ABOUT THE BREWING PROCESS AND THE BRAND THROUGH VISUAL EXHIBITION. ANOTHER INTERACTIVE ELEMENT WILL BE A UNIQUE TOUCHSCREEN THROUGH WHICH VISITORS CAN LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE BREWERY AND EVEN SEE IF ONE OF THEIR ANCESTORS WORKED THERE.

MISSONI TO OPEN HOTEL IN KUWAIT

THE REZIDOR HOTEL GROUP ALONG WITH LUXURY ITALIAN FASHION HOUSE MISSONI HAS ANNOUNCED THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF HOTEL MISSONI KUWAIT, ON 1.MARCH.2011. THE BRAND FAMOUS FOR ITS LUXURIOUS STRIPED TEXTILES AND LA DOLCE VITA STYLE ALREADY HAS A HOTEL IN EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND. THE MISSONI KUWAIT IS PART OF THE SYMPHONY CENTRE, A BOUTIQUE EMPORIUM LOCATED IN THE CAPITAL'S SHOPPING DISTRICT. FOR THE HOTEL DESIGN CREATIVE DIRECTOR ROSITA MISSONI COMBINES VIBRANT PATTERNS AND BOLD COLOURS WITH TURQUOISE, GREEN AND GOLD ACCENTS APPROPRIATE FOR A HOTEL FACING THE SEA. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 169 ROOMS AS WELL AS MEETING SPACE, A GYM, STEAM ROOM, SAUNA AND A POOL DECK OVERLOOKING THE CITY. DINING OPTIONS INCLUDE THE ITALIAN RESTAURANT CUCINA; LUNA RESTAURANT, LOCATED ON THE 18th FLOOR, WHICH SERVES A FUSION OF ARABIC-ORIENTAL AND MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE; CHOCO CAFE OFFERING PASTRIES, CHOCOLATE AND A SELECTION OF SMALL PLATES AND THE POOL BAR SERVING CONTINENTAL CUISINE. ROOMS HAVE BANG & OLUFSEN TELEVISIONS AND MIRRORS IN THE BATHROOM THAT CONVERT INTO TELEVISIONS. CHECK-IN IS DONE VIA iPAD. THE HOTEL ALSO WILL HAVE A 1,500 SQUARE METER LUXURY SIX SENSES SPA, OPENING LATER IN THE YEAR.

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, LONDON AT PARK LANE

41 YEARS AGO FOUR SEASONS OPENED THE INN ON THE PARK IN LONDON'S MAYFAIR, ITS FIRST EUROPEAN PROPERTY AND ONE THAT WOULD COME TO HELP DEFINE THE LUXURY BRAND AS IT EXPANDED AROUND THE WORLD. NOW AFTER A MORE THAN TWO-YEAR HIATUS DURING WHICH TIME AN ENTIRE NEW HOTEL WAS CONSTRUCTED ON THE EXISTING SITE, THE STORIED PROPERTY HAS JUST BEEN REBORN AS THE FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, LONDON AT PARK LANE. THE STYLISH NEW HOTEL, DESIGNED BY ERIC PARRY, FEATURES LARGER ROOMS, MORE SUITES, A NEW RESTAURANT/LOUNGE CONCEPT, AND MEETING SPACES. THE HOTEL, WHICH NOW HAS 192 ROOMS, INCLUDING 45 ONE, TWO AND THREE BEDROOM SUITES, THE MOST LAVISH OF WHICH, THE PRESIDENTIAL SUITE, COST ABOUT $14,000 PER NIGHT, IS DESIGNED TO FEATURE EVERY LUXURY AMENITY WHILST RETAINING THE INTIMATE FEEL OF A PRIVATE RESIDENCE. THE RESTAURANT/LOUNGE, AMARANTO, IS A SERIES OF THREE FLOW-THROUGH SPACE WHEREIN GUESTS CAN CHOOSE WHEN AND WHERE THEY WANT TO DINE, WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS ON SEATING TIMES OR PARTICULAR MENUS. WITH ITS OWN ENTRANCE IN HAMILTON PLACE AS WELL AS DIRECT LOBBY ACCESS, AMARANTO OFFERS AN AIRY CONSERVATORY SPACE AND PRIVATE GARDEN FOR OUTDOOR SEATING, A MORE CLUBBY LOUNGE AREA INCLUDING AN INNOVATIVE PEEK-THROUGH WINE WALL ALLOWS GUESTS TO FOLLOW SOMMELIERS IN ACTION, AND A SOARING ATRIUM HIGHLIGHTED BY A HAND-MOLDED SCULPTURE WALL WITH MOTIFS INSPIRED BY NEARBY HYDE PARK. IN THE NEXT PHASE OF THE PROJECT THE HOTEL PLANS TO OPEN A SPA, FITNESS AND LOUNGE AREA ON THE TOP FLOOR, WITH SWEEPING VIEWS ACROSS LONDON.

BARBOUR OPENS NEW YORK BOUTIQUE

CLASSIC BRITISH OUTERWEAR COMPANY BARBOUR HAS RECENTLY OPENED A NEW BOUTIQUE IN NEW YORK ON WOOSTER ST IN SOHO's HISTORIC CAST IRON DISTRICT. THE NEW SPACE WILL BE OPEN BRIEFLY TO FEATURE THE BARBOUR AUTUMN/WINTER 2010 HERITAGE COLLECTION THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS, AND WILL THE REOPEN PERMANENTLY IN EARLY SPRING WITH A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF SPRING/SUMMER 2011 BARBOUR APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES. 'WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO EXPAND OUR NEW YORK PRESENCE WITH A NEW STORE IN SOHO', NOTES JAMIE MILLAR, HEAD OF RETAIL FOR BARBOUR INC, NORTH AMERICA. 'THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS STEEPED IN HISTORY AND CULTURE, BUT IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING AND REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST FASHIONABLE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE COUNTRY. WITH BARBOUR'S STRONG HERITAGE AND GROWING POPULARITY AMONG THE FASHION FORWARD, SOHO WAS A NATURAL FIT FOR BARBOUR. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE JOINING SUCH A PRESTIGIOUS SHOPPING DISTRICT.' OTHER BARBOUR RETAIL STORE LOCATIONS INCLUDE MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY, BOSTON, AND BARBOUR BY DAVID WOOD BOUTIQUE IN PORTLAND, MAINE.

CARTIER OPENS NEW BOUTIQUE IN HONG KONG

CARTIER, THE NUMBER ONE LUXURY JEWELRY BRAND IN CHINA, CONTINUES TO BUILD UP ITS PRESENCE IN THE ASIAN MARKET WITH THE OPENING OF YET ANOTHER STUNNING FLAGSHIP ON FRIDAY. THE NEW STORE, WHICH SPANS 900 SQUARE METERS, IS HOUSED INSIDE THE PRINCE'S BUILDING, AN UPSCALE SHOPPING CENTER IN HONG KONG. THE THREE-STORY BOUTIQUE REPLACES CARTIER'S OLD STORE, OPENED IN 1970, THAT WAS LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE SAME BUILDING. THE NEW SPACE IS OPULENTLY DECORATED WITH OAK-CLAD AND BRONZE INTERIORS, CHANDELIERS AND MIRRORED WALLS. IN ADDITION TO CARTIER'S FULL RANGE OF TIMEPIECES AND FINE JEWELRY, THE NEW PANTHER DE CARTIER COLLECTION WILL BE ON VIEW HERE THOUGH ITS OFFICIAL RELEASE ISN'T SLATED UNTIL NEXT YEAR. THE PANTHER DE CARTIER COLLECTION WILL BE CRAFTED IN JADE, DIAMONDS AND JADEITE AND IS EXPECTED TO BE A HIT AMONG LOCAL SHOPPERS SINCE THE CHINESE CONSIDER JADE AN AUSPICIOUS STONE. CARTIER TOLD THE WALL STREET JOURNAL THAT IT EXPERIENCED DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH IN ASIA SINCE THE FINANCIAL CRISIS TWO YEARS AGO. CARTIER, WHICH INTENDS TO DOUBLE ITS BOUTIQUES ACROSS CHINA IN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS, IS HARDLY THE ONLY WESTERN LUXURY BRAND WITH ITS EYES SET ON THE ASIAN MARKET. TIFFANY & CO RECENTLY ANNOUNCED PLANS TO OPEN 25-30 NEW STORES IN CHINA IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS. AND, FRENCH JEWELER VAN CLEEF & ARPELS OPENED FOUR NEW BOUTIQUES THIS YEAR, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SHOPS IN CHINA FROM FOUR TO EIGHT.

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON TO OPEN NEW ART OF THE AMERICAS WING

WHEN DECORATING HIS HOME SOME YEARS AGO, FINANCIER HENRY KRAVIS SOLD A PAINTING BY JOHN SINGER SARGENT TO THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS IN BOSTON. THE PAINTING, 'CHARLES STEWART SIXTH MARQUESS OF LONDONERRY, CARRYING THE GREAT SWORD OF THE STATE AT THE CORONATION OF KING EDWARD VII AUGUST 1902, AND MR WC BEAUMONT, HIS PAGE ON THAT OCCASION', IS ONE OF THOUSANDS OF WORKS THAT WILL NOW BE DISPLAYED AT THE MUSEUM'S NEW ART OF THE AMERICAS WING, WHICH OPENS TO THE PUBLIC ON 20.NOVEMBER. 'THIS IS THE KIND OF SARGENT THAT IS A REAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE MUSEUM BECAUSE IT IS NOT THE KIND OF SARGENT THAT IS POPULAR IN COMMERCIAL TERMS', MUSEUM DIRECTOR MALCOLM ROGERS TOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE ON FRIDAY TO LAUNCH THE NEW EXHIBITION HALL. HANGING CLOSE TO THE 'LORD LONDONDERRY' PAINTING IS SARGENT'S IMMENSELY POPULAR PAINTING 'THE DAUGHTERS OF EDWARD DARLEY BOIT'. SARGENT IS ONE OF HUNDREDS OF AMERICAN ARTISTS REPRESENTED IN THE ART OF THE AMERICAS WING, INCLUDING JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY AND HIS FAMOUS PORTRAIT OF AMERICAN PATRIOT PAUL REVERE, FROM 1768. THE EXPANSION, WHICH INCREASES THE MUSEUM'S SQUARE FOOTAGE BY 28%, WAS 10 YEARS IN THE MAKING AND REPRESENTS THE BIGGEST INITIATIVE IN THE WORLD FOCUSED ON AMERICAN ART AND CULTURE, ROGERS SAID. THE $504 MILLION PROJECT INVOLVED $345 MILLION FOR THE BUILDING AND $159 MILLION FOR ENDOWMENT OF PROGRAMS, POSITIONS AND ANNUAL OPERATIONS. FUND RAISING WAS COMPLETED SHORTLY BEFORE THE FINANCIAL MARKET CRISIS OF LATE 2008. THE FOUR-FLOOR BUILDING CONTAINS 53 GALLERIES THAT INCLUDE WORKS OF ART FROM THE NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA SPANNING THREE MILLENNIA, MORE THAN DOUBLING THE NUMBER PREVIOUSLY ON VIEW. THEY INCLUDE PAINTINGS, FURNITURE, SCULPTURE, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, TEXTILES, FASHION AND JEWELRY. THE NEW WING ALLOWS NUMEROUS MASTERPIECES TO BE DISPLAYED THAT HAVE BEEN IN STORAGE FOR DECADES DUE TO THE LACK OF LARGE-SCALE EXHIBITION SPACE. ONE OF THOSE PIECES IN THOMAS SULLY'S 1819 PAINTING 'THE PASSAGE OF THE DELAWARE', DEPICTING GEORGE WASHINGTON LEADING HIS TROOPS ACROSS THE DELAWARE RIVER TO SURPRISE BRITISH FORCES; AND JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY'S 'GEORGE IV WHEN PRINCE OF WALES' FROM 1809. THE NEW WING AND ADJACENT GLASS-ENCLOSED RUTH AND CARL J SHAPIRO FAMILY COURTYARD, WAS DESIGNED BY THE LONDON-BASED FIRM FOSTER & PARTNERS.
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WELLENDORFF OPENS BOUTIQUE IN SAN FRANCISCO

GERMAN LUXURY JEWELRY BRAND WELLENDORFF OPENED ITS FIRST BOUTIQUE IN NORTH AMERICA RECENTLY, A SHOP-IN-SHOP LOCATED WITHIN RETAIL JEWELER SHREVE & CO IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. WELLENDORFF IS A 115 YEAR OLD JEWELER FAMOUS FOR ITS RINGS WHICH FEATURE DETAILED ENAMELED DESIGNS AND FOR ITS LONG GOLD 'SILKROPE' NECKLACE. NATIONAL JEWELER REPORTS THAT JENNIFER SIEBEL NEWSOM, WIFE OF SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR GAVIN NEWSOM, CUT THE PURPLE RIBBON TO THE NEW BOUTIQUE. THE NEW SHOP HAS ITS OWN SEPARATE JEWELRY VIEWING AREA AND A COFFEE BAR. WELLENDORFF HAS CREATED A SPECIAL 'SAN FRANCISCO FLOWER' RING THAT IS ONLY AVAILABLE AT THE BOUTIQUE. IT IS AVAILABLE IN TWO COLOUR STYLE; PINK AND PURPLE, AND A NEUTRAL GOLD AND BEIGE, AND CAN COME WITH A DIAMOND BAND. WELLENDORFF JEWELRY RANGES IN PRICE FROM $3,600 TO $100,000.

LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT CELEBRATES 20th ANNIVERSARY

LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT WILL BE CELEBRATING ITS 20th ANNIVERSARY IN NEW YORK WITH A GALA RED CARPET EVENT CALLED 'LA NUIT DU GATEAU". LA MASION DU CHOCOLAT WILL HOST THE SPECIAL EVENING DEDICATED TO PASTRY AND CHOCOLATE ON 3.NOVEMBER FROM 7.p TO MIDNIGHT AT THE CHOCOLATIER'S 1018 MADISON AVENUE LOCATION. THE TASTING OF DESSERTS AND PASTRIES WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND FREE OF CHARGE. THE EVENT, WHICH WILL ALSO FEATURE LIVE JAZZ MUSIC, WILL BE HELD RAIN OR SHINE UNDER A TENT ALONG THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE BOUTIQUE. 'IT'S GOING TO BE AN EVENING DEDICATED TO PASTRY', SAYS NORA HOVANESIAN-MANN, DIRECTOR OF LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT USA. 'IT WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TASTE AND DISCOVER.' PASTRIES WILL BE THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENING, INCLUDING SAMPLES OF ITS AL-TIME CLASSICS TO ITS LATEST CREATIONS, SUCH AS CHOCOLATE TARTS, MACARONS, LEMON POUND CAKE AND ITS DELICIOUS PISTACHIO ICE CREAM. THERE WILL ALSO BE SNEAK PREVIEWS OF MANY NEW CREATIONS SUCH AS LA MAISON MOUSSE AU CHOCOLAT (TO BE INTRODUCED IN THE US IN 2011), THE SALVADOR CAKE, THE DELICIOUS STARTLETTE AND THE LAUNCH OF THE ACCLAIMED LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT ECLAIRS IN NEW YORK IN CELEBRATION OF THE COMPANY'S 20th ANNIVERSARY. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE TWO OTHER LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT BOUTIQUES IN NEW YORK, AT 30 ROCKEFELLER CENTER AND 63 WALL STREET, WILL BE OPEN FROM 7.p TO 9.p OFFERING TASTINGS OF DESSERTS AND CHOCOLATE PASTRIES TO ALL VISITORS. LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT HAS CONTINUED ITS COMMITMENT TO BE THE REFERENCE FOR CHOCOLATE IN THE LUXURY MARKET. IT IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS SAVOIR-FAIRE AND FOR THE EXCELLENCE AND SUBTLE BALANCE OF ITS CREATIONS. THE COMPANY SETS ITSELF APART FROM OTHER CHOCOLATIERS IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, PERHAPS NONE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE INCREDIBLE DETAIL PAID TO THE COMPONENT PARTS OF ITS CHOCOLATES. LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT'S TEAM COMBS THROUGH PLANTATION IN SOUTH AMERICA AND AFRICA; THEY STUDY NOT ONLY THE CACAO BEANS, BUT VARIOUS AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEM. LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT HAS LOCATIONS IN HONG KONG, LONDON, TOKYO AND CANNES, IN ADDITION TO SEVEN LOCATIONS IN PARIS AND THREE IN NEW YORK. ITS CHOCOLATES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT NEIMAN MARCUS AND FROM LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT'S ONLINE BOUTIQUE.

RALPH LAUREN RELAUNCHES RHINELANDER MANSION STORE

RALPH LAUREN HAS RECENTLY RELAUNCHED HIS FAMED FLAGSHIP IN THE HISTORIC RHINELANDER MANSION ON MADISON AVENUE IN NEW YORK, TRANSFORMING IT INTO THE WORLD'S FOREMOST MECCA OF MEN'S STYLE. SPANNING NEARLY 16,000 SQUARE FEET, THE MANSION, ORIGINALLY CONVERTED INTO AN OPULENT RETAIL PALACE BY LAUREN IN 1986, NOW EXCLUSIVELY HOUSES THE DESIGNER'S VARIOUS MEN'S COLLECTIONS WITH THE COMPANY'S FIRST WOMEN'S AND HOME FLAGSHIPS DUE TO OPEN ACROSS THE AVENUE LATER THIS FALL. ORIGINALLY DESIGNED IN THE 1890s BY KIMBALL & THOMPSON, THE LARGE FRENCH RENAISSANCE REVIVAL MANSION IS AN ARCHITECTURAL TREASURE AS WELL WITH A CLASSIC BEAUX ARTS FACADE EXEMPLARY OF THE UPPER EAST SIDE's GRAND ARCHITECTURE. THE NEW SPACE SHOWCASES THE PURPLE LABEL, BLACK LABEL, POLO, RRL AND RLX RALPH LAUREN COLLECTIONS OF MEN'S APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE MOST LUXURIOUS ELEMENTS. SERVICE HAS BEEN STEPPED UP AS WELL, WITH BUTLERS TO SERVE SNACKS AND DRINKS ON SILVER TRAYS AND A FLEET OF MERCEDES-BENZES TO CHAUFFEUR IMPORTANT CLIENTS ON SHOPPING TRIPS. EVERY ROOM IN THE MANSION HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH CINEMATIC DECOR IN KEEPING WITH THE NEOCLASSICAL STYLE OF THE ORIGINAL GRAND RESIDENCE, FROM ANTIQUES AND FIXTURES TO FURNITURE AND ART, INCLUDING 18th AND 19th CENTURY OIL PORTRAITS AND NOTEWORTHY PHOTOGRAPHS FROM RALPH LAUREN'S PERSONAL COLLECTION.

LACMA CELEBRATES NEW EXHIBITION HALL

THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART CELEBRATED THE OPENING OF ITS NEWEST EXHIBITION HALL RECENTLY WITH A GLITZY PARTY, COMPLETE WITH HOLLYWOOD HEAVYWEIGHTS, ART ICONS AND ENTERTAINMENT BY CHRISTINA AGUILERA. AMONG THE ACTORS IN THE STAR-STUDDED CROWD WERE TOM HANKS AND WIFE RITA WILSON, TERRI HATCHER, JAMES FRANCO, JOAN COLLINS, MOLLY SIMS AND OLIVIA WILDE. PRODUCERS BRIAN GRAZER AND MARK BURNETT AND REALITY STARLETS NICOLE RICHIE AND KIM KARSASHIAN ALSO ATTENDED THE FUND RAISING EVENT, WHICH HAD THE GLAMOR OF A FILM PREMIER AND GENERATED NEARLY $5 MILLION FOR LACMA. MUSEUM TRUSTEE JANE NATHANSON CALLED IT 'THE MOST SPECTACULAR AND SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISER FOR ART IN LOS ANGELES.' LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CLAD IN COLOURFUL 18th CENTURY COSTUMES WELCOMED GUESTS TO THE PRIVATE BLACK-TIE AFFAIR, CALLED 'THE UNMASKING' AS IT REVEALED THE SPRAWLING NEW BUILDING THAT BROKE GROUND IN 2008. GUESTS WERE GIVEN GOLD AND SILVER MASKS AS THEY WALKED DOWN A LONG RED CARPET ON THEIR WAY TO THE LYNDA AND STEWART RESNICK EXHIBITION PAVILION. DESIGNED BY FAMED ARCHITECT RENZO PIANO, THE WINDOW-LINED, NATURALLY LIT 45,000 SQUARE FOOT SPACE WAS DIVIDED TO HOUSE A TRIO OF INAUGURAL EXHIBITS: 'OLMEC:COLOSSAL MASTERWORKS OF ANCIENT MEXICO', WITH GREAT BASALT CARVINGS RARELY SEEN OUTSIDE OF MEXICO; 'EYE FOR THE SENSUAL: SELECTIONS FROM THE RESNICK COLLECTION', WHICH FEATURES EUROPEAN PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES FROM THE BUILDING'S BENEFACTORS' OWN PERSONAL COLLECTION; AND 'FASHIONING FASHION: EUROPEAN DRESS IN DETAIL, 1700-1915', A LOOK AT THE EVOLUTION OF MODERN DRESS AND THE BUSTLES AND PETTICOATS OF FASHION'S PAST. THE RESNICKS, WHO DONATED $45 MILLION TOWARD THE CONSTRUCTION OF THEIR NAMESAKE BUILDING, WERE THE GUESTS OF HONOR AT A DINNER THAT FOLLOWED. AN ADJACENT TENT BECAME AN ELEGANT SUPPER CLUB FOR THE 1,000 OR SO GUESTS, WITH A SMALL ROTATING PLATFORM IN THE CENTER AND A WALL AT ONE END THAT FELL AWAY TO REVEAL A FULL STAGE. THAT'S WHERE AGUILERA, BACKED BY A 20-PIECE ORCHESTRA AND TWO SINGERS, PERFORMED HER SET. LOOKING LIKE A HOLLYWOOD SIREN IN LONG PLATINUM HAIR AND A CURVE-HUGGING CREAM GOWN, AGUILERA SANG HER HIT SONG, 'BEAUTIFUL', FOLLOWED BY WHAT SHE CALLED 'MY FAVORITE SONG OF ALL TIME', JOHN LENNON'S 'IMAGINE'. THE LYNDA AND STEWART RESNICK EXHIBITION PAVILION OPENS TO THE PUBLIC ON 2.OCTOBER.

VIENNA ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS REOPENS AFTER RENOVATION

AFTER ITS RENOVATION AND RESTRUCTURING, THE VIENNA ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS' GALLERY OF PAINTINGS IS NOW ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AGAIN. SURROUNDED BY THE ARTISTS' STUDIOS AND WORKSHOPS ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS IS A WORLD-RANKING COLLECTION OF EUROPEAN PAINTING FROM THE 14th TO THE 19th CENTURIES. A CENTRAL FOYER ON THE SECOND FLOOR AFTER PLANS BY ARCHITECT GEORG TOPFER CONNECTS THE EXISTING GALLERY OF PAINTINGS WITH THE NEW EXHIBITION AREA 'X HIBIT' FOR CHANGING EXHIBITIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ACADEMY'S STUDY PROGRAMS. IN ITS CHARTER AS A PINACITECA, A GALLERY EXCLUSIVELY DEDICATED TO PAINTINGS, AND A TRADITION, THE PAINTINGS GALLERY IS COMPARABLE TO COLLECTIONS OF INTERNATIONAL STANDING AT HISTORICAL ACADEMIES OF ART SUCH AS THE PINACOTECA DI BRERA IN MILAN OR THE GALLERIA DELL'ACCADEMIA IN VENICE. UNLIKE THESE, HOWEVER, IT STILL CONSTITUTES PART OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE VIENNESE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS AND IS INSEPARABLY LINKED TO ITS PROFILE. THE ACADEMY'S INITIAL HOLDINGS CONSISTED OF PRIZE-WINNING WORKS FROM THE ACADEMY'S ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY AND PIECES PAINTED FOR ADMISSION TO MEMBERSHIP OF THE ACADEMY DURING THE 18th CENTURY. IT WAS NOT UNTIL 1822, WHEN THE IMPERIAL DIPLOMAT COUNT LAMBERG-SPRINZENSTEIN DONATED HIS INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED COLLECTION OF ABOUT 800 PAINTINGS TO THE ACADEMY, THAT THE PAINTINGS GALLERY AS SUCH WAS ESTABLISHED. ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THE COUNT'S GENEROUS BEQUEST, THE COLLECTION WAS OPENED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THUS BECOMING THE FIRST ART MUSEUM IN AUSTRIA. OVER THE YEARS THE HOLDINGS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED BY FURTHER SMALLER DONATIONS. TODAY ABOUT 250 PAINTINGS FROM THE COLLECTION ARE PERMANENTLY EXHIBITED. THE WORKS ON DISPLAY INCLUDE HIGHLIGHTS OF EUROPEAN PAINTINGS SUCH AS THE TRIPTYCH OF THE LAST JUDGMENT BY HIERONYMUS BOSCH AS WELL AS A SERIES OF EXUBERANT SMALL-SCALE OIL SKETCHES BY RUBENS. DUTCH PAINTING OF THE 17th CENTURY IS REPRESENTED IN ALMOST ALL OF ITS MANY FACETS FROM REMBRANDT TO RUISDAEL AND DE HOOCH, WHILE THE ITALIAN, FRENCH AND SPANISH SCHOOLS ARE SHOWCASED IN WORKS BY BOTTICELLI, TITIAN, MURILLO, CLAUDE, TIEPOLO AND GUARDI.

RALPH LAUREN TO LAUNCH JEWELRY COLLECTION AT NEW YORK FLAGSHIP

AS IT OPENS A NEW FLAGSHIP STORE AT 888 MADISON AVE IN NEW YORK CITY IN OCTOBER, RALPH LAUREN WILL ALSO DEBUT RALPH LAUREN FINE JEWELRY IN A WATCH AND JEWELRY SALON THAT WILL BE PART OF THE RETAILER'S 'LIFESTYLE CONCEPT', DESIGNED TO GIVE SHOPPERS A RICHLY EXCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE. THE MANHATTAN FLAGSHIP WILL BE 'ONE OF THE MOST GLAMOROUS AND LARGEST RALPH LAUREN STORES IN THE WORLD, FULLY DEDICATED TO WOMEN'S LUXURY OFFERINGS AND HOME COLLECTIONS', THE COMPANY SAID IN A RECENT RELEASE. THE IDEA IS TO SHOWCASE THE RALPH LAUREN TIMEPIECES COLLECTIONS, AND NOW JEWELRY, IN A DEDICATED SPACE FULLY DEVOTED TO THE PRECIOUS PRODUCTS, WITHIN THE WORLD OF RALPH LAUREN. EACH PIECE OF JEWELRY IN THE NEW COLLECTION IS HANDCRAFTED USING PRECIOUS MATERIALS AND INTRICATE FINISHING TECHNIQUES, FROM GRACEFULLY SET PAVE CHAINS AND ROMANTIC CHANDELIER EARRINGS TO A DAZZLING DIAMOND 'RL' MONOGRAM ADORNING LUSTROUS PEARL STRANDS, THE RELEASE SAID. AS IS THE CASE FOR THE BRAND'S WATCHES, THE VISION FOR RALPH LAUREN JEWELRY IS TO BE THE 'BEST IN CLASS' AMONG THE WORLD'S HIGH-END BRANDS, OFFERING DISTINCTIVE DESIGN AND THE HIGHEST QUALITY.

HERMES OPENS NEW CHINESE BRAND SHANG XIA

HERMES HAS OPENED ITS FIRST BOUTIQUE FOR ITS NEW BRAND SHANG XIA, A BOLD STRATEGY THAT HIGHLIGHTS CHINA'S GROWING IMPORTANCE TO LUXURY GOODS COMPANIES. 'WE ARE VERY MOVED, THIS IS LIKE THE BIRTH OF A CHILD', HERMES CHIEF EXECUTIVE PATRICK THOMAS SAID AHEAD OF THE INAUGURATION OF THE SHOP IN SHANGHAI. THE STORE, A PICTURE OF MINIMALIST CHIC, OFFERS CLOTHING, HOME FURNISHINGS, SHOES AND TABLEWARE, A COLLECTION INSPIRED BY TEA, AND MADE FROM TRADITIONAL ASIAN MATERIALS SUCH AS BAMBOO, CASHMERE AND PORCELAIN. IN FRONT OF THE STORE, ARTISANS PUT THEIR SKILLS ON DISPLAY FOR THE WIDELY ANTICIPATED OPENING, MAKING TEA CUPS ENVELOPED IN AN INTRICATE WEB OF WOVEN BAMBOO. SHANG XAI, WHOSE NAME MEANS 'UP DOWN' IN MANDARIN, AIMS TO BOOST WHAT THOMAS TOLD AFP LAST MONTH WAS 'VERY STRONG GROWTH' IN MAINLAND CHINA, HONG KONG, MACAU AND TAIWAN, COLLECTIVELY NOW THE COMPANY'S 'PRINCIPAL MARKET'. 'THE IDEA IS TO BRING THE HERMES PHILOSOPHY TO CHINA, TO CREATE A CHINESE HERMES', THOMAS TOLD AFP. THE BRAND, WHICH WILL BE RUN AS A SEPARATE ENTITY, PRESENTS A UNIQUE CHINA STRATEGY FOR AN INTERNATIONAL FASHION HOUSE: BUILDING A BRAND FROM SCRATCH AROUND A BLEND OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND CONTEMPORARY DESIGN. 'IF SHANG XAI BECOMES A COMPETITOR TO HERMES, THAT WOULD BE A SUCCESS', SAID THOMAS, WHO ADDED HE IS PLANNING TO OPEN THE NEW LABEL'S STANDALONE STORE IN PARIS, WITHOUT OFFERING A SPECIFIC DATE. THE BRAND'S CREATIVE DIRECTOR JIANG QIONGER, A SHANGHAI-BASED, IS MANAGING A TEAM OF ABOUT 20 ARTISANS WHO WILL BRING TO LIFE THE DESIGN TEAM'S VISION. SALES OF LUXURY GOODS IN MAINLAND CHINA HIT AN ESTIMATED $8.6 BILLION IN 2008, ACCORDING TO THE CONSULTING FIRM BAIN & COMPANY. WHEN PURCHASES BY CHINESE PEOPLE ABROAD ARE FACTORED IN, THE MARKET WAS WORTH $20 BILLION. CHINA IS FORECAST TO BECOME THE WORLD'S TOP BUYER OF LUXURY GOODS BY 2015, ACCORDING TO THE CONSULTING FIRM PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS.

RITZ-CARLTON LAUNCHES LOYALTY PROGRAM

LUXURY HOTEL CHAIN RITZ-CARLTON HAS RECENTLY INTRODUCED ITS NEW LOYALTY PROGRAM, REVEALING SOME OF THE HIGH-END NAMES IT HAS PARTNERED WITH. RITZ-CARLTON REWARDS GOES 'FAR BEYOND PROVIDING COMPLIMENTARY STAYS AND AIRLINE FLIGHTS', OFFERING A BROAD SELECTION OF UNIQUE TRAVEL EXPERIENCES. FASHION NAMES ALREADY CONFIRMED FOR THE PROGRAM INCLUDE CLOTHING BRAND VERA WANG AND LUXURY RETAILER NEIMAN MARCUS. MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO REDEEM POINTS FOR PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHERS AND TRAVEL EXPERIENCES FROM ABRECROMBIE AND KENT. MUCH LIKE COMPETING PROGRAMS AS INTERCONTINENTAL'S PRIORITY CLUB OR HILTON HHONORS, GUESTS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO REDEEM POINTS FOR FLIGHTS. 'NO OTHER LUXURY HOTEL COMPANY COMES CLOSE TO PROVIDING SUCH A FULL RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO EARN AN REDEEM POINTS AND EXCEPTIONAL AND EXOTIC ADVENTURES', SAID RITZ-CARLTON BOSS HERVE HUMLER. RITZ-CARLTON HAS LONG SHIED AWAY FROM A LOYALTY CLUB, MAINTAINING THAT ITS CUSTOMERS WERE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF ITS PARENT CHAIN MARRIOTT AND WOULDN'T BE INTERESTED IN SUCH A PROGRAM. HOWEVER, WITH INDUSTRY ROOM RATES AND OCCUPANCY BADLY HIT BY THE ECONOMIC CRISIS IT SEEMS EVEN TOP-END BRANDS NEED TO FIND WAYS TO KEEP CASH-STRAPPED CUSTOMERS LOYAL.

KOFFMANN'S OPENS AT THE BERKELEY LONDON

THE BERKELY, LONDON'S LUXURIOUS AND BELOVED FIVE STAR KNIGHTSBRIDGE HOTEL, HAS RECENTLY OPENED KOFFMANN'S, A STUNNING NEW RESTAURANT FROM LEGENDARY FRENCH CHEF PIERRE KOFFMANN. OVERLOOKING HYDE PARK, THE HISTORIC HOTEL HAS LONG BEEN THE DESTINATION OF CHOICE FOR STYLISH TRAVELERS INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY MADONNA AND GWYNTH PALTROW. CHEF KOFFMANN, WHOSE NAME HAS BEEN SYNONYMOUS WITH SOME OF THE UK'S FINEST FRENCH CUISINE FOR OVER 35 YEARS, COUNTS GORDON RAMSAY AMONG HIS PROTEGES. THE OPENING OF KOFFMANN'S MARKS THE CHEF'S RETURN TO THE BERKELEY, WHERE HE WAS AS THE HELM OF THE CELEBRATED LA TANTA CLAIRE UNTIL ITS CLOSING IN 2003. THE KOFFMANN'S MENU FEATURES SEVERAL OF THE CITY'S SIGNATURE ITEMS, SUCH AS BRAISED PIG'S TROTTER WITH MORELS, WHICH GUESTS MAY RECOGNIZE FROM LA TANTE CLAIRE, BUT ON THE WHOLE KOFFMANN HAS MOVED INTO A MORE RELAXED, INFORMAL STYLE WHILE STILL EMBRACING HIS CLASSICAL, PROVINCIAL, FRENCH CULINARY ROOTS. THE MENU OFFERS HEARTY, ROBUST, SEASONAL DISHES, MANY INFLUENCED BY HIS GASCON HERITAGE, WHICH CAN BE ENJOYED SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FOR BOTH LUNCH AND DINNER.

GOGASIAN GALLERY TO OPEN IN PARIS

ON 20.OCTOBER GAGOSIAN WILL INAUGURATE A NEW GALLERY IN PARIS. GAGOSIAN GALLERY OF PARIS IS LOCATED IN THE 8tH ARRONDISSEMENT, BETWEEN AVENUE MATIGNON AND THE CHAMPS ELYSEES, IN WHAT IN KNOWN AS THE 'TRIANGLE D'OR'. OCCUPYING 900 SQUARE METERS ON FOUR LEVELS, IT HAS OVER 350 SQUARE METERS DEDICATED TO PUBLIC EXHIBITION SPACE ON TWO FLOORS. THE SECOND FLOOR WILL BE USED AS A 'PROJECT SPACE' WHERE SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS AND COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS WILL BE PRESENTED. ONE OF THE GALLERY'S OUTSTANDING FEATURES IT ITS RECTANGULAR MAIN GALLERY MEASURING 12 METERS BY 9 METERS WITH A CIRCA 5 METERS HIGH AND A SKYLIGHT OF 6.50 BY 3.50 METERS. THE GALLERY WAS DESIGNED BY THE PARIS BASED ARCHITECT JEAN-FRANCOIS BODIN IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LONDON BASED PRACTICE CARUSO ST JOHN. THE RENOVATION OS THE FORMER HOTEL PARTICULAR HAS TRANSFORMED THE SPACE INTO A STATE OF THE ART CONTEMPORARY GALLERY WHILE RETAINING ITS DISTINCTIVE PARISIAN CHARACTER. LARRY GAGOSIAN SAID: 'I LOVE THE CITY OF PARIS AND AM DELIGHTED TO BE OPENING A GALLERY HERE. IT IS AN HISTORICAL CAPITAL OF ART AND IS RECLAIMING ITS POSITION WITHIN THE INTERNATIONAL ART CIRCUIT THROUGH ITS HIGH QUALITY MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS AND A GROWING ART MARKET.' OPENED IN 1979 IN LOS ANGELES BY LARRY GAGOSIAN, GAGOSIAN GALLERY IS CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S FOREMOST MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERIES. WITH THE ADDITION OF THE PARIS GALLERY, THERE ARE NOW NINE GALLERIES WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING THREE IN NEW YORK, ONE IN BEVERLY HILLS, TWO IN LONDON, ONE IN ROME AND ONE IN ATHENS.

DOLCE & GABBANA TO CLOSE SHOPS IN JAPAN

DOLCE & GABBANA HAS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT IT IS DRAMATICALLY SCALING BACK OPERATIONS IN JAPAN OF ITS D&G LINE, WHICH IS AIMED AT THE YOUNGER FASHION MARKET. THEY BLAME THE DECISION TO HALT THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE D&G READY TO WEAR LINES, LEATHER ACCESSORIES AND SHOE COLLECTIONS IN JAPAN ON THE SCARCITY OF AVAILABLE LOCATIONS FOR ITS BOUTIQUES AND THE WIDESPREAD AVAILABILITY OF COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS. THE DECISION TO REGROUP IN JAPAN COMES IN THE WAKE OF VERSACE AND FRENCH CONNECTION UK LEAVING THE MARKET ENTIRELY WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. DOLCE & GABBANA AND D&G COLLECTIONS WERE LAUNCHED IN JAPAN IN APRIL 1996 THROUGH A DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH THE LOCAL FIRM OF GROUP MISAKI SHOJI. A NEW SUBSIDIARY, DOLCE & GABBANA JAPAN KK WAS SET UP IN AUGUST 2001 AND, SIX YEARS LATER, THE COMPANY TOOK OVER ALL PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF D&G READY TO WEAR LINES, ACCESSORIES AND SHOW COLLECTIONS. WITH THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE CAME THE PROPOSAL FOR THE FASHION HOUSE TO DIRECTLY DISTRIBUTE ITS PRODUCTS THROUGH STAND-ALONE BOUTIQUES AND SHOPS IN SHOPS, THE COMPANY SAID IN A STATEMENT. PART OF AN EFFORT TO TAKE THE D&G BRAND UPMARKET, THE FIRST BOUTIQUE WAS UNVEILED IN 2009. AT PRESENT, THERE ARE 15 D&G BOUTIQUES ACROSS JAPAN. IN RECESSION-HIT JAPAN, HOWEVER, THE APPROACH HAS FAILED AND THE BOUTIQUES WILL BE CLOSED BY 31.JANUARY.2011.

ALLURE OF TEH SEAS TO OPOEN A BRITTO STORE

AS ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL PREPARES FOR THE DECEMBER 2010 LAUNCH OF ALLURE OF THE SEAS, THE WORLD'S NEXT LARGEST AND MOST REVOLUTIONARY CRUISE SHIP, THE GLOBAL CRUISE LINE CONTINUES TO UNVEIL SURPRISING NEW FEATURES AND AMENITIES THAT WILL DISTINGUISH ALLURE FROM HER SISTER-SHIP, OASIS OF THE SEAS. AFTER ANNOUNCING AN INTEGRATED PARTNERSHIP WITH DREAMWORKS ANIMATIONS AND CHICAGO: THE MUSICAL AS THE SHIP'S SIGNATURE SHOW, AS WELL AS A LINE-UP OF NEW DINING, ENTERTAINMENT AND SHOPPING OPTIONS, ROYAL CARIBBEAN IS PLEASED TO SHARE DETAILS OF YET ANOTHER NEW VENUE THAT WILL CALL ALLURE OF THE SEAS HOME, THE VERY FIRST BRITTO CONCEPT STORE AT SEA BY POP CULTURE ICON, ROMERO BRITTO. ROYAL CARIBBEAN HAS ENJOYED A LONG RELATIONSHIP WITH BRITTO, WHICH BEGAN IN 2003 WHEN THE ARTIST DESIGNED THE POOL DECK FOR THE DEBUT OF MARINER OF THE SEAS. MARKING THE NEXT EVOLUTION OF THE PARTNERSHIP. THE STORE WILL BE LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD AND WILL DISPLAY ARTWORK ALONG WITH SMALLER COLLECTIBLE PIECES AND SCULPTURES OF ALL SIZES. A UNIQUE SCULPTURE BOASTING BRITTO'S WELL-KNOWN BUTTERFLIES WILL GRACE THE GARDENS OF CENTRAL PARK DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE STORE, WELCOMING GUESTS AND PROVIDING A CHEERFUL PHOTO OPPORTUNITY. ALLURE OF THE SEAS SHARES THE TITLE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND MOST REVOLUTIONARY CRUISE SHIP WITH THE SISTER-SHIP OASIS OF THE SEAS. AN ARCHITECTURAL MARVEL AT SEA, SHE WILL SPAN 16 DECKS, ENCOMPASS 225,282 GROSS REGISTERED TONS, CARRY 5,400 GUESTS AT DOUBLE OCCUPANCY, AND FEATURE 2,700 STATEROOMS. ALLURE OF THE SEAS WILL TOUT ROYAL CARIBBEAN'S EXCLUSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD CONCEPT OF SEVEN DISTINCT THEMED AREAS, WHICH INCLUDE CENTRAL PARK, BOARDWALK, THE ROYAL PROMENADE, THE POOL AND SPORTS ZONE, VITALITY AT SEA SPA AND FITNESS CENTER, ENTERTAINMENT PLACE AND YOUTH ZONE.

LOUIS VUITTON OPENS IN SANTA MONICA

LAST FRIDAY, LOUIS VUITTON OPENED ITS FIRST LOCATION ON THE WEST SIDE OF LOS ANGELES. LOCATED AT THE NEWLY RENOVATED SANTA MONICA PLACE, BETWEEN 3rd STREET PROMENADE AND THE WORLD FAMOUS SANTA MONICA PIER, THIS MARKS THE 137th LOUIS VUITTON IN NORTH AMERICA. WITH A SURFACE AREA OF 4,139 SQUARE FEET, LOUIS VUITTON SANTA MONICA WILL CARRY AN ARRAY OF WOMEN'S AND MEN'S LEATHER GOODS FROM THE HOUSE'S TRADITIONAL AND INNOVATIVE COLLECTIONS OF LUGGAGE AND CITY BAGS, AS WELL AS THE VERY LATEST IN SHOES, BELTS, SUNGLASSES, SCARVES AND OTHER ACCESSORIES. PROMINENTLY LOCATED ON THE CENTRAL PLAZA OF THE GROUND FLOOR, LOUIS VUITTON SANTA MONICA BOASTS A SWEEPING CURVED GLASS FACADE AND BEAUTIFUL ALL WOOD FLOORING. FILTERING IN NATURAL LIGHT THROUGH SHEET FABRIC PANELS, AND UTILIZING A MIXTURE OF CUMARU, ZEBRONO AND ANIGRE WOODS, LOUIS VUITTON'S NEWEST NORTH AMERICAN LOCATION CAPTURES ALL THE NATURAL WARMTH AND BEAUTY OF ITS LOCAL ENVIRONS. THE INTERIOR DESIGN ALLOWS FOR THREE DISTINCT SPATIAL EXPERIENCES, GIVING UNIQUE CHARACTER TO EACH OF THE DIFFERENT PRODUCT UNIVERSES. THE WOMEN'S AREA HAS A LOUIS VUITTON 'BAG BAR', A VERTICAL DISPLAY OF SMALL LEATHER GOODS, AND A DEDICATED ACCESSORIES SPACE. THIS LEADS INTO AN ELEGANT LOUNGE AREA SHOWCASING WOMEN'S SHOES AS WELL AS RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL PRODUCTS, WHILE THE MEN'S AREA HOUSES LEATHER GOODS, SHOES, ACCESSORIES AND BOTH NEW AND ICONIC LUGGAGE.