LOUIS VUITTON WATCH CASE

THE PERFECT TRAVEL CASE FOR YOUR TIMEPIECES HAS FINALLY ARRIVED. LUXURY BRAND LOUIS VUITTON HAS RECENTLY UNVEILED TWO STUNNING WATCH CASES THAT WILL SURELY APPEAL TO EVERY LUXURY LOVER. THE TWO CASES, ONE A SUMPTUOUS 8 WATCH AND THE OTHER A 3 WATCH SOFT CASE. THE LOUIS VUITTON 8 WATCH CASE IS CRAFTED LIKE THE VUITTON SIGNATURE TRAVEL TRUNK AND COVERED IN THE CLASSIC MONOGRAM CANVAS. THE LUSH INTERIOR IS LINED WITH A MICROFIBER FABRIC AND COMPRISES EIGHT REMOVABLE PADS THAT CAN HOLD 8 TIMEPIECES. THE CASE CAN BE TURNED INTO A SMALL TRAVEL CASE AND HAS A REMOVABLE TRAY TO HIDE OTHER VALUABLES. THE LOUIS VUITTON 3 WATCH CASE IS A CHIC HOME FOR YOUR ACCESSORIES AND IS CRAFTED IN THE ICONIC MONOGRAM CANVAS, WITH A SOFT AND LUXURIOUS LINING. THE 8 WATCH CASE IS PRICED AT $4,070 WHILE THE 3 WATCH CASE IS PRICED AT $620, AND IS AVAILABLE AT LOUIS VUITTON BOUTIQUES WORLDWIDE.

INDIAN STATE BANQUET AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE

'TALK TO ME HARRY WINSTON' SNOWFLAKE WATCH

HARRY WINSTON WAS VERY YOUNG WHEN HE FELL IN LOVE WITH THE BRILLIANCE AND BEAUTY OF DIAMONDS. THE EPONYMOUS BRAND IS NOW PAYING A GLITTERING TRIBUTE TO ITS CREATOR WITH A NEW AND FASCINATING TIMEPIECE: 'THE HARRY WINSTON SNOWFLAKE WATCH', WHICH IS SET WITH 454 PRECIOUS STONES FOR 4.10 CARATS. SCULPTURAL AND ELEGANT, THE OVAL CASE IS SET WITH 290 BRILLIANT-CUT DIAMONDS AND HAS A RING ON ITS SIDES THAT CAN BE SPUN BETWEEN THE FINGERS, JUST AS THE MASTER DID WITH THE PRECIOUS STONES WHEN IN SEARCH OF INSPIRATION, LUCK AND HAPPINESS. AND TO INVEST THIS STUNNING JEWELERY PIECE WITH EVEN GREATER TIMELESSNESS, 111 WHITE DIAMONDS HAVE BEEN SPRINKLED LIKE SNOWFLAKES OVER ITS BLACK MOTHER OF PEARL DIAL.

MUSEUM OF DECORATIVE ARTS OF FRANKFURT PRESENTS ANDRE-CHARLES BOULLE AND THE ART OF HIS TIME

THE FIRST EVER RETROSPECTIVE ABOUT ANDRE-CHARLES BOULLE, THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS CABINETMAKER OF ALL TIME, OPENED ON 28.OCTOBER. WITH A SCENOGRAPHY BY DESIGNER JUAN PABLO MOLYNEAUX, IT TAKES PLACE IN THE MUSEUM OF DECORATIVE ARTS OF FRANKFURT, THE STUNNING EMBLEMATIC BUILDING CREATED BY RICHARD MEIER. THE EXHIBITION 'ANDRE-CHARLES BOULLE AND THE ART OF HIS TIME, A NEW STYLE FOR EUROPE' IS THE FRUIT OF THE COMBINED EXPERTISE OF A FRENCH GROUP, THE ASSOCIATION ANDRE-CHARLES BOULLE AND THE MUSEUM OF DECORATIVE ARTS FRANKFURT. MOST OF THE WORKS ARE SHOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND SOME HAVE NEVER BEFORE LEFT THE COUNTRIES WHERE THEY ARE CONSERVED -- THIS IS THE CASE FOR THE LOANS FROM THE STATE HEMITAGE MUSEUM IN SAINT PETERSBURG, THE MOBILIER NATIONAL IN PARIS, THE CHATEAU OF VERSAILLES ET TRIANONS, THE MUSEUM OF FINE ART IN BOSTON AND OTHER MAJOR CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. IN ALL, NEARLY 30 INTERNATIONAL MUSEUMS WHOSE NAMES BRING TO MIND THE TREASURES OF THE WESTERN CIVILIZATION, AND A FEW EMINENT PRIVATE COLLECTIONS FROM SEVEN COUNTRIES WILL HAVE PERMITTED THE COMING OF THE AMAZING MASTERPIECES. THE EXHIBITION ASSEMBLES SOME 60 EXCEPTIONAL PIECES IN FLORAL MARQUETRY, IN TORTOISESHELL AND BRASS MARQUETRY OR GILT BRONZE, TAPESTRIES AND PAINTINGS, THEY ILLUSTRATE THE CULTURAL BEACON THAT WAS PARIS AT THE TIME, AND THE GENESIS OF A NEW EUROPEAN AESTHETIC. A RARE COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY ANDRE-CHARLES BOULLE'S CONTEMPORARIES FROM THE MUSEUM OF DECORATIVE ARTS IN PARIS AND BERLIN WILL COMPLETE THE INCREDIBLE ENSEMBLE.
EVEN BEFORE HE WAS 30 YEARS OLD, THE NAME OF ANDRE-CHARLES BOULLE (1642-1732), FOUNDER, CHASER, GILDER, SCULPTOR AND 'MARQUETER ORDINARY' TO THE KING, WAS FAMOUS THROUGHOUT EUROPE. IN 1672 LOUIS XIV GRANTED HIM A WORKSHOP INSIDE THE LOUVRE PALACE. HIS TOTALLY INNOVATIVE GENIUS IN THE CONCEPT OF FORMS WAS PAIRED WITH AN UNHEARD OF VIRTUOSITY IN THE USE OF GILT BRONZE, WHICH HE WAS THE FIRST TO UNITE WITH MARQUETRY ON THE BACKGROUND OF TORTOISESHELL. HIS CREATIONS WERE THE ABSOLUTE SUMMIT OF OPULENCE AND ELEGANCE, COMBINING EXTRAORDINARY FORMS WITH MATERIALS VERGING ON THE PRECIOUS, AND THE TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE NEVER ACHIEVED AGAIN SINCE. DISPLAYED TODAY IN THE GREATEST MUSEUMS OF THE WORLD, AND SYMBOLS OF THREE CENTURIES OF FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL SUCCESS.

MARCUS SCHENKENBERG RELEASES 'YOU ROCK' JEWELRY COLLECTION FOR MEN

MALE MODEL AND REALITY TELEVISION CELEBRITY MARCUS SCHENKENBERG HAS RECENTLY PARTNERED WITH GERMAN PEARL SPECIALIST ON THE NEW YOU ROCK BY MARCUS SCHENKENBERG JEWELRY COLLECTION, A LINE OF PEARL JEWELRY SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR MEN. DESIGNER MAYK HOLLANDER CREATED THE BLACK SILVER COLLECTION WITH BLACK BRILLIANT-CUT DIAMONDS, HIGHLIGHTED BY VIVIDLY COLOURED FIJI CULTURED PEARLS. BLACK CHOKERS ARE MADDE FROM LEATHER, SILVER, KNOTTED SILK OR STINGRAY LEATHER ARE COMBINED WITH PENDENTS THAT REPRESENT AN ANCHOR, A CROSS OR A SKULL AND HIGHLIGHT A SINGLE PEARL. MATCHING BRACELETS MADE OF BLACK KNOTTED SILK ARE ALSO ADORNED WITH BRILLIANT-CUT DIAMONDS AND FIJI CULTURED PEARLS.


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PRINCE CHARLES OPENS BURBERRY'S GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS IN LONDON

HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES OFFICIALLY OPENED BURBERRY'S GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS, HORSEFERRY HOUSE IN WESTMINSTER RECENTLY. PRINCE CHARLES WAS WELCOMED BY BURBERRY CREATIVE DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER BAILY, CEO ANGELA AHRENDTS AND THE REST OF THE BURBERRY TEAM FOR A TOUR OF THE NEW 160,000 SQUARE FOOT, EIGHT FLOOR PREMISES. "WE ARE DELIGHTED TO WELCOME THE PRINCE OF WALES TO HORSEFERRY HOUSE, PARTICULARLY AS THE ROYAL FAMILY HAVE SUCH A LONG ASSOCIATION WITH BURBERRY", AHRENDTS SAID BEFORE THE ROYAL VISIT. PRINCE CHARLES WAS GIVEN A PREVIEW OF THE LARGEST BURBERRY COLLECTIONS AND WATCHED A DEMONSTRATION OF THE LABEL'S NEW WEBSITE ARTOFTHETRENCH.COM. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS ALSO MET WITH SEVERAL BURBERRY EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN WITH THE COMPANY FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, BEFORE BURBERRY ANNOUNCED A GRANT TO THE PRINCE'S FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN AND THE ARTS. IT WILL SUPPORT DESIGNQUEST WHICH WILL LINK WITH KENSINGTON PALACE, THE FASHION AND TEXTILE MUSEUM, THE V&A, AND THE MUSEUM OF LONDON WITH SEVERAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN LONDON. "WE ARE ALSO THRILLED THAT THE BURBERRY FOUNDATION IS ABLE TO PRESENT THE PRINCE'S FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN AND THE ARTS WITH A DONATION", AHRENDTS REVEALED. "THESE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS SHARE TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE BE AWAKENED AND INSPIRED BY THE ARTS, ALLOWING THEM TO FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS. THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY GIVES THE BURBERRY FOUNDATION THE CHANCE TO PARTNER WITH ANOTHER EXCELLENT AND HIGHLY RESPECTED BRITISH CHARITY.'

BETTE MIDLER'S ANNUAL 'HULAWEEN BALL' RAISES OVER A MILLION DOLLARS FOR CHARITY

FRIDAY NIGHT, AT THE STUNNING WALDORF-ASTORIA HOTEL, NEW YORK, BETTE MIDLER ENTERTAINED A PACKED BALLROOM OF GHOSTLY AND MACABRE GUESTS DRESSED IN COSTUME FOR HER ANNUAL 'HULAWEEN' BALL, RAISING OVER A MILLION DOLLARS, AND COUNTING, FOR ONE OF HER FAVORITE CHARITIES THE NEW YORK RESTORATION PROJECT. DRESSED AS A MOULIN ROUGE MADAME, MIDLER AND COMEDIENNE/GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST, JUDY GOLD WORKED THE CROWD, SHAKING PEOPLE FOR $2,500 DONATIONS. "EVERYWHERE I TURN I SEE HIPPIE BAGS AND BEADS, IT'S FANTASTIC", AS SHE CRUISED BY THE TABLE OF MICHAEL KORS, DRESSED AS A MUSICIAN HITCHHIKING TO WOODSTOCK. PEACE SIGNS, PROTESTING HIPPIES WERE IN ABUNDANCE, POSSIBLY A NOD TO THE GROWING QUAGMIRE IN AFGHANISTAN.
WHOOPI GOLDBERG, WEARING BLACK FAIRY WINGS, GAVE THE OPENING REMARKS, "I LOVE ME SOME MAYOR BLOOMBERG, BUT BETTE IS CLEANING UP THE CITY." (NYRP) HAS TURNED 55 VACANT LOTS INTO COMMUNITY GARDENS AND PLANTED OVER 250,000 TREES, ON ITS WAY TO A MILLION BY 2017). "WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT ONE TREE COULD MAKE SUCH A DIFFERENCE . . . I HAVE A CAT SO I DON'T F--- WITH TREES", SAID GOLDBERG. LATER IN THE EVENING, MAYOR BLOOMBERG, DRESSED IN ORANGE SLACKS AND A BLACK SWEATER, RECEIVED MIDLER'S "WINGS BENEATH MY WINGS" AWARD, FOR HIS SUPPORT IN TEAMING UP WITH NYRP TO GREEN NEW YORK. NOTABLE COSTUMES OF THE EVENING INCLUDED NYRP'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DREW BECHER, AS A RENAISSANCE LORD, TIGHTS AND ALL, KATIE COURIC AS KATE GOSSELIN, MARTHA STEWART AS A ROOT VEGETABLE (DON'T ASK), GLORIA GAYNOR AS A PIRATE, AND THE B52's KATE PIERSON WENT DRESSED AS ANNIE OAKLEY.