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[20 May 2010 | 4 Comments | ]
Dom Pérignon Rosé Œnothèque Premiere

Dom Pérignon has created a new Rosé – Dom Pérignon Rosé Œnothèque. The new Dom will be launching worldwide on May 21 and it will form part of a Sotheby’s auction to be staged at the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong.
The standard Dom Pérignon Rosé is made form Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes and matures over ten years of aging on the lees. However, a limited number of these bottles have been set aside for a further decade and even longer depending on the vintage and are only now being released …

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[19 May 2010 | No Comment | ]
Hong Kong Property Sells For $233 Million

A plot of land in one of Hong Kong’s most sought-after areas sold for a record 1.82 billion Hong Kong dollars ($233 million USD) at auction Tuesday. The winning bid was made by Henderson Land Development Company vice-chairman Martin Lee. The price was above market expectations and a record high for a Hong Kong auction of luxury residential land, according to auctioneers Jones Lang LaSalle.
“The super-luxury market isn’t affected by sentiment in the mass segment.” Jones Lang’s Tsang told reporters after the auction. “At the least it shows that for …

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[18 May 2010 | No Comment | ]
Jennifer Lopez Stays On $30 Million Yacht

Jennifer Lopez is attending the Cannes Film Festival with her husband Marc Anthony, 41, and is staying on a $30 million yacht from fashion designer Roberto Cavalli with their young twins Max and Emme.
To top it all off, the yacht she is hiring comes with its own crew and definitely tops any luxury hotel and the best is it is mobile and offers privacy on the water.
Jennifer Lopez stressed that she wanted a private trip because she had the kids with her and of course at the …

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[6 May 2010 | One Comment | ]
Louis Vuitton Designs Housing For World Cup

Louis Vuitton has created a special housing for the World Cup in which it will be held before it is presented to the winning team in South Africa at the end of the world cup.
The 18-carat gold, 32cm-high, 6kg trophy is currently transported in a battered aluminium case.
Fifa requested that Louis Vuitton design something more appropriate.
When you have the most beautiful girl in the world you hope she will wear the most beautiful dress, said Jérôme Valcke, secretary general of Fifa. The special case is being hand-made by one Louis …

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[3 May 2010 | 5 Comments | ]
Roman Abramovich’s Eclipse Yacht

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s yacht the Eclipse may be ready for delivery. Last Friday it was spotted leaving the dock of Blohm and Voss in Hamburg Germany as seen below.
The 557 foot Eclipse reportedly comes with features including two helipads, a submarine, multiple hot tubs, a pool and a missile-detection system. This massive yacht also has two swimming pools, one of which converts into a dancefloor once drained, bullet-proof glass, 6ft home cinema screens in every guest cabin and a master cabin where the roof opens to allow Abramovich and …

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[29 Apr 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Most Valuable Luxury Brands

What is the world’s most valuable luxury brand? According to a study released today compiled by market research firm Millward Brown Optimor, the most valuable brand is France’s Louis Vuitton with a brand value of nearly $19.8 billion.
Hermes, with a brand value of $8.45 billion, landed in the second spot, followed by Gucci ($7.58 billion), Chanel ($5.54 billion) and Hennessy ($5.36 billion).

Millward Brown used an economic use approach to the valuation, with brand values based on the intrinsic value of the brand derived from its ability to generate demand. The …