Hermes saree collection to debut in October 2011

Hermes is set to debut a limited edition collection of four to five silk sarees in India, with the beautiful sarees going for $1,800 each starting October 2011. 
For an additional $500, India’s buyers will also have the option of pairing their sophisticated Hermes saree with a matching blouse. 
Hermes previously released a gorgeous line of silk mousseline sarees, which retailed at around £1,200 each (plus £250 for the blouse) at Hermes’ London store on Sloane Street in October 2000. The sarees were elegantly designed by Sunita Kumar — a Kolkata-based designer (who is also the wife of former Indian tennis player Naresh Kumar) who worked alongside Hermes‘ expert in-house designers to create the exquisite collection.
As Hermes targets affluent luxury buyers in lucrative markets such as China and India, the limited edition saree could be the first of many India-specific product launches debuting from the iconic French luxury brand.
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Bugatti Veyron Sang Noir second hand for sale

A Bugatti Veyron Sang Noir which is listed as the most expensive new car in the world ever to be advertised for sale also holds the title as being only the second edition of the Super Sport model to be produced by the premier luxury car maker.
Tom Hartley is a brand name which is synonymous with the sale of luxurious used vehicles, and happens to be the renowned name behind the sale of this spectacular car – tagging this supercar with an exclusive price tag of $3.40 million. What makes this car so special, other than its obvious stunning beauty + elaborate custom features? Only 30 of these cars are to be made in total and all sold out immediately, so getting your hands on this exclusive road-masterpiece of machinery certainly warrants the excitement! 
Taking a brief look under this jaw-dropping supercar’s hood, you’ll find a powerful 16-cylinder engine which is known to pour out 1200 BHP of power, allowing the supercar to accelerate from a 0-100 km/ph in 2.5 seconds flat, going the full distance of a mile in approximately 23 seconds.
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Five expensive cars in Monaco pile-up

Monaco witnessed a pile-up of five really expensive cars. With hundreds of tourist watching in horror, this time around again the weapon of destruction was a £250,000 ($ 408,135) Bentley Azure. The Bentley crashed into a Mercedes, a Ferrari, a Porsche and an Aston Martin that to right in front of the famous Place du Casino! 
The first victim was a white Mercedes S Class worth £75,000 ($122,485) who was scraped badly at the side, as the Bentley proceeded on to ram into a £140,000 black ($228,625) Ferrari F430. The next two cars to be scraped were a £140,000 ($228,625) Aston Martin Rapide and a £80,000 ($130645) Porsche 911 that suffered damage at the front.
However more humiliation was staring at the face of the driver of the Bentley and her two co-passengers, as the doors of their convertible jammed. The entire cost of repairs is estimated at over £40,000 ($65,340) as the Ferrari, Porsche, Aston Martin and the Bentley would all need new front wings and bumpers, with added expense of door repairs for the Bentley.

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The Ritz Manicure

Created exclusively for the Ritz London,‘The Ritz Manicure’ is offering perfect manicured nails with a touch of luxury topped up with a gold shade. The Ritz Salon, located on the seventh floor of the iconic hotel, unveils the new Ritz Manicure together with Jeff Pink, inventor of the French Manicure, founder of the famous Orly Professional Nail Care range; and now the creator of a new signature nail lacquer entitled simply, The Ritz.

Priced from £75 ($122) and £11.95 ($19.5) respectively, The Ritz Manicure and The Ritz gold lacquer is a 75 minute treatment and truly encapsulates luxury with a glossy finish that is bold and chic.

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The fifth LV store to open in Singapore

Louis Vuitton is all set to open its new Island Maison store located directly on the water atMarina Bay Sands, within the Marina Promenade in September 2011! 
Debuting as the fifth LV store to open in Singapore, when its prestigious doors open to the public on September 18 2011, the new glass-and-steel Crystal Pavilion will elegantly display sophisticated design work by renowned architect Peter Marino – featuring beautiful nautical-inspired interiors. The new Marina Bay Sands store’s ground floor will showcase an entire selection of Louis Vuitton men’s and women’s leather goods, ready to wear, shoes and accessories, while the iconic French luxury brand’s travel accessories and apparel will be luxuriously displayed on the mezzanine level’s ‘Travel Room’.

Additionally, a sumptuous private lounge modeled on the design of a luxury yacht’s deck will certainly encourage well-heeled clients to relax in the lap of luxury while spending top dollar. The new Louis Vuitton store also showcases a fun + convenient feature, exhibiting a tunnel which leads up to the Louis Vuitton bookstore, as well as leading out into the Marina Bay Sands Mall.

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McLaren Mobile Configurator Case

Hyphen Design was drafted in by Fitch London to help them design and realise mobile customer configurator kits for the new McLaren MP4-12C supercar.
Hyphen have, so far, supplied Mclaren with 50 of the cases, which contain all the paint, material and trim options for Mclaren’s much anticipated new car.

The cases are designed to be taken outside the dealers for visiting customers in their homes, and give the customers a chance to choose paint colour, fabric choices, upholstery stitching colour, wheel colour and brake calliper colour.
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The Link Phone by TAG Heuer

TAG Heuer has officially unveiled their newest foray into the mobile phone market which answers to the name Link. The Link Phone is meant to marry the demanding standards of Swiss watchmaking with mobile phone technology and will thus come in numerous editions. Choose your piece of finest mobile craftsmanship starting with precisely crafted materials such as stainless steel, 18K rose gold or titanium, finished with leather, alligator- and lizard-skin, and rubber. Technology-wise the mobile features 3.5 inch display, 5 megapixel camera, 3G and WiFi connectivity, 256MB internal memory, 8GB of additional storage, 6 hours of 3g talktime and 330 hours of stand-by.
Price tag: $5.000
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