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Monday, August 22, 2011

City guide publisher launches luxury box set

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents City guide publisher launches luxury box set.

Chic city guide publisher Luxe has launched a new bespoke gift set designed as the traveler’s perfect Christmas gift.

The new Bespoke Boxes hold eight or 12 Luxe City Guides and can be personalized with a selection of specific guides tailored to personal preference.

There are 33 Luxe City Guides covering cities around the world to chose from to fill the box, which is hand-crafted in carbon bookbinding linen and features a crimson interior and embossed gold logo.

There are also three pre-selected sets, the LUXE World Grand Tour, Asian Grand Tour, and European Grand Tour box sets, which retail from $75 to $110.

The customized eight-guide box set retails at $85, while a 12-guide box is $125.

Source: AFPrelaxnews

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Jaguar releases first sketch of C-X16 concept

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Jaguar releases first sketch of C-X16 concept.

Jaguar has released the first image of a new concept car due to be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show this September.

The C-X16 is described as a “production concept” and is likely to hint strongly at the future style of Jaguar vehicles when it is formally unveiled on September 13 at the huge motor show.

It has been designed by the same team that produced the Jaguar XJ, XF and XK, which is headed by the brand’s design chief Ian Callum, and is expected to be smaller than previous models in an attempt to compete with rivals such as Porsche.

The compact luxury model is expected to feature V6 petrol engines and a six-speed gearbox and could launch in 2013, with additional versions such as a coupe launching a few years later.

Jaguar, for its part, says that the model will show it retains “the ability to surprise, to excite and invigorate.”

It is one of a host of models expected to be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show, which opens September 15 in Frankfurt, Germany.

Source: AFPrelaxnews

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Saturday, August 13, 2011

Audi confirms new electric vehicle concept

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Audi confirms new electric vehicle concept.

Luxury German auto brand Audi has released the first images of a new electric concept car.

The “Urban Concept” is expected to be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September as part of a wider study on city mobility.

A lightweight model, the cockpit has been made of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer, which Audi says was the product of a new design process based on the principles of minimizing weight and increasing efficiency.

The design is intended to combine elements of a racing car, a roadster, a fun car and an urban car, says Audi, with a sleek body and large 21-inch free-standing wheels.

Entry to the vehicle is through the tailgate, although the roof can slide back, turning the car into a cabriolet so that the two low-set passengers can get a real feel for their surroundings.

It will be propelled by two proprietary e-tron electric motors, which Audi claims will offer powerful acceleration, and powered by a lithium-ion battery.

The model is expected to be on show alongside other electric concepts such as BMW’s i3 and i8, at the Frankfurt Motor Show, which runs September 15-25 in Frankfurt, Germany.

Source: AFPrelaxnews

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Missoni for Target

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Missoni for Target.

After successful design collaborations with the likes of Mulberry, Rodarte, and Zac Posen, Target is readying the launch of Missoni‘s collection for September 13.

The lookbook for the 400-piece range, which includes clothes for men, women, girls, and babies as well as dishwear, a blanket, and even a bike, comes courtesy of new Tumblr blog All The Way Up Here, written by model Marina, who also wears the clothes in the campaign.

Having the spokesmodel cover a collection editorially is an innovative way chosen by Target to promote the launch, even though some of Marina’s peer-appropriate utterings are maybe a bit too transparent.

Source: AFPrelaxnews – Have a look at the collection at Tumblr.

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Marriott to build New York’s tallest hotel

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Marriott to build New York’s tallest hotel.

Global hotel chain Marriott, which operates 3,600 hotels around the world, has announced plans to build the tallest hotel in New York City.

The brand plans to build a new 68-story skyscraper on Manhattan’s 54th Street to house two hotels under the brands Courtyard by Marriott and Residence Inn.

The tower will be designed by Nobutaka Ashihara, an established New York architect who designed Lexington House Hotel, Hotel Indigo on 28th Street and Courtyard by Marriott Times Square, and is set to be 752 feet (229 meters) high.

The 378-room Courtyard hotel will occupy the lower floors, while guests for the 261-room Residence Inn will stay on floors 36 through 64, although both hotels will have separate banks of elevators in the arrival lobby on 54th Street.

The second floor will be given over to a restaurant, while the fifth floor will offer a lounge and terrace with an outdoor seating area that overlooks Broadway.

A shared fitness center for both hotels will be offered on the fourth floor, Marriott said August 10.

Courtyard is a mid-scale hotel brand and Residence Inn is Marriott’s extended-stay offering, so guests in the upper hotel will have access to kitchens and other “homely” amenities — although those wanting a more upscale experience may be better off staying at the nearby Ritz-Carlton.

New York has seen a flurry of new high-rise hotels over the past year, with InterContinental, W Hotels and Yotel all opening up in skyscrapers.

Source: AFPrelaxnews

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Louboutin loses to YSL in battle of red soles

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Louboutin loses to YSL in battle of red soles.

A fight by Christian Louboutin for the exclusive right to put red soles on shoes got kicked out of court Wednesday in a victory for rival Yves Saint Laurent.

The legal battle in a New York court pitted two fashion leaders in a bitter contest for what Louboutin said was the soul of its extravagantly expensive shoes — the signature scarlet outsole.

In federal court, US District Judge Victor Marrero ruled that Louboutin — even if widely recognized for its trailblazing use of red under the shoe — could not stop competitors like YSL from doing the same thing.

“Because in the fashion industry color serves ornamental and aesthetic functions vital to robust competition, the court finds that Louboutin is unlikely to be able to prove that its red outsole brand is entitled to trademark protection,” said Marrero, who revealed himself as an ardent admirer of the sexy slip-ons.

The million-dollar suit for “trademark infringement, unfair competition and false designation of origin” was filed in April in New York claiming that a series of YSL shoes would mislead consumers familiar with Louboutin’s scarlet soles.

An attorney for Louboutin told AFP he was “profoundly disappointed.”

“Even though the judge agreed that Louboutin’s red sole mark was famous and well known, he appears to have concluded ‘sua sponte’ that in the fashion industry one ought not be able to use a single color as a trademark,” Harley Lewin added.

“We are currently evaluating all alternatives.”

Louboutin’s glam footwear was featured on the consumer-worshipping television series “Sex and the City” and sells about 240,000 pairs each year in the United States alone, with revenues of about $135 million.

A pair typically costs hundreds of dollars, but can sell for far more, with the Maggie Leopard-Toe Pump, complete with red-lacquered under soles, listed at $1,095 in the Neiman Marcus department store.

Peppering his ruling with references to sources as diverse as pop star Jennifer Lopez and poet Walt Whitman, Marrero acknowledged Christian Louboutin’s “bright idea.”

Louboutin’s “bold divergence from the worn path paid its dividends,” he said.

The judge even waxed lyrically about the sheer appeal of the shoes.

“When Hollywood starlets cross red carpets and high fashion models strut runways and heads turn and eyes drop to the celebrities’ feet, lacquered red outsoles on high-heeled, black shoes flaunt a glamorous statement that pops out at once,” he wrote.

But allowing the color red to be trademarked was a step too far — even for shoes that good, ruled Marrero.

“Awarding one participant in the designer shoe market a monopoly on the color red would impermissibly hinder competition among other participants. YSL has various reasons for seeking to use red on its outsoles.”

YSL’s spat with Louboutin was over four shoes from the fashion house’s 2011 Cruise collection: the Tribute, Tribtoo, Palais and Woodstock models. They all have red outsoles.

However, YSL says it has featured red soles all the way back to the 1970s.

As for Christian Louboutin’s claim to a breakthrough in fashion design, YSL is scornful.

The idea for red soles was “copied from King Louis XIV’s red-heeled dancing shoes or Dorothy’s famous ruby slippers in ‘The Wizard of Oz,’” Judge Marrero quoted YSL as saying.

Source: AFPrelaxnews

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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Infiniti partners with celebrity chefs

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Infiniti partners with celebrity chefs.

Infiniti is to team up with a group of leading chefs to add extra elegance to a new concept set to be unveiled as part of the Monterey Auto Week in California.

The Japanese brand is working with Hearst Magazines to showcase the new Infiniti JX Concept, which will be revealed at the 61st Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

As part of the reveal, chocolate, cheese and wine tasting sessions have been scheduled, as well as cooking demonstrations from US celebrity chefs including Tyler Florence, Marc Forgione, and Andrew Carmellini.

The new Infiniti JX concept is set to be a close representation of the production version of the 2013 Infiniti JX, which will be formally unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November.

The seven-passenger model uses a three-row layout and is a luxury crossover aimed at large families, described by an Infiniti spokesperson as “a seven passenger antidote to the ho-hum luxury crossovers that are out there right now.”

Details are still thin on the ground, but Infiniti has confirmed that it will feature “innovative” third row access, along with premium interiors and an “advanced” telematics and entertainment system.

It will be available at Infiniti retailers from spring next year, although no pricing has been confirmed.

Monterey Auto Week runs August 15-21 and culminates with the annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August 21, one of the world’s most prestigious classic car shows.

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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Jumeirah opens first European property in Frankfurt

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Jumeirah opens first European property in Frankfurt.

Dubai-based luxury hotel chain Jumeirah has opened its first property in mainland Europe.

The brand, which operates several high-profile properties in the Middle East including the Jumeirah Beach Hotel and the ‘seven star’ Burj Al Arab,

Jumeirah welcomed its first guests to its new Frankfurt property August 1, ahead of the official opening in September.

The hotel is spread across 25 floors in a striking new building and contains a total of 218 rooms in the center of the busy German city, which already boasts several luxury names such as Rocco Forte, Westin Grand and InterContinental.

However, with all rooms measuring 35 square meters and above, Jumeirah says its hotel offers the largest rooms in Frankfurt.

On the ground floor guests can visit a specialist chocolaterie and patisserie, as well as a lobby bar, with a fireplace and views over the Thurn-und-Taxis Palais.

The hotel’s signature restaurant, Max on One, is managed by Executive Chef Martin Steiner and serves “innovative interpretations” of regional and German dishes.

Unsurprisingly, the new building boasts a host of green technology, including an air conditioning system which regulates the temperature using heat detectors and motion sensors to minimize wasted usage.

Talise, the hotel’s signature spa, features two saunas, freestanding bathtubs and tropical rain showers, although more active guests can use the neighboring Premium Fitness First health club.

Although Frankfurt is currently the only Jumeirah property on the European continent, it will be joined by a luxury property at Port Soller, Mallorca, in Spring 2012.

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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

InterContinental launches half-price points deals

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents InterContinental launches half-price points deals.

Members of the InterContinental hotels loyalty program are to be offered the chance to snap up last-minute hotel deals on points, the company announced August 1.

Last Minute Rewards will offer Priority Club members the chance to redeem hotel nights for 50 percent fewer points than they would otherwise be offered at.

The promotion will be valid at nearly 90 select hotels around the world, including properties in popular holiday destinations such as Orlando, Florida; Berlin; Paris; Shanghai; Bangkok; and Seoul.

However, guests can only redeem Last Minute Reward Nights on the first full weekend of every month, considerably reducing the flexibility of the program — this month, for example, the offer is valid for stays August 5 through 7 only.

For travelers who need more flexibility, Ritz-Carlton is also offering a summer points promotion offering 30,000 bonus points to holidaymakers registered with Ritz-Carlton Rewards.

Guests must register for the program before August 15 and stay for four more consecutive nights before September 9 to receive the 30,000 bonus, which can be used to pay for free stays, spa treatments, golf and other experiences.

Source: AFPrelaxnews

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