The Good Life
World celebrity news: Beckham’s son £50,000 toy Porsche - Sat, 03 Jan 2009
Brooklyn Beckham, the eldest Beckham’s son, owns a small ultra-sophisticated version of the Porsche handmade sports toy car. This luxury toy car is powered by a diesel engine.
Costing £50,000 (approx. $72,610), the customized small Porsche is a single-seater. The luxury toy car is just for him to go out on a joy ride in the [...]
Best electronic gadgets: Goldenote Stibbert Tube CD player - Sat, 03 Jan 2009
Italian company Goldenote presents one of the best electronic gadgets - the Stibbert Tube CD player, which is the only CD player in the market made with a double chassis completely isolated through 4 conical springs. That extra mass leads, apparently, to higher bass resolution. It’s main plinth is made of a 20mm thick [...]
New building pictures: Golden Tokyo Tower - Sat, 03 Jan 2009
Tokyo Tower is as a stunning symbol of Japan’s recovery from the devastation of World War II when it opened on December 23, 1958. Though much has changed in the last 50 years, Tokyo Tower still faithfully performs its original prime function of beaming telecommunication signals across Japan’s largest city. To pay tribute to Tokyo [...]
Unique luxury furniture: Campaign-style Captain’s Desk - Sat, 03 Jan 2009
Campaign-style Captain’s luxury desk is a frigate of the East India Company. It’s built from cherry, maple, and birch hardwoods. Because quarters were snug, the desk needed to provide maximum functionality in a small amount of space.
This handsome unique luxury desk is detailed with a leather writing surface on the polished desktop, brass corners to [...]
Premier jewelry with expensive diamond: Chaumet’s Attrape-moi collection - Sun, 28 Dec 2008
Chaumet have been making jewelry since 1780 and their new collection of premier jewelry with expensive diamond named Attrape Moi is made using the same techniques used since their founding. Sentimental, sublime, amusing jewels that reinterpret the idea of nature and a web in a precious lacework of gold and diamonds. With humor and poetry, [...]
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Diamonds: They Are Now A Man’s Best Friend - Mon, 05 Jan 2009
Diamonds have long been a status symbol of luxury. Is it true that there are diamond jewelry pendants for men? Do men love diamonds as much as women? For women there is a plethora of options.
Diamonds come in drops, hearts, and flower shapes. Then there is birds and geometric shapes as well, and that is [...]
2009 Acura RL: Smooth, Quick and Comfortable Luxury Sedan - Tue, 30 Dec 2008
The latest RL luxury sedan from Acura, which actually made its world debut at this year’s New York Auto Show, steps up to the plate with a larger engine and improved handling characteristics.
This latest RL from Acura is a highly desirable, luxury performance sedan that comes loaded with virtually everything one could possibly want in [...]
The Pea Coat: Classic Men’s Winter Fashion - Mon, 29 Dec 2008
Winter weather has arrived. Being fashionable in this season means sporting classic winter coats. The pea coat is a classic, that is both traditional and always alluring.
Like most popular men’s fashion, the pea coat’s saga can be linked back to military origins. Since the 18th century, overcoats like the modern pea coat have been used [...]
Luxury Online Shopping - Trend Watch on Vogue.TV - Tue, 23 Dec 2008
A recent episode on Vogue.com “TV’s Trend Watch”, hosted by beauty executive Olivia Chantecaille and New York Socialite Jennifer Creel share their list of favorite things. The hosts give holiday shoppers an insider guide to luxury clothes, jewelry, shoes and more.
Olivia Chantecaille presented her favorite unique gifts to give and receive, covering everyone on your [...]
Petrus Pomerol 1998 - Mon, 22 Dec 2008
Chateau Petrus is probably the world’s most famous and most coveted fine wine. The fine wines of Pomerol have never actually been classified, and Château Pétrus is therefore considered an Unclassified Growth.
The official name is Chateau Petrus but even its label refers to it as simply “Petrus.”
The small vineyards (only 12 hectares) are planted with [...]
An Ultra Fine Mercedes: Simplex - Fri, 19 Dec 2008
From the Mercedes Simplex to the E Series, Mercedes vehicles are, and have always been, sought-after vehicles. Mercedes has been known for their cars since 1871, when the company was founded in Stuttgart, Germany.
The company crafted its first car in 1886, and in 1901 the original Mercedes was released for public consumption.
The Mercedes Simplex, technically [...]
Through the Years With Tiffany Luxury Jewelry - Thu, 18 Dec 2008
Tiffany and Co. Jewelers was founded upon the idea of providing high end goods to people of discerning taste who demanded luxury and quality in the products that they purchased.
Tiffany’s products, which include things like beautiful diamonds, silver jewelry, handcrafted silver gifts, tableware and other fine goods continues to attract modern customers, just as they [...]
EcoChic HK - Eco Fashion That’s Ecologically & Socially Sustainable - Wed, 17 Dec 2008
EcoChic HK is an environmentally friendly fashion show and cocktail party promoting eco fashion and the concept that luxury living - from fashion to art, food and wine and financial investments - can be ecologically and socially sustainable.
It’s not everyday that Hong Kong’s glitterati are alchemized into green gems, but this was the case in [...]
Mauritius - An Exotic Vacation - Tue, 16 Dec 2008
A Mauritius vacation is one of those rare gems that you always treasure and never forget. As you spend your days soaking up the warm sun rays, listening to the rhythmic waves crash on the white sandy beaches, watching the vast clear blue waters sparkling as far as the eye can see, life truly becomes [...]
Spot A Celebrity At The Beverly Hilton Hotel - Mon, 15 Dec 2008
The Beverly Hilton is where you can walk to Rodeo Drive and Century City, and star gaze in sultry Hollywood.
Visit the Getty or LA County Museum of Art and picture postcard beaches are minutes away. LAX and Burbank/Bob Hope Airport are also minutes away. Beverly Hills is known for the world’s most famous zip code [...]
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