Loro Piana adopts the lotus

When Loro Piana announces a new textile with flower of lotus, we tighten the ear.

The Italian brand reappointed for its fabulous regatta and its cashmeres of an incredible sweetness, in particular the very difficult to obtain babies cashmere, adds an exclusivity to its line: the fiber of lotus Loro Piana.The fibers of flowers of lotus are pulled with hands in Burma (Myanmar) in a traditional way before being rolled up in a thread which looks like the silk crossed with some linen. 

It needs 32 000 lotuses for only 1 meter of invaluable thread, traditionally employed to weave the kesa, or the toga, Buddhist monks of high row. Loro Piana made sure to benefit from a trademark and the rare clothes or the signed accessories Loro Piana Lotus Flower who will be available for Christmas 2010 will cost at least a kidney and a left eye.Some scarfs and about twenty jackets only will be proposed, the jacket that must negotiate around 5 600$ according to the WSJ.

A little more details of the Oceano's "Project Magnitude"

"Project Magnitude" is a superyacht of about 90m which joins in the series Y700 of Oceanco.

Drawn by Lukasz Opalinski, in association with the Australian John Henson, Project Magnitude emphasizes the wide plate glass windows and the lighting effects natural.

The Magnitude project was represented to the last Strong Lauderdale Boat Show after a first appearance last year when its high technologies of edge and its clean line pleased a lot.

More stable, more successful and penetrating better into the wind, Project Magnitude is a superyacht of big luxury which also possesses retractable solar panels letting appear a solarium. The heliport is also retractable.

Strangely, it is possible to launch and to get back its appendices while taking off at the speed of 10 knots. Other interesting toy, detachable floating island with swimming pool will amuse the guests whereas the owners can enjoy a cabin in duplex. The yacht Oceanco is also equipped with a room of cinema, with a library bookcase, with a private office and with a lounge.

When everything goes for Rolls-Royce

If the price of McDonald's Big Mac is an economic indicator of the purchasing power, the sales of Rolls-Royce are certainly the best indicator of the health of the sector of the luxury. The subsidiary dislocates of BMW announced yesterday no more and no less that sales multiplied by 4 in October. During the last month, 279 model Rolls-Royce found buyer, against 70 in the same period last year.
Since the beginning of the year, Rolls-Royce delivered not less than 2007 cars. As comparison, during the banner year 2008, the subsidiary of BMW had " only " delivered 1212 vehicles.
Where from comes this impertinent growth?
At first, the success of "Baby Rolls", Ghost. Thanks to this model thrown this year, the ticket of entrance to the universe of Rolls-Royce is crossed from 500.000 € to 200.000 €, opening clearly the way to again growth drivers.
Then, Asia still fires and always sales upward, in particular China, where the eighth showroom of the (brand) has just opened its doors. Sign of time, China establishes the third world market for Rolls-Royce, behind the United States and Great Britain.

Do you like Rolls-Royce ?

Drink the champagne with G.H. Mumm

Christmas and new Year holidays are a beautiful opportunity for the various brands which decide to make us discover to this opportunity of the more sublime limited editions oh champagne. 

This time it's the tour of G.H. Mumm to make us discover the fruit of its partnership with the big designer Patrick Jouin. Its name: the Sabre G.H. Mumm!

You will have understood it : this year its going to need to cut down the champagne.

Here is the unique object which marries perfectly the leather of red color of it, in the resistance of a steel blade with square end. Tinged with white, the steel part, is neither sharp, nor cutting. Highly-rated signature, its marked with the seal of the house G.H. Mumm whereas the signature of the creator is deposited on the blade.

This edition is presented in a lacquered as pure as the driven snow, wooden casket and a leather, joining) a tub freshness, specially conceived to receive ice and maintain the bottle of Cordon R.

Price : 600€ (835$)

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I love horses. I love Hermes. I love the song. I just fuc*ing love this ads.

From french TV :)

The Prestige

 

Another nice movie by Christopher Nolan

The Prestige is a 2006 mystery thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan, with a screenplay adapted from Christopher Priest's 1995 novel of the same name. The story follows Robert Angier and Alfred Borden, rival stage magicians in London at the end of the 19th century. Obsessed with creating the best stage illusion, they engage in competitive one-upmanship with tragic results.

The film features Hugh Jackman as Robert Angier, Christian Bale as Alfred Borden, and David Bowie as Nikola Tesla. It also stars Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, Piper Perabo, Andy Serkis, and Rebecca Hall. The film reunites Nolan with actors Bale and Caine from Batman Begins, and returning cinematographer Wally Pfister, production designer Nathan Crowley, film score composer David Julyan, and editor Lee Smith.

Priest's epistolary novel was adapted to the screen by Nolan and his brother, Jonathan Nolan, using Nolan's distinctive nonlinear narrative structure. Themes of duality, obsession, sacrifice, and secrecy pervade the conflict. The film was released on October 20, 2006, receiving good reviews and strong box office results, and obtained Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction.

See it !