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📣 Chirping This Week 📣
Shiseido, Max Mara to Ink Fragrance License💫
Power Shifts at Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels⭐️
Disney x Balmain Limited Edition🦁
Isha Ambani Piramal in first ever custom Schiparelli👗
Canary’s special tidbit this week 📩
➡️ Bentley's Secret Barn Find- A luxury legend, lost to time...🏎️
🗞️ Luxury News 🗞️
Saks & Neiman's: Will It Be a Match Made in Retail Heaven or Hell? (Retail)
Luxury Lovers, Listen Up! The gossip is all about Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus potentially becoming BFFs! Richard Baker, the mastermind behind Hudson's Bay Co. (Saks' parent company), is rumored to have finally snagged Neiman Marcus, creating a luxury retail empire. But hold on a sec. This isn't all sunshine and champagne. Amazon's involved, which has some questioning if major luxury brands will play ball. Think about it- Less competition could mean higher prices for you and me! And let's not forget the risk of store closures and job cuts. Some say it's a smart move for both struggling retailers. Others fear it's a recipe for disaster. Only time will tell what this Saks-Neiman's saga holds.
French Flair Meets Shanghai Chic! Roche Bobois Doubles Down on China! (Home and Furniture)
Calling all you China connoisseurs! Luxury furniture giant Roche Bobois is making a major move - they're buying a majority stake in their longtime Chinese partner, Shanghai Rock Castle Furniture! This means even more high-end French furniture for your fabulous abodes. Think three new directly-operated stores in Beijing and Shanghai, plus continued growth throughout China. With profitability exceeding even their US and Canadian markets, it's a match made in retail heaven. Get ready for an influx of French luxury with a touch of Eastern influence - Roche Bobois even collaborated with a renowned Chinese artist for their latest collection! This is just the beginning.
Shiseido, Max Mara to Ink Fragrance License! (Fragrance)
Calling all scent-sational Sweeties! Get ready for a match made in olfactory heaven! The iconic Italian fashion house Max Mara is joining forces with Japanese beauty giant Shiseido for a brand new fragrance line. Think luxurious scents that embody the timeless elegance of Max Mara with Shiseido's innovative fragrance expertise. This is a collaboration we can't wait to sniff out! Stay tuned for details on the launch, you’ll! And who knows, this might be your new signature scent!
Manual Magic! Pagani Unveils Huayra Epitome for Gear-Shifting Gals (and Guys)! (Automobile)
Attention petrolheads with a penchant for exclusivity! The Pagani Huayra just got even hotter (and harder to drive). Meet the Epitome - a one-off version with a manual transmission! Imagine, shifting through gears yourself in this 852-horsepower Italian stallion! This may be the only Huayra ever built with a stick shift, making it a true collector's dream. While the interior remains gloriously OTT, the exterior gets a slight refresh with a new wing, revised bumpers, and sleek exposed carbon fiber. Price tag? Hush hush!
Luxury's Game of Thrones: Power Shifts at Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels! (Jewelry)
Canary here, with the juiciest scoop from the glittering world of haute horlogerie and fine jewelry. Word on the street is that Louis Ferla, the mastermind behind Vacheron Constantin's recent triumphs, is set to take the crown at Cartier come September. Talk about a homecoming! Our sources whisper that Ferla's past Cartier conquests in the Middle East, India, and China have primed him for this golden opportunity. But wait, there's more! The plot thickens at Van Cleef & Arpels, where Catherine Rénier is poised to ascend the throne. This isn't her first rodeo with the Maison – she's returning after a dazzling performance at Jaeger-LeCoultre. Keep your eyes peeled and your champagne flutes ready, because in this world, fortunes can change faster than you can say "limited edition."
The Big Apple's Liquid Gold: Clase Azul's NYC-Exclusive Tequila! (Food and Drink)
A sizzling scoop that'll make your taste buds tingle and your wallets tremble. Clase Azul, the crème de la crème of tequila, has just dropped a bombshell that's shaking up the luxury spirits scene. Picture this: An añejo tequila so exclusive, it's by invitation only in the concrete jungle we call home. Dubbed "The Loft Brooklyn Collection I," this liquid treasure is a love letter to our beloved city, darlings. But here's the juicy part – only 1,000 bottles exist, each a cool $1,250. It's aged in whiskey barrels, finished in Calvados casks, and comes in a decanter that's more art than bottle. Word on the street is that some bottles are already fetching five times the price on the secondary market. No golden ticket? Don't fret! You can still snag other Clase Azul gems from ReserveBar. But let's be real – in this town, exclusivity is the ultimate luxury. Bottoms up,
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🎯Luxury Spotted 🎯
Ed Sheeran was spotted wearing Richard Mille RM 67-02 while cheering for his home country of England as they played Slovakia in the Euros this week.
Amal Clooney was spotted wearing a vintage Versace dress from the brand’s Spring/Summer 2004 collection.
Rapper Gunna rocked a Cartier Baignoire Allongée at this year’s BET Awards.
(The Ambani Wedding) Isha Ambani Piramal looked stunning in custom Schiparelli for brother Anant Ambani's pre-wedding ceremony.
Billionaire heir Anant Ambani and fiancée Radhika Merchant flaunting Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla designs for their pre-wedding festivities.
Nita Ambani is looking beautiful in a custom-made Manish Malhotra ivory lehenga with vintage multi hued traditional Zardosi embroidery.
💡Luxury Tidbit 💡
Did You Know? Bentley's Secret Barn Find
A luxury legend, lost to time...
In the year 1939, Bentley made a revolutionary prototype known as the Corniche. This extraordinary rookie was aimed at setting the standards for what a vehicle should be, with advanced engineering and luxury demonstrated. However, fate had a different plan. Regrettably, during an air raid in France in the course of World War II, the sole Corniche prototype was destroyed, and only a few photographs remained along with the recollections of those who had seen its grandeur.
Since then, the Corniche has remained like a specter haunting the pages of automotive history: a sign of what was to come. And yet, with Bentley, the inexorable march of innovation and perpetual reinvention of classicist tradition never seemed to halt. As the experts in bespoke, hand-crafted coachwork for the marque and indeed keen enthusiasts for same, Bentley's Mulliner division secretly began to muse on the potential for a restorative program which involved resurrecting Corniche.
It was not merely a monumental task that in the past was taken up with aplomb by Bentley's Mulliner division, steeped in tradition yet unafraid to embrace modernity in a blend of reverence and innovation. Scouring through archives, old photographs, and any surviving blueprints, they gathered every possible detail about the original Corniche. It was not just a restoration; it was a resurrection.
This Mulliner team computationally reinvented the Corniche all over again, mashed with the latest of technologies and mated to the highest artisanships. Advanced 3D modeling allowed them to re-create the car with extremely authentic design, while more traditional handcrafting allowed each curve, stitch, and piece of trim to be accurate as per the 1939 prototype.
It was an exhaustive—and through—process of merging the past with the present, with craftsmen and engineers working hand in hand. The coachwork was aluminum, a lightweight material—for the times—employed on the original. Sumptuous amounts of leather and vast quantities of exquisite veneered wood clothed the interior cabin, reproducing the luxury that is defined through the appellation of "Bentley."
After countless years of dedication and hard work, the Mulliner team finally finished the rebirth of the Corniche in 2019, 80 years to the day after the original creation. This modern wonder, much more than a car, spoke volumes in its own right about the eagerness of Bentley owners to attain the zenith of perfection, dedicated to decades of heritage. The Corniche was exquisite. Within its elegant lines and timeless design, it was an automobile that once again reclaimed its place in the automotive world. It proved, after all, that full-value legends would never be dimmed in their light; they just need to wait for the right moment to shine.
The revival of the Corniche bears testimony to the way in which Bentley blends tradition with innovation, to how the past inspired the future, and to how deep an experience of craft imbues profound new lease of life into history. The Corniche stands as one of the greatest and last beings of Bentley's legacy, a luxurious tribute to one bygone era, and a supreme indicator of just what makes a symbol of automotive excellence.
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