2011年2月27日星期日

A Beautiful watch Launched For You

Italian watches from Fullspot are very nice and very inexpensive. Fullspot confuses the matter by saying that they come in three sizes. This actually just refers to the strap that come in "small, medium, and large" sizes. The straps have no connectors or clasps. They are silicon based watches with a bracelet like strap. The top of the strap has a casing for the watch - which fits in the case/strap as an insert.
 
Fullspot claims that the watches are designed and manufactured in Italy.  While the basic watches are cool enough, the brand just released a line of Disney licensed watches. The collection of five O Clock Disney watches have either Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, or Goofy on the dials. Apparently Fullspot has a hit with the O Clock as they have been extremely popular.





The replica watch itself is in metal and plastic with a crystal. It has a quartz movement and a more or less Movado-simple dial in all white with the "O Clock" logo. The deviously simple system offers the wearer to buy various case/straps and change colors as often as they like.  The O Clock comes in a ton of different colors.

2011年2月24日星期四

The Beautiful Jewels of Gilan Eye-opener for you

The Oscars of thisseason the most exuberant Oscars in years. Bold colors, dramatic gowns and the return of dramatic jewelry. Stars wearing hundreds of thousands or even million-dollar gems, bright colors and unusual settings.


Each rose-cut diamond is housed in a silver setting which naturally oxidizes. The setting is backed with detailed engraving work on yellow gold. The setting enhances the brilliance of the diamond and the intricate detial of the back of the setting is an additional treat for the wearer, akin to turning over a fine rug or weaving and finding that the back is nearly as neat and beautiful as the front. Gilan jewelry is available at their boutique in New York and will soon be sold at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills.


The "eastern magic marries the western modernity" is inspired by heritage of the Gilan brand. It was founded in 1980 in Instanbul by brothers Muharrem and Ferhan Gilan, who followed in the footsteps of their great grandmother who had been head seamstress to the opulent Ottoman Court. The brothers used their passion for design and luxury to help make Gilan a top jewelry brand in Istanbul.

2011年2月22日星期二

Classic Works Of Art

The Academy Awards take place on Sunday February 27 and once again Architectural Digest is hosting a well-appointed "greenroom" for the celebrity attendees. Fine art dealer Questroyal Fine Art of New York City has announced that six of its painting are part of the Architectural Digest greenroom at the Oscars. Designer Michael S. Smith, who was tapped by the Obamas to create the look for their family quarters at the White House, went for a classic American look inspired by luxe, tailored 1940s Hollywood style. He used furnishings from his personal line with Baker Furniture and handpicked six paintings from the Questroyal collection to decorate the room.



Maybe one of the fundamental functions of the human faculty is to imitate nature, to fashion a beautiful work of art. Or as Pablo Picasso would put it, “Every child is born artist; the problem is how to keep him an artist the rest of his life.” If the legendary artist from Spain would be given his way, then, art must really be innate to anyone; and when the impulse of it haunts a true artist would simply be hard to resist, giving rise to many works that have become subjects of wonderment and praise.

The six paintings are: Thomas Hart Benton, Swing Your Partner; Arthur B. Carles, Calla Lilies; Childe Hassam, Hollyhocks, Isle of Shoals, 1902; Rockwell Kent, Alpes-Maritimes; Reginald Marsh, New York City Women and Paul Sawyier, Lower New York. After the event paintings will be on view at Questroyal Fine Art starting March 10, 2011. In the rendering above you can see Benton's Swing Your Partner placed over the bar area. The painting was done in 1945 and shows a celebration of exuberant dancers.

But as life would have it, controversies and scandals have also taken their way into the world of arts and of artists. As follows are some of the most controversial pieces that have disturbed the mind of mankind. The Lunch of the Grass is one of the most controversial paintings by the French Painter Edouard Manet. The nude woman in company with fully dressed men during a lunch out was utter shock to the viewers when Manet exhibited his work in 1863. Quite more astonishing is the familiarity of the woman.

2011年2月20日星期日

Edith Piaf's Riviera Retreat

A Beverly Hills home originally built for Bert Lahr, who played the cowardly lion on “The Wizard of Oz,” is on the market at $28.5 million. Singer Chris Brown has purchased a West Hollywood condominium for close to its $1.75-million asking price. John McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has placed his Hollywood Hills home on the market at $1.269 million. A La Cañada Flintridge house once owned by Academy Award-winning actor Victor McLaglen has come on the market at $4.95 million. A Palm Springs property that actor Cary Grant lived in for 20 years has come on the market at $2.995 million.


Edith Piaf is one of France's greatest popular singers, she died at only 49 in 1963 at her hilltop villa in Plascassier on the French Riviera. She had suffered many injuries and the death in a tragic accident of her lover. It could be that in her last days she found solace and comfort in her beautiful house and gardens.

That home and its manicured gardens are now for sale for 6,890,000 euros. The seller is a successful business executive whose children attend the nearby international school in Mougins less than five miles away. The owner has done extensive work on the house, especially on the gardens. The kitchen is totally updated and attractively modern. The living room is spacious with a traditional fireplace as you would expect in a house almost 200 years old. The master bedroom suite has a private terrace and is linked to a large study. In total, the house has seven bedrooms each with it own bathroom. A pool and pool house, tennis court, summer kitchen, garages and a large caretaker's house dot the property.

2011年2月17日星期四

The Beautiful Big Bag Vanessa Bruno Laser-Cut Tote

Fashion big bags are people's must-have, and most women will first choose big bags. Because of it  is spacious so you can put lots of your girly necessities inside your bag. Vanessa Bruno is a fashion newcomer.  This laser cut tote is a great compromise between hippie and sweetly feminine styles that a lot of women are going to go gaga for.



Vanessa Bruno's tan leather tote with a lace-effect laser-cut trim is a chic vintage-inspired style. Casual, feminine, vintage. Soft, slightly slouchy leather in typical tote-bag styling gets a chic and artistic personality upgrade thanks to panels of laser-cut leather lace running up the sides and across the bottom. It has double top handles, delicate stitch detailing along all the edges and seams, and a designer-stamped plaque and zip pocket on the inside.

This bag is extremely well-structured and designed. Every detail has been thought out, down to the reinforced bottom.  Carry it off-duty with an oversized cashmere knit and dark-blue skinny jeans. Shown here with J Brand jeans, Chloé shoes, Michael Kors belt, Vanessa Bruno top, Vanessa Bruno cardigan and Maison Martin Margiela rings.

2011年2月16日星期三

60 Chefs Get Together To Create A French Meal




A total of 650 lucky guests will enjoy an unforgettable culinary experience. The once-in-a-lifetime meal will take place in the Gallery of Battles, after a visit to the Hall of Mirrors and the exhibition "Thrones in Majesty" in the heart of the Royal Apartments.

The meal will be accompanied by vintage wine and champagne. The event is being staged in partnership with Moët Hennessy and orchestrated by 60 Relais & Chateaux Grands Chefs from all over the world.  The menu is a safe bet that extraordinary won't even begun to cover it. Proceeds of the evening will be donated to the French Heritage and Gastronomy Mission (MFPCA) chaired by Jean-Robert Pitte, for the creation of the Cité de la Gastronomie.

2011年2月14日星期一

Egyptian Museum Lost The Importance Objects

On January 28, because of the  turmoil and the Tahrir Square's chaos, there has some thieves climbed a fire escape to the museum's roof. Lowered themselves on ropes from a glass-paneled ceiling to the museum's top floor. There were about 70 objects damaged, and the more inportant thing is it has no one know what has happend until an announcement on Sunday night that anything had gone missing.

The most important object on the missing is the limestone statue of the Pharaoh Akhenaten standing and holding an offering table.

Akhenaten, a Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty who was Tut's father and the husband of Queen Nefertiti, died around 1334 B.C. He stands out in history because during his reign he switched Egyptian religious ceremony from a vibrant polytheism to the worshiping of a single god of gods known as the Aten, a solar deity.

There also missing a statue of Nefertiti, a heart scarab and wooden funerary statuettes.  The Egyptian Museum is still closed and is guarded by an army unit. Plans are being developed to better protect the museum's glass ceiling section.

Now  a full inventory of the Egyptian Museum has been done to assess the damage. Among the casualties were two gilded wooden statues of King Tut.

2011年2月10日星期四

The Beautiful And Luxury Hotel Missoni

The beautiful hotel has announced to opening Missoni in Kuwait on March 1, 2011. The hotel continues the la dolce vita style, it is famous for the striped textiles.



Dining options include the Italian restaurant, Cucina; Luna Restaurant, located on the 18th floor, which serves a fusion of Arabic-oriental and Mediterranean cuisine; Choco Café offering pastries, chocolates and a selection of small plates and the Pool Bar serving continental cuisine. Rooms have Bang & Olufsen televisions and mirrors in the bathroom that convert into televisions. Check-in is done via iPad. The hotel also will have a 1,500-square meter luxury Six Senses Spa.


For the hotel design Creative Director Rosita Missoni combines vibrant patterns and bold colors with turquoise, green and gold accents appropriate for a hotel facing the sea. There are a total of 169 rooms as well as meeting space, a gym, steam room, sauna and a pool deck overlooking the city. This is just one of many designer/hotel collaborations. Brands from Armani to Christrian Lacroix have gotten into the hotel business.