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Green travel isn't only about the journey—it's about the destination, too. Here are eleven great picks, selected for sustainable practices (including the use of least-toxic cleaners, energy and water savings, and recycling efforts), sense of place, community involvement and general ambience.
1) Pinehurst Inn, Bayfield, WI: This serene inn cuts down on its environmental impact without skimping on the guest services. Complete with whirlpools, fireplaces, and a full organic breakfast, it also includes solar paneled roofs and energy-efficient appliances (pinehurstinn.com, 877-299-7651).
2) Inn by the Sea, Cape Elizabeth, ME: The first hotel in Maine to be carbon-neutral through offsets also offers plenty of luxuries to its green-seeking guests. Stroll down the private boardwalk to a mile of sandy beach or stay in and indulge at the LEED-certified spa. (innbythesea.com, 800-888-4287).
3) Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge, Homer, AK: This eco-lodge puts up a maximum of 12 guests per night and groups of 6 or more can have the entire lodge to themselves, so it's a true escape. The lodge relies entirely on wind energy and hydropower and works hard not to interfere with the untouched wilderness on its doorstep. You might even be lucky enough to spot a whale, seal, porpoise, or one of many other sea creatures right outside! (sadiecove.com, 888-283-7234)
4) Vero Beach Hotel and Spa, Vero Beach, FL: This Green Seal-certified beachside resort not only makes great efforts to save water and energy, but also rewards guests for doing their part, including offering parking discounts for hybrid vehicles (verobeachhotelandspa.com, 772-231-5666).
5) Camp Denali, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska: The star attraction is Mt. McKinley, the tallest peak in North America. The phrase "unspoiled paradise" won't seem hackneyed as you step out of your cabin into spectacular parkland (Denali National Park, 907-683-2290; also see nps.gov/dena).
6) Orchard Garden Hotel, San Francisco: This LEED-certified hotel is in the heart of what is arguably America's greenest city. Skip the car while in town and take a stylish refurbished tram, or rent a Prius to visit nearby Point Reyes National Seashore and dine at Alice Waters's Chez Panisse in Berkeley (theorchardgardenhotel.com, 888-717-2881).
7) Rock Harbor Lodge, Isle Royale National Park, Mich.: Hidden on a remote island in northwest Lake Superior, Rock Harbor Lodge is about as far away from it all as you can get (rockharborlodge.com, 906-337-4993).
8) Sundance Resort, Sundance, Utah: With access to 6,000 wilderness acres at the base Mt. Timpanogos, Sundance provides excellent skiing and hiking while maintaining a keen attentiveness to the environment (sundanceresort.com, 800-892-1600 for reservations).
9) Buttermilk Falls Inn and Spa, Milton, N.Y.: 90 miles from New York City, this inn on the Hudson River serves local, organic foods grown on site and relies on geothermal and solar energy to warm its spa waters (buttermilkfallsinn.com, 877-7-INN-SPA).
10) Asheville Green Cottage, Asheville, N.C.: Sleep on organic cotton sheets and natural latex mattresses during your visit to Asheville, a city chockablock with organic restaurants, farmers' markets and mountain views. Come the last weekend of July for Bele Chere, the Southeast's largest free arts and music festival (ashevillegreencottage.com; 800.331.9707).
11) Dunton Hot Springs Resort and Spa, Dolores, Colo.: This resort, in a former ghost town located in the San Juan Mountains, is close enough to the desert for trips to Monument Valley and Canyon de Chelly (duntonhotsprings.com, 970-882-4800).</div>PumpkinBlushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11382403258470805362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005004011468347724.post-45146442959159460182012-01-16T21:01:00.000-08:002012-01-16T21:01:19.012-08:00Four Seasons unveils $18 million website as luxury travel grows By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="http://www.tnooz.com/author/lfox/" rel="author" title="Posts by Linda Fox">Linda Fox</a></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.fourseasons.com/" target="_blank">Four Seasons</a>
is well known for its luxury qualities so a website portraying its
properties and destinations with large, professional images and other
bells and whistles is no surprise.<br />
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What is a surprise is the $18 million investment in this latest incarnation of the brand’s online presence.<br />
Perhaps not when you factor in that it is geared towards the very
wealthy and developed for a company targeting worldwide revenue growth
of 9.2% in 2012.<br />
While it would be nice to have a breakdown of the spend to see what
money buys in the digital world these days, Four Seasons has declined.<br />
The figure is likely to include the big, bright photography, new
booking process, mobile optimisation, social media integration and
personal profile technology with the ability to set preferences which
will enable Four Seasons to create a more targeted online experience.<br />
It might also cover the extensive research around digital consumption
conducted for the development of the site as well as focus groups to
improve the understanding of guests’ needs (results shared below).<br />
A final clue to the website spend might be in the fact that while it
attracts 30 million visitors a year – up 10% from 2010, revenue from
online only represents 12% of total revenue – an increase of just 2% in
five years.<br />
The new website is geared up to speak to the findings of the <a href="http://www.preview.fourseasons.com/content/dam/fourseasons/web/pdfs/landing_page_pdfs/2012_TRD_Report_final.pdf" target="_blank">first issue of the 2012 Four Seasons Luxury Trends report</a> which focuses on digital technology and reveals the likes and expectations of luxury travellers.<br />
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<li>57% like to have the latest gadget according to the <a href="http://www.affluencecollaborative.com/" target="_blank">Affluence Collaborative</a> compared to 18% of the general population</li>
<li>71% bring a smartphone with them on their travels while 61% bring a tablet device</li>
<li>The company experienced a 200% increase in bookings completed on a tablet device in 2011</li>
<li>72% surveyed by Four Seasons are active <a href="http://www.facebook.com/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> users and 36% are active on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li>
<li>Twitter usage by guests increased 350% between 2009 and 2010 and is expected to continue to grow at the same rate</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/" target="_blank">YouTube</a> video views now total 280,000, a 30% increase on this time last year</li>
<li>Luxury travellers say the most important online activity, 59%, while
in transit to or staying at a hotel is reviewing information about
activities in the local area</li>
<li>The most important in-room technology includes good mobile phone coverage, fast wifi, charging stations and wireless printing</li>
<li>Guests still want the personal touch at the hotel with only 32%
citing the ability to check-in without speaking to someone as valuable
compared to the 78% of respondents who saw kiosks for airline check-in
as valuable</li>
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Looking more like an executive business jet’s cabin than a small earthbound van, Bulgarian tuner Vilner has taken an ordinary Mercdes Vito van and made it truly extraordinary. The understated exterior treatment hints at very little of the transformation wrought by Vilner to the interior of the van. From the outside, the van just sports aftermarket wheels and a subdued presence. Open the sliding door, step inside, and you are transported to a plush luxury interior that you wouldn’t be embarassed to accommodate any VIP or celebrity in.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c; color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Let's face it: Lavish living and celebrity go hand in hand. Rarely will you find a property owned by an A-lister (or even B-lister) for less than a few million big ones. But -- in most cases -- these jaw-dropping price tags really do translate into a level of luxury unrivaled by any others, except those of certain business magnates.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">From Oprah's swanky Chicago co-op, to President Obama's former summer retreat in Martha's Vineyard, to David Spade's luxurious Malibu beach house, the celebrity homes we've thrown together in this weekend's gallery are no exception to the rule of thumb that "rich and famous" equals truly mind-blowing houses.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #45818e;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">It’s finally December – that time of year when absolutely everything counts as an excuse for fashionistas like us to get dressed up and go all out – and we mean <em>out</em>. Office parties, family parties, New Year’s Eve parties… there’s never been a better reason to don all your gayest apparel. But while many of us have been wish-listing sequined frocks and metallic pumps all year in anticipation, others have been decidedly more sleepy in their efforts. Alright, so you went a little nutso on the tryptophan last Thursday — don’t worry, we aren’t naming names!</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #45818e;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">If you happen to be one of those last-minute kind of gals, you’re in luck: <a href="http://www.theluxuryemporium.com/Departments/Shoes/High-Heels.aspx?viewall=1" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Luxury Emporium</a>, our go-to site for all the hottest designer accessories, has all the biggest names and on-trend styles for this season’s chicest party shoes. This isn’t just any old footwear. You know that saying about shoes completing an outfit? Let’s just say that these shoes are what <em>make</em> an outfit – trust us, you’ll be looking for a dress that compliments <em>these</em>beauts. <span id="more-190341" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>These are gotta-have-’ems, can’t-live-without-’ems. A pair of sparkling gold <a href="http://www.theluxuryemporium.com/Products/Darmaki---SHAD__Darmaki-spc---spc-SHAW1.aspx" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Darmaki stiletto slingbacks</a> is all it takes to transform your basic LBD from dull to diva. Or how about some crystal and suede <a href="http://www.theluxuryemporium.com/Products/Margaux-Black-Crystal-and-Suede-Wedge__00011.aspx" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">platform sandals from Terry de Havilland</a> to give your maxi gown new lengths? And nothing says “party” like an unexpected pop of color: Some brilliant blue suede <a href="http://www.theluxuryemporium.com/Products/Daisy-Comoscio__I17102.aspx" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Giuseppe Zanotti wedges</a> or alluring <a href="http://www.theluxuryemporium.com/Products/Zadina-Camoscio-in-Red__TI1704.aspx" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">red velvet spike heels</a> from Vionnet Paris will definitely do the trick.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #45818e;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">If you’ve always thought of luxurious designer shoes as window-shopping fare only (or your credit card had yet to melt from that block of ice – we’ve been there), <a href="http://www.theluxuryemporium.com/Departments/Shoes/High-Heels.aspx?viewall=1" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Luxury Emporium</a> has another treat in store: <strong>15% off of all full-priced, party-perfect shoes</strong>, through December 18. All you have to do is enter the promotion code <strong>FASH15</strong> at the checkout, and watch the dollars disappear. Those black suede <a href="http://www.theluxuryemporium.com/Products/Uma-Black-Suede-Ankle-Boots__NI1705.aspx" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Balmain ankle boots</a> you opened in a new tab when you started reading this post? Go ahead – add ‘em to your shopping bag. We promise you’ll be the life of<em> every</em> party.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #45818e;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Flip through our gallery to see some of the fabulous designer party shoes available now at <a href="http://www.theluxuryemporium.com/Departments/Shoes/High-Heels.aspx?viewall=1" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Luxury Emporium</a>, and head to <a href="http://www.theluxuryemporium.com/Departments/Shoes/High-Heels.aspx?viewall=1" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">their site</a> for even more options. Happy partying!</span></span></div>
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<title>Luxury Wealth & Style</title>PumpkinBlushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11382403258470805362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005004011468347724.post-46402758217367817322011-11-28T17:00:00.001-08:002011-11-28T17:04:20.505-08:00Porsche Is Planning A $560 Million Luxury Apartment Tower With Elevators That Carry Drivers AND Their Cars<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Hig</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">h rise condos in South Florida have been the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">epitome of exclusivity and luxury for years.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">But now, one complex is aiming to take that to a whole new level.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">According to the <em>Miami Herald</em>, the recently approved 57-story Porsche Design Tower <a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/11/17/2507333/at-planned-miami-beach-condo-cars.html#ixzz1eP0HwKHM" style="text-decoration: none;">will feature glass elevators that whisk residents and their cars straight to their front door.</a> It will cost an estimated $560 million to build.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">It sounds simple enough: pull in, turn off the car, and a robotic arm will lift the car, put it on an elevator, and automatically take it to the front door of the unit, no valet required.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The condos are expected to be between 3,800 to 9,500 square feet in size with prices up to $9 million. Larger units will receive four parking spaces while the smaller ones will have room for just two luxury cars.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">These condos are also being designed with large windows in the living room to allow the gearhead residents to keep a doting eye on their prized possessions.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">In order to keep it unique, there are plans to only have one of these buildings in South Florida, but there are plans to expand around the world. Parking attendants in the Miami area can breathe a sigh of relief.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Read more: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/porsche-apartment-florida-2011-11#ixzz1f3GuCVnq" style="text-decoration: none;">http://www.businessinsider.com/porsche-apartment-florida-2011-11#ixzz1f3GuCVnq</a></span></span></span>PumpkinBlushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11382403258470805362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005004011468347724.post-45531119343895839472011-11-25T11:39:00.001-08:002011-11-25T12:11:47.214-08:00<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><em><span class="main-image-caption-locale-en">Kane, the local ladyfish, fried-up and served at Fresh Catch -- a less well-known, but excellent home-style seafood restaurant in Mahim, Mumbai.</span></em></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Thanks to its large multi-ethnic population and location on the Arabian Sea, Mumbai is blessed with an abundance of choice when it comes to seafood.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The list below reflects the best coastal Indian cuisine from Malvan to Bengal, and the Mumbai restaurants that do a fine job of keeping their food tasting authentic.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Some of these eating places are so small and so good they don't have, or even need, a website.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Designed to recreate a seaside bungalow on the palm-fringed Malabar coast, the warm, muted colors are welcoming at this fine-dining seafood restaurant at the Vivanta by Taj hotel.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Likewise, the food is equally inviting.<br /><br />It is the brainchild of chef Ananda Solomon, who spent months in people’s homes down south, gleaning secret skills from wizened old ladies whom he persuaded to share their recipes.<br /><br />No wonder it’s all about seasonal freshness and flavor here, and even the cooking is done in earthenware vessels.<br /><br />Linger over the seafood display before you make your choices from this coconut-rich cuisine.<br /><br />The average tab per head without alcohol comes to Rs 1,250; not very pricey considering it’s in a five-star hotel.<br /><br /><strong>Know your menu:</strong> Curdee (prawns) mango; Mangalorean fish curry; meen polichattu (fish in banana leaves); pomfret recheado and the seafood thali.<br /><br /><em>Vivanta by Taj -- President, 90 Cuffe Parade; +91 0 (22) 66650808; <a href="http://www.vivantabytaj.com/president-mumbai/Dining/Konkan-Cafe-Restaurant.html" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.vivantabytaj.com</a></em></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Even though a steady stream of tourists has slowly made the waiters jaded, what brings locals back are some of the plumpest crustaceans and fish on offer in the city.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">A good meal here should set you back by about Rs 1,800 per head, not counting alcohol.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><strong>Know your menu:</strong> Crab, either with butter garlic or as a gassi, a fiery red curry; prawns Koliwada, (the medium or small-sized prawns are tastier); butter garlic squid; ravas Hyderabadi; lobster kalimiri.<br /><br /><em>Sai Baba Marg, Kala Ghoda, Fort; +91 (0)22 2270 3213</em></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"It’s Goan food certified by the Goans," says Ramesh Potnis, the owner of Highway Gomantak.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Infuriated at being passed over for promotion in the corporate world, Potnis quit and turned his focus to food.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Using age-old family recipes, he got his wife to rustle up 10 dishes that they served in their garden.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">As Highway Gomantak’s reputation spread, he turned it from a backyard operation to a fully fledged restaurant.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The kitchen, still supervised by his wife and children, lures the office crowd from the nearby Bandra Kurla Complex during lunch hours. The evenings are more relaxed, with families and children taking in a leisurely meal.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><strong>Know your menu:</strong> Prawns fry; tisriya (clams) masala; chanak fish fry; fried mussels; fish thali and the local Bombil fish fry.<br /><br /><em>44/2179 Pranav Co-op. Housing Society, Gandhi Nagar, Highway Service Road, Bandra (E); +91 (0)22 2640 9692; <a href="http://www.highwaygomantak.com/" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.highwaygomantak.com</a></em></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />This wood-paneled, seven-table restaurant may be small, but it's big on taste.<br /><br />That’s because its owner, Francis Fernandes, handpicks every ingredient and spice from his hometown in Karwar and has it shipped to Mumbai. Even the coconuts.<br /><br />The food is Karwari and delectably light -- no greasy stuff here. The spices don’t smother the food, but enhance their flavors.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">And she’s not stingy on the use of coconuts or garam masala spices.<br /><br />This is where Chaitanya scores over other commercially-run establishments that only focus on the fieriness of Malvani food.<br /><br />A hearty meal won’t cost you more than Rs 250 per head here. The mini combo fish thali costs as little as Rs 90.<br /><br /><strong>Know your menu:</strong> Bangda (mackerel) tikhale; tisriya (clams) masala; crab masala; surmai fish fry; pomfret curry; mori (shark) masala; crab lollipop.<br /><br /><em>Shop No. 4, Shivaji Park House, L J Road, Shivaji Park; +91 (0)22 2437 2242, +91 96199 09014</em></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Bengal's most famous fish, the illish, cooked in mango at Oh! Calcutta.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Oh! Calcutta is one of the few places that serves traditional Bengali food in Mumbai.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">From a gourmet’s point of view, this is great news because here one gets to try Bengal’s favorite sweet water fish, which are not a common treat.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Taking authenticity to a new level, the chefs fly in most of their stock of fish -- pabda (butter fish), hilsa (ilish), rohu (carp) and bekti -- all the way from Kolkata.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">It’s no wonder then that Bengalis make a beeline to Oh! Calcutta.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">A satisfying meal full of mustard goodness will cost you about Rs 1,000 per head, without alcohol.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><strong>Know your menu:</strong> Bhapa Ilish (boneless Bengali fish delicacy, steamed in a banana leaf); smoked hilsa; fried-fish Kolkata style; prawn cutlets; chingri (prawn) malai curry; rui (rohu fish) maachher dom jhol (curry).<br /><br /><em>Hotel Rosewood, Tulsiwadi Lane, opposite Mahindra Heights, Tardeo; +91 (0)22 23539114; <a href="http://www.speciality.co.in/index.php/brands/oh-calcutta/" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.speciality.co.in</a></em></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The original Vile Parle outlet of Mumbai seafood chain Gajalee.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Even though there are several branches of Gajalee in Mumbai, you should make a trip to the mothership in Vile Parle.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Many a die-hard fan still trudges all the way from south Mumbai regularly, as if on pilgrimage to seafood heaven.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">And why not? Gajalee has consistently served up mouthwatering Malvani food over the years.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Some of the dishes use tirphal, the cousin of the Sichuan pepper, to leave your tongue numb.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Don't miss the Tandoori crab either.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Budget Rs 1,200 per head if you are going the crab route. Otherwise, Rs 500 per head is sufficient.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><strong>Know your menu:</strong> Clams koshimbir; tandoori crab; fried bombil; crab masala; prawns masala; stuffed bombil; pomfret capri.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br /> <em>Kadamgiri Complex, Hanuman Road, Vile Parle (E), +91 (0)22 2616 6470; <a href="http://www.gajalee.com/" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.gajalee.com</a></em><br /><em>Lunch: 11 a.m.–3 p.m., dinner: 7 p.m.-midnight.</em></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 20px;">Built more than 250 years ago, the Casino Baden-Baden is striking, with gold and red accents throughout. Dostoyevsky wrote </span><em style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 20px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">The Gambler</em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"> while playing cards here, and Marlene Dietrich is said to have called it "the most beautiful casino in the world." The main restaurant, Sommergarten (meaning Summer Garden), is tranquil with water fountains, palm trees, mosaic tables and </span><a href="http://www.thedailymeal.com/beyond-cannes-guide-south-france?utm_source=huffington%2Bpost&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=9%2Bluxury%2Bcasinos%2Bfinest%2Bfare" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 20px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="_hplink">Mediterranean cuisine</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"> like Carpaccio "Cipriani," scallops with risotto and pork with morel cream and seasonal vegetables. </span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Anyone who has seen "Casino Royale" knows that with high-stakes gambling comes expertly crafted cocktails, white-glove service and fine dining in gilded rooms. But even non-high rollers need to eat, and well, to be encouraged in their risky nights of raucous gambling. And <a href="http://www.thedailymeal.com/9-luxe-casinos-finest-fare-slideshow?utm_source=huffington%2Bpost&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=9%2Bluxury%2Bcasinos%2Bfinest%2Bfare" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_hplink">some of the world's most luxurious casinos</a> are more than willing to oblige, offering food served by celebrated chefs in opulent settings.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><a href="http://www.thedailymeal.com/9-luxe-casinos-finest-fare-slideshow#4?utm_source=huffington%2Bpost&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=9%2Bluxury%2Bcasinos%2Bfinest%2Bfare" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_hplink">Las Vegas' brand of luxury has</a>, over the last 15 years or so, become infinitely more culinary-focused. Every luxury hotel on the Strip boasts a handful of celeb-chef restaurants and lavish bars, not least of which is the <a href="http://www.thedailymeal.com/food-wine-all-star-weekend-recap?utm_source=huffington%2Bpost&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=9%2Bluxury%2Bcasinos%2Bfinest%2Bfare" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_hplink">two-year-old Aria Resort & Casino</a>. Within its confines, gamblers find Bar Masa, American Fish, Jean Georges Steakhouse, Sirio and Julian Serrano, among other eateries. The Bellagio was among the pioneers of the food revolution in Vegas, with Le Cirque, Picasso, Prime Steakhouse and Michael Mina throughout, most of which marked the famed chefs' first foray into Vegas dining.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">In this world of high risk and high reward, fine dining is the perfect fit. Nothing motivates a gambler to continue winning quite like <a href="http://www.thedailymeal.com/9-luxe-casinos-finest-fare-slideshow?utm_source=huffington%2Bpost&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=9%2Bluxury%2Bcasinos%2Bfinest%2Bfare" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_hplink">the mouthwatering promise of a leisurely meal</a> prepared by a passionate chef with expert wine pairings -- except maybe the beauty of a growing stack of chips.</span></span></div>
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How The Uncertain Economy Is Changing The Definition Of Luxury (Forbes)
“With the emergence of new wealthy consumers from the BRIC countries and the economic downturn for most nations outside of the BRIC superfecta in the past few years, luxury has taken on a multitude of new meanings. No longer does it exclusively equate to expensive products that are mostly of French or Swiss origins.”
Fashion’s Next Frontier for Social Media (WWD)
“The fashion industry is quickly learning that men and women engage and shop differently in the digital sphere. Brands and retailers such as Coach, Mr Porter, Gilt Man, Ben Minkoff, John Varvatos and Ermenegildo Zegna have spent a lot of time studying the differences between the ways men and women approach fashion, tapping into their male audiences with a host of initiatives they feel will resonate best with their target consumer.”
Touchy-feely (FT)
“An amorphous white dress, like an alien wedding frock, crafted from 14,000 rubber gloves; a black leather ballgown bristling with 43kg of dressmaking pins; mind-boggling numbers of latex balloons hand-knotted into a floor-skimming fringed opera-coat – are they art, or are they fashion? The answer could be both.”
Paul Smith to be honoured at British Fashion Awards (Telegraph)
“Paul Smith was 15 when he left school, got on his bike, and pedalled off to his first job at a clothes warehouse in Nottingham. Now, some 50 years later, Sir Paul has been awarded British fashion’s highest honour… The Outstanding Achievement in Fashion Design prize – given posthumously last year to Alexander McQueen – will be presented to Sir Paul at the British Fashion Awards.”
Q&A Carine Roitfeld (Guardian)
“At the beginning, when you’ve stayed for 10 years in one place, you do miss the people. It was like the baby blues. So immediately I did something new and I didn’t stop working. I didn’t go on holiday, I didn’t have time to regret it, and now I’m very much more positive and have a new project.”PumpkinBlushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11382403258470805362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005004011468347724.post-47050944850906074792011-11-21T04:40:00.001-08:002011-11-21T04:57:13.337-08:00The Approachable Master of Wine<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c; color: white;">"Wine should be fun, wine should be approachable," says the 28-year-old wine expert. "Wine doesn't need a fancy glass or a fancy place."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c; color: white;">Hong Kong-born and raised in Australia, McDougall started making wine when he was 19. Returning to Hong Kong in 2009 as a winemaker for the <a href="http://the8estatewinery.com/" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">8th Estate Winery</a>, McDougall has now struck out on his own, creating "The Flying Winemaker" brand.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c; color: white;">The Flying Winemaker is ultimately about making more wines more accessible to more people. It's what most wine marketeers strive for, but McDougall goes about it in rogue style.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c; color: white;">The Eurasian winemaker tries to break down stereotypes of elitism and snobbery amongst wine drinkers with the tongue-in-cheek slogan "Vino La Revolution."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"It is a revolt against the stuffy, snobby, and pretentious in order to allow for great wines to stand on their own merits," says McDougall.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">In practical terms, this translates to campaigns such as the Plastic Cup Movement, where McDougall encourages drinkers to consume wine using non-expensive containers -- plastic or reusable or anything at all -- as a statement against the elevated status of specialized wine glasses.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Last Saturday, McDougall opened The Flying Winemaker wine store and education center in Lan Kwai Fong.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The integrated space offers by-the-bottle wines from "weird and wonderful wineries around the world." Free tastings are taken for granted here and staff are friendly, making the shop feel more like a hangout for wine-lovers.</span></span></div>
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<strong><em style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Also on CNNGo: <a href="http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/none/where-cork-sniffers-gather-wine-bars-hong-kong-274293" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Hong Kong wine bars to savor</a></span></em></strong></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"Wines are selected because of the stories behind every bottle," says McDougall. "We give an opportunity to small wineries that otherwise wouldn't stand a chance of making it here. Not only does the consumer get to explore the wine but producers also get to fly in and show off their creations.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">That's why we're called 'The Flying Winemaker' as it is like taking a vineyard tour around the world when you step in here."</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">For instance, McDougall is now selling Chateau Musar 2002, a spicy, herbal Cabernet blend from Lebanon.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">McDougall's tasting notes say: "I never thought Lebanon could produce such cool examples of Cabernet blends, but boy, was I wrong. Probably will pair up well with a kebab."</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">On the second floor of The Flying Winemaker space, McDougall holds his WineSkool. Different workshops are tailored to different lifestyles, such as WineSkool Executive to boost your confidence at that next power lunch, or Wine 101 where students can learn the nitty-gritty of winemaking. </span></span></div>
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<em style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Get a taste of <a href="http://eddiemcdougall.com/category/wineskool/wineskooltv/" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">WineSkool on YouTube</a>.</span></em></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The Tongue Explorer class sounds enticing; a short and sweet course on understanding how your tongue reacts to wine, it promises to teach students how to distinguish between a "good wine" and a "bad wine" by the end of the session.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">So how does a professional winemaker pick wines at a Cantonese dinner?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"I don't believe there are any real rules. I would just order what I want to eat and order wine I want to drink and not think too much about it," says McDougall.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">But to make it easy for us less experienced hedonists, McDougall suggests a "nice, juicy, fruity, very chilled rosé, perhaps sparkling" as an almost fool-proof wine for Cantonese food. An Australian, Portuguese or Spanish rosé would be better than a French one in this case.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Some Cantonese dishes that go particularly well with wine for McDougall are:</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">1. Stir-fried beef ho fun and a Cabernet Sauvignon<br />2. Barbecue pork that has charred crispy bits on it and a fruity rosé<br />3. Crispy chicken with a Gewürztraminer<br />4. Clams in black bean and chili sauce with off dry German Riesling<br />5. Shiitake mushrooms, wood ear fungi and black moss braised in soy sauce with dried oysters, paired with a New Zealand Pinot Noir</span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><br /><br />Read more: <a href="http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/drink/eddie-mcdougall-035165#ixzz1eLKit4lQ" style="color: #003399; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">The Flying Winemaker Hong Kong | CNNGo.com</a> <a href="http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/drink/eddie-mcdougall-035165#ixzz1eLKit4lQ" style="color: #003399; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/drink/eddie-mcdougall-035165#ixzz1eLKit4lQ</a></span>PumpkinBlushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11382403258470805362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005004011468347724.post-26078814493204132662011-11-20T07:33:00.001-08:002011-11-20T07:43:34.818-08:00Luxury Train “Maharajas’ Express”<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /></div>PumpkinBlushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11382403258470805362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005004011468347724.post-35080171359695144382011-11-17T13:41:00.001-08:002011-11-18T01:50:07.954-08:00Luxury consumption on Jinbao Street<br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Jinbao Street screams wealth. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jinbao</span> (金宝) means “gold and treasure” and the name is apt:</span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Hong Kong Jockey club squats in the middle of the street, surrounded by stores that sell Bentleys and Ferraris with price tags in the millions (please refer to <a href="http://www.danwei.com/luxury-cars-of-golden-treasure-street/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">our previous research</a> for more about the cars and background to Jinbao Street). Private drivers in expensive cars roll up to five-star hotels to pick up their customers. During lunch hour, men and women in designer suits come out from their offices suites and descend upon the street which is lined with stores offering luxury goods.</span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We asked sales staff at nearly all the stores on Jinbao Street what their most expensive and cheapest items were and for comments about their customer demographics. Some were more talkative than others.</span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The most expensive item on the whole street is a Pagani sports car that sells at 26 million yuan. Other products with outrageous price tags include:</span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• A password-protected cabinet with a price tag of 5 million yuan;</span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>• A diamond encrusted watch for 6.6 million yuan;</i></span></i></div>
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<i>• A medicinal fungus for 200,000 yuan;</i></div>
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<i>• Men’ suits for a million yuan;</i></div>
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<i>• A cell phone for 840,000 yuan.</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Not far from the Hong Kong Jockey Club is Jinbao Place, a seven-story mall. This self-described “Palace of Global Luxury” is on most afternoons almost completely devoid of customers, save for the few who are grabbing a latte at Esquire’s Coffee, or sitting down for lunch at the Dadong Peking Duck restaurant.</span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Salespeople we spoke to at Jinbao Palace were almost never busy with a customer, and some said that they had not had a transaction in months. Still, it seems there are enough people who can drop tens of thousands or even millions of yuan on an impulse to keep the stores on Jinbao Street open.</span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A recent McKinsey report titled <a href="http://solutions.mckinsey.com/insightschina/_SiteNote/WWW/GetFile.aspx?uri=:/insightschina/default/en-us/aboutus/news/Files/wp2055036759/McKinsey%20InsightsChina%20-%202011%20Luxury%20Consumer%20Report_7fbe9eff-0bfd-4cea-8bc5-2dff874db6d0.pdf" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Understanding China’s Growing Love for Luxury”</a> found that 73% of China’s luxury consumers are under 45, and 45% are younger than 35, which corresponds with the typical age range of customers on Jinbao Street, according to sales staff we interviewed. Many of the sales staff said their customers were from Shanxi; Inner Mongolia, Northeast China, Shandong and Shaanxi were also mentioned. Although the Jinbao Palace Mall seems to have more women shopping and window shopping, many of the sales staff said men were the main customers.</span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The following is a list of descriptions, prices and anecdotal information about the stores on Jinbao Street (see also <a href="http://www.danwei.com/luxury-cars-of-golden-treasure-street/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Luxury cars of Golden Treasure Street</a> for information about luxury cars sold on the street).</span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>A well-known dried fruit and nut chain store.</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest item: Torreya nuts, 9.8 yuan / 1 jin (500 grams)</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive: 302 yuan / 1 jin</i></div>
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<i>Sell about 100,000 yuan of goods per month.</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Cheapest item: 1.5 yuan (bottled water)</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 1,000 yuan (liquor)</i></div>
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<i>Cheapest item: 1,000 yuan for flooring, several thousand for a bathtub.</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 6,000 yuan for flooring; 350,000 yuan for a bathtub.</i></div>
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<i>Cheapest item: 27,000 yuan, a watch winder.</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive: 5 million yuan, a password-protected cabinet.</i></div>
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<i>Customers range from age 30-60, most of them are men.</i></div>
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<i>Sell about 10 million yuan of goods per year.</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Cheapest item: 0.5 yuan(meat snack)</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Most expensive: 70 yuan (a pack of cigarettes)</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Cheapest item: Over 80 yuan (liquor), 3 yuan (pack of cigarettes)</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: Over 1,000 yuan (liquor), 60 yuan (pack of cigarettes)</i></div>
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<i>The store owner told us that customers prefer Chinese cigarette brands to foreign brands.</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Watches</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest item: 164,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive: 6.6 million yuan (diamond men’s watch)</i></div>
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<i>They have at most five customers per day, from age 18 and up, and from all around China.</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Home furnishings</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest item: 500,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive: 1.5 million yuan</i></div>
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<i>Many customers per day, some from as far away as Macau.</i></div>
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<i>Most popular item is a glass kitchen counter, of which they typically sell ten a year.</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>A medicinal fungus popular in traditional Chinese medicine.</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest item: 10,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive: 200,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>They claimed to have many customers per day, but couldn’t tell us how much they sold in a month.</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Authorized Apple product reseller</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest computer: 7,600 yuan</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive computer: 18,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>An used iPhone costs 5,999 yuan for 16GB; the storekeeper told us that 32GB iPhones are sold out all over China. They will start selling the 4GS iPhone at the end of the year.</i></div>
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<i>Customers are of all ages, including students. They have 50-60 customers a day.</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Cheapest item: 1,500 yuan</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 270,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>They sell two to three items per month.</i></div>
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<i>Most customers are male, usually “bosses or managers” (老板) aged 30-40.</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Diamonds</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest item: 1,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: Several hundred thousand yuan</i></div>
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<i>Customers are mostly female and come from everywhere.</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Brand suit rental</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest item: 3,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 10,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>Most customers are men aged 20-40 looking for wedding tuxedos. About ten shoppers a day, most of whom are just passing through during their lunch hour.</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Luxury shopping mall containing 49 stores.</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest stores: (on average) Siu (cheapest item: a shirt for 1,000 yuan) and Beprine (women’s clothing – 1,000 yuan).</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive store: He Sheng Jewelry (和生珠宝 ) had the most expensive item (a jade necklace for 3.8 million yuan); Omega on average has the most expensive items (including a 1 million yuan diamond watch).</i></div>
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<i>The average customer at Jinbao Palace is 30-40, usually a Chinese male from all over China.</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">These are stores in Jinbao Palace:</span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest item: 1,000 yuan (card holder)</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 60,000 yuan (clothing); 20,000 (bag); 4,000 (scarf)</i></div>
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<i>They sell 100-200 items per month; customers range from age 20-50.</i></div>
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<i>Cheapest item: 1,340 yuan (keychain)</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 340,000 yuan (bag)</i></div>
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<i>They typically sell 500 items per month; customers range from age 20-50.</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Formal men’s clothing</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest item: 1,000 yuan (tie)</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 130,000 yuan (suit)</i></div>
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<i>Typically sell 700,000 -800,000 yuan per month. Most customers are from Shanxi and Erduosi (Inner Momgolia).</i></div>
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<i>Cheapest Item: 1,000 yuan (tie)</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 130,000 yuan (suit)</i></div>
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<i>Prices go up in the wintertime, when they usually sell more products.</i></div>
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<i>Cheapest item: 128 yuan (socks)</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 1 million yuan</i></div>
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<i>Typically sell about 500,000 yuan per month.</i></div>
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<i>Cheapest Item: 100 yuan (socks)</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 60,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>Typically sell 1 million yuan of goods per month.</i></div>
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<i>Cheapest Item: 1,000 yuan (key chain)</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 40,000 yuan (accessories), 70,000 yuan (clothing)</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Luxury cellphones with concierge service</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest item: 39,500 yuan</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 840,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Watches</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest item: 20,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 1 million yuan</i></div>
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<i>Typically sell 3 million yuan per month.</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Women’s clothing</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest Item: 1,000 yuan (belt)</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 200,000 yuan (leather jacket)</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Men’s and women’s clothing, specializing in Italian furs.</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest Item: 2,000 yuan (belt)</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 60,000 yuan (fur coat)</i></div>
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<i>They sell less than 10 products a month; customers range from age 30-50.</i></div>
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<i><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Autason</span></strong></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Formal men’s clothing</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest item: 1,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 200,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>Customers range from age 30-50.</i></div>
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<i><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ilaria</span></strong></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Women’s clothing</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest Item: 3,000 yuan (blouse)</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 300,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>Customers are in their 30’s, and are mostly from Northeast China and Xi’an.</i></div>
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<i>Cheapest Item: 120 yuan (very small item)</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 200,000 yuan (leather jacket)</i></div>
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<i>Customers are from all around China.</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Suit care</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Services costs 100-800 yuan</i></div>
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<i><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ludwig Reiter</span></strong></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Men’s and women’s accessories (mostly shoes / bags)</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest item: 300 yuan (shoe shine), cheapest shoes 2,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 110,000 yuan (shoes)</i></div>
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<i>Customers range from age 40-50 mostly from Shanxi.</i></div>
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<i><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Artiloli</span></strong></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Men’s and women’s shoes</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest item: 2,000 yuan (belt)</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 200,000 yuan (bag)</i></div>
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<i>Customers are age 30 and up.</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Clothing and Jewelry</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest Item: 1,000 yuan (shirt)</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 15,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>Typically sell 30 -50 items per month, sometimes more. Customers are age 25 and up.</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Men’s clothing and accessories</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest item: 600 yuan (purse)</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 60,000 yuan (marten fur coat)</i></div>
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<i>They sell less than 10 items per month. Customers range from age 30-40</i></div>
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<i><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hesheng Jewelry (和生珠宝)</span></strong></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Jewelry and jade</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest Item: 8,000 yuan (bracelet)</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 3.8 million yuan (necklace)</i></div>
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<i>Customers mostly from Northeast China and Shanxi.</i></div>
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<i><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Beprine</span></strong></i></div>
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Women’s clothing</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest item: 1,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 15,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>They typically sell about 5 items in a month. Customers range from age 30-40; most of them are actresses and they usually rent the dresses.</i></div>
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<i><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Samsung</span></strong></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Home electronics (TVs and fridges)</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest item: 15,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 20,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>They initially sold 50,000 yuan per month, but have not sold anything in a while. The sales person said that very famous people shop there so she couldn’t tell us about them.</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gts High Quality Cashmere (Gts</strong><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">高</strong><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">档羊绒)</strong></span></i></div>
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Women’s clothing</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest item: 100 yuan (gloves – on sale)</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: several million yuan</i></div>
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<i>Customers are age 30 and up.</i></div>
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<i>Usually there are no customers during the summer, because they sell winter clothing.</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">La Belleza Salon</strong><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">(</strong><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">部</strong><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">丽莎</strong><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">美</strong><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">发沙龙)</strong></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Hair salon</i></span></i></div>
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<i>Cheapest service: 80 yuan (shampoo and styling)</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive service: 980 yuan (perm)</i></div>
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<i><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yuming Jewelry (嶎明珠宝)</span></strong></i></div>
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Jade</i></span></i></div>
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">
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<i>Cheapest item: 1,000 yuan (popular with younger customers)</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 1 million yuan</i></div>
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<i>Customers range from age 30-40.</i></div>
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<i><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Anshangte Salon (安上特美容院)</span></strong></i></div>
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Japanese style massage salon</i></span></i></div>
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">
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<i>Cheapest service: 280 yuan (facial massage), 320 yuan (full body)</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive: 5,000 yuan (facial), 1,080 yuan (full body)</i></div>
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<i><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Juva</span></strong></i></div>
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Massage salon</i></span></i></div>
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">
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<i>Cheapest service: 600 yuan</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive service: 6,800 yuan for five sessions of laser treatment; also offers botox.</i></div>
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<i>Customers are of all ages “because they all want to be pretty.”</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bailigong Cinema (百</strong><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">丽宫影城)</strong></span></i></div>
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Movie theater</i></span></i></div>
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">
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<i>Price range: 60-70 yuan</i></div>
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<i><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Tanya</span></strong></i></div>
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Women’s dresses and bags</i></span></i></div>
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">
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<i>Cheapest Item: 2,800 yuan (shirt)</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 20,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>Customers range from age 30-40.</i></div>
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<i>Most customers are friends of the boss, mostly actresses.</i></div>
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<i>Need notification two weeks in advance.</i></div>
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<i>Had Hermes bags on display that belonged to the boss.</i></div>
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<i><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Polardeck</span></strong></i></div>
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Home accessories</i></span></i></div>
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">
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<i>Cheapest Item: 3,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 200,000 yuan (wolf skin rug).</i></div>
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<i>Customers are mostly from Shandong province.</i></div>
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<i><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Run Bao Xuan (润宝轩)</span></strong></i></div>
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Jade</i></span></i></div>
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">
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<i>Cheapest Item: 30,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>Most expensive item: 100,000 yuan</i></div>
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<i>Typically sell 1 million yuan per month.</i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">The museum's exclusivity is in part due to the director's shyness about the media, and in part due to the concern that the beautifully kept grounds would be overwhelmed by too many visitors, <span class="s1">resulting in inevitable damage to a fragile property.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Ambassadors, curators from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and First Ladies who traveled to Korea for the G20 summit have visited the museum, which boasts a particularly close relationship with the Guggenheim in New York.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">The museum also recently hosted (on separate occasions) American TV personality Martha Stewart and Chris Bangle, the former Chief of Design for BMW Group who is now a design consultant for Samsung Electronics. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">"Martha Stewart was very interested in our moss," laughs Shim. Chris Bangle, on the other hand, was enamored with the carvings on the museum's doors and insisted on taking away some sketches of the designs. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Display rooms categorized by type and era of the furniture are on the basement levels, while the ground floor expo explains how the furniture was placed in its original settings within a hanok. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">One of the most quietly stunning areas of the museum is the "women's quarters," which open out to a wonderful view of the city and is furnished with the furniture used by the director's mother during her lifetime.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">"You wouldn't be able to understand it when the furniture is taken out of context -- but once you see how it fits in with the structure of the hanok, you understand why they were designed that way," explains Bunami Han, executive secretary and museum guide.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">As Korean traditional living culture was sedentary, most of furniture was built to be small and low; for example, the cabinets fit perfectly beneath the papered wooden windows of the Museum's women's quarters. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">"Our motto is, 'We used to live like this,'" says Shim. As part of their dedication to educating and illustrating Korean history and culture and showing the way Korean people used to live during the Joseon Dynasty, the museum staff hosts various cultural events throughout the year. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">They include traditional weddings, fashion shows featuring traditional Korean dress and dining events showing off Korean cuisine. Not all the events are traditional however. The museum also provided the backdrop for the international launch of the new Audi A6 in June. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">The Furniture Museum currently hosts a French restaurant. Head Chef Simon Dousset was personally recruited from France, and has worked at Daniel in New York and Gorden Ramsay in the United Kingdom. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">The restaurant only accepts dinner reservations of parties larger than 20. Dinner sets start at ₩150,000 per person. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">But with the elaborately traditional Korean setting, why French cuisine?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">"When we host events, we were afraid that foreigners would be too alienated by eating completely foreign food in a foreign setting, so we wanted to prepare Western food so that it would be more approachable," says Joshua Park, Director of Strategic Planning. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">The museum is planning to open a Korean restaurant in the near future. </span></span></div>
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<em style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"><strong>Korea Furniture Museum</strong>, 330-577 Seongbuk-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul (서울특별시 성북구 성북동 330-577); +82 2 745 0181; www.kofum.com; Tours and restaurant reservations by appointment only. Guided tours: ₩20,000.</span></em></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c; color: #f6b26b;">British society magazine Tatler is moving the luxury lifestyle from print to mobile through its Tatler Restaurant Guide 2011 application for the iPhone.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #76a5af; color: #f3f3f3;">Last week we had a moment of fun by testing out an electric concept car from Rolls Royce. New York is the last stop on the long tour that the car has taken: The British-based maker of hand-built luxury vehicles has been showing the 102EX to media and customers around the world to gauge interest in an upscale alternative power vehicle.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #76a5af; color: #f3f3f3;">The Phantom’s regular 6.75-litre V12 gas engine and 6-speed gearbox have been replaced on this model by a lithium ion battery pack and two electric motors mounted on the rear sub-frame. These motors are connected to a single speed transmission with integrated differential. The twin motors give the electric Phantom a maximum power output of 290kW and torque of 800Nm available over a wide band. In comparison the standard Phantom has 338kW with maximum torque of 720Nm.</span></div>
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<a class="liexternal" href="http://www.neilarchitecture.com.au/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #ee8900; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Neil Architecture</a> has completed designed a contemporary luxury home design which precisely located in Blackburn suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The architect design concept is developed in response to the challenge of inserting the two residences on a single block in an established suburban street without the ubiquitous symmetrically garaged frontage in homage to the car.</div>
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The project sought to sensitively as a rejection of this prevailing model, it is provides a high quality which is infill development as a modest and discreet intervention to the streetscape. Which serves at once as a party wall and boundary identifier and as an anchor grounding the dwellings and holding them in the landscape, the key element in the development of the concept is the rammed wrath wall.</div>
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One of the architect primary aims is the development of a sensitive typology for the urban consolidation in what is an established outer suburban fringe setting. The lack of defining boundary elements along the street preserves the original landscape features and serves to unify the streetscape appearance and reinforce the prevailing neighborhood character.</div>
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This living space architecture design structure is dominated by the wood materials. Concrete element just appears in certainly spot. The combination between bright color and the wood natural color which comes from the materials and the furniture adding a warmth and comfortable atmosphere.</div>
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The living space is surrounded by a stone wall with a walnut color. A swimming pool is designed in the backyard for pleasure. It is a perfect home design which created by the <a class="liexternal" href="http://www.neilarchitecture.com.au/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #ee8900; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Neil Architecture</a> which play in a strong focus on design excellence. Challenging and functional!</div>
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Visit the Neil Architecture website – <a class="liexternal" href="http://www.neilarchitecture.com.au/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #ee8900; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #76a5af; color: #f3f3f3;">Bulgari jewelry, which inhabits a large large corner of Rodeo and Wilshire -- the northwest corner -- is going down in size, and moving into a much smaller space where DeBeers jewelry is, up the road. DeBeers is departing Los Angeles for the time being; their brand was not a success here. This move isn't a great indication that things are going well at Bulgari, either. Meanwhlle, the South Coast Plaza Bulgari boutique in Costa Mesa will take over the position as the brand's West Coast flagship. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #45818e; color: #f3f3f3;">Single malt whisky vatted from key malt allowed to age for more than 50 years is quite difficult to find anywhere in the world, and the price tag of one million yen (tax not included) per bottle for YAMAZAKI Single Malt 50-Year Old Whisky reflects this scarcity, making it the highest priced single malt whisky in Japan.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #45818e; color: #f3f3f3;">Crafted from Japanese malted barley at the Yamazaki distillery more than 50 years ago in the early 1950s, the key malt that forms the base spirit for this whisky was prepared with Yamazaki's signature water, fermented, and then distilled in first edition Japanese pot stills. This Yamazaki distillery malt was then transferred to a Mizunara cask and left to mature quietly for more than half a century. Aged in Mizunara, the most Japanese of wooden casks, this old spirit with its one-of-a-kind elegant aroma of eaglewood is extremely highly valued. Crafted from key malt vatted in such rare casks, YAMAZAKI Single Malt 50-Year Old Whisky is Japan's most highly aged liquor.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #45818e; color: #f3f3f3;">YAMAZAKI Single Malt 50-Year Old Whisky takes its amber color and deep red highlights from the particular characteristic of the Mizunara cask. The bouquet features a richly sweet and mature fragrance with a hint of the sweet-sour aroma of dried fruit set against a striking perfume that suggests the aromatic eaglewood tree. The deep, dry whisky has a full-bodied, yet mellow taste - smooth and strong, like silk. Its most striking features are a lingering aftertaste, a slightly smoky fragrance, and mild woodiness.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #45818e; color: #f3f3f3;">Lovingly handcrafted, each top-quality crystal bottle features the YAMAZAKI name sandblasted in flowing cursive letters. The mouth of the bottle is wrapped in Japanese washi paper, tied with a gold cord, and placed in a specially crafted oak box.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #45818e; color: #f3f3f3;">Suntory's history of distilling whisky began when Shinjiro Torii, the founder of Suntory, built the Yamazaki Distillery in 1923. A first-generation master blender, Shinjiro aged the first whiskies created in Japan, mainly using Spanish sherry casks for the first 20 or so years.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #45818e; color: #f3f3f3;">With the outbreak of World War II, however, these casks were no longer easily imported from Spain, and whisky storage shifted to casks specially crafted of Japanese Mizunara wood by Suntory for 20 or more years during and after the war. Containing little tylose, Mizunara from Hokkaido and Tohoku is more prone to leaks and less pliable, characteristics which caused the craftsmen of the time a great deal of trouble. The original Mizunara casks imparted a powerful and distinctive aroma and taste to key malts stored in them, and whisky made in this manner was consumed at a comparatively young age. In the 1980s, however, whisky blenders discovered that key malt aged over long periods of time in these Mizunara casks matured into highly aromatic spirits that recalled the woody fragrance of eaglewood. In 1989, second-generation master blender Keizo Saji created Hibiki, the ultimate Suntory blended whisky, from Mizunara cask malt, and this key malt has been essential in crafting Suntory's premium whiskies ever since. Whisky connoisseurs around the world have come to love the distinctive characteristics of Japanese whisky - namely a taste and aroma not found in Scotch - that comes from the Mizunara cask key malt.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><b></b><b>Destination: </b><span class="Apple-style-span">Marking the luxury hotel group's first foray into the UAE's vibrant capital, Jumeirah at Etihad Towers has opened its first property in Abu Dhabi. The stunning design originality and the extravagant exteriors has taken the luxury experiences to another level. The sumptuousness hotel is situated close to the central business district and ministry compounds in the Ras Al Akhdar area of Abu Dhabi. The tower is made of modern glass and stands almost 1,000 feet tall.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"><b></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><b>Accommodation: </b><span class="Apple-style-span">The vast hotel consists of 382 guest rooms and suites, 12 restaurants, 199 fully serviced residences, Talise Spa, bars, lounges and largest conference centers in Abu Dhabi. The interior is decorated with contemporary designs using unique materials and world class furnishings. The carpets are custom made and hand tufted, the marbles used for the flooring have been imported from Italy and the walls are decorated with photographic art works depicting Abu Dhabi's life during 1960s. These photographs are taken from a private photographic collection of His Highness Sheikh Suroor bin Mohammed Al Nahyan.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><b>Fine Dinning</b>: In addition to the luxury accommodation, the hotel also offers amazing gourmet experiences with 12 lavish restaurants offering foods and cuisines from all over the world. Amongst these 12 restaurants the major crowd pulling place is Li Beirut, Quest that offers Lebanese and Asian cuisine respectively. A Seafood Restaurant Scott’s is also amongst the highlight of the hotel that is located on the water and provides the breathtaking view of the Arabian Gulf. Apart for signature dining, the hotel also offers casual dining that has 7 spectacular sea facing restaurant with casual ambiance so that you can enjoy the peacefulness. One can also enjoy the nightlife with amazing bars and lounges at the hotel, which serves some of the best drinks available worldwide.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><b>Largest Conference hall:</b> The hotel has the largest conference hall in Abu Dhabi accommodating 1,400 guests in a conference setting. Jumeirah at Etihad Towers is the perfect venue for official meetings and events. The conference hall has state of the art technology and consists of spacious seating arrangements.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><b>Spa and Fitness:</b> The hotel comprises 13 luxury spa suits that include special Rasoul suite and the Hammam suite. The spa facility is provided by Talise that offers a great rejuvenating experience. The hotel also has a fitness club featuring world class leisure facilities, state of the art TechnoGym equipments at Six P Gym.</span></span></div>
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Brides fly to New York from around the world to shop for their wedding dress with Julie Sabatino of The Stylish Bride. Every aspect of the bride’s experience is in the utmost luxury. It all begins with a consultation where Julie gets to know the bride’s personal style and type of wedding. Julie then assembles a customized two-day shopping itinerary that strategically plans out how each bride will experience the best New York has to offer. On the shopping day a private sedan transports them around Manhattan to the top bridal salons and designer’s studios. At every stop the bride experiences VIP treatment, including: working with Julie’s hand-selected consultant at each store, pre-selected gowns that fit with their personal style, one-on-one access to the designers and store owners, and celebratory champagne when the gown is chosen. With a dossier of resources, Julie can help the most discerning bride and their family with every aspect of the fashion for their wedding.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #cccccc;">When Indian/American actor (<em style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">I Am Lov</em>e) <strong style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Waris Ahulwalia</strong>became the global ambassador for Starwood's Luxury Collection Hotels and Resorts, he and a few film and fashion friends became inspired by brand's mantra “Life Is a Collection of Experiences. Let Us Be Your Guide."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #cccccc;">They decided to make a short mystery film using Starwood's luxury resorts across the US as locations. His<em> Love </em>director<strong>Luca Guadagnino </strong>is directing the cross-country film that has already been shot at The Royal Hawaiian on Oahu and at The Phoenician, in Scottsdale, Arizona. They are wrapping up the filming this week at the Equinox in Vermont for a little fall foliage color. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #cccccc;">The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts includes over 75 hotels and resorts in more than 35 countries. So there are bound to be more of these short films. The first stars iconic model <strong>Agyness Deyn</strong>, whose wardrobe is styled by costume designer <strong>Heidi Bivens</strong> in the classic style of an <strong>Alfred Hitchcock</strong> heroine (strong, feminine, timeless).</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #cccccc;">Deyn showed up in LA last week to attend the All Saint's Spittlefields boutique launch party for their Not For Sale T-Shirt Collection on Robertson Blvd in West Hollywood. And she sported trendier-than-thou gray hair, a 2010 runway trend that has also inspired <strong>Kelly Osbourne, Kate Moss</strong> and <strong>Lady Gaga</strong> to go grey.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #cccccc;">“I am honored to work with dear friends to create such a profoundly beautiful film that highlights the American landscape and the unique indigenous experiences we seek as travelers,” Waris explains. “The American continent offers great diversity, great beauty and great adventure - the film captures this spirit through The Luxury Collection’s exceptional destinations"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #cccccc;">Given all the talented folks involved in this film, we predict a sensual and intriguing visual experience that is gonna make you want to pack your bags.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #cccccc;">The film will not be shown until January 2012. But since we know you simply cannot wait to find out what (and who) Deyn is wearing, here are some early fashion credits:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #cccccc;">The Royal Hawaiian, Oahu --</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #cccccc;">House of Waris jewelry</span><br />
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<br /></div>PumpkinBlushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11382403258470805362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005004011468347724.post-88692570155661574662011-11-02T05:29:00.000-07:002011-11-02T05:31:37.905-07:00Hamptons Home Prices Surge As Luxury Properties Lead Jump Read more: Hamptons Home Prices Surge As Luxury Properties Lead Jump<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #45818e;">Demand continued to climb for houses in the Hamptons as home prices there climbed 22 percent in the third quarter compared to the previous year, <a href="http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-27/hamptons-home-prices-surge-as-luxury-properties-lead-sales-jump?" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="blank">Bloomberg Businessweek reported.</a> The median price of homes sold in the quarter rose from $696,000 in the third quarter last year to $850,000 during the same period this year, according to a report from New York appraiser Miller Samuel Inc. and broker Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #45818e;">The report also showed the number of houses that sold for $5 million or more almost tripled in the Hamptons and North Fork areas on Long Island’s East End, Bloomberg Businessweek wrote.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #45818e;">Wealthy home buyers see homes in the Hamptons as relatively safe investments, Jonathan Miller, president of Miller Samuel, told Bloomberg Businessweek.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #45818e;">“Despite all the economic turmoil, the high end of the market was extremely active,” he said. “If you remove the high end of the market, I’d characterize prices as stable with a modest uptick in sales activity.”</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #45818e;">Overall, home sales in the Hamptons climbed 12 percent to 398 homes, according to Miller Samuel and Prudential. In the North Fork, transactions rose 22 percent to 140 properties, Bloomberg Businessweek reported.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #45818e;">Thirty homes sold for $5 million or more compared to 11 homes that sold for $5 million or above a year ago in the third quarter.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #45818e;">Miller told Bloomberg Businessweek that the most expensive home to change hands during the third quarter was a seven-bedroom, 4,500-square-foot home in <a href="http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Sagaponack_NY" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sagaponack,</a> which sold for $24 million in September.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #45818e;">[The home in Sagaponack shown above <a href="http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/802-Town-Line-Rd_Sagaponack_NY_11962_M41762-93427" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">is listed for $14.995 million</a>]</span></div>
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