Here are the top five hottest news stories in luxury within the past days. Pursuitist chose these as they have the greatest depth and breadth, those that combine wide popularity and with trend possibility. Read on!
From The NYTimes- A New Section
It was announced this week the paper is launching a new print section devoted to men’s fashion and lifestyle coverage, called Men’s Style.
This marks the first new print section to launch in The Times since the debut of Thursday Styles in April 2005. The section, which will appear monthly and run between 12 and 14 pages, will debut on Friday, April 3, and publish the first Friday of every month. Currently, the paper’s fashion coverage includes Thursday Styles, Sunday Styles and T Magazine.
From Regent Seven Seas: A New Luxury Suite On An All-Suites Ship
A new luxury cruise ship, the Regent Seven Seas Explorer, will have a suite that’s about the size of the average American a house when it debuts in 2016.
At 3,875 square feet, the Regent Suite on the Regent Seven Seas Explorer will be the largest cruise suite ever, CEO Jason Montague told reporters Tuesday.
“There is nothing like the Regent Suite anywhere in the cruise industry,” Montague said. The suite comes at the price of $5,000 per person per day.
It has two bedrooms, a living room with a custom-made grand piano, and a private spa with a sauna and a steam room. The master bedroom will have floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the ocean. A glass-enclosed outdoor garden also provides private scenery views.
“We set a high benchmark for Seven Seas Explorer, not only to build a ship that far surpasses the current standard in luxury cruising, but to design a ship that will be recognized industry-wide as the most luxurious ship ever,” said line president Jason Montague. “This ship will offer our guests a new level of grandeur throughout.”
The Explorer will make its debut 14-day voyage from Monte Carlo to Venice July 20, 2016, and then travel around the Mediterranean. Reservations for the general public begin Feb. 4.
From Bally’s: A New Price For Passion Collecting/Investing In Antique Motorcycles
Recently, at Bally’s Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, Bonhams’ fifth annual motorcycles sale was held by a series of British makers.
A Brough Superior SS100 motorcycle from 1938 garnered $322,000, nearly surpassing the low estimate of $325,000.
Two record prices were achieved for the established Vincent brand: a 1950 Vincent Series C White Shadow, one of 15 ever produced, achieved a record price of $224,250 (est. $140-170,000), and a Touring Rapide with Blacknell Bullet Sidecar from 1949 became the most expensive post-war Rapide sold at auction when it took in $126,500 (est. $100-120,000).
A restored Brough Superior SS80 with Watsonian Sport Sidecar from 1936 established a record price for a Matchless-engined SS80 when it sold for $115,000 (est. $110-130,000). Notably, a 1962 Matchless G50 Roadracer, driven by the American racer Dick Mann when he won the American Motorcyclist Association Grand National Championship in 1963, also sold for a record price of $115,000 within its $100,000-to-$120,000 estimate.
American, Italian, and Japanese motorcycles were also sought after by collectors. A 1912 Harley-Davidson X8E Big Twin, previously owned by American actor and motorcyclist Steve McQueen, sold for $117,300 (est. $120-140,000). A rare 1959 Ducati 175 F3 Production Racer, in racing condition, achieved $89,700 (est. $80,000-100,000).
With roughly 230 motorcycles up for sale, the house also offered over 100 lots dedicated to memorabilia. Overall, Bonhams took in $4.47 million and exhibited a continued strength in the market for collectors’ motorcycles.
From La Maison de L’éclair : A New Dessert!
Have macaroons and cupcakes had their day? They have, according to Sydney-based French pastry chefs Frederic and Laurence Caillon, who have launched a new designer éclair concept store, La Maison de L’éclair, in the Sydney suburb of Bondi.
Following the success of their Croquembouche Patisserie which opened in Sydney in 2000, the husband and wife team have launched a new store in Bondi, near Sydney, in response to the growing Parisian éclair pastry trend.
From praliné and ecuador cream filling of the signature Ultimate Eclair to the raspberry ganache cream and fresh raspberries of the Duchesse Framboise, these are unique combinations of aesthetics and flavor.
In addition, La Maison de L’éclair’ has developed a Savory Temptation range of éclairs that feature gluten-free buckwheat based choux pastry filled with smoked salmon, goat cheese, and foie gras.
And New Ladie’s Watches: Two Previews by Ulysse Nardin and Omega – before BaselWorld 2015
Many brands are keeping their new launches under wraps ahead of Baselworld 2015, but Omega has announced it will launch a second edition of its Constellation Pluma ladie’s wristwatch, with a newly designed mother-of-pearl dial.
First launched in 2014, the Constellation Pluma has a unique design engraved on a mother-of-pearl dial. The 2015 edition will feature a light coral-colored dial reminiscent of a summer day, as well as an 18K red gold bezel paved with 32 full-cut diamonds. The hour, minute and seconds hands are crafted from 18K gold and coated with white Super-Lumi Nova to allow easy reading of the time in a variety of lighting conditions.
Ulysse Nardin has also just announced a new timepiece for women, the Marine Chronometer Manufacture Ladies, featuring a mother-of-pearl dial, pastel Roman numerals, and a fluted bezel adorned with diamonds. Powered by the Ulysse Nardin 118 caliber — known for its Diamonsil escapement and silicon balance spring — the watch is a technically precise yet jewel-like timepiece.
Baselworld, which brings together more than 1,500 watchmaker and jeweler brands each year, runs from March 19-26, 2015, in Basel, Switzerland.
