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Franck Boclet: second tour!
It was hot news in the fashion business this Summer: Franck Boclet, spiritual son of Francesco Smalto and former Artistic Director of the houses Smalto and Ungaro, decided to create his own brand with an Italian partner. In doing so, the ambition of this figurehead of the new Dandyism is simple and modest: becoming a black and white specialist. We can’t wait to see his white fashion show in Milan in January, the second of his menswear collection.
A New York Mini Cooper = Maxi service!
Shopping sprees, city trips, to and fro trendy city restaurants: The Peninsula New York thinks of everything and now puts at the disposition of its clients 2 Mini Coopers S Clubman with chauffeur as well as an IPad and IPhone to stay in touch with the driver. A maxi service in a Mini Cooper in every sense ...
Price: from € 1 780 package of 4 days stay/3 nights in Junior Suite, including continental breakfast, Mini Cooper with driver, free unlimited Internet access and free transfer service to the airport in a Rolls Royce .
69, an « Iconic » year
Woodstock opened the ball with the mythical "peace & Love" generation, Neil Armstrong put foot on the Moon, the Concorde was breaking the sound barrier ... and Paco Rabanne designed for the divine BB (Brigitte Bardot) the bag "iconic": the 69. Elected as one of the "50 bags that changed the world" by the Design Museum in London, the 69 celebrates a huge come-back, 4 decades after its creation. Comme des Garçons teamed up with Paco Rabanne to reintroduce Rabanne’s iconic 1969 chain-mail bag. The line includes the 1969 bag done in materials like stingray, horn, metal, vegetal, glitter leathers and suede.
Price: from 1,400 €
Hotel L’Helios: four stars more in Méribel!
Located on the mountain slope, it dominates the village and offers a splendid view of the valley, the peaks and the Olympic Games (1992) ski track: the latest 4 star hotel of Meribel, L’Helios. With its refined modern decor, rooted in the Savoyard tradition, the Hotel L’Helios features spacious suites (43 had 105 m²). The extra? A Balneotherapy Spa, signed Carita, a professional ski-shop by Lacroix and a private cinema. Off you go … Schuss!
Price: from 400 € to 900 € per night in a suite - open from December 12th to April 24th 2011
