Wednesday July 21st, 2010 08:36 Digital + Analogue: The Art and Science of Rockstar Games Luxury Books

The smart people behind such games as Grand Theft Auto and Max Payne are moving into the book arena with a new set of luxury books from Rockstar Games.

The three-book collection has been dubbed Digital + Analogue: The Art and Science of Rockstar Games, and at $450 per set you can see why we’re calling this literature luxury.

The slip-cased monograph is being published by Steidl and will be released in August. It contains illustrations, production stills, ads, and more, plus additional bonus content on a CD/DVD.

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Tuesday July 20th, 2010 09:34 World’s Most Expensive Car Wash $11K!

Okay, so you finally purchased the luxury car of your dreams, so now who are you going to trust to wash it?  Well, maybe you should leave your new baby with 30-year-old Gurcharn Sahota who is offering the world’s most expensive car wash.

For approximately $11,000 Sahota will use over 100 different cleaning fluids to clean your baby, along with a high-end wax job.  Each vehicle requires at least 250 hours to clean and to prove that each and every inch is clean beyond measure, Sahota will even show you your car under a police forensic microscope.

Not too shabby, if you had a late night in the car, eh?

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Thursday July 15th, 2010 14:12 Prive Precious Rebel Swarovski Guitar

Guitar collectors, enthusiasts, or those who just love art in every form will go crazy over Privé Boutique’s latest additions to their collection – a handful  of original guitars adorned with 6,000 Austrian Swarovski crystals by world-renowned artist, Amanda Dunbar.

Dubbed as “Precious Rebel,” this guitar collection may look delicate and classy, but boy can it rock the house down – that even the hardened rock-and-roller will surely bow down to its presence.

Unfortunately, only Privé members can have the opportunity not only to buy these babies complete with a ‘Privé’ guitar case.

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Thursday July 15th, 2010 12:23 Mall of the Emirates Welcomes New Fashion Dome Brands

Dubai can afford more luxury than any other city these days and that’s why we’re not at all surprised that the luxurious Mall of the Emirates will be welcoming new luxury brands to their Fashion Dome.

Come September the Mall of the Emirates Fashion Dome will add more high-profile luxury stores to their already existing 472 retailers.

The new additions will include Mulberry, Missoni, Diane von Furstenberg, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Galliano, Versace, See by Chloe, Sephora and the largest D&G boutique in the region.

Better start planning the trip now, it’s time to get your luxury shopping done all in one place!

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Thursday July 15th, 2010 05:29 Victoria Beckham to Style Range Rover

Former Spicegirl (also known as Mrs. David Beckham) and now considered as a style icon, Victoria Beckham has just been announces as the next designer for the interior of Range Rover.

Her flair for style as she puts in more than her ten cents worth to the new special edition of Range Rover Evoque during a recent, succesful celebrity-packed opening. If you want to see how it all turned out, you’ll have to wait for 2011 when the new car will be available for sale from 30,000 pounds

The new luxury vehicle is also said the “greenest” of all the others in the Range Rover fleet.

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Wednesday July 14th, 2010 07:50 InterContinental Times Square Now Open

The new flagship hotel, the luxurious InterContinental Times Square, has just opened and everyone who’s everyone is flocking to this hot new NYC destination.

Located at 44th Street and 8th Avenue, this 607 guestroom hotel features 42″ flat-screen TVs and floor-to-ceiling windows and is the largest hotel to rise from the ground up in Manhattan in over eight years.

InterContinental Hotels Group CEO said of the new hotel, “This new flagship for us in New York is fantastic because it represents what we’re doing with the brand around the world.”

Rates start at $300 without taxes and go up from there depending on your hotel room preferences.

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Wednesday July 14th, 2010 05:13 Pioneer Pro-1400 FLT DJ Kit

Professional DJ’s, or aspiring DJ’s or even some plain party people, as long as they have the extra moolah would probably like this luxury item we’re featuring in this article.

Start a party anytime, anywhere with the Pioneer Pro- 1400 FLT, a mobile DJ that is the concept of French design student Vivier Raphael. This DJ-on-the-go is both sturdy and trendy.

It has two configurations. One keeps neutral during transport, while the other is to be more dynamic during an actual event. The other focuses more on the LED devices.

The Pioneer Pro-1400 FLT houses all possible DJ equipment including CDs, headphones, and other DJ gear.

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Wednesday July 14th, 2010 05:07 Garia Exclusive Golf Cart

Do you have $17,000? If yes, would you consider purchasing an exclusive golf cart? One that is manufactured by Garia, which makes the world’s most exclusive low speed vehicles.

Garia carts has Formula 1 inspired front suspension, was built in the same factory as the Porsche Boxter, etc. As they are planning to create a version that will have safety seatbelts, side mirrors, and a hydraulic braking system, these high-end LEV’s might soon be street legal.

If this is the case, would you part with that $17,000 dollars or would you rather keep it and save more to buy a reasonably-priced small car?

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Tuesday July 13th, 2010 08:10 The Most Expensive Baked Potato Anyone?

Unless you’re a real carb lover, the Most Expensive Baked Potato probably won’t turn you on too much, but we do fall into that carb category, so you’ll have to excuse us.

Welcome to The Cary Arms restaurant in the coastal town of Torquay in Devon county, England where chef Ben Kingdon has created a most exquisite version of a luxury baked potato.

While staying at the Inn on the Beach, you can bite into the world’s most expensive baked potato and enjoy the subtle yet delightful hints of creme fraiche, lemon, chives and spring onions, which is then topped with caviar, of course.

The dish is served with balsamic-roasted vine tomatoes, side salad, and a glass of champagne.  Cost, $60.  Any takers?

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Monday July 12th, 2010 08:21 Disney World To Build Luxury Homes

The question you have to ask yourself is how much do you REALLY love Disney.  Enough to pay luxury costs for an estate on the amusement park’s property?  Well then, wish granted!

Apparently Disney World is allocating some of their property for new luxury home construction. According to recent reports out of Florida, Disney is planning on building a gated community called Golden Oaks which will eventually see up to 400 new luxury homes.

Prices for the estates will start at $1.5 million and go up from there to at least $8 million.  We’re sorta of unclear on where these homes would be located, given the small amount of space left inside the park itself for such extravagance.

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