Monday, December 28, 2009
Mühle’s Top Shaving Kit
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Aspen’s Most Expensive Home



Monday, December 14, 2009
Taking a Car Clock to an Haute New Level


If you’re one of those people who is willing to do whatever it takes to make sure everything about your outfit matches, Bugatti can take that need to the umpteenth degree. Introducing the Bugatti 16 C Galibier luxury sedan with matching Parmigiani Bugatti Tourbillon.
Haute Living previously reported that the match made in luxury heaven between Bugatti and Parmigiani was moving forward just dandy, and now you can be one of the proud owners of a direct product of that hautecollaboration, with the Bugatti 16C Galibier and the world’s most expensive watch, the Parmigiani Bugatti Tourbillon.
The Parmigiani Bugatti Tourbillon can be used as a pocket watch, docked in a desk clock unit, or elegantly strapped to your wrist, and it is the ultimate center piece on display in the dashboard of the luxury sedan Bugatti 16C Galiber. Fitted with a Tourbillon complication, the watch also features a power reserve indicator and can be easily attached to the dashboard while you drive and detached when you park so you can walk away with the timepiece comfortably on your wrist as the perfect accessory.
If you want to maintain your haute sense of style and have your watch match your car, the price for the Bugatti set is $1,470,000, or you can just get the watch for $200,000.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Barton G to Transform Miami’s Oasis for the Privileged Few
The former Gianni Versace mansion located on South Beach, Casa Casuarina, will soon be operated byBarton G. Weiss which will function as a restaurant and specialty boutique hotel.
Casa Casuarina is one of the most beautiful and well-known Ocean Drive hotspots, and while the property is owned by Peter Loftin, the 10-suite oceanfront villa will soon be managed by Barton G. Weiss who is in the process of turning it into a luxurious restaurant and specialty boutique hotel.
Loftin and Weiss are getting ready to make the deal official and 51-year-old Loftin says, “I’ve learned over the years what it takes to run Casa Casuarina. It takes a creative genius. I’m stepping aside. Barton is going to run the whole place. Nobody does it like Barton.”
It is reported that once everything is signed in ink, Weiss will be in possession of a 10-year lease with a 10-year renewable option. In addition to managing the property, Weiss will be rebranding it, The Villa by Barton G., and begin booking events and suites immediately. 53-year-old Weiss conquers with Loftin in regards to the significance the building has in South Beach and comments, “It’s a special building that needs to be managed correctly.” Weiss, who had a catering contract for special events with Casa Casuarina from 2003 to 2007, is hopefully that he’ll be able to open the restaurant by February 2010 and adds, “This is completely different. Now, I’m running the entire experience. It’s me, bringing my whimsical themeing to an iconic property—the Barton G. touch.”
Loftin, a telecom entrepreneur, purchased the villa three years after Versace died and lived there for four years before marketing the property as a private club and high-end hotel. Currently, Loftin offers public tours for $65 per person, which includes a complimentary mimosa, although there is no word as to whether these tours will continue once Weiss officially gets on board and the transformation ensues.
Casa Casuarina is the former Gianni Versace mansion and the front steps of the villa have become a popular photo-op for locals and tourist as it is the location where Versace was regretfully gunned down by Andrew Cunanan in 1997. Versace paid $2.9 million for the building in 1992 before converting it into the opulent residence it is today.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Revolutionary Flying: The Airbus A-380


Hate flying? You’re not alone. French company Airbus has created a solution, however. The latest model of its huge offspring, the Airbus A-380, will change the way you think about flying forever. In this plane, economy and business class passengers are separated right from the entrance with different jet bridges to carry them into their separate cabins on separate floors. With folded out full-length coach seats to lounge on, you are provided with comfy socks, sleep masks and stickers to let the flight attendants know when you’d like to wake up.
Once the airplane takes flight, there’s no need to fret about what you can do to keep yourself busy or entertained. No more boring radio stations or movies to watch. You can hit the remote and get a massage, or play with the 17-inch touchscreen monitor right in front of you with two USB ports and remote with sat-phone in it. There’s even a bar to order your favorite cocktail from, and we hear you can actually jog around if you need to.