Switzerland – Chopard launches jewellery on Net-a-Porter

Another luxury brand joins the e-commerce bandwagon. Today, on October 11th, the luxury jeweller and watchmaker Chopard will launch on Net-a-Porter, the global luxury online retailer.

NET-A-PORTER is to launch timeless creations from Chopard’s iconic Happy Diamonds collection. This will comprise jewellery ranging from 18ct rose and white gold pieces including the must-have Happy Hearts collection. The online retailer will also propose the Happy Dreams collection. Inspired by clouds and born upon the gentle wings of fanciful reveries. Also included is the iconic Happy Sport watch, one of the best sellers of Chopard. This model combines steel and moving diamonds in a modern and elegant design.

“We are delighted and excited to be partnering with NET-A-PORTER. Chopard is proud to work alongside such an influential retailer and looks forward to what will no doubt be a great success!” Caroline Scheufele, Co-President Chopard.

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India/Switzerland – Favre-Leuba launches iconic Raider Bivouac 9000 in India

Switzerland’s second oldest watch brand, Favre-Leuba celebrated its 280^th anniversary in India with the launch of its iconic timepiece – the Raider Bivouac 9000 on the 12^th October, 2017 at the Trident Hotel, BKC in Mumbai. The Raider Bivouac 9000 is indeed the ultimate instrument for all altitudes. It is the first mechanical wristwatch capable of measuring altitudes of upto 9000 meters above sea level. Until recently, this was thought to be technically impossible.

In 1962, when Favre-Leuba launched the world’s first mechanical wristwatch capable of measuring air pressure and altitudes of upto 3000 meters above sea level, the reliability and precision of this watch, and the fact that it was easy to use and read, quickly made it popular with mountain climbers, pilots, explorers. The Raider Bivouac 9000 is an homage to its legendary 1962 namesake, and still measures altitude with the aid of an aneroid barometer.

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India – Top7 gifts to give this festive season

Much of the joy of the festival flows from exchanging beautiful gifts. Here are a few great special packages for the Diwali season from these mega brands.

Glenfiddich 12-Year-Old limited edition pack

A great gift for the spirited season is the Glenfiddich 12-Year-Old.Carefully matured in the finest American oak and European oak sherry casks for at least 12 years, it is mellowed in oak marrying tuns to create its sweet and subtle oak flavours. With a unique freshness from the same Highland spring water used since 1887, its distinctive fruitiness comes from the high cut point William Grant always insisted upon. Creamy with a long, smooth and mellow finish, 12-Year-Old is the perfect example of Glenfiddich’s unique Speyside style and is widely proclaimed the best dram in the valley.When it comes to finding the perfect gift, there’s nothing better than bonding over a bottle of Glenfiddich 12-year-old, the world’s most awarded single malt!

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India/Italy –‘Garini Immagina’ showcases Italian lux weddings at Vivanta by Taj Ambassador

Italy is the ultimate wedding destination, and Indians are more ready than ever to get married in romantic Italian vistas. In a bid to inform the denizens of Delhi about how it could be done, Angelo Garini, a bespoke wedding planner, travelled all the way from Milan to New Delhi. At an event organized by Madhavi Advani for ‘Garini Immagina’ at the Vivanta by Taj-Ambassador, New Delhi, Angelo met with the members of the Indian wedding industry and some media.. In keeping with the adage of ‘When in Rome’, Angelo showed up elegantly dressed in Kurta and Pajama, looking every bit an Indian.

He interacted with the audience, and gave a detailed presentation about the logistics of hosting high-end weddings efficiently. Angelo has organized several prestigious events too for celebrities like David Guetta, Naomi Cambell, Duchess of York and more. The videos of past wedding events organized by ‘Garini Immagina’ were truly impressive.

http://www.theluxurychronicle.com/gariniimmagina-showcases-italian-lux-weddings-at-vivanta-by-taj

Italy – Fendi celebrates its bond with Cinema with exhibition FENDI STUDIO in Rome

Italian fashion house Fendi, which is internationally known for its fur, ready-to-wear, leather goods, shoes, fragrances, eyewear, timepieces  et al, has decided to celebrate its long-lasting bond with the world of Cinema through an exhibition which explores in a digitally and immersive way the relationship between FENDI and the Cinema. Entitled FENDI STUDIOS, the exhibition will be held at Fendi’s new headquarters in Rome, Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana. The exhibition will be open to the public with free admission from 27 October 2017 to 25 March 2018.

For the occasion of the exhibition, the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana will be turned into different cinema studios composed by a series of interactive movie stages including also a real cinema. Speaking on the occasion Silvia Venturini Fendi, Creative Director for Accessories, Menswear and Kidswear at FENDI said, “Cinema has always been an important part of our family life and of our brand. Indeed, FENDI has always had a deep bond with Cinecittà. As part of the creative and artistic side of Rome, the Fendi sisters have been involved in collaborations which today can be considered groundbreaking. Approached by world famous costume designers, such as Piero Tosi and Milena Canonero, they created furs and costumes for memorable cinema productions. We have worked alongside the greatest directors of yesterday and today, from Luchino Visconti to Wes Anderson, from Martin Scorsese to Giuseppe Tornatore, and we still continue to do so. This exhibition is a way of celebrating in a very innovative way a relationship based on affinities and nourished by the desire to experiment, to tell stories and to make dreams come true.”

http://www.theluxurychronicle.com/fendi-celebrates-its-bond-with-cinema-with-exhibition

Myanmar – Kandawgyi Palace Hotel in Yangon destroyed by fire

The luxury hotel Kandawgyi Palace Hotel in Yangon was engulfed in flames in the wee hours on 19^th October. The cause of the fire is being attributed to electrical sparks. As per reports, one person was killed and several injured.

The beautiful Kandawgyi Palace Hotel, located on the banks of the Kandawgyi Lake in Myanmar, was previously the site of the Rangoon Rowing Club. Having lived out its various avataars, in 1993 it was designed in the spirit of golden-teak Thai architecture. It is being operated by Htoo Group of Companies. Burmese business tycoon TayZa is the Chairman of Htoo Group of Companies, Myanmar.

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India – PVR Cinema’s launch PVR PRIVELGE

The film exhibition company PVR Cinemas is celebrating its 20^th year in business by introducing a digital loyalty program, PVR Privilege. The plan was unveiled at PVR Director’s Cut at Ambience Mall, Vasant Kunj in New Delhi. At present PVR Cinemas dominates the movie hall segment with a user base of 75 million, at its 600 screens in 131 properties across India. Under this loyalty program, members earn an array of first class redemption opportunities and enhanced benefits. To support the launch of PVR Privilege, PVR is offering Food & Beverage vouchers of the same value as the activation fee, so that the membership is at zero cost to new members pan India.

The PVR Privilege program is supposedly India’s first fully digital cinema loyalty program and offers the following consumer privileges and benefits:

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KHEER - at Roseate House, Aerocity

By Neelima Agrawal with Keerat Bawa

“Food, glorious Food” is the ditty playing in one’s head at Kheer, the newly opened Indian fine-dining restaurant at Roseate House in Aerocity. Good wholesome fare, served in ample portions sans mist and fog and whistles. We were happy to note that the Chefs at Kheer have steered clear of the current fad of artistic gastronomy, designed to entertain the visual rather than feed a hungry diner. Kheer offers north Indian cuisines, including popular street food from around Delhi.

The interiors of Kheer are strikingly beautiful, with stone carved geometric and floral panels on walls. Ankur Bhatia commissioned the well-known Japanese designer Noriyoshi Muramatsu, founder of Studio Glitt to do up the interiors for this new fine dining destination. Muramatsu has also designed the beautiful interiors of Zuma in New York and all its nine international locations. The large spaces in Kheer can accommodate 224 seats, which are divided in three distinctive areas, separate private dining area and a live kitchen. Suitably bedazzled by the décor, we looked forward to experiencing what the chef had to offer. And happily, were not disappointed at all. There is something really comforting about having a meal that flows with the clarity of the familiar, yet tantalizing in that it notches up the flavors to perfection. This was all about something as simple as mixing great food with great service, which often gets entangled in other parameters and misses the bus – so to speak...

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