LIFESTYLE

Glamour Photos Auction
For the first time in public auction history, over US$1,000,000 of "Pre-code" 1920s and 1930s Hollywood glamour photography will be made available for auction. On November 7 and 8, Profiles in History, the world's leading dealer of authentic Hollywood artifacts presents over 1,000 fine art photographs featuring history's most legendary actresses including Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Jean Harlow, Carole Lombard, Clara Bow, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis, Louise Brooks, Norma Shearer and Thelma Todd and actors including Clark Gable, Lon Chaney, Sr., Gary Cooper, John Barrymore and William Powell, to name a few.
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GAP Scandal After Child Labor Report
American fashion brand GAP may return some recent shipments from Indian suppliers following a scandal generated over allegations of employing chld labour in one of its factories. GAP has called for a meeting with domestic vendors to try to stop this international problem.
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AA New Route Offers More Choices For Customers
On Sunday, American Airlines, the world’s largest airline and a founding member of the global oneworld alliance, will inaugurate its new nonstop service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and London’s Stansted Airport (STN). The flight will be the only transatlantic service between New York and Stansted to offer both Business and Economy class seats.
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Rock & Art Charity Auction
The second annual Rock & Art Charity Auction will be Thursday, November 15 at 7:00 pm at the Boston Opera House with art being auctioned to support ABCD. Rock & Art Charity Auction is a Bank of America Pavilion program that pairs visual artists with national touring musicians. Now in its second season, a large-scale painting (30 inch x 30 inch) was created for headlining artists that played the Pavilion’s 2007 concert season. Many paintings have been signed by the performers.
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Historic Cartier Clock Given To FDR To Be Sold At Sotheby´s
On December 4, 2007, Sotheby’s will offer a magnificent and unique Cartier clock, given as a personal gift by Pierre Cartier to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the thirty-second President of the United States, in 1943. The clock is made of onyx with nephrite and silver accents and contains a main dial for mean-time in New York/Washington, D.C., and four subsidiary dials, which are labeled to keep time in London/Paris, Berlin/Rome, San Francisco and Tokyo, all important strategic locations for the Allied forces in World War II.
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Arsenal Commission Bust Of Arsène Wenger
Arsenal Football Club is delighted to announce that it has commissioned a bust of Arsène Wenger, which will take place of honour at Emirates Stadium. An exact replica of the bust was unveiled by Arsenal Chairman Peter Hill-Wood at the Club’s AGM at Emirates Stadium on Thursday in front of hundreds of Shareholders.
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Swarovski Fashion Rocks
Swarovski is delighted to partner with The Prince’s Trust for the second time in celebrating stellar forces of the fashion and music industries, while raising funds for and awareness of the efforts of The Prince’s Trust charity, during the upcoming Swarovski Fashion Rocks performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London on October 18th.
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Tamani Hotels To Include Art In Their Hotels
Tamani Hotels and Resorts will display pieces of art and artefacts at all of its locations. They will provide a platform for the promotion of artists with a passion for Islamic and Middle Eastern Art. The hotels brand of KM Holding will provide support and funding for upcoming talents.
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Banksy Rat Could Have Been Bought By Brangelina
Banksy´s spray painted image of a rat with a paint roller took US193,000 before commission at an auction in a London gay bar last night. Rumors say that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt bought the artwork. The "Rat With Roller," from 2006, beat its estimate even before adding the commission. Auction organized by Lazarides Gallery in Soho also included artworks by Damien Hirst. "Brangelina" were not there in person.
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Thierry Henry Launches Clothing Line
Frech footballer and Barcelona forward, Thierry Henry, has launched his own clothing line alongside designer Tommy Hilfiger to raise money for charity. Henry helped design the clothes and modelled the collection in the window of the Regent Street Tommy Hilfiger store in London, UK, causing police to hold back hundreds of fans trying to see him.
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Luxury Technology By Philips and Swarovski
Active Crystals merge functionality and fantasy. Philips and Swarovski have taken technology to new heights of excellence. The innovative earphone designs offer unparalleled acoustics with deep bass performance. The in-ear headphones come with a stainless steel body and a silver-coloured fabric-like cable. The soft and flexible earpieces are made of transparent silicon. Fully faceted cut crystals adorn the Icon, Space and Amazone models. The Mirage ear-hook shines with a fully faceted oval-cut crystal.
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France Honors David Lynch And The Police
American film maker David Lynch has been awarded the Legion d'Honneur, the highest civilian honour in France, by President Nicolas Sarkozy. "My French is poor, but my heart is rich today thanks to you," Lynch told the President in halting French after receiving the Legion of Honour. The filmmaker's entry into the prestigious legion came in 2002 when he became a "knight" the first rank of five.
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