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Parrot Cay Villa for auction in Bid to Save the Earth

Last week we reported on the host of international celebrities, creative icons, industry leaders and conservationists joining together with famed auction house Christie's to support the 2011 Green Auction, a momentous live event and companion online auction raising funds and awareness for the preservation and sustainability of the planet.

Christie's has partnered with luxury charity auction site charitybuzz.com to put more than 200 coveted auction packages online from now through April 7 to raise funds for Oceana, the Natural Resources Defense Council, Conservation International and the Central Park Conservancy. Supporters can make a Bid to Save the Earth at www.charitybuzz.com/BidtoSavetheEarth.

A companion invite-only event and live fantasy auction hosted by Seth Meyers will be held at Christie's New York on March 29 in partnership with Vogue's Runway to Green. The event will feature a fashion show sponsored by Tiffany & Co. on the night of the live auction, with designer collection selections available online through Net-A-Porter.com.

In part one of our report on the incredible experiences on offer, we focused on the big ticket items estimated at over $100,000 apiece, including a ride with Harrison Ford on his private plane. Now we're selecting some of our favorite lots across a range of expected prices (N.B.: Lagerfeld and Ducasse are being auctioned off live tonight):

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A host of international celebrities, creative icons, industry leaders and conservationists are joining together with famed auction house Christie's to support the 2011 Green Auction -- a momentous live event and companion online auction raising funds and awareness for the preservation and sustainability of the planet.

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Steven Spielberg superyacht

Famed director Steven Spielberg was recently spotted in St. Barth's and St. Maarten on his new $200 million megayacht, the Seven Seas (pictured above), a stylish 282-footer fitted with every imaginable luxury.

Built by Dutch shipyard Oceanco to the Hollywood mogul's specifications, it has a sophisticated interior design scheme with acres of walnut, teak and rosewood. Its most impressive feature is an infinity pool with a 15-ft. glass wall that doubles as a cinema screen so Spielberg and his guests can view movies while swimming or lounging poolside.

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New York Rangers hockey star Sean Avery (above left) is one of the rare professional athletes with a real sense of style. His passion for fashion even led him to intern at Vogue while selflessly dating several leggy models.

Now the spiffy sportsman is curating a series of three weekly sales (March 11, 18 and 25) for Gilt MAN, online luxury retailer Gilt Groupe's men's site dedicated to matters sartorial, including a must-read daily guide to men's style.

Avery combed the impressive Gilt MAN inventory with the site's editorial director Tyler Thoreson (above right) to make his sartorial selections. Each "Avery's Rules" sale focuses on a different phase of the life of a style-conscious professional. The first, "At Work," featured A. Testoni shoes, crisp, fitted shirts and razor-sharp suits by Raf Simons, Martin Greenfield, and Calvin Klein Collection.

Taking his style advice may not necessarily get you an NHL contract and a supermodel girlfriend, but it certainly won't hurt your chances.

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Celebrity Chef's Lamborghini Stolen in Daring Heist at San Francisco Dealership

Cars get stolen all the time, but a few elements about this story make it stand out. First of all, this was no ordinary car. Secondly, it didn't belong to just anyone. And thirdly, it wasn't stolen with a simple coat hanger and a pair of pliers.

The story coming in from San Francisco reports the theft of a yellow 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo belonging to celebrity chef Guy Fieri from a local exotic car dealership. According to the report, police figure the thief climbed up onto the roof of the dealership, rappelled down on a rope, busted open the garage door and drove off with the Lamborghini.

[Source: San Francisco Chronicle]

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From the LA Times:
--A legendary Hollywood Hills party house owned by English photographer Richard Franklin is listed at $7.5 million. The home has been rented to a variety of entertainment figures and is a bachelor pad and photo studio with a two-story disco, a theater with a floor-to-ceiling movie screen, a casino, a gym a grotto with a hot tub, a pool and a canopied deck. The listing is here.
--The childhood home of Oscar-winning actress and singer Judy Garland has sold in Bel-Air for $5.2 million. The 1938 two-story house designed by Wallace Neff went on the market at $5.5 million just a few weeks ago.

From the Real Estalker:
--The listing for Jennifer Aniston's $42 million Beverly Hills mansion is now live with Jade Mills.

From the NY Post:
--An apartment at 15 Central Park West once rented by Mark Wahlberg has just closed $16.5 million in an all-cash deal.
--Actress Judith Light (she was on "Who's the Boss?" and "Ugly Betty") was spotted apartment hunting at 136 E. 64th St., where she visited a $2.15 million, two-bedroom unit.
--Mary J. Blige has just listed her 25-room Saddle River, New Jersey mansion for $13.9 million. She paid about $12 million for it in 2008.The listing is here (no photos yet).
Rachel Uchitel nearly nabbed Chris Noth as a buyer for her three-bedroom unit at 77 Park Ave., which is listed for $1.95 million. But Noth opted for something closer to the CBS Studio.
-- Alec Baldwin was spotted touring the $12.95 million penthouse at 22 Mercer St..
--Former American Idol contestant Sanjaya Malakar has rented two-bedroom unit on East 63rd Street while he's in the city.
--Carmelo Anthony checked out Zydrunas Ilgauskas' $37,500-a-month townhouse at 24 Thompson St.

From the Wall Street Journal's Private Properties:
--Charlie Sheen is in escrow to a buy home in the Beverly Hills, California neighborhood he already lives in for $7.5 million. The home is currently owned by Mike Medavoy, chief executive of Phoenix Pictures who bought the home several months ago for $6 million. See pictures here.
--Trees Ranch, a 2,070-acre ranch in Utah has hit the market for $30 million. The property is partly owned by the heirs of the late Jim Trees, CEO of New York investment firm Fischer, Francis, Trees & Watts. The listing is here.
--Diego Arria, the Venezuelan ambassador to the United Nations, recently sold his Roxbury, Conn., home for $7.75 million.

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From the Wall Street Journal's Private Properties:
--Jigsaw Ranch, a 90-acre Aspen, Colorado estate owned by George I. Rosenthal and Mark A. Rosenthal, the father and son behind Rosenthal Estate Wines and other businesses, has listed for $48.5 million.
--A waterfront Kauai estate that has been in the same family since 1915 has hit the market for $24.5 million. The Faye House, shown above, is listed with Neal Norman of Koa Properties Land & Homes.
--Venture capitalist Fred Adler and his wife, Catherine, are asking $24 million for their ocean-to-intracoastal home in Palm Beach. The listing is here.

From the NY Post:
--New Knicks star Carmelo Anthony is searching for a downtown rental in the $30,000-a-month range. Potential new homes include 158 Mercer St., the same building where Jon Bon Jovi lives and SoHo Mews at 311 West Broadway where Justin Timberlake has a place. Fellow Knick Amar'e Stoudemire is renting a West Village condo for $37,500 a month.
--Princess Khaliya Aga Khan, the wife of Prince Hussain Aga Khan and daughter-in-law of Shia Ismaili Muslim leader Aga Khan IV, just rented an apartment in the Richard Meier-designed condo building at 165 Charles St. for $19,500 a month.
--Actor Dean Winters, best known for HBO's "Oz," recently checked out a $25,000-a-month rental a couple floors up from the princess.
--A mystery Russian buyer has signed a contract to buy Al and Patsy Kahn's five-bedroom, 62nd-floor apartment at the Time Warner Center for about $20 million. It was originally listed for $33.6 million last year. Last year the couple, which is splitting up, bought Bernie Madoff's penthouse at 133 E. 64th St. for $8 million.
--Former Yankee pitcher and five-time World Series winner David Cone is buying a condo in the $4 million range at the Lucida. The shiny eco-friendly building at 151 E. 85th St. includes a La Palestra fitness center.
--DailyCandy founder Dany Levy is renting a three-bedroom unit at 33 Fifth Ave. in the $13,000-a-month range.

From Greenwich Mean Time:
--Rumor has it that Billy Joel was the purchaser of Leona Helmsley's estate, Dunnellen Hall in Greenwich. We heard it sold last fall for $35 million after being on the market for as much as $125 million.

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ashley jensenActress Ashley Jensen, who was on "Ugly Betty" and her husband, actor Terence Beesley, have listed their three-bedroom home in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles. Fans of 20th century modern design will enjoy this one which is located on a knoll behind gates and has great city views. The two-story mid-century modern home is entered through a tranquil Zen garden. It has been remodeled and the current owners added an infinity pool. The kitchen with stainless steel appliances flows into the dining room and the light-filled living room and master bedroom open up to the pool and patio. The gardens wind around the property. The couple bought the home in 2007 for $1.65 million and have listed it for $1.999 million. They are on the hunt for a more child-friendly home. The listing is with Jacqueline Gowers of Sotheby's International Realty, Los Feliz.

[via the LA Times]

Gallery: Ashley Jensen in Los Feliz

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kaley cuocoLovely blonde actress Kaley Cuoco has a hit on her hands with her role in "The Big Bang Theory." Perhaps that's why she's decided to move on and leave her home in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles behind. The LA Times reports that Cuoco has put her three-bedroom home on the market for $995,000 listed with Stephanie Vitacco of Coldwell Banker.

The gated Spanish-style house was built in 1937 and listing pictures show that Cuoco has already decamped. The home has distressed hardwood floors and recessed lights. French doors that open to a covered patio and the home has a separate dining room. The kitchen is updated with a breakfast area and stainless steel appliances. The master suite has a walk-in closet and a bathroom with an oversized shower. There is not pool but the listing describes the home's grounds as "parklike." Records on PropertyShark.com show that Cuoco bought the home in 2005 for $1.355 million.

Gallery: Kaley Cuoco in Sherman Oaks

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leann rimesThe blogosphere was abuzz today with the news that country singer and actress LeAnn Rimes has dropped the price on her custom-built home in Franklin, Tennessee. Rimes and her husband, backup dancer Dean Sheremet, bought a 5.21 acre hunk of property in the gated Avalon community in 2006. The couple then built a 13,380 square foot mansion which they put on the market in 2009 for $7.45 million. The home has had few price cuts and is now listed at $6.249 million.

The home has four bedrooms and includes public rooms on a grand scale including formal living and dining rooms, an expansive kitchen, large den, home theater and a second kitchen with a stone back wall which is shown in the listing pictures. Although the outside of the house has a faux English country look, the inside is modern and urban. The master suite is done in gray and white tones with a dark hardwood floor and the master bathroom features marble floors and a glass shower that looks out over the property. We don't have too many pictures but the home is also said to have a yoga room and wiring to allow a music studio to be installed.

Gallery: LeAnn Rimes in Tennessee

Second kitchenCity lights in the distance.View From The BackGatesMaster bedroom


But the bigger story to my real-estate-loving eyes is the biggest property on the market in Franklin. Eagle's Nest Farm was listed at $33 million when it was our estate of the day in 2008 but it was later discounted to $29.5 million and now sits at a cool $27.5 million.

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Land Rover & Range Rover Make the Scene at NY Fashion Week
Land Rover and Range Rover added an extra dose of style to two of Fashion Week's hottest shows with a fleet of vehicles for VIPs. The new Land Rover LR4 was the starring attraction at the Rag & Bone show in Soho, sponsored by the famed UK SUV marque, where beauties like model Jessica Stam (above) and Mad Men's Jon Hamm made the scene. And at the presentation by Marchesa, designed by Georgina Chapman, Range Rovers and Range Rover Sports provided luxe transportation for the likes of actresses Vanessa Hudgens and Michele Trachtenberg, musician Eve, socialite and TV personality Olivia Palermo, and model Irina Lazareanu. At both venues the vehicles sported the designer's logos, and when lined up impressively outside got nearly as much attention as the scenesters themselves.

"Land Rover is expanding its marketing profile with, for the first time, supporting a fashion house, Rag & Bone, during New York Fashion Week," noted Stuart Schorr, vice president of communications and public affairs, Jaguar Land Rover North America. "The Rag & Bone brand, led by Marcus Wainwright and David Neville, is admired for its refined and versatile aesthetic. Both Land Rover and Rag & Bone were born in England and enjoy massive global appeal. The Land Rover LR4 has evolved a distinct design heritage that is rooted in both authentic luxury and rugged capability. Similarly, through Rag & Bone, Marcus and David have established a legacy through high levels of skill and craftsmanship." Might we dare to hope for a Ltd. Rag & Bone Edition LR4 edition in the near future....?

Gallery: Land Rover & Range Rover at Fashion Week

Vanessa Hudgens at MarchesaOlivia Palermo at MarchesaRange Rovers at MarchesaMichele Trachtenberg at MarchesaEve at Marchesa

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Johnny Depp & Angelina Jolie Wear Belstaff in 'The Tourist'
Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie both sport items from luxe British outerwear company Belstaff in their stylish new movie The Tourist. Jolie wears a waterproof parka while Depp sports a military-style overcoat and leather briefcase. In addition, during filming Depp was spotted wearing a leather blouson jacket by Belstaff that was in fact made for his 2009 movie Public Enemies (see the gallery). While Depp's coat is unfortunately not available to the general public, his briefcase and Jolie's jacket will be this spring.

The Tourist Parka, which Jolie wears in the movie's boating scenes (above), is made of waterproof, breathable self-shining fabric and with an adjustable drawcord and large, snug hood. It's priced at $795. The Office Bag, Depp's vintage style leather briefcase, is priced at $775. Belstaff was a favorite of Steve McQueen and has also outfitted Brad Pitt in Inglorious Basterds, Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible and War of the Worlds, Tom Hanks in The Da Vinci Code, Kevin Spacey in Superman Returns and George Clooney in Leatherheads.

Gallery: Belstaff & 'The Tourist'

Image courtesy BelstaffTourist ParkaOffice Bag

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From the LA Times:
--A Beverly Hills home originally built for Bert Lahr, who played the cowardly lion on "The Wizard of Oz," is on the market at $28.5 million. The listing is here.
--Singer Chris Brown has purchased a West Hollywood condominium for close to its $1.75-million asking price.
--John McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has placed his Hollywood Hills home on the market at $1.269 million. The listing is here.
--A La Cañada Flintridge house once owned by Academy Award-winning actor Victor McLaglen has come on the market at $4.95 million. The listing for Fairhaven is here.
--A Palm Springs property that actor Cary Grant lived in for 20 years has come on the market at $2.995 million. We checked out this home in 2009 when it was listed at $4.95 million.



From the NY Post:
--Robin Williams has rented a four-bedroom unit in the Rushmore condo building on Riverside Boulevard for about $15,000 a month.
--Hedge-fund billionaire Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, has purchased a $22 million beach estate on Ocean Road in Bridgehampton. The property was listed for $25.995 million.
--Ivan Wilzig, also known as the Hamptons famous Sir Ivan, is unveiling a dragon goddess statue by Roby Braun at his 15,000-square-foot medieval-style castle in Water Mill, New York.
--Jim Carrey is renting an entire floor at the Richard Meier-designed glass condo palace at 176 Perry St.
--Former congressman Harold Ford Jr. has just closed on a five-bedroom, three-bathroom unit on West 15th Street which had an asking price of $3.4 million.
Ford and his wife, Emily Threlkeld sold their one-bedroom Greenwich Village co-op on Fifth Avenue for $1.3 million.
--Alex Rodriguez and Cameron Diaz are still real estate shopping. They most recently visited the five-bedroom, 7,180-square-foot townhouse at 400 West St. that is owned by developers/designers Bob and Cortney Novogratz. It was our estate of the day last October.

Gallery: 400 West Street



From the Real Estalker:
Britney Spears has reportedly spent $18.9 million on an estate in the Hidden Hills area of Los Angeles.
--Rumor has it that Ellen Degeneres is quietly shopping around her multi-residence Beverly Hills --compound for around $50,000.
--Rachel Zoe has moved to a home in Beverly Hills.

From the Wall Street Journal:
--A group of three private islands off Italy's Amalfi coast and a nearby home once owned by Franco Zeffirelli are for sale at €195 million, or about $263 million. The listing is here.
--Equinox gym co-founder Danny Errico has purchased several Kauai properties that belonged to the estate of late author Michael Crichton for $11.65 million.
--Ivana Trump is quietly shopping her oceanfront home in Palm Beach, Florida for around $24 million.
From the Wall Street Journal:
--Yankee star Alex Rodriguez has made a deal to buy a four-bedroom condo on the 35th floor of a the Rushmore building. His full floor apartment is said to have cost between $5.5 to $6 million.

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The Chatwal New YorkWhat better place to celebrate the 83rd annual Academy Awards than at New York City's luxury hotel The Chatwal? (Well, aside from being on the red carpet in Los Angeles, of course.)

Help recreate the glittering sophistication and glamour of yesteryear with their newest over-the-top offering, a weekend long experience and Oscar-night party for up to ten guests.

The Oscar Party Package starts at $18,000 per couple and includes:

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david krumholtzActor David Krumholtz, best known as math genius Charlie Eppes on the TV series "Numb3rs," has put his Hollywood Hills, California home on the market. The LA Times reports that Krumholtz owns a gated property called El Castillo.

He bought the Spanish style home in early 2010 for $2.025 million. It has more than 4,000 square feet of living space, an elevator, hand-carved living room ceilings, an eat-in kitchen, four bedrooms (two of which are master suites) and four bathrooms. It has some charming Moorish details incude a carved wood ceiling in the double-height living room and peaked arch windows. He has listed the home at $2.175 million with Allyson Carter of Rodeo Realty.

Gallery: David Krumholtz in the Hollywood Hills

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john schneiderActor John Schneider is moving on. The actor, who first rose to prominence in the 1980s as Bo Duke on "The Dukes of Hazzard" has lived in his home in Agoura Hills, California since 1999 when he bought the home for $1.25 million. The six-bedroom home is an English-style house on 2.67 acres.

The LA Times reports that Schneider raised his kids on the property which has a pool, guesthouse, detached offices, a summer kitchen, fenced pasture and garages. The family home has a game room, bar and Schneider also set up a recording booth in the office and a studio for editing. The home is listed at $2.199 million. George Hutchison and Jeannette Hutchison of Coldwell Banker Westlake Village have the listing.

Gallery: John Schneider in Agoura Hills

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>agoura hillscalifornia real estatejohn schneiderlos angeles real estateSat, 19 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Paris Hilton Gets A Lexus LFA For Her Birthday]]>http://www.luxist.com/2011/02/18/paris-hilton-gets-a-lexus-lfa-for-her-birthday/http://www.luxist.com/2011/02/18/paris-hilton-gets-a-lexus-lfa-for-her-birthday/http://www.luxist.com/2011/02/18/paris-hilton-gets-a-lexus-lfa-for-her-birthday/#commentsFiled under: ,

paris hilton and cy waitsIt's long been known that Paris Hilton has a taste for expensive cars especially Bentleys (she once had a pink one). Her loyalty may be switching to Lexus after she received a 2012 Lexus LFA supercar from her boyfriend Cy Waits on her 30th birthday. "My boyfriend got me the most incredible birthday gift!" Hilton wrote on Twitter about receiving the $375,000 bright yellow vehicle. Waits is making major points with the reality star this week, also giving her a ruby and diamond necklace for Valentine's Day.

Always one to mix commerce with celebration, Hilton used the occasion of her birthday to promote her new reality show "The World According To Paris" and her new iPhone app as she held parties on both coasts and appeared on New York television shows including "The Late Show with David Letterman" and "The Wendy Williams Show."

We mentioned the Lexus LFA just the other day for its role in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.

UPDATE: Our sibling site PopEater reports that Paris' new LFA is not yellow but is instead pearl white. Waits presented her with the yellow car as a joke.

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clay aikenThe Real Estalker led us to the news that Clay Aiken is leaving his North Carolina home behind. The American Idol star bought his home in Cary, North Carolina in 2006 for $2.361 million. The six-bedroom home is on over six acres inside a gated community. The home measures an impressive 9,392 square feet and has a large home theater, professional kitchen, bonus rooms, recreation room, exercise area and a marble foyer with a curved staircase.

Aiken has moved on and the home is bare of furniture but thanks to to the Real Estalker's astute commenters we found the videos from a tour he gave local television station WRAL when he moved in. Those videos (posted after the jump) deliver details including the fact that everything in his kitchen has to be blue and silver. The game room in the basement has red cabinets, a retro stainless steel backsplash and a black and white floor. In the videos it is shown outfitted as a 1950s diner-style space where once fellow American Idol contestants Kelly Clarkson and Ruben Studdard competed in a friendly game of pool. Now the bare home theater has just a single row of seats but when Aiken was in residence the lower tiers of the room were stuffed with large bean bag chairs. Aiken also had an "Africa room," a guest bedroom decorated with art he gathered from around the world during his trips for UNICEF. The home is listed at $2.7 million with LaChapelle Properties.

Gallery: Clay Aiken Lists His North Carolina Home

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From the Wall Street Journal:
--Ron Tutor, one of the new owners of Miramax Films, has leased his 19,000-plus square-foot mansion outside Los Angeles for $25,000 a month. It had been listed for $18.9 million last January and was most recently at $12.9 million.
--The price of Maui's Hana Ranch has been cut to $55 million from $65 million, after 2&frac12; years on the market. This working cattle ranch is comprised of approximately 4500 acres. The listing is here.
The Meredith family, of magazine publisher Meredith Corp., is asking $16.9 million for a 10,000-acre Montana ranch. The listing is here.

From the NY Post:
--Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld is listing his never-lived-in apartment 50 Gramercy Park North for $5.5 million. He paid $6.575 million for the co-op in 2006. The sixth-floor residence has three bedrooms and custom bookcases Lagerfeld designed for his extensive collection.
--The Villa Maria estate in Water Mill, which once housed the Sisters of St. Dominic, is available as a summer rental for $1.5 million. The property is owned by Vince Camuto, one of the founders of Nine West and has 11 bedroom suites, a pool and a tennis court. He bought the former nunnery from the Sisters of St. Dominic for $35 million in 2005.
--Retired Revlon executive Jerry Levin and his wife, Carol, are about to put their condo at 11-15 E. 70th St. on the market for $18 million.
--Socialite Nancy Sale Johnson Rashad, ex-wife of Jets owner Woody Johnson and mother of the late Casey Johnson, has put her triplex at 817 Fifth Ave. back on the market for $21 million. The listing is here.
--David Zarin, president of Zarin Fabrics and stepson of "Real Housewife" Jill Zarin, is listing his prewar home at 12 W. 72nd St. for $1.395 million.The listing is here.
--Gerard Butler toured the $6.2 million, 2,900-square-foot, four-bedroom, three-bathroom penthouse at 46 Mercer St., listed by Prudential Douglas Elliman's Frances Katzen.


From the Daily Mail:
--Billy Joel's third ex-wife Katie Lee has sold the New York townhouse she got as part of her divorce. Joel had paid $5.9 million for the West Village home in 2006. It was renovated and redesigned by Nate Berkus. Lee put it on the market for $12.9 million but sold for $11.65 million.

From Zillow:
--Zillow rounds up the homes of Grammy nominees.

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Petra Nemcova honors Vivienne Tam at NY Fashion Week Fall 2011

Czech Republic-born Supermodel Petra Nemcova, and one of the newest castmembers of Dancing with the Stars, honored Vivienne Tam at her Fall 2011 Collection show at NY Fashion Week this afternoon by wearing an elegant Chinese-themed dress designed by Tam. The dress is symbolic in red, which is the color of happiness and prosperity.

After the Vivienne Tam show, Nemcova met with Luxist to discuss what she thought of the collection.

"There were three things that I loved," the stunningly beautiful Nemcova told Luxist. "The clothes are very, very structured, which I love. You can see the quality of it. So the structure and quality, and I love the sparkles. They were just amazing. I also liked the fringe on some of the dresses. The structure, the quality, and the sparkles were really standing out. It was beautiful."

Gallery: Vivienne Tam Fall 2011 Collection at NY Fashion Week

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