In Hollywood, "openings" are a big deal. A new movie, show, or even restaurant is a social occasion drawing the eyes of the world. The main allure are the celebrities who join the crowd, and of course what they are wearing is hot topic for discussion. This time it was the opening of Philippe Chow's new dining space simply called "Philippe" in West Hollywood. Mr. Chow is perhaps able to draw even larger, celebrity rich crowds, being well-know as a preferred chef among many celebrities both in LA, and to those who travel to enjoy his popular Chinese and Asian Fusion cuisine, at select Philippe restaurant locations.
A major celebrity and of course athlete, Kobe Bryant showed up at the opening in LA. In addition to enjoying the food, the tacitly announces the release of the
Nubeo Black Mamba watch collection. Here he is seen wearing a Black Mamba MVP model with black sapphires around the bezel. The Black Mamba line was designed with Kobe's enthusiastic collaboration. For more details about the watch, you can see a
hands-on review of the Nubeo Black Mamba watch here.
The large watch looks well-sized on Kobe's admittedly larger wrists, but the timepiece looks good even on smaller wrists given the clever design of the case. Prices for the Black Mamba watches strap at about $25,000 (more for the black sapphire stone covered models). The new Philippe restaurant is bound to be a hot spot for a while to come, and is located in West Hollywood, in Los Angeles, at 8284 Melrose Ave.
Ariel Adams publishes the
luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.
Earlier this week the Lakers received their championship rings and this year's rings are some of the flashiest yet. Several members of the Buss family and team captains Derek Fisher and Kobe Bryant weighed in on the design for the rings. The rings are made of a special limited 15K gold to celebrate the 15th championship. Dr. Jerry Buss requested the 14 round diamonds circling the top of the ring to represent 14 championships with the small gold trophy on the top representing the 15th. The team captains requested that each player have their own face and jersey number on the side of the ring. On non-player rings the Los Angeles skyline takes the place of the face. Each ring is authenticated by a serial number and there are hidden etchings of the Lakers logo on the ring. The diamond-studded top echoes the shape of the Staples center. Each ring comes with a box that has two LED spotlights inside. The 2009 Lakers championship rings were created by Jason of Beverly Hills and are worth about $30,000.
