Sharon Stone

Sharon Stone Designs Charity Jewelry Line For Damiani

Filed under: Jewelry, Charity, Celebrity Design

Sharon Stone has been the face of Damiani jewelry since 2008. Now she has created a new line of jewelry that benefits a charity initiative. Stone and Damiani are supporting The Clean Water project which will build wells for extracting clean water in African villages. The Maji (maji means "water" in Swahili language) collection is the first in the series of "Sharon Stone for Damiani" lines. Part of the proceeds from sales will be donated to non-government and no-profit humanitarian associations that raise funds to build wells.

The jewelry includes rings, pendants, bracelets and earrings with rough diamonds set on burnished gold or silver and are signed by Sharon Stone and Damiani. Stone was on hand at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel recently to unveil the collection. At the event Stone talked to Extra about her visit to Uganda, why she is believes that access to water is an essential human right and the work done by Drop In A Bucket initiative to put in clean water wells and latrines.

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One Hundred Legendary Louis Vuitton Trunks [video]

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Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Books, Video

In November Abrams Books will publish an incredible volume showcasing 100 legendary trunks made by the famed French luxury goods house Louis Vuitton since the firm was founded in 1854. The luxe luggage includes bespoke trunks made for movie stars from Douglas Fairbanks to Sharon Stone and couturiers from Jeanne Lanvin to Karl Lagerfeld, as well as cases designed for Ernest Hemingway, Leopold Stokowski, and Damien Hirst. The trunks have been designed to hold everything from beds to bicycles, desks and iPods. Illustrated with 600 images taken from the Louis Vuitton archives in France and new photographs made especially for this book, Louis Vuitton: 100 Legendary Trunks is designed to be the "definitive history of personalized objects of both practicality and luxury." The book is currently available for pre-order on Amazon, meanwhile you can check out this incredible video preview.

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RSVIP: Party Paradise at Robert Wilson's Watermill Center

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Filed under: Events, Art

With a blonde upsweep, Sharon Stone appeared angelic in a backless white gown with thin black spaghetti straps during the 17th Annual Summer Benefit for Watermill Center on July 24. Stone then busted a few oddly spastic moves. "I think a bug just flew up my dress," she offered at the mike. "What an awkward moment . . . for the bug." Shades of "Basic Instinct."

Watermill Center, an endless rectangular modernist structure, began as a 30,000-square-foot Western Union research facility on a former outpost of the Shinnecock Indian Nation. Robert Wilson, considered a key figure in experimental theater, spearheaded the summer art colony and museum on the East End of New York's Long Island. He is best known for his 1976 piece "Einstein on the Beach," with music by Philip Glass.

In summer, Wilson and the Watermill Center host artists from around the globe who join the kibbutz-like arts community, where artists not only create, but also wash plates and prune trees.

During cocktails, tiki torches lit a path to dancers that decorated a maze of outdoor art installations in the woods. Created by 70 artists from 12 nations, including Kuwait, Russia, and Thailand, the vignettes interpreted the evening's ethereal "Paradiso" theme.

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Sharon Stone's Basic Instinct is to Sell

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Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping

Add actress Sharon Stone to the list of head-scratching home owners trying to navigate their way through the real estate market this recession. She has re-listed a Beverly Hills mansion at $8,995,000 that she bought in 2006 for $10,995,0000. She originally had it on the market at $10 million, took it off and offered it on a $58,000 a month lease. That didn't happen either, although she did get a nothing-to-sneeze-at $35,000 a month for it. And now she's decided to list it at below what she paid. She never moved into the property, although she had at one point intended to remodel it and do precisely that. The seven-bedroom Mediterranean estate sits on almost five acres at the end of a private road. There is a resort-style lagoon pool and a north-south tennis court. Stone, who was married to newspaperman Phil Bronson until 2004, starred in the erotic thriller "Basic Instinct." The listing agent is Valerie Fitzgerald of Coldwell Banker, Beverly Hills. Fitzgerald is also in charge of sales for the Carlyle on Wilshire project.

Gallery: Sharon Stone's House

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Sharon Stone Has A New Gig

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry, Celebrity Shopping

Sharon Stone may have gotten in trouble with Dior over her remarks on China recently, but she can still bring in the gigs. Jeweler Damiani has announced that Stone will be their new face. The new ad campaign for the diamond seller celebrates women throughout history starting with Eve up through Ameilia Earhart and today's modern women. Silvia Damiani, who is a longtime friend of Sharon Stone, introduced the new campaign, which was shot on March 20th by photographer Solve Sundsbo, at a press event in Beverly Hills this week.

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Sharon Stone Dropped by Dior

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Filed under: Celebrity Shopping

Despite her recent public apology Sharon Stone's comments about her belief that the earthquake in China is possibly linked to "bad karma" haven't finished causing her embarrassment yet. Now she's losing her advertising gig with Dior over the incident as they've issued their own apology for Sharon's comments and are pulling her from their suddenly very unpopular Chinese advertising campaigns.

It's amazing how fast things can change, considering Sharon was previously fairly well-received in China and is now considered by them to be "the public enemy of all mankind." That's never good.

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Sunday Real Estate Round-Up, 5/18/08

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Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping

From the NY Post's Gimme Shelter:
--Former talk show host Dick Cavett is selling 77 acres of oceanfront property in Montauk for $30 million. Cavett has owned the property for about 30 years.
--A full-floor co-op residence at 2 E. 67th St. has it the market for $34.9 million. The eight-bedroom unit in the Rosario Candela-designed building belongs to Greek shipping billionaire Michael Lemos. The listing is here.
--The former Bluhdorn estate in Bedford, NY first hit the market for $42 million a couple years ago. Now the property which has been trimmed to 25 acres and includes a 10-bedroom mansion is listed at $20 million. Check out the listing here.
--Movie producer Bob Weinstein, the older brother and partner of Harvey Weinstein has paid $1.05 million for a street-level co-op on West 67th Street between Central Park West and Broadway which he bought as a personal investment.

From Berg Properties Big Time Listings:
--via the NY Post, you can be a Clinton neighbor in Chappaqua for $1.7 million. Be warned though, the home's history has put off some buyers The home was recently rented by Carlos Perez-Olivo who rented the house with his wife, Peggy. He is now accused of having murdered Peggy in order to be with his mistress. The listing is here.
----A five-bedroom house in Beverly Hills, Calif. where Dean Martin lived during the 1980s has been listed for $5.495 million. The listing is here.
--Actress Teri Garr has listed her house in Brentwood for $3.995 million. The listing for the cottage-style home is here.
--Actress Dedee Pfeiffer has sold her ranch-style house in Brentwood for $1.15 million.
--via the Miami Herald, a waterfront residence on La Gorce Island in Miami Beach that was once home to Cher and rented to Janet Jackson and Julio Iglesias is back on the market. It's our estate of the day later today.
--Jerry Seinfeld's former Los Angeles home has hit the market for $7.9 million. The listing is here.
--Sharon Stone has dropped the price again on a Beverly Hills home she's been trying to sell off and on since 2006. The home which was once listed at $12.5 million is now listed at an even $10 million. The listing is here.

From the Real Estalker:
--Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman have listed a two-bedroom condo unit in Encino for $750,000. The listing is here.
--Frankie Muniz has relisted his Hollywood Hills home for $3.695 million. It was our estate of the day back in December.
--The price on Kathleen Turner's Amagansett, N.Y. home has been reduced to $5.9 million, down from $6.995 million. The listing is here.

From the LA Times Hot Property:
--Turns out that the home that I profiled as the most expensive in zip code 90210 belongs to producer Mike Medavoy.
----Aaron Kamin of the band The Calling has placed a three-bedroom house in Studio City on the market for $1,199,999. The listing is here.
--Terence Michael, the executive producer of Showtime's "I Can't Believe I'm Still Single" show, is selling his bungalow in Playa del Rey for $981,000. The listing is here.
--Erik Nelson, a producer of more than 75 television specials and series, is selling his Los Feliz home and relocating to Vancouver, Canada, where most of his TV production is. His home on Observatory Drive, shown above, once belonged to Cecil B. DeMille. Check out the virtual tour here.
About a year ago I profiled Belle Epoque, the Montecito mansion of Norm Waitt Jr., co-founder of Gateway personal computers, as an estate of the day. He's been trying to sell the home for a while now, dropping the price all the way to $19.7 million with no results. Now he's auctioning it off through Sheldon Good & Co. via sealed bid. All sealed bids must be submitted by 3 p.m. on June 25 and Waitt has the right to accept, reject or negotiate with any and all bidders.

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Sunday Real Estate Round Up

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From the NY Post's Gimme Shelter:
--CNN anchor Paula Zahn has moved out of the Fifth Avenue co-op apartment she's shared with her soon-to-be-ex husband, Richard Cohen. Zahn is renting a full-floor apartment at the Siena on East 76th Street for $40,000 a month.
--Billy Joel and his bride, Katie Lee, have already moved into Roy Scheider's old Sagaponack oceanfront estate, which he may have bought for $16.5 million.
--Gwyneth Paltrow is annoying her Hamptons neighbors because she has erected a very high cedar wall around her 2.2-acre gated compound along with a high-tech security system.
--The longtime Fifth Avenue apartment of the late Abe Hirschfeld has finally sold for $6 million.

From The Real Estalker:
--Producer and writer Michael Weithorn and his wife Lisa have listed their absolutely gorgeous eight-bedroom Malibu home for $19.25 million. Indulge yourself with the beautiful Flash tour of this big slice of fabulous here.
--Hilary Swank has purchased a six-bedroom home in Pacific Palisades for $5.8 million.
--Sharon Stone has put her Beverly Hills home back on the market for $11.5 million.
--Rob Morrow has purchased a very interesting contemporary home in Santa Monica for $4.3 million.
--Pamela Anderson is renting Chateau Ortolan in Malibu.
--A report in The Sun indicated that the Osbournes may have sold their Beverly Hills mansion to Christina Aguilera and her husband Jordan Bratman.
--Writer/producer Howard Gordon has listed his Studio City home for $1.449 million.
--Stacy Keach has listed his Calabasas home at $2.295 million, it's our estate of the day later today.
--I have no idea who Nino Santucci is but he lives in one strange and wonderful house (well, wonderful to look at anyway, I think it would be rather strange to actually live there). The wacky home on Mulholland, complete with "milk bar" is listed at $4.5 million. Check it out at the listing here.

From the Wall Street Journal's Private Properties:
--The Salvation Army has sold the San Diego-area home of late McDonald's heiress Joan Kroc for about $16 million, down from the initial 2005 asking price of $28 million.
--Jeffrey A. Marcus -- an investor, former cable executive, sports-team co-owner and, for four days, U.S. ambassador to Belgium -- has bought a Palm Beach, Fla., property for $5.85 million.

From the NY Observer's Manhattan Transfers:
--Robert Thorne, the entertainment lawyer who crafted the careers of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen has paid $2.05 million and $1.975 million for two high-floor apartments in the new and very glassy Centria condo on West 48th Street. Each is now available to rent for just over $10,000 per month or to buy for over $2.5 million.
--A one-bedroom co-op at 825 Fifth Avenue has been sold to Harvard professor Martin Feldstein, once President Reagan's chief economics adviser for $1.925 million.
--Jamie Kimm, Annie Leibovitz's chef until last summer, has bought a co-op at London Terrace, the imperial West Chelsea apartment block where Mr. Kimm used to cook for Ms. Leibovitz in her two-unit penthouse. Mr. Kimm and his wife Alison Attenborough, a food stylist, paid $961,500 for their own spread in the building.
--The late Pulitzer Prize–winner Stanley Kunitz's apartment has been sold to Macy's vice chair Janet Grove for $2.6 million.

From Berg Properties Celebrity Big Time Listings:
--Comedienne Carol Leifer has listed a house in L.A.'s Hollywood Hills for $2.05 million. The listing is here.
-- Danny Masterson and Bijou Phillips have paid $2.995 million to purchase a Los Feliz home that once was owned by rock 'n' roll pioneer Chuck Berry.
--Josh Radnor of the show "How I Met Your Mother" has purchased a new house is in the Vine Hills area of the Hollywood Hills for above the $1,050,000 list price.
--Former HUD secretary Henry Cisneros has paid $1.56 million for a 2,678-square-foot house in Bel Air.
--Actress Emmanuelle Vaugier has paid $1.395 million for house in the Hollywood Hills.
--Jason Segel of "How I Met Your Mother" has paid $2.24 million for a house on the Sunset Strip and has sold a condo unit in Westwood for $452,000.

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Sunday Real Estate Round-Up

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

From the NY Post's Gimme Shelter:
--Katie Couric will be summering in the Hamptons. She leaves the Today show in May and doesn't start at CBS until after Labor Day leaving her a full summer of play with plenty of dough in her pockets. Rumor has it she's hunting in the $300,000 price range, that is if she doesn't just snap up a summer home in the $6 million to $7 million range. Behold the power of cute.
--Real-estate heiress Connie Milstein is in at 998 Fifth Ave. In order to claim her new four-bedroom duplex which was listed at $15.7 million, she had to pass muster with the coop board. Milstein got in a wee bit of trouble when she was caught on camera bribing the homeless with cigarettes in exchange for a vote for Al Gore.
--Final details on Woody Allen's townhouse on E. 70th St. He paid $22.625 million for the five-story, 20-foot-wide structure with 17 rooms.

From Forbes Movers & Shakers:
--Sharon Stone has paid around $10 million for a home in Beverly Hills. She bought from a young investor who bought Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt's former home. The home has a gym, screening room and a tennis court with a $70,000 surface. Sounds like a much more sound investment than her recent movie, Basic Instinct 2 for which she was reportedly paid $13.6 million.
--The home of McDonald's heiress Joan Kroc (she of the million dollar diamonds) is on the market for $28 million. The Montagna De La Paloma (shown above) is located in Rancho Santa Fe (which we recently mentioned as being the home of the $40 million Ultimate Estate). This compound has more than 12 acres and has the main residence has a 1,000-bottle wine cellar, two-story library, pool and health and fitness room. There is also a two-bedroom guest house, a 3,500-square-foot second home with its own pool and a gate house. The listing is here and is definitely worth a click.
--Howell Raines, the former executive editor of The New York Times, has picked up a New York townhouse on West 11th Street for $3.5 million.
--Writer Jodi Della Femina and her husband, investment banker John Kim, have closed on their two-bedroom Greenwich Village home which sold for $100,000 above the asking price of just under $1.6 million.

From The New York Observer's Manhattan Transfers:
Will the condos at 1200 Fifth Avenue be able to lure deep-pocketed investors? The area is on the path to gentrification. Studios start at around $767,000 and apartments top out at $6.6 million excluding the ten-room penthouse that is listed at $14.5 million. Building amenities like a private fitness center, individual storage, a refurbished lobby, a 24-hour concierge, and appliances throughout by Wolf, Miele and Sub-Zero might be enough to wash away those worries of the unfashionable address.
--Music mogul Antonio (LA) Reid has purchased a $10 million home in Sagaponack. The two-story home has six bedrooms, tennis courts and a bond.
--Gallery owner Paula Cooper and her husband, book publisher Jack Macrae, sold their Chelsea home for $6.05 million and spent $5 million on two London Terrace penthouses that belonged to photographer Annie Leibovitz.
--A West Village townhouse belonging to financier Enrico Marone-Cinzano has an asking price of $19.5 million The home which was built in 1833 is known as the Bacchus House and has a Beaux-Arts façade. Inside the home has expansive entertaining spaces, service quarters, garage and a full spa with infinity pool. The listing is here and was recently updated with beautiful interior shots.

From the LA Times: Hot Property:

--Indiana Pacer center/forward Jermaine O'Neal has listed his two-bedroom Wilshire Corridor tower condo at close to $1.7 million. Good for the height-blessed, the condo has custom vaulted ceilings. The listing is here.
--Musician Lindsey Buckingham and his wife have moved out of the Bel-Air home that they built in 2002. They had sold it for around its $21.5-million asking price last year but then leased it back while their new house was being remodeled.

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Sharon Stone Gets Glammed Up in Chopard for Basic Instinct 2

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Filed under: Jewelry, Timepieces / Watches

Sharon Stone's long-delayed return to the big screen in" Basic Instinct 2" might be worth watching for the lux-spotting alone. A while ago we learned that Stone would be driving a Spyker C8 Laviolette Spyder in the movie. Now comes the news that she will be decked out in Chopard jewels. Chopard is the official jeweler for the movie and Sharon will be wearing the Strada XXL diamond watch shown here, a pair of white-gold Ice Cube rings with diamonds, a diamond ring with a heart-sized pink diamond at its center and diamond and aquamarine earrings. Maybe all the diamonds will distract us from the fact that we will be watching mutton dressed as lamb.

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