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EXCLUSIVE: Ralph Lauren to Exhibit Car Collection Classics for the First Time

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Some of the most precious gems in famed fashion designer Ralph Lauren's incredible car collection will be exhibited for the the first time ever in Paris this spring. Lauren's collection, in our opinion the finest one in private hands on the planet, features impeccable examples of the rarest and most valuable vehicles in the world. We can reveal exclusively that four of his exquisite automotive works of art, which have never before been seen in public, will be on view at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris from April 28 – August 28: a 1964 Ferrari 250 LM; a 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Scaglietti; a 1956/1958 Jaguar XKSS; and a 1931 Alfa Romeo Monza 8C 2300.

13 other Lauren cars will also be on display during the exhibit, entitled The Art of the Automobile: Masterpieces from the Ralph Lauren Collection, including an amazing 1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa (above), a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, and a 1938 Bugatti 57 SC Atlantic Coupé. The last two alone are worth about $30 – $40 million each, and are among the world's most expensive cars. The Paris exhibit will focus on European models created between the 1930s and the 1990s, "illustrating the evolution of car design in the 20th Century." They were selected by curator Rodolphe Rapetti and will be arranged by scenographer Jean-Michel Wilmotte, with the "kinetics" and sound of the vehicles conveyed by means of various films and recordings. The museum will also be producing a luxe book to celebrate the occasion.

Gallery: Ralph Lauren's Cars Headed to Paris

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The Classicist: The Summer of Style Icon & Jazz Great Miles Davis

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Filed under: Books, Men's Style, The Classicist

Here at Luxist we write a lot about fashion and style, mainly in the form of luxury goods, but it's also interesting to look at the inspiration and influence behind what some people only see as pricey items in a luxe boutique. Some style influencers are well known and at times over-used; Steve McQueen and John F. Kennedy are two examples that spring to mind. Less well known but equally as influential among the tastemakers who decide what we buy as musicians – see Ralph Lauren's homage to Davis' take on Ivy League style here – is the late jazz great Miles Davis, who's finally getting his due with a new museum exhibition and accompanying book this summer.

Now through August 29, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is staging the first major North American multimedia retrospective dedicated to Miles. Entitled We Want Miles: Miles Davis vs. Jazz, the exhibition (designed and organized with help from the Cité de la Musique in Paris with the support of Davis' estate) combines image and sound to offer visitors a sensory experience inspired by Davis himself, who once said, "A painting is music you can see, and music is a painting you can hear." If you can't make it to the museum in person – or even if you can – Skira Rizzoli's book version (above) is well worth buying. The most comprehensive and lavishly illustrated volume on the jazz great to date, it chronicles Davis' life and his relationship to jazz and musicians surrounding him, on the heels of the 50th anniversary of his acclaimed album Kind of Blue and 40th anniversary of Bitches Brew.

Gallery: We Want Miles Davis

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New Museum Exhibit Takes A Closer Look at Fakes

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Filed under: Art

When a fake is discovered the reaction of most museums is to quietly remove it from display and hope nobody notices, and although historically the National Gallery has done just that it's now offering all of its fakes up in a full-on display along with an education on the cutting edge technology used to uncover them. Infrared reflectography, x-rays, pigment analysis, and dendrochronology (a means of dating wood by looking at its rings) all make it more difficult than ever for fakes to get by, but even some experts admit that the work and skill needed to make some of the forgeries is impressive. One of the gallery's researchers, Rachel Billinge, says "Sometimes the faker has gone to such lengths you can respect their techniques – much more so than the originals, churned out in a workshop by some bored apprentice."

The exhibit will be open at the National Gallery from June 30th - September 12th.

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Michael Jackson Exhibit Dazzles London Audience

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Michael Jackson fans are getting a new look at his prized possessions in a new exhibition at London's O2 Center. The exhibit showcases many of Jackson's iconic glittering costumes as well as the eclectic bounty of his personal collections including toys, a crown, a throne and numerous portraits of himself in a variety of styles and outfits.

The show includes more than just Jackson's belongings. It also features the patented special design shoes that allowed Jackson and his dancers to lean forward at a 45-degree angle in the music video for the song "Smooth Criminal." Many other music video props are also displayed including the rocket ship he rode in the "Leave Me Alone" video and the zombie mannequins from "Thriller." The exhibit conjures up the magic of Michael Jackson and offers up some solace to the many fans who were planning to attend his London shows.

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Steven Spielberg and George Lucas Partner For Rockwell Exhibition

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Filed under: Art

Steven Spielberg and George Lucas have more than great movies in common, they are also both collectors of Norman Rockwell art. The latest collaboration from the talented pair won't be a movie but the pooling of their collections of Rockwell art as part of an exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington D.C. next year. "Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell From the Collections of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg" will be on exhibit from July 2, 2010 through Jan. 2, 2011 and will include more than 50 paintings and drawings from the movie moguls' collections.

The Washington Post reports that the exhibit will explore the connections linking the art and movies. It makes a certain sense that Steven Spielberg and George Lucas are collectors of Norman Rockwell art. After all, both directors share a certain love of Americana, of heroism and storytelling things that are key features in Rockwell's work. The pair have taped interviews on their thoughts on Rockwell which will be shown as part of the exhibit.

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Breguet Ref. 1160 Marie Antoinette Pocket Watch Perfect Replica On Display At Louvre

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Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

When I first mentioned that Breguet was going to have an exhibit at the Louvre I speculated that they might include as part of the collection the special Ref. 1160 pocket watch that was a painstakingly made (over three years of work) replica of the original Breguet Marie Antoinette pocket watch that was itself completed in the 1840s after almost 40 years of efforts. The exhibit does in fact display the Ref. 1160 pocket watch nicely and fans of the Breguet brand or horological history should check out the exhibit if they are in Paris up until the 6th of September. In addition to the Ref. 1160, there are a number of very interesting Breguet pocket watches, chronometers, clocks, and other items that you'll probably never get a change to see, all in beautiful restored condition.

For more information check out the mini site for the Breguet Louvre exhibit.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

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The Geneva Watch Factory 2010 Exhibition For Young Watch Brands

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Filed under: Timepieces / Watches, Events

New and smaller watch brands have a tough time when it comes promoting themselves to the watch industry at large. Especially when it comes to an industry that is so focused around personal relationships and establishing key strategic relationships. With hundreds of watch brands today, and new ones popping up all the time (even in this economy), dedicated watch industry shows are very important. The two major shows in Europe are Baselworld and SIHH (Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie)- both in Switzerland. With the latter being basically a show for the Richemont brands.

A new watch show has just been organized and will debut in Geneva in January 2010. The name is The Geneva Watch Factory, or just "The Watch Factory." Yes, it is a cheesy name as far as I am concerned, but so are most names for exhibits such as this. The show will actually compete with SIHH as it will be held at the same time and in a nearby location in Geneva. The show will feature at least 20 "young brands." Part of the reason that these brands are interested in the new show is due to the massive size of Baselworld where it is easy to get lost among the other brands, as well as likely the expense to exhibit at Baselworld. Stay tuned for more information about the participating watch brands as we get closer to January.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

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Body Exhibit Causes Controversy In France

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The Body Worlds exhibits may be popular in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world but a similar exhibit has run into trouble in Paris. An exhibition on the human body called "Our Body" in Paris has been ordered to be shut down after a judge ruled that it is disrespectful of the dead. Two French human rights groups had filed a lawsuit with various complaints including the fact that the bodies were not displayed behind protective glass. There is also a concern about where the bodies were obtained. Organizers of similar exhibitions have been accused of using the cadavers of Chinese prisoners.

Judge Louis-Marie Raingeard has given Encore Productions, the exhibition's organizer, 24 hours to shut down the show which had been open since February and was scheduled to run through May 10. He also threatened a €20,000 fine for each additional day that the exhibit stays open. The exhibit has already been shown in Lyon and Marseille and the Paris exhibition had sold 200,000 tickets by the start of April.

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Bedazzled Exhibit Reveals A Collector's Haul

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Filed under: Jewelry, Events

The venerable Walters Museum in Baltimore, Maryland is opening up their vaults for Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry. The exhibit highlights the passion of Henry Walters (1848–1931) who collected jewelry from a large variety of cultures and periods. His collection runs the gamut from Mesopotamian stone pendants to masterpieces created by Tiffany and Co. The exhibition brings together more than 200 pieces of jewelry, combining extraordinary highlights from the holdings with objects from the Walters' vaults, The exhibit runs from now until January 4, 2009. A small sample of some of the pieces on display is in the gallery below.

[via Washington Post]

Gallery: Bedazzled

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Artistic Luxury On Display in Cleveland

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Filed under: Jewelry, Art

This fall is a great time to do some museum hopping if you have an interest in precious objects from all eras. There's the Hidden Treasures of Afghanistan exhibit which is headed to San Francisco, the Art Nouveau Jewelry exhibit at the MFA in Boston and now Artistic Luxury: Fabergé, Tiffany, Lalique at the Cleveland Museum of Art from October 19 – January 18.

This exhibit showcases jewelry pieces and luxury objects from the 1900 Exhibition Universelle at Paris's Grand Palais where Art Nouveau jewelry design reached its apex. The show is a comparative study of the work of three of the greatest designers of the 20th century Peter Carl Fabergé, Louis Comfort Tiffany, and René Lalique. It includes rare loans from public and private collections worldwide from lenders such as Queen Elizabeth, Prince Albert of Monaco, Joan Rivers, and Neil Lane and public collections from the Met to the Hermitage. The pieces in the gallery below are just a sample of some of the beautiful objects on loan. Shown above is Edward VII's Faberge enamel cigarette case which was loaned to the exhibit by Queen Elizabeth II.

Gallery: Artistic Luxury: FabergÃ©, Tiffany, Lalique

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Czech Crown Jewels Go On Display

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Imagine having the crown shown above placed on your head. You can't do that but you can get a rare glimpse at the ornate creation. The crown is part of the Czech crown jewels currently on display at Prague castle. The gold crown is studded with 96 precious stones including rubies and sapphires. The AFP reports that it was first worn by the Holy Roman emperor and king of Bohemia, Charles IV of Luxembourg, for his Prague coronation in 1347. The crown is being shown along the the scepter, imperial orb and other priceless objects. Czechs and foreign visitors have only been allowed to view the jewels nine times in the last century. This time it is to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the founding of the Czech Republic, the 90th anniversary of the foundation of Czechoslovakia and the re-election of President Vaclav Klaus and the object will be display for 11 days.

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Oscar Jewels on Display

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Filed under: Jewelry

If you are in New York City, you might want to swing by the Chopard flagship store at Madison and 63rd St. They will be displaying display jewelry pieces worn by Oscar winners from the past five years from March 7-14. Chopard has got a pretty good Oscar streak going: Marion Cotillard (2008), Helen Mirren (2007), Rachel Weisz (2006), Hilary Swank (2005), and Charlize Theron (2004) all wore Chopard jewelry when they won their Oscars. This year's winner, the charming Marion Cotillard who won for La Vie en Rose wore a 64-ct.champagne diamond briolette necklace with a light and dark brown 106-ct. dark brown diamond bead necklace with her mermaid-like Gaultier dress.

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Patti Smith Art Exhibit

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Joining the ranks of celebrity artists such as Bob Dylan and Anthony Hopkins exhibiting their work is another iconic figure, Patti Smith. The singer and songwriter will be showing photos taken with her Polaroid camera along with selected found object such as astone taken from the river in which Virginia Woolf committed suicide and slippers work by the late photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.. The show will open in March at the Fondation Cartier in Paris and is named Land 250, after Smith's camera. There will be 250 Polaroids, 25 drawings and film extracts. Smith has also shot a short film about it and recorded spoken explanations of her works that will be played in the gallery.

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Cursed Stone Goes On Display in London

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There's a certain fascination to "cursed" gemstones. In the U.S. we have the Hope Diamond at the Smithsonian, now in London at the Natural History Museum's gemstone exhibit "The Vault," the cursed Delhi Purple Sapphire is going on display. The amethyst stone has lingered in the archives of the museum for years. Unlike the Hope Diamond the amethyst isn't exceptionally rare or pricey but the curse is a fascinating story.

The Times reports that around 34 years ago, Peter Tandy, a curator at the museum, found the stone in the mineral cabinets. it was set in a silver ring decorated with astrological symbols and mystical words with two scarab-carved gems attached. A note, written by Edward Heron-Allen, the amethyst's last owner, said that it carried a curse. He was so disturbed by the stone that he surrounded it with protective charms and sealed it in seven boxes before leaving it to the musuem. The legend goes that the purple stone was brought to the UK by a Bengal cavalryman Colonel W Ferris after being looted from the Temple of Indra in Cawnpore , now Kanpur in 1857. The soldier lost his money and health and the same happened to his son when he inherited it. A family friend who owned it for a while committed suicide. Heron-Allen got the stone in 1890 and suffered misfortunes, he gave the stone away twice and it caused misfortune both times including causing a singer to lose her voice. He was even said to have thrown it in a canal only to have it come back to him later through a dealer who bought it from a dredger. In 1904 he had enough and shipped it to his bankers saying it was to be locked away until after his death.

The curse has even stretched into modern times. Seven years ago John Whittaker, former head of micropalaeontology at the Natural History Museum, took the amethyst to the first annual symposium of the Heron-Allen Society. On the way home he was caught in a huge thunderstorm. A the second symposium he was sick with a stomach bug and on the third symposium he got a kidney stone.

It seems to me that the logical way to stop the curse would be to return it to the temple it came from but that wouldn't make for such an interesting story now would it?

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Verdura: The Life and Work of a Master Jeweler

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Lovers of fine jewelry may want to make a pilgrimage to Houston between Nov. 16, 2007 to Feb. 17, 2008 to catch the exhibit of Verdura jewels at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Verdura jewels dating from the 1930s with original design sketches will be on public display in Verdura: The Life and Work of a Master Jeweler in The Lester and Sue Smith Gem Vault. Duke Fulco di Verdura (1898–1978) a Sicilian Duke, began his career with the one and only Coco Chanel. She hired him as a textile designer and he went on to become the head designer for her private and boutique jewelry collection. His designs were worn by iconic women of taste including Joan Crawford; Princess Diana; Doris Duke; Katharine Hepburn; Nan Kempner and Greta Garbo. Still not convinced you should go yet? Take a browse through the gallery of the Verdura pieces that will be on display below.

Gallery: Verdura Exhibit At The Houston Museum of Natural Science