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Salma Hayek & Supermodels Party on St. Barths' Sexiest Superyacht

Roman Abramovich's Eclipse is bigger, Demi Moore's Philippe Starck-designed cruiser is cooler, and P. Diddy's floating iPad-controlled palace is more expensive, but the 161-ft. Destination Fox Harb'r Too was hands-down the sexiest superyacht in St. Barths over the New Year's vacation. It's not that there's anything terribly special about the Trinity-built vessel considering the competition; rather it has to do with who was onboard: Salma Hayek and stunning supermodels Alessandra Ambrosio (above) and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Hayek's billionaire husband François-Henri Pinault of the famed French luxury goods conglomerate reportedly footed the $250,000-per-week tab for the oceangoing extravaganza.

Destination Fox Harb'r Too was launched in 2008 with luxe accommodations for 11 guests in six spacious staterooms. The yacht is manned by a crew of 10 including a 5-star chef, three hostesses and a watersports guide. The split-level owner's suite features amazing 180-degree views and dual private en-suite baths. The Patrick Knowles Design interior is modeled on a European spa resort, featuring sophisticated fabrics, hand-carved glass and stone work, and acres of Honduran mahogany paneling with redwood burl, lacewood, and Macassar ebony accents. The sexy shipmates were in St. Barths for Abramovich's lavish New Year's Eve bash featuring the Black Eyed Peas.

[via JustLuxe]

Gallery: 'Destination Fox Harb'r Too'

Tags: Alessandra Ambrosio, megayacht, Philippe Starck, Roman Abramovich, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Salma Hayek, St. Barths, supermodels, superyacht, yacht

Hassan Bounkit Jewelry - One-of-a-Kind Sparkly Glamour Celebrities Love

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Filed under: Jewelry, Celebrity Shopping

Influenced by the warm hues of the Caribbean and the art deco "power cuffs" starlets wore in the 1940s, Hassan Bounkit jewelry exudes the kind of sparkly, sophisticated glamour magpies like we can't ignore.

Already embraced (and worn) by Salma Hayek, Oprah Winfrey, Taylor Swift, Blake Lively, Vanessa Williams and Mariel Hemingway, just to name a few fans, Hassan Bounkit is a man-made-in-the-USA jewelry line which incorporates unique, hand-carved elements, making each piece -- even if it's the same design -- completely one-of-a-kind. Utilizing organic materials from semi-precious stones and shells to mahogany, Bounkit's look is fresh, eye-catching and unmistakably lavish.

Hassan Bounkit, a native Moroccan with a warm smile, began in couture fashion in Florence, then moved to New York in 1989, where he worked with Nicole Miller and Arnold Scaasi, among others. He launched his own line of jewelry in 2006 and was met with rave reviews for his striking collection. A recession survivor, he now produces three collections per year, which you can find made-to-order online or at Saks Fifth Avenue and high end boutiques.

His magnificently architectural designs are statement pieces you'll base your whole wardrobe around -- and for one-of-a-kind jewelry, the prices are extraordinary. Check out a few of our favorites from his current treasure trove below:

Gallery: Hassan Bounkit Jewelry

Tags: blake lively, Hassan Bounkit, jewelry, jewelry designers, mariel hemingway, oprah winfrey, salma hayek, taylor swift, vanessa williams

Luxury Conglomerate Backs Environmental Movie

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Green

Luxury conglomerate PPR, which is behind Gucci, Balenciega and Bottega Veneta among others, is the backer of a new movie about the planet. "Home" is a new documentary that will debut in 127 countries on June 5, World Environmental Day. The film was directed by French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand (Earth from Above) and produced by award-winning director Luc Besson (Taken, Subway, The Big Blue, Nikita, The Fifth Element), with the support of François-Henri Pinault, CEO of PPR. The film's purpose is to help change the way people see the planet and their impact on it. It was shot in high definition in 54 countries and 120 locations over 217 days and the first-time ever all aerial filming style highlights the Earth's wonders as well as its wounds. Home is narrated in English by Glenn Close and in Spanish by Salma Hayek.

PPR's support of Home has enabled this film to be free of distribution rights and it will be shown on TV, in open-air theaters, on the Internet in partnership with Youtube and Google, in theaters worldwide at a reduced rate and on DVD. In the United States, it will be broadcast on June 5th at 9:00 pm ET/PT on the National Geographic Channel and will be shown at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art and in New York City at Central Park At Cedar Hill. You can also catch it on YouTube. It well sell for $19.98 on DVD and fifteen percent of the studio's profits will go to Conservation International.

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Tags: environment, glenn close, GlennClose, green, home, luc besson, LucBesson, movie, salma hayek, SalmaHayek, yann arthus-betrand, YannArthus-betrand

Salma Hayek's Venice Wedding

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Los Angeles may have had the wedding of Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag this weekend but the real wedding action was in Venice, Italy where Salma Hayek and her husband French luxury goods tycoon Francois-Henri Pinault renewed the vows they first made in a civil ceremony on Valentine's Day. The couple's ceremony took place at Venice's La Fenice opera house, one of the most spectacular settings in a city full of beauty and romance.

The bride wore a Balenciaga wedding gown with a long veil and her daughter Valentina, along with Francois-Henri's son and daughter from his first marriage in attendance. The affair attracted a rather impressive guest list. Among the stars in attendance were Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton, Woody Harrelson, Olivier Martinez, Ashley Judd, Charlize Theron and Stuart Townsend, Bono, Gael García Bernal, Enrique Murciano, David Blaine, Ziyi Zhang and even Anna Wintour and former French President Jacques Chirac. The weekend-long event includes a masked ball at the Venice's Punta Della Dogana on Friday night. The AP has a wedding dress picture here.

Tags: francois-henri-pinault, la fenice, LaFenice, salma hayek, SalmaHayek, venice, wedding

Celebs Flock to L.A.'s "Luxury Erotic Emporium"

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Filed under: Apparel, Celebrity Shopping

While many high-end boutiques are experiencing a severe downturn, L.A.'s "luxury erotic emporium" Coco de Mer is busier than ever, with an increasing quotient of sex-starved celebs. The Melrose Avenue shop sells a wide range of goods including lingerie, books, oils, housewares and luxurious sex toys and accessories, including a $10,000 14kt gold and diamond vibrator. Angelina Jolie was spotted shopping there just the other day (though we don't know what she splurged on). Other celebs including Madonna, Kate Moss, Salma Hayek and Sienna Miller have also been by to pick up something saucy for, ahem, entertaining at home.

The shop is owned by Justine and Sam Roddick, daughters of Body Shop founder Anita Roddick, who opened the original Coco de Mer in London in 2001. The shop's clever, opulent design features a "Confessional" room attached to the dressing room providing a private view of your partner trying on lingerie. All of their products are made in consideration of the environment and human rights, and their policy is to invest in the work of local talent as well as small Fair Trade projects or cottage industries. The Roddicks are "committed to enabling individuals to use sex as an instrument to transform their own existence."

Gallery: Coco de Mer Luxury Erotica

Tags: Angelina Jolie, AngelinaJolie, Body Shop, BodyShop, Coco de Mer, CocoDeMer, Kate Moss, KateMoss, Los Angeles, LosAngeles, Madonna, Melrose Avenue, MelroseAvenue, Salma Hayek, SalmaHayek, Sex, Sex shop, Sex toys, SexShop, SexToys, Sienna Miller, SiennaMiller

Campari Celebrates Summer in Style

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Filed under: Spirits

In our Classicist column about Veuve Clicquot's collaboration with Riva Yachts the other day we fell to musing about Dolce Vita style on the Riviera. Of course, nothing exemplifies seaside sprezzatura quite like Campari, the classic Italian aperitif. The bold red spirit with the sexy ads starring Salma Hayek (above) has been around since 1860, but that doesn't mean they've run out of things to do with it. Campari and soda is the classic combo - and one of our seasonal staples - but the company has come up with several spiffy new cocktails for summer. See the gallery for recipes, including a couple that can be made in large quantities for parties.

Gallery: Campari Summer Style

Campari Sgroppino - created by mixologist Tony Abou-Ganim

Campari Passion - created by mixologist Jacques Bezuidenhout

Tags: Aperitif, Campari, Dolce Vita style, DolceVitaStyle, Italian Riviera, Italian style, ItalianRiviera, ItalianStyle, Italy, La Dolce Vita, LaDolceVita, Riviera, Salma Hayek, SalmaHayek, Summer cocktails, SummerCocktails

Sunday Real Estate Round-Up

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From the NY Post's Gimme Shelter:
--Supermodel Gisele is renting out her West Village penthouse loft for $29,000 per month. The home has a hot tub on the private roof deck. Check it out at the listing here.
-- Fairchild Corp. Chairman Jeffrey Steiner has sold his Fifth Avenue co-op apartment for his last asking price of $15 million.
--Martha Stewart is looking to buy a house in Manhattan rather than move into the $35 million worth of apartments she bought at the Richard Meier-designed 165 Charles St. building.

From the Real Estalker:
--Suge Knight's gated estate in Malibu, shown above, is listed at $6.2 million, subject to Bankruptcy Court approval. Check out the listing here, the home is a bit abandoned and in need of someone with deep pockets to restore it to glory.
--Donn and Vicky Gunvalson from The Real Housewives of Orange County have put their Coto de Caza
home on the market for $3.75 million. You may remember this five-bedroom home from the show where the expansive swimming pool and grotto were featured. The listing is here.
--Salma Hayek and and Francois-Henri Pinault have bought the home belonging to Kelsey and Camille Grammer in Bel Air, California.
--A three-fer from Fred Savage. He has sold his home on Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles for $2,249,022, bought a house in Hancock Park for $3,050,030, and has flipped a Hollywood Hills home for $3.5 million.

From the NY Observer's Manhattan Transfers:
--Alain Pinon, who co-owns and co-founded the AKS Salons on Fifth and Madison avenues, has paid $1.585 million for his eighth apartment on the Upper West Side. He has already flipped three apartments and four other spreads nearby on Central Park West.
--Men's Health editor-in-chief Dave Zinczenko has paid $3.795 million for a full-floor, three-bedroom unit at the new 744 Greenwich Street condominium.
-- Sharon Percy Rockefeller, the daughter of one Senator and the wife of another has purchased a $2.175 million Manhattan apartment overlooking a very fancy MoMA sculpture garden.
--Peter Peterson, senior chairman and co-founder of the newly public Blackstone Group, who recently bought David Geffen's duplex penthouse at 810 Fifth Avenue for $37.5 million is looking to sell his 11th-floor apartment at River House likely for somewhere between $9 and $10 million. The apartment was used to film a saucy amateur video filmed there, which promoted his daughter Holly's summer novel The Manny.

From Berg Properties Big Time Listings:
--Former NFL quarterback Cade McNown has paid $2,925,000 to purchase a house in Hancock Park and has sold his house in the Hollywood Hills for $3,499,000.
--Damon Dash has sold his 5,875-square-foot, Spanish villa-style house in Beverly Hills, Calif. for $3,600,000.
--Actor Billy Bob Thornton has bought a four-bedroom house in Malibu that was listed at $2,410,000.

From the Real Estate Journal's Private Properties:
--The family of John J. Donovan Sr., whose feud made headlines last year, is asking $6 million for a three-bedroom home on 3.5 acres on the North Shore of Massachusetts and $5.9 million for a home on 1.8 acres across the street. This will be our double dip estate of the day later today.

From Radar:
Vidal Sassoon has put a Richard Neutra-designed house on Mulholland Drive on the market for $19.5 million.

From the LA Times Hot Property:
--Joey McIntyre has sold his house in Venice, California for close to $2.9 million and bought in Hancock Park for nearly $4.7 million.
--Wilmer Valderrama has put his Tarzana compound on the market at $2.25 million. The home has five bedrooms, a pool, pool house and a gym.
--Jenilee Harrison, who played Jamie Ewing on "Dallas" and Cindy Snow on "Three's Company," and her chiropractor husband, Bruce Oppenheim, have sold their Sherman Oaks property for $1.1 million.
--Kevin Williamson, who wrote the screenplays for the "Scream" series of films and the TV series "Dawson's Creek," has purchased a late-'40s, modern-style house in Palm Springs for $1.5 million.
--The Palm Desert home of actor William Boyd, who played Hopalong Cassidy, was purchased at an auction June 2 for $467,500.

Tags: cade mcnown, fred savage, gisele, kelsey grammer, martha stewart, salma hayek, the manny, TheManny