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Vuitton Scraps Plans for New Tokyo Flagship

Filed under: Handbags

Earlier this month my colleague Deirdre Woollard reported that Louis Vuitton had cut its prices in Japan by 7 percent in an effort to boost flagging sales. Now parent company LVMH has scrapped plans for a brand new Vuitton flagship store in Tokyo's glamorous Ginza shopping district. The 10-floor luxury behemoth complete with restaurant had been slated for opening in 2010, Reuters reports. An official for the developer, Hulic Co Ltd, said the proposed building would probably still be constructed for a different high-end brand. An LVMH spokesman confirmed that Louis Vuitton had withdrawn from the project but "declined to explain the decision or comment on its plans."

Tags: Ginza, Japan, Louis Vuitton, LouisVuitton, LVMH, Tokyo

How Far Would You Go For Louis?

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Handbags

Louis Vuitton collectors whose obsession knows no bounds may have a voyage ahead of them. As the NY Sun reports, the only way to get your hands on one of the Louis Vuitton handbags designed by Rei Kawakubo the avant-garde founder of Comme des Garçons is to visit the pop-up store LVMH has set up in the Comme des Garçons store in Tokyo. The store is open through December and only shoppers who go there can place an order for one of Kawakubo's six designs. You cannot order by phone or internet and can only order one bag per person. And you don't even get your bag until after the shop closes and the orders are put into production. At least you don't have to trek pack to Tokyo to pick it up, the bags will be sent to the customer's local Louis Vuitton shop.

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Tags: comme des garcons, CommeDesGarcons, louis vuitton, LouisVuitton, rei kawakubo, ReiKawakubo, tokyo

Mandarin Oriental Tokyo Luxury Christmas Package

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

We've covered a $150,000 hotel offer in New York but if your Christmas travels take you to Japan, you can hole up in the a luxury hotel in Tokyo for a one-of-a-kind Christmas that costs $130,000. The Mandarin Oriental Tokyo is offering a Christmas suite that is decorated with a small tree with diamonds. The package also includes a bath with fresh roses, vintage champagne, and a breakfast with truffles. The package comes with limo service, a spa treatment and a gourmet dinner that is served in the dining room of the presidential suite. Much of the money you spend you get to take home with you, in the form of diamond jewelry worth around $108,000.

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Tags: christmas, holidash, japan, luxury hotel, mandarin oriental, MandarinOriental, tokyo

Golden Cradle Studded with Diamonds, Rubies, and Emeralds

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor, Events

Wow, way back in the 18th century they really knew how to bling things up. And unlikely things too, like this baby's cradle. Covered in gold and set with more than 2,000 gems including diamonds, rubies, and emeralds, it's currently on display in Tokyo at a special exhibit that includes about 140 other antique treasures from the Ottoman Empire (which came before the Republic of Turkey). The items will be on display through September 24th in honor of the birth of Prince Hisahito to the Japanese Emporer's son Prince Akishino and his wife Princess Kiko (got that straight?). No word on what the cradle's valued at, although since it isn't for sale I guess it's more about admiring it's gaudy beauty than hoping to get one for yourself.

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Tags: baby, cradle, crib, diamond, diamonds, emerald, emeralds, gem, gems, gold, golden, infant, jewel, jewels, prince, princess, rocker, rocking, rubies, ruby, tokyo

Hello Kitty for the Truly Obsessed

by Sandy Maple (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor, Gadgets

If your Hello Kitty collection already includes the $30,000 dog bed, the one-of-a-kind platinum figurine, the $50,000 diamond pendant and the Fender guitar, then maybe, just maybe, you are ready for the $66,000 Swarovski crystal-encrusted Maneki Neko Hello Kitty doll. It's quite large and looks not at all cuddly, but how can you not want it? Those eyes, that red bow cocked just so on the enormous head - you are powerless to resist the cuteness that is HK. This sparkly version of the popular feline is posed as a maneki neko, which is a good money fortune symbol in Japan. Covered with with 62,000 Swarovski crystal beads, the sparkly kitty is currently on display at the Mitsukoshi Department Store in Tokyo. Buy her and she will bring you riches.

[via kittyhell.com]

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Tags: crystal hello kitty, CrystalHelloKitty, hello kitty, HelloKitty, japan, maneki neko, ManekiNeko, mitsukoshi, swarovski, tokyo

Luxe City Guides Offer Only the Best

by Sandy Maple (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

Luxe City Guides are not your ordinary travel books. In fact, they aren't books at all. They are are beautiful, sleek, accordion-style guides that are small enough to fit in your pocket. These travel and style guides point the discerning traveler to only the best of the best in Asian, European and Australian cities.

From Bali to Tokyo, the guides are packed with personally researched information from city-insiders who know their way around the fashion, food and entertainment scenes. Luxe takes things a step further by including information on services, shops and secrets that you might never find on your own. With Luxe, you are a visitor, not a tourist.

Whether you are looking for the best martini in Istanbul, want to design your own handbags in Hanoi or desire a quiet moment in a secret garden in the heart of Bangkok, Luxe will take you there in style.

The guides are written in an opinionated and irreverent style and are beautiful to look at. With no paid advertising, the Luxe City Guides are updated twice each year with regular online updates.

Buy the guides individually for $9 each, or get a customized boxed set of twelve for $108.

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Tags: asia travel, AsiaTravel, austrtalia travel, AustrtaliaTravel, bali, bangkok, city guide, CityGuide, entertainment, european travel, EuropeanTravel, hanoi, istanbul, luxe travel guide, LuxeTravelGuide, style, tokyo, travel, travel guide, travel secrets, TravelGuide, TravelSecrets

Ritz-Carlton Tokyo Opens, Offers Diamond Martini

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Spirits

Last year we wrote about the influx of new luxury hotels in Tokyo. Now the Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo, a 248-room hotel in the city's tallest skyscraper is officially open. The hotel starts on the 45th floor and is home to Japan's most expensive Presidential Suite, at $20,000 per night, and a 200-year-old Japanese teahouse. The design scheme blends European inspiration with contemporary details such as four bold and colorful works by American painter Sam Francis. The hotel's lofty location provides views of the city and Mt. Fuji in the distance. The Ritz-Carlton Club, accessible only by elevator key, offers multi-lingual concierge service and round-the-clock food and beverage offerings. The hotel is also home to restaurants that feature sushi, tempura and Teppanyaki as well as a restaurant that serves Asian and French inspired cuisine.

The Washington Post reports that the hotel also offers a very pricey drink. The Diamonds-Are-Forever Martini is a $16,000 cocktail with a one-carat Bulgari diamond at the bottom that you can take to any Bulgari store in Tokyo and have a ring fitted to the stone for free.

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Tags: bulgari, diamond, hotel, japan, martini, ritz-carlton, tokyo, travel

World's Most Expensive Hotel Suites

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

Though there is still time to spare before summer, it might be difficult to get a reservation at one of the Travel Channel's picks for most expensive hotel suites. When you are spending upwards of $4,000 a night, however, the "necessity" of reservations may just turn out to be a minor inconvenience. Here is the list, with the rates listed per night:

10. Coco Chanel Suite, Hotel Ritz, Paris - $4,300 to stay in the room that Coco herself lived in for 37 years.
9. Presidential Suite, Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills - $4,700 for a chef, butler, kitchen, grand piano and a chance to live like the stars
8. Peninsula Suite, The Peninsula, Hong Kong - $4,875, including butler service and a chauffeured Rolls Royce
7. Royal Suite, The Lanesborough, London - $5,837, with private security and personal butlers for the 3 bedroom suite with a floor-to-ceiling view of Hyde Park
6. Royal Suite, Burj Al Arab, Dubai - $6,800 to stay in the world's tallest hotel, with a private screening room, views of the ocean and use of the hotel's helipad

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Tags: england, expensive suites, hilton, hotel, london, luxury, motel, new york, paris, presidential, ritz, rooms, suites, switzerland, the plaza, tokyo, travel, united arab emirates

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Mandarin Oriental Tokyo Spa Now Open

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Spas

As we mentioned earlier, the Mandarin Oriental recently opened a new hotel in Tokyo. Now guests at the hotel can experience a massage with a view. The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo is on the top two floors of the hotel and offerers everything from hydro- and heat-based treatments to ice fountains for skin toning. There are nine treatment rooms including five spa suites, Mandarin Oriental Spas offer the “Time Ritual,” which lets guests book time rather than treatments. On the day of the appointment the treatments are determined. Treatments specific to the new spa include the Adzuki Ritual which uses adzuki beans in a scrub, Absolute Pearl body wrap with pearl powder and the Oriental Harmony with Mandarin Oriental’s own frangipani and jasmine infused signature body oil and salt scrub. The 38th floor of the hotel also includes a fitness center.

[via Asia Travel Tips]

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Tags: asian, mandarin oriental, MandarinOriental, spa, spa treatments, tokyo

Bulgari Goes Big In Japan

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry, Timepieces / Watches

Another posh boutique is coming to the Ginza area of Tokyo. Chanel already opened a luxe boutique in the area and now WWD reports that Bulgari will put it's biggest store ever, a 10-story tower, in the posh shopping district. The new store will open at the end of next year and will also serve as headquarters for Bulgari Japan. The tower will have a rooftop garden (like the Chanel store), VIP rooms and a restaurant and bar. The glass facade of the building is meant to evoke a jewelry display case.

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Tags: boutique, bulgari, ginza, japan, shopping, tokyo

The $2.16 Million Vienna Gold Coin Cake

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining

When we talk multimillion dollar edibles one place always takes the cake, Tokyo. We've seen a diamond fruitcake and a diamond chocolate but now this time it's all about the gold. The latest feat of culinary decadence is this Vienna Gold Coin Cake which is on display in a Tokyo jewelry store. The cake celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Mozart. The four-level cake is worth $2.16 million and is covered with gold coins and gold leaf.

[via Food Mall]

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Tags: edible gold, gold, gold coin cake, gold coins, mozart, tokyo

The Diamond-Covered Chocolate

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining, Jewelry

I thought the diamond fruitcake was the height of confectionery decadence but they are at it again in Tokyo. This time it's jewels and chocolate, combining bitter chocolate in the shape of the African continent with over 2,000 diamonds. The jeweler created the chocolate to celebrate South Africa. The piece is worth nearly $5 million. The Turn to 10 website has video of the story.

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Tags: chocolate, diamonds, tokyo

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