Photo: Stella McCartney

Fashion designer Stella McCartney is Central Saint Martins alumnus. She launched her own fashion label back in 2001, just after finishing her apprenticeship on Savile Row.

The English fashion designer is the daughter of former Beatles member Sir Paul McCartney and is respected for her luxury fashion line.

Stella McCartney offers a signature style of sharp tailoring, natural confidence and sexy femininity, and has created a well known fashion brand of creative sportswear-inspired clothes and streamlined evening dresses.

Stella McCartney has added a gorgeous piece to her handbag collection by offering a Faux python leather skin bag. The luxury handbag features the label’s standout gold chain embellishment.

Features of the Faux Python Hobo Bag by Stella McCartney:

– Top handle, 10″ drop
– Magnetic snap closure
– One inside zip pocket
– One inside open pocket
– Fully lined
– 16″W X 14½”H X 8″D
– Made in Italy

If you would like to purchase this Faux Python Hobo Bag by Stella McCartney, please contact The Life of Luxury. We can also help with other luxury fashion products that you may desire. Keep up with latest luxury fashion news by following this luxury blog.

Photo: Jaquet Droz

Almost 250 years ago, Jaquet Droz introduced its very first humanoid automata. The well respected tradition lives on and is intact, along with the emotion.

Honoring Baselworld 2013, Jaquet Droz presents Charlie, its latest automaton. Charlie now becomes the newest addition to Jaquet Droz’s highly regarded family tree of automata.

In Versailles, France in 1775, in front of the most refined and powerful royal court of Europe, Pierre Jaquet-Droz presented three creations which astonished nobles and courtesans: an organ player, a draftsman and a writer.

Photo: Jaquet Droz

Stunningly realistic, the cutting-edge automata were initially driven by mechanisms of impressive complexity to recreate realistic human movements that gave the luxury brand from La Chaux-de-Fonds an amazing boost.

Charlie now becomes the newest addition and was just presented at BaselWorld 2013. Charlie is a truly charming diplomat and programmed to make four-minute performances presenting the brand’s new line of luxury watches.

Standing 1.65-meter-tall, this authentic sculptural work offers meticulous proportions and becomes the ideal brand ambassador for Jaquet Droz.

If you would like to purchase a luxury watch like luxury watchmaker Jaquet Droz, contact The Life of Luxury. Stay on top of all the latest luxury watch news by following this luxury blog.

Photo: The Draycott

The Draycott hotel in London, is the British city’s most refined and charming boutique hotel.

The Draycott Hotel can be found in a stunning 19th century townhouse at 26 Cadogan Gardens in Knightsbridge, inside the borough of Kensington & Chelsea.

As one of the premiere hotels in London and offering five-star accommodations, The Draycott is now offering an incredible package for its guests.

You can have the opportunity to enhance your summer wardrobes with the help of personal shopper and fashion stylist, Ghaz and the world class boutique shopping of Chelsea and Sloane Square.

Photo: The Draycott

The full package is based on a two night stay that also includes morning breakfast for two people plus afternoon tea.

After you’re ready to get your day started, hotel guests will meet with Ghaz, who offers a unique experience for those in search of the most enviable summer wardrobe.

Ghaz is well respected and provides a highly individualized personal styling, wardrobe planning and accompanied personal shopping service for both men and women across the entire London area.

This truly bespoke service is a one of a kind and features a four-hour VIP shopping experience that allows you to take in vintage, new designer and couture shopping throughout the boutiques of Chelsea, Sloane Square and Kings Road.

The Draycott package includes the following:

· Full English Breakfast
· Half day personal shopping and consultation with Ghaz
· Afternoon Tea for two including tea or infusions, a selection of sandwiches, traditional homemade fruit cake, scones, handmade preserves, butter and clotted cream

Hotel package rates are based on a two night stay (rates include VAT):

· Superior Double: £690
· Deluxe Double: £835
· Suite: £979

When you are done with your memorable shopping indulgence, it’s time to head back to The Draycott to enjoy a well-deserved afternoon tea for two served in the splendid drawing room designed by Nina Campbell. This beautiful room overlooks the private garden, and at 6pm – hotel guests can enjoy further pampering with a complimentary glass of champagne.

To book your reservation at The Draycott hotel in London, please contact The Life of Luxury using the form below.

Ollia Alexandra Rarisame is a stunningly beautiful, 26-year old Russian socialite and heiress of a Russian oil magnate.

She is the daughter of a prominent Russian businessman, oil-magnate and politician, and loves living a life of luxury.

Ollia can often be spotted at over-the-top, luxurious parties along with Greek and Russian shipping-heirs on St. Tropez Super Yachts. There is one guarantee, she is always “dressed to the nines” and wearing the latest fashion that rivals any celebrity woman today.

With her love for high fashion, Ollia Alexandra Rarisame has worked hard and founded her own fashion label – aptly named “Rarisame”. Ollia’s luxury clothing label is scheduled to launch later this year in the United Kingdom.

For such a young age, you could say that Ollia Rarisame has “lived a lifetime.” Because of her past life experiences, it has molded her into the beautiful, entrepreneur that she is today.

Ollia was born in St. Petersburg in May of 1987. She didn’t live the stereo-typical childhood since her father was a popular political figure. This caused her family to constantly be in the spotlight – not always for the right reasons.

At age eight, her family moved to Ekaterinburg, Russia to be closer to her father’s company headquarters. Due to her father’s political involvement, not only did he receive death threats but sadly Ollia did as well. In addition, her family were also the victims of mob attacks, law enforcement harassment, assassination attempts, and even bomb attacks at the family home. Despite this very disruptive upbringing, it is another factor that drives her strong willed character as an adult.

When asked to describe her chilling childhood, Ollia Rarisame replied, “It was a scary place to be in; I would wake up each morning to go to school, and would be afraid to leave the house till it was made sure that nobody was waiting or hiding nearby, up to this day, when it’s all in the past, I am paranoid about safety, and get scared if I see a man walking behind me on a street, thinking he may have bad intentions.”

Ollia’s family next enrolled her in a nearby, prestigious boarding school to try and shelter her. She states, “I was so young at the time, I didn’t realize the full situation so I was quite excited to move, even though the girls gave me a hard time at school and I was constantly bullied by them, because their boyfriends always stood up for me and always took my side which infuriated the girls even more! I had to grow up fast, I was such a child compared to the others.”

As she grew up, Ollia continued her education at the university level and started to show a strong interest in the fashion industry. She continued perfecting her skills and expanding her love for the business at the London College of Fashion.

During school, Ollia was the resident stylist for her super-rich friends as well as her friends’ mothers. Her designer talent was quite evident as she consulted and provided them expert advice on what to wear and how to wear it. As she gained confidence and the continued approval from her peers, this drove her love of great style and the ambition to create her own luxury, fashion brand label – “Rarisame”.

After finishing her University studies, she was involved in several high profile internships, including: Tatler (featured as a ‘Babe of the Month’), Valentino, Vogue and Bulgari.

Ollia Rarisame currently resides in Belgravia – in central London. With her affluent lifestyle and luxury industry connections, Ollia is known as a Russian multi-millionaire, and is proud to have the very wealthy Abramovich family as her close friends.

In addition to her love for luxury fashion, Ollia keeps busy with many philanthropic ventures including her involvement in both the Serpentine Gallery Patron and Anti-Human Trafficking charities.

Talent, drive and determination will take Ollia Alexandra Rarisame very far in life. Her extraordinary good looks and flare for the “good life” could well make her the next Kim Kardashian, as she’s close to launching her exciting new fashion line: “Rarisame” in the UK.

She has been extremely busy preparing for her brand launch by jetting between Paris, London and New York Fashion weeks. When asked about her exciting future, Ollia concludes, “Rarisame will be a one-way stop for women wanting great designs that complement the female form. Her collection will boast a combination of strong shapes that evoke empowerment and class, but with ultra-modern twists that gives the label its edge. My designs have been created to accentuate the female body in the right places. It is for women who don’t run for trends; instead, understand the importance of clean lines, great fit and modern elegance with an edge.”

Photo: Swims

With Father’s Day almost here, give that special dad in your life something that’s practical but personal.

A Swims loafer is a classic shoe that’s both fun and functional. The stylish shoe brand is a fresh alternative to the ties and tools typically gifted for fathers on this special occasion.

Swims loafers are extremely versatile and can easily be dressed up or down, depending on the occasion.

If you dad loves the outdoors and is a huge boating/yachting enthusiast, these stylish shoes are the perfect gift as they have an anti-slip, non-marking sole, that offer great breathability and are extremely comfortable.

Available not only in a variety of classic colors for that traditional dad who enjoys sticking to basic blacks, browns and navys, these loafers also come in fun, vibrant colors such as reds, bright blues, yellows and even purple for all those stylish fathers out there.

If you get them a little dirty, no worries. You can even throw them in the washing machine for cleaning. They are not only practical but will turn heads as you make a stylish, fashion statement.

Swim loafers are lightweight so they make the ideal travel companion for any upcoming holiday this summer season.

Photo: Debbie Wingham

Initially launched at the Billionaires Club, on the roof top of the Fairmont hotel in Monte Carlo, fashion designer Debbie Wingham introduced the World’s Most Expensive Black Diamond Dress.

The stunning dress features 25 two carat black diamonds that adorn the peplum. There’s also 25 two carat black diamonds that adorn the shoulder shrug.

These gorgeous black diamonds stylishly frame the shoulder line, which is the bustier part of the dress, as a center piece of five carats of black diamonds. This luxury dress weights a whopping 13kg’s and has above 6 month’s worth of hand finished detail.

Noted “Designer to the Stars,” Debbie Wingham offers a dress that’s embellished in intricate fine beading and delicate pointer white diamonds that are set in white gold. In addition, there’s a very fine chain mail detail to add a little more individuality.

Photo: Debbie Wingham

After the launch at the Billionaires Club in Monte Carlo, next the World’s Most Expensive Black Diamond Dress was displayed at The Fairmont Grand Hotel Kiev during a fashion show. Show guests included top models, socialites and uber elite from the Ukraine and Russia.

Each showcase that Debbie Wingham featured was cleverly designed and all pieces in the diamond range are built around the world’s most expensive black diamond dress with either similar adornments or signature fabrics, everything encapsulates Debbie’s vision of wear ability combined with luxury.

Holly Dyment Fine Jewelry

For those desiring jewelry that’s unique and ideally masters the bridge between bad girl glamour and luxury jewelry, jewelry designer Holly Dyment offers punk rock chic pieces that radiate the Met Ball 2013 theme & Punk: Chaos To Couture.

Holly Dyment’s Spring/Summer 2013 collection is full of both fantasy and mystery. Truly inspired by visionary creations from the likes of Tim Burton, Andy Warhol, Alexander McQueen, Cirque du Soliel and Damien Hurst, Dyment’s line of jewelry creations evoke another level of creative and inspiring fashion forward design.

Each piece of every collection is individually handcrafted by Holly Dyment herself and is unforgettable and irreverent, yet wearable, with almost any wardrobe ensemble.

The seven, distinctive rings within Dyment’s Darkside Ring Skull Collection were created using only the finest, handpicked gemstones from India plus colors that are based on ancient astrological color charts for the days of the week. A whole lot of glamour, the right level of edgy attitude, and a perfect splash of bling, Holly Dyment Fine Jewelry is perfectly punk.

The collection pieces are set in 14 and 18k yellow or white gold with precious and semi-precious gemstones and diamonds. The heart of the brand’s jewelry design can be found within the sweet spot of juxtaposition – seriously beautiful and unique statement pieces of the highest quality, with a vivaciously vibrant sense of fun and intrigue.

Prices for the Darkside Ring Skull Collection range between $6,750 and $7, 350.

Individual collections for Spring/Summer 2013 include: “Drop dead Gorgeous,” Dark Side Ring,” “Harlequin Stickpin,” “Evil Eye” and “Carnival Earring collection” and range is price from $3,240 to $11,200K.

To view all the collections by Holly Dyment, please visit: www.hollydyment.com

(Photo by Diane Bondareff/Invision for Longines/AP Images)

The recent Kentucky Derby is another memorable horse race. The recent 139th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky was won by “Orb.” Orb and Revolutionary were co-favorites to win this year’s Kentucky Derby at 6-1. Revolutionary finished the race in third place and Golden Soul took second place.

For those that do not know, Swiss watch brand Longines is the official timekeeper and watch of the Kentucky Derby. Longines is a member of The Swatch Group S.A., which is the world’s leading manufacturer of horological products.

After the race completed, Longines awarded Orb’s owner, trainer and jockey with watches from the luxury brand’s Saint-Imier collection at the event’s exclusive Winners’ Circle Party.

Represented by tennis legend and longtime Ambassador of Elegance Stefanie Graf, Longines had a strong presence throughout Churchill Downs and other Derby-affiliated events including Taste of Derby, the Longines Kentucky Oaks Fashion Contest, the Kentucky Derby red carpet and the Winner’s Circle Party.

Longines timepieces and luxury branded-clocks were also proudly featured throughout the Churchill Downs facilities. There was a digital Longines Kentucky Derby Countdown Clock displayed on Churchill Downs’ official event website (www.KentuckyDerby.com) and the luxury watch brand’s logo was prominently featured on the official Kentucky Derby red carpet, racetrack and in other surrounding areas.

In addition, Longines sponsored the Churchill Distaff Turf Mile presented by Longines on Kentucky Derby afternoon.

The luxury Longines Saint-Imier watch collection is inspired by the watchmaking heritage of the brand’s home territory, in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. To celebrate its rich history and roots within the Swiss village, the watch collection includes a series of luxurious timepieces in stainless steel and rose gold bracelet combinations, as well as rose gold and stainless steel leather band combinations.

The chronograph watches within the collection are fitted with the column-wheel movement specially developed and produced by ETA exclusively for Longines. All models are also fitted with mechanical movements whose intricate workings can be admired through the transparent sapphire back cover.

Lastly, as a result of an expanded partnership with Churchill Downs, this year the Kentucky Oaks was renamed the “Longines Kentucky Oaks.” The brand hosted the Longines Kentucky Oaks Fashion Contest during Longines Kentucky Oaks Day to celebrate the elegant and iconic style of the Kentucky Derby.

Photo: Breguet

Breguet has long been a leading luxury watchmaker. Abraham-Louis Breguet initially desired to constantly improve the accuracy and reliability of his watches through numerous inventions, ranging from the perpétuelle selfwinding watch to the tourbillon.

The Classique Chronométrie 7727, packed with new discoveries and technological inventions, is a prime example as the achievement of several years of research into high frequency, magnetism and new materials.

With the patent of November 7, 2010 protecting the magnetic pivot, Breguet has set a new milestone in watchmaking history. The magnetic field crossing through the balancestaff keeps the balance stable.

These silicon parts allow the frequency of the Classique Chronométrie to be increased to 10 Hz, enabling the measurement of a 20th of a second. The Classique Chronométrie is also equipped with twin 180° symmetrically deploying balance springs, thereby balancing out their respective forces exercised on the balance-staff as well as contributing to the stability.

Herea re several of the key features of the new 7727 Classique Chronométrie 10Hz Luxury Watch by Breguet:

Case in 18-carat rose gold with a finely fluted caseband. Sapphire-crystal caseback. 41mm diameter.
Welded lugs with screw bars. Water resistant to 3 bar (30m).
Dial in 18-carat gold, silvered and engine-turned in six different patterns.
Individually numbered and signed BREGUET.
Hours chapter with Roman numerals.
Small seconds at 12 o’clock and 10ths of a second at 1 o’clock.
Breguet open-tipped hands in polished steel.
Hand-wound movement with stop seconds. Numbered and signed BREGUET. Cal. 574DR, 14 lignes, 45 jewels.
Power reserve of 60 hours with an indicator at 5 o’clock.
Double barrel. In-line Swiss lever escapement in silicon. Double silicon balance-springs at 180°. 10Hz frequency.
Magnetic pivots. Adjusted in six positions.
Leather strap with a triple-blade folding clasp.

Also available in a white-gold case: reference 7727BB/12/9WU

Holdall & Co

Raimonda Navickaite founded Holdall & Co to create a stylish and durable product, able to withstand the tests of time and to age gracefully. Rai had a love for vintage bags and hoped to introduce a new generation to the values and qualities that are embodied by the simple words “Made in England.”

Offering luxury leather under-arm folios, British company Holdall & Co uses only traditionally skilled case makers.

The folios are a unique 30s inspired, timeless and minimalist modern design; with understated sleek lines complemented by a modern snap-shut lock and a useful newspaper/umbrella loop for when on the go.

These luxury under-arm folios are designed with the modern professional in mind. They are a stylish yet functional ….. a robust bag for everyday use – whether in the office, to hand when traveling or even for drinks at the bar.

Each folio is handmade with pride and perfection to exacting standards; like its hand-sewn lock stitches, heeled corners and polished edges; all a true mark of craftsmanship, making each a unique piece of art that has been made to last for ‘life’.

The folios are currently available in two sizes – The Organised/12″ and The Professional/14″; and in two colours, Chestnut and London Tan.

For additional information, please visit: www.holdallandco.com

Zero Halliburton

Zero Halliburton has defined strength, durability and style for nearly seventy years by offering its iconic aluminum luggage collection. The luxury travel industries market is crowded with many players but put your trust in a highly respected brand like Zero Halliburton.

Zero Halliburton recently introduced a beautifully, new designed polycarbonate and nylon cases to its luggage collection.

It doesn’t matter whether a seasoned business traveler or just simply want the best for your vacation, Zero Halliburton should be your choice.

For example, the ZR-Series has an MSRP of $750 and is available in four different colors. In addition to maintaining brand identity, this premium luggage series delivers the beauty and convenience expected from Zero Halliburton.

If you are looking for a high-end briefcase, Zero Halliburton offers their Carbon Fiber model which is light in weight, yet strong on style and protection. MSRP is $2,500.