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Johnnie Walker House opens in Beijing; Elisabetta Franchi’s new Milano boutique

December 8, 2012/4.03

Yang Li/ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images Last night, Johnnie Walker opened its Johnnie Walker House Beijing, which the brand claims to be ‘the world’s largest embassy for luxury Scotch whisky outside of Scotland.’    Diageo had already opened a Johnnie Walker House in Shanghai in 2011. The new boutique, which blends retail, club and artistic space, is located […]

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Psy takes home four Mnet Asian Music Awards on ‘Gangnam Style’ wave

December 1, 2012/23.33

Psy, a.k.a. Park Jae-sang, took home four awards at the Mnet Asian Music Awards in Hong Kong on Friday, thanks to his hit ‘Gangnam Style’, which has surpassed even Justin Bieber in YouTube views, now numbering 850 million.    He performed the song at the awards’ show and won awards for Song of the Year, […]

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IWC Schaffhausen launches flagship boutique at Beijing’s Parkview Green Mall

November 27, 2012/7.33

Etienne Oliveau/Getty Images Jaeger-LeCoultre might have opened a flagship boutique in the fashionable part of Paris, in the occident, but IWC Schaffhausen has looked to the orient for its latest flagship last week. Opening in Beijing last Thursday, IWC Schaffhausen’s new boutique at the Parkview Green Mall saw VIPs including actress Tang Wei, Olympic gold […]

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Royal New Zealand Ballet releases 2013 programme, with world premières and Swan Lake

October 5, 2012/11.49

Ross Brown The Royal New Zealand Ballet unveiled its 2013 programme, celebrating the group’s 60th anniversary, on Thursday evening.    Announced at Premier House, the Prime Minister’s official residence, the line-up was introduced by the Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage, the Hon Chris Finlayson.    There are three world premières in Made to Move. […]

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Kristin Cavallari launches capsule shoe collection; Björn Borg hits China; Mishka hits New Zealand

August 23, 2012/10.25

Kristin Cavallari has lent her name to a capsule collection for Chinese Laundry, featuring pumps, platforms, booties and flats, hitting retailers in December.    The actress has designed the Chinese Laundry by Kristin Cavallari collection herself, according to the company, with colours including pink, green, paisley, purple, black and Kristin’s “new nude.”    Cavallari has […]

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Trailer for Skyfall, 23rd Eon James Bond film, released

May 21, 2012/8.01

The trailer for Skyfall, the 23rd Eon Productions James Bond film, has been released online at 007.com. The first version of the trailer has now appeared on YouTube, courtesy of Sony’s Italian distributor, and dubbed into that language. An English one soon followed just before 9 a.m. BST.    The trailer shows scenes set in […]

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Victoria Beckham launches special edition Range Rover Evoque in Beijing

April 22, 2012/13.00

Dave M. Benett/Getty Images Nick Knight As previewed yesterday, Land Rover has débuted the Range Rover Evoque Victoria Beckham Special Edition tonight just prior to the official opening of Auto China, the Beijing Motor Show.    Beckham was on hand for the launch in China, at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in Beijing, […]

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