Archive for October, 2009

Fab Ferrari sells for $730,000

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

  Although selling for a mere fraction of the $12.1 million that a Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa commanded this past May, the 1965 short-nosed Ferrari 275 GTB is a jewel of a vehicle nonetheless. Bought by an unidentified German collector for a bargain price of $730,000 this week, the model had a four-year run from [...]

Luxury in Fashion Reconsidered

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

The year 2004 might not seem that long ago, but it’s an eternity in fashion – so the inclusion of the above Marc Jacobs outfit isn’t out of place in the new exhibition Luxury in Fashion Reconsidered, running until 10 January at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo. The idea of luxury womenswear is [...]

20th Century Fierce

Monday, October 26th, 2009

London’s Sotheby’s is the place to be this October 27 for lovers of fine 20th Century design. The famed auction house is the site of the “Fine 20th Century Design” sale featuring pieces by MacIntosh, Bugatti, Daum, Lalique, Jean Prouvé, Ron Arad and other titans of furniture design. Exquisite items to delight style aficianados – [...]