Robert De Niro announces Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace Villa

Robert De Niro continues to expand is real estate empire. The Acadamy-award winning actor has invested heavily in the Tribeca neighborhood in New York, and recently announced development in Shanghai. Now comes the Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace Villa, created in partnership with Nobu Hospitality.

The 10,300-square-foot Nobu Villa will open at Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace in early 2014. The villa features an expansive 4,700 square-foot outdoor terrace overlooking the center of the Las Vegas Strip. The Nobu Villa will be the site for special events, convention groups and parties.

De Niro recently stopped by the Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace Villa to marvel at some of the best views on the Las Vegas Strip.

The 181-room-and-suite boutique Nobu Hotel opened in 2012. It is a project from partners including De Niro and Japan-born chef Nobu Matsuhisa and Caesars Entertainment. It’s anchored by the 26th and largest Nobu restaurant and lounge.

De Niro also owns the 88-room luxury Greenwich Hotel in Manhattan.

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Ashton Kutcher joins Lenovo as product engineer

Actor Ashton Kutcher has joined the team at Lenovo as celebrity pitchman and…product engineer? You read that right – product engineer. The Two and a Half Men star has a track record as an entrepreneur and tech investor. He is the co-founder of A-Grade Investments, whose investments include Spotify, Foursquare, Uber and many others. Kutcher’s role – in addition to selling Lenovo products – will be to offer advice on design, usability and software for the Lenovo Yoga tablets.

“This partnership with Lenovo brings together my love of technology and design that makes your life better. I can’t wait to dig in and help Lenovo develop future mobile computing products, starting with the Yoga Tablet,” said Ashton Kutcher. “Lenovo is all about innovation and strong leadership. Entrepreneurship is part of their DNA, and I couldn’t ask for a better fit.”

Kutcher is most famous for this role in the sitcom That ’70s Show. He recently starred as Apple founder Steve Jobs in the biopic Jobs.

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Jean Paul Gaultier launches couture for kids

After launching Junior Gaultier, a line of ready-to-wear clothing for kids, in 2009, the Jean Paul Gaultier design house is taking its children’s clothing to a new level of luxury with Junior Gaultier Couture. The Spring/Summer 2014 collection marks the debut of the new couture children’s clothing label.

The first piece from the first Junior Gaultier Couture collection, designed for budding fashionistas, draws inspiration from the Indian-inspired dresses presented in Jean Paul Gaultier’s Spring-Summer 2013 haute couture womenswear collection.

Fit for a princess, the dress is made from a raw silk bodice and a long layered skirt in tulle. The finishing touch is a bolero that buttons in the back and is accented with Swarovski crystals.

Presented at the end of the latest Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture show, the dress comes in two shades: ivory and padparadscha.

The Junior Gaultier Couture dress will go on sale before the end of the year in a limited edition. Only 90 dresses of each color will be made, in sizes ranging from 4 to 14 years. The dress is priced at €850.

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Andy Lau stars in new Cartier short film (Video)

Cartier and Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau celebrate the launch of the Tank MC watch with an exclusive short film as fast-paced as their philosophy of time and life.

“To emulate the fast-paced reality of life of a celebrated actor-singer, the majority of the film was shot in the bustling district of Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.”

“The production team, led by director Baillie Walsh, also made sure that each shot lingers no longer than two seconds. In some 50 scenes, a series of flashbacks and memories of Lau’s career and childhood was inserted to unfold the story while Lau hurries forward to his next performance at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre at default watch-ad time 10:10pm.”

Source: blouinartinfo

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Rolls-Royce creates the ‘Chengdu Sun Bird’ Ghost

Rolls-Royce recently unveiled a new one-of-a-kind model of its Ghost line – the Ghost Chengdu Golden Sunbird. The $272,000 auto features a motif inspired from a Shang dynasty relic called the Golden Sun Bird found at Chengdu’s Jinsha ruins. Since the relic is made out of almost pure gold, the car features a the color on the hood, roof, trunk lid, tread plates, wheel hub, and logo.

The Chengdu Sun Bird Ghost appears to be based on the LWB model.

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Jimmy Choo Cruise 2014 with Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman has appeared in a new campaign for Cruise 2014 and divulges some behind-the-scenes confessions in a video.

“I have been known to be the party girl of all party girls. I’m proud of being able to go I’m up for anything and if that means diving into the ocean at midnight naked, I’ll do it,” reveals Nicole Kidman in a new behind-the-scenes video for Jimmy Choo.

The 46-year-old actress was styled with a Brigitte Bardot-style back-combed hairdo for the brand’s new Cruise 2014 campaign. “To draw from someone like Bardot is fabulous,” explains Kidman in the clip: “she was a very strong cinematic presence, but I think she was also a world presence in terms of setting a style, in the same way that Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly and all these people set their styles.”

She also elaborates on her own relationship with shoes: “I love ankle straps; there’s something about wearing ankle straps that makes you feel feminine. They feel girly which is kind of nice.” According to the actress it’s “the luxury, femininity and the attention to detail” that gets ladies’ hearts racing when it comes to footwear.

The collection is available to pre-order now via the Jimmy Choo site with the ‘Lottie’ black sandals worn in the adverts selling for €495 and the ‘Anna’ metallic bag available for €1050.

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The Haas Brothers for Versace

Versace has teamed up with upmarket Los Angeles-based design duo Simon and Nikolai Haas for a new capsule collection.

The Haas Brothers’ new fashion and design pieces are available now at Versace stores in New York City, Paris, Shanghai, and Beijing as well as online. The designs riff on the classic Versace house codes including honeycomb patterns and Medusa heads.

“I am thrilled to be working with the Haas Brothers on this special curator project,” said Donatella Versace “I love how they take the codes of Versace and bring them somewhere new, pushing Versace forward into a whole other world.”

The pieces include bondage-style gold ankle boots and a honeycomb pattern clutch in gold and leather with a Medusa clasp. The same pattern also appears on a leather cuff, a hand mirror, and an iPhone 5 case, while unisex t-shirts mix up the classic references in clashing colorful prints.

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